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sorter aps sre = Ped a a eet -0 Home and Comic Page of THE EVENING WORLD, Wednesday: May | “S’MATTER, POP?” w ee About Plays and Players “Pitirabung mich RI-1916 By BIDE DUDLEY WYN & CO. are getting ready to give preliminary per- formances of several of the they expect to present in New Tere next fall. They have engaged Clara Joel for the new melodrama! by Rol Cooper McGrue and Irvin 8. Cobb. This play is known at present! as “John W. Blake.” Miss Joel's role | is an important one since she will b the only woman in the play. At pres | ent she is in “The Eternal Magda- Jene,” but her company will close Saturday in Allentown, Pa. To play opposite Lewis 8. Stone, who Is to be! featured in Edgar Selwyn's new comedy, “The Double Cure,” Selwyn | & Co. have engaged Christine Nor, ma ho has been in the support of | Stevens in “The Unchastened Woman” This piay will have its ini- tial performance at the Apollo Thea- ad wa Sad we bd egg on Lact eA M In Normat for these, roles felwyn z eg ee) "CAUSE VeNow Dear- Co. have sh cellent sud it THINK = aunt mae Broaaway expects mien from “TMERTRE” TO-NIGHT IN i 4 Gone THATS YES-'ATS DES moc YEHABBY OLE ~ HAT — CoutD =| ie | E.G IN The Oe MY MINE ! __ DEAR! FUND ELECTS OFFICERS. The thirty-Afth annual meeting of the Actors’ Fund was held at tie Hudson Theatre yesterday afternoon fy and was well attended. Officers for the coming year were elected as fol- [7% lows: President, Daniel Frohma' Firet Vice President, Joseph R. Gr mer; Second Vice President, F. F. Mackay; Treasurer, William Harris, and Secretary, Gus Hill. The only newcomer in the list ts Mr. Hill, who succesda E. D. Miner. Sam A. Serib- ner, E. F. Albee, Francis Wilson, On- ear Encle, James J. Armstrong and Bernard A. Reingold were selected as Trustees to serve three years, It wan reported that the fund is in good shape , financially, although its bank account would dwindle soon wera it not for the fact that numerous benefits are being held for it, Sol Bloom turned in about $1,600 collected through # a#yatem of little banks in the homes of persona interested in this charity. He also reported that newspapers ail over the country had signified a willing-| ness to donate $22,000 worth of adver- tising space to the fund. This space ts to be sold. Another meeting of the FLOOEY AND AXEL-—TIf It Wasn’t for the Dust We Could See More of What Happens! fund will be held early in October. H | ee =< e ra” CECIL QUIZZES A COP. . WELL THIS MAKES of “The Blue Paradine’ , \ The Tukd our his bed before noon. | He has a well-trained alarm cloct! that wakes him at that hour. The! other afternoon a policeman handed him a summons for speeding in an mobile. Mr, Lean looked it o ‘When am I to appear in court?” asked. ‘At 10.80 to-morrow morning,” re- Pied the cop. ' “Why take the case to the Night Court?" asked Mr, Lean, DREW AS SHAKESPEARE. Behn Drew has been enguged to play the role of Shakespeare in “Cal ‘ban by the Yellow Sanda,” the civic masque to be produced at the City College Stadium, May 2 formances will be given. FERRIS GETS A SURPRISE. Dick Ferris of Los Angeles is in New York. Fifteen or twenty years; ago he was a 10, 20 and 30 cent star, and in his company was a $2 named Herbert Brennon brought chapges for both now worth a lot of money and Hren- Islilitis, has returned to “The I non ts directing the million dollar, Jane Haven played the;t@embers of the cast: Mary Ryan wl. Kellermann film for William Fox. very well while Miss Was'see all the shows in town and then Yesterday Brennon was to ine a ko to the mountains: ‘Tom Findlay Ferris at the Biltmore but didn't etn Posner is thinking of organiz-] 4s engaged a son's seat behind show up on time, Ferris was pro- ing @ company to play some of the|third at t Grounds: Fred ed. 2 d-time n afterpieces in vaudee| Burt is getting his summer art studio rep actor vite Dave used to act in them on the/ in shape; Mr. and Mrs, Walcott will SHUT uP! ven at sav OUT, AY MEAN QUT! SEE? ng of Here are the plains of some of the COUSIN ELEANOR'S ROW TO BECOME A wonder where that In?” he sald . eet accuainted with their eat ” aoe ted with their four-year “ if Finally Brennon appeared. 1a eee asa fold won: Murry rowne, in colicetins KLUB COLUMN ‘KIDDIE KLUB’ MEMBER stepped out of his own auto worth (rimba. Band t engaged by (cow bc «of bait for a fishing $9,545.15, wore $3,457.50 worth of d , on the New! tip. and Frank Thomas is going v moncs and carried a roll that loo! HM beginning next | Work Y Dear Cousin Kiddies Hitere you see a ple- eee utr © wasoline merchant | * iSienday nigh: of you have sent me le ture of the silvery metal Derr S OPROR BRS 'EOR: | erry J “My Home Town| A TEMPERAMENTAL ACTOR, Ing that you are saving the six MEMBER'S PIN that Gossip. Girl” company, iN which John Hy-} The play Melaty.e (were co- | Sweerhe A. FH. Woods is preparing to give t w w York after Palla Max Marcin’s new play, “Ch Kroken-Hearted | coupons to become members of The SY at the) Evening World's Kiddy Klub that Tam king forward to a busy, bully time will be given to every . Kiddie whd joins The Kiddie Klub Evening ,World’s new Cheaters. ring try-out, I de. | Wor 1 Townsend Wala, author and ad-|“Hason Fy om Shakespeare." wot craps at the /mext week signing and sealing all your we id ace vance man, has gone out ahead of! scenes f the Shakespeare 0) Idea membership certificates, sending a pin | ry carefully how Jimmy Powers in “Somebody's Lug-| plays, Paul Clemens and Franklyn FOOLISHMENT. jto each of you and when the designs | Wai cnnibeoare nimancaciandlemaiee WEN, aesich Biaxea have dent Jona RAT he ivan ewe Vee ; | for the make-believe Kiddy Kiubhouse {| hot only your pin, but a membership Philip Sousa a baseball with their au- 4 the Bard of Avon Ther aa Sateen come pouring in E will know what good | certificaie wilu your name on it, tographs on it i oks as though he WF you go eta, sles, artists all the members of my club are. | © “Kiddio Klub” Kerner will be Bary Carroll will return from Cali-{ » from the rural districts has Then 1 will be proud of every one ot | t here in The Evening fornig June 1. His tutest musical play,|aeen “Common Clay" twenty tines | FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, will open in Los) Monday xight when he sought to buy | Barber—Have 1 ever «haved you | Dew Cousing and wish there was a » gallery seat Julian Anhalt, the | bete prive for each, But there ave only five | replace Mal- Jeon any manager, gave him an or Gustomer=-Yes, once! of them, so do your very best, and! mpest's new! chestra ticket as ar i for his con't remember your face” [fait fulness “No, L suppose not! It's all heated he House of Glass" has closed, ! up now." 7 - -- = ee | A STORY OF SPRING. Monday, Wednesday In it every day will ap 4 pin coupon bearing a number, Klub day the number printed here's good luck to every one! COUSIN ELEANOR, wach will be one higher than the one print. ed the Klub day before, On six eon | othe 9 9TEOIOTTIONN 20060600098ECOSEROOO080 MGcinan” Arak sl tive Klub days si 8 HEN YOu “WER ‘ a 4s living upon the - ecutive ub days save these cou- eo E A BOY By Jack Callahan [eae se mle os and beard were waiie | Tim walked out into the water and led the little girl out on the beach. (hol yOu WAL RAVS Ale whose = --- ~ ——-——— aay of the fox and the bear as clothing By Uncle Bill ||:umver sions « SLEEPYLAND STORIES rhe iDuie kue THE TIME MOTHER, a Kut he cred in despair to the Great ken orden, LET ME HAVE - Seenumbesea. | FOUND A DIME No INT THAT KIO BOTH OF Spirit that he might live, for he saw [Then write you nn the aie A 01M! VEL | AIN eh KID A) |THE BOTH OF) | THAT Book HLL | coming toward the earth the tomy | How Timmy Saved the first, because his Munner eaid he led her out on the beach, And her|coupons in an en- IN YOUR POCKET. }CORKER? LL THEM WILL TAKE IT Down sluguiehtas mmantithay have cfearag ; must keep away from the river unless | M! Wrapped a blanket around |velope your name, PoP RI LEAVE FoR he “sould Little Girl in the River. ee ' er nd laughed | address, e name of your BET POP READS AY fe) live no longer, She came nearer some big person was with him; but} ! YALU IT BEFORE THE WEST AND THROW IT Hag er, this] Covseait. 1916, ue The Pema Wabiinbing COs | Thin he icomed un at the King and | m ran all the way home to{parent yl MAN! WHAT'S iT HE IN THE | beautiful maid, whose eyes were blue Vue New York Kyening World |then he looked up at the Ki [keep from catching cold, His Munner {Then (nail: 3 a in th Bras’ A WHY, MoM! PUTS IT IN THe To-MORROW as vt Tr ate 9, 1 cheeks pink Me saw he Was about as big as Daddy ave him a and # Kiss and a cup Kiddie ilu i i 3 1H 00) Ss as the 4 h bloom, her haw wis N italia i e Tim luo he sal “Thank you, Ki of the |of hot ginger tea and put him to bed Rows New York City, Then we will (ais Y BOOK flyou SAIDYOU| | FIRE, -———? 1 T0 SHOOT encanto | black ‘ald long ae Ii tralled an vin eae SAC IAAT aA re fee aa £) uel Hick and warmie Thon ate ise tena’ you. sour in and -certiacete 1 you NEEDED PAPER. — CINDIAN eee. and oe down the lane on wis} Woods, That will be fin {him play all the rest of the day with Do not send any coupons until you =—S To WRAP uP ———— 1 am all powerful!” bellowed the | kiddy-cor and galloped across} They slid down the cow path ally all his toys he liked the best have saved all six of them, nel f ee [old man I breathe and the waters |tle pasture, “ha-wullup, Ka-wullup,|covered with pine needles and OUR LUNCHE' he ° ered eat ne fae we |Ka-wullup! and when he came tol walked on the mossy planks In tne || THE KIDDIE KLUB’S PICTURE CONTEST ] WITH- Son | ly, vand the plain ia covered with |iee Tavive he put up hiv feet and| cove by the aneadow and up on the | BROUGHT THAT > |Hovely. flowers! cousted down very fast, ‘The kiddy-|other side and climbed to the top of fisers M1 hake my locks and the ground [SAF "AN across the bridge like this,|the hill, ‘There they sat on the bench ! OPEN ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE “KIDDIE KLUB.” Py ls covered with snow,” sald the old] “Br-r-r-r-roomph!" and dashed up|under the tall pine tree and looked | There are so many kiddies who like to draw pictures that THE i arene anawered the | 2” {We vther side, And who do youlacross the river and the browd bay, By ShinS Werte wants to encourage them. So all members of the maids “Ande (ho claudia Gites nti suppose was waiting for Timbo when|and they saw a train going over the | (hay je Klub will be given a chance to show what fine young artiste warm to the 1K flowe rt i the big oak tree? ‘The bon idee, 11 old the at! | Warm rath to the walling tlowere.! hs beeper Meo tr The tong. br i : Tie Soin She ws 8 paid Every month awards of one dollar each will be given to the five leavag lal acd asta Vike ee or | he was going to be an gnalneer an Klub Kiddies who send in the best drawings, and Cousin Eleanor, whe holes,” boasted the old man Tie your car toa bush and we will! all bis trains on time when he |] jg @ real grown-up artist herself, will select the best drawings and “When I walk about the flowers lift |@¢ Wewn near the river,” said the {STeW up to be a man, '] award the dollars. Only kiddies who have tin their six coupons and {their heads, the trees put on new Tim did not want to go at! Just then a lady came down the|{ have joined the Klub may enter the picture contest, but while you are dresses, the birds sing and the brook saad \ tad ing up your coupons you may be drawing your pictures, When th FARTS eecRe TU artTa ewes ok st ————= | river in @ canoe with her little girl 4 en the SAW HIM AN’ murmured the mae ot a about as big as Timmy, The little | ted ones will be printed, with the | Hut the old man did not hear her girl let her hat fall over, and when} WILLIE JONES Inat worde for Li head Greoret une PIN COUPON He iieatta tat ane tall cer (eon will’ beirun’ each menths Kiddie Klub members may ter every contest until th EVENING WoRLD She was standing in the water but it oat evar | ir me ucgll Shey have won an award, but only one award was almost asx high as her shoulders She erled “Help! Help!” Refore the King or the lady could READING IT IN his breast and he slept waved her hand THE CELLAR Hogether. "end |{"«iDo1we KLUeY can draw Oraw your r is box, but a little larger. Send them, a Be with your nam » to the Kiddie Klub Contest, Evening “thet mana t World, No, 63 Park Row, New Yark, i yma he spring ~-(Adapt~ ,ed from an Indian legend.) ‘ ee Dn Whe Little irl Dy the Rand and jo anything, Tim ran down the walked out Into the water and