The evening world. Newspaper, May 17, 1916, Page 16

= t - y ; men, then, rn About Plays and Players star, She has no tion. = Mii gagement at Maxine Elliott Monday night in a new play, Lady's Name.” the others in her company. to the Shubert offices she went. Bing! Just like that! “I don’t want my name in type ald Miss Tempest to Nat Roth. “Change larger than anybody else’ that programme, please!" “But"—— began Mr. Roth. “No' ‘out’ about it,” sald Mise! ‘Tempest pleasantly. “Very said Nat Roth. “It @ball be done. And, by golly! it's going to be done ext week! TREE’ T ONE. Bir Herbert Treo is preparing “The Merry Wives. of Windsor” and will — it at the New Amsterdam re probably Thursday night of Next week. Among the additions to his cast for this production is Vir- g@inia Fox Brooks, who will be seen @s Mistress Page. Miss Brooks re- ft the cast of “The Great CAST FOR “THE 8QUAB FARM.” Lola Fisher, now in “Rio Grande” and formerly of “Under Cover,” has been engaged by A. H. Woods for the Jeading feminine role in “The Squab Farm,” the new Hatton play which Is to be given preliminary performances next month. Others in the cast are Robert Edeson, Beatrice Noyes, Ber- nice Buck, Lowell Sherman, Edward Ellis, Leo Donnelly, Corinne Barker, Ruth Donnelly and France Bendtson. a Mack will direct the rehear- BY WAY OF DIVERSION. My father's for Preparedness. “It's looking bad, I must confess,” sald he one day. “We may have war, and if we do I'll help to pull our country rough. I'll march away.” “Oh, John,” aaid mother, “you're too old. ‘The country needs yo men and bold—not men like you.” ancient?” snorted Dad. “It's men like me they're needing bad. We're tricd and true.” “But, John, you're fifty- one,” said Ma. “Don't leave us, dear!” answ “Bah! Why not be Tl be a Colonel in a year. TU rise through valor and you'll hear the people rave about the way I lead and when the war is over— bet a cent, they'll say my is Washington. They'll vow that 'm the only one for President.” The humor of it came to Ma. Said sho, “You'll need some training, Pa. Now, there's the grass. It should be cu’ and if you're wise you'll cut it—get geome exercise.” Said Pa, “Alas! I seo you cannot understand the way I love my native land. Your head is thick. ‘Bo I'm to T'U etay right here and let them fight. 1'lL be no Colonel—just for spite. You make me sick.” HARRY FIXED MATTERS. ‘We hate to have to tell it, but bi Meyers, Assistant Treasurer of the Liberty Theatre, went out with the boys the other night and didn't get home untll almost noon the next day. His mother was naturally very much perturbed, but Harry was ex- pecting that and had prepared for It, ‘When she had scolded him, he pro- duced a bottle of olives from hi! pocket and showed it to her. “You're wrong to think I've been out with the boys, mother,” he said. “Bee this bottle of olives? Well, I'vo been out in the country where all is beautiful, and I picked these for you.” SHE WANTED TO KNOW. Henry Mortimer, of Mrs. Fiske's company, was invited to a country home to dine recently. As he ap- the house a big dog ran to the gate and began barking at him. As Mr. Mortimer hesitated about opening the gate, his hostess ap- peared in the doorway of the house. “Come right in,” ehe said, “Don't mind the dog.” “Won't he bite?" asked Mr. Mort!- mer. “That's just what I want to find |" out,” replied the hostess, him only this morning.” FROLIC SEATS SELL WELL. The Friars’ auction of seats to tholr Frolic, at the Astor Theatre yest day, brought them a total of about “LT bought ilusions about the ability of large type to enhance one's theatrical reputa- Tempest began an en- Theatre “A Yesterday she dis- covered that her name had been printed in the programme In heavier type than that used in the names of Straight | : i} M ARIE TEMPEST is 4 sensible! an LIWeE —_ > . d Comic | “S*MATTER, POP!” T Swan! PoP ] Berieve THAT BABY Loos Page You ~~ NEG-WERE LOOKIN’ FoR A NEW Cook PTH’ MIEGUS HADDA “CAN” OUR LAoT Cook Because SHE ALWAYS ZERVED HER “hums. in tH" Soup! WORLD, Wednesday: May 1% 1916 “7% we we we we rr) wt ws as By C. M. P: A VYou SAID SOMETHING OWeVER——-M— M- Yessi® VESSIN, Saale bare) ha eam fe en padre ‘ UT, CAUSA, LI . ; oe Mae et tad Not He WILL OUT GRow aa —s whee ING \t / ® cw , 4 No REFERENCES, HUH? WELL MADE, “LEAN SLAGT. “PLACE. WELL SOU WONT FINES THAT WR a) Weakcs VF con 20 WEARS! Aitnre oa EASA mee se $18,700 in bonuses. The highest price paid was for a box which sold at $700. Only the lower portion of the house was auctioned. The balcony and family circle will bo sold by the same method at the Astor Friday af- ternoon. The Frolic is to be held at the New Amsterdam Sunday evening, May 28, Gossip, Al Jolson is to appear with the Friars in their Frolic, May 28, Jack Dillon wilt go to ‘St. Luke's Hospital Saturday for an operation, Fred Nice and Ada M. have been engaged for night Frolic.” Gertrude Hoffman in lay Weeks “The Mid- “Sumurun” will be at the Palace beginning May eorge M. Cohan will appear at ynan's benefit for the in unfortunates at the Criterion ay afternoon, James BE. Ferguson of Texas cepted an “honorary steward. ship,” whatever that is, in connec- tion with Guy Weadick’s big Wild Went show, the Stampede, Wilton Lackaye will be master of ceremonies at the auction sale of boxes for “Caliban.” The auction will take place at the Playhouse to- morrow at 4 P.M MISS MARLOWE’S FAREWELL. Julla Marlowe will make her final bow to the public on the stage of the Shubert Theatre Saturday night, May 27, when her husband, EB, H. Sothern, gives his farewell perform- ance of “If I Were King.” Miss Mar- lowe will read a poem written for her by a frieng, ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES, Kennedy—You'll have to ask some circus man about that. Rice—Uniess you have a reputa- tion you'll have 0 back your act yourself, W. H. B.—-The editor of this de- partment cannot go back that far. Why, man, he's a mere youth. FOOLISHMENT. (By L, %, Goffin.) FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “My mother-in-law's at death's “What does the doctor say?” “He thinks he can pull her through.” DOODOO OOOHDOHOODIHOOOOO 60990096; 8 WHEN YOU WERE A BOY BTPSOOOGOOGQOGOOOOOOS Hi TAKE THAT BEAST OUT OF THIS HOUSE RIGHT AWAY HE MIGHT HAY’ FLEAS AND EVERYTHING. -|ADDITION TO THE FAMILY. AW MoM -CAN'T | KEEP HIM® HE FOLLOWED mé FROM THE BUTCHER'S, AN' HE CAN 00 TRICKS, VLLCALL HIM ROVER, AROLD - Yo! A NeW KEEP HIM MA- THERE MAY BE A SHORTAGE OF MEAT SOON. (DARE ANY- BODY To MEN- TION STEAK 09DDDHOGHGODOHHDGIOOSIOHHIAOOs: Jack PHOOODHDODHHS.HOOS @DOTO CALL HIM VAMPIRE - HE'S Py ARAG,A BONE AN' A HANK O° Y Dear “Kiddie Klub” Members: I will send you your pins and membership certificates i oon as possible, but you may have to wait a day or two because there are over two thousand members already, and it takes a long while to enroll all these kiddie cousins on my books, These are only kiddies who started saving their coupons with the very first one printed. Hundreds more who started with coupon No, 2 have sent in their applications and they will be enrolled next, Iam your proud COUSIN ELEANOR, “THE THREE DOLLS.” Once upon a time there lived three dolls in a shop window in Paris, They lived very happily together. But one sad day Laura and Peg were sep-| arated from Alice and brought to a! store in New York, Both thought it strange in this new country, except that the children loved them just the | same, One sunny day a little girl came PIN COUPON EVENING WORLD “KIDOIE KLU nner erner ty To Join the Kiddie Klub save alx pig coupons like the one above They are printed in the Kiddie Ktub Korner Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridaya, each time bearing a number, The numbers will be printed in rotation, You may start with any oun:sor, for instance to-day's, which ts No, When you have six coupons numbered in rotation, like 8—-9—10—11—12--13 Gp 9-10—11—12—18—14, write your name on each and send them to the Kiddie Klub, Evening World, No, 63 Parig Row, New York City, with a not which you must write your name, dress, age and the namo of parent or inte te Gay fad when she saw the ‘uardian, Wh dolis she said, “Oh, mamma, ! guardian, When your co: may Lhave ‘one of these’ beautltut | SLEEPYLAND STORIES Tete Bapeetalyy, fafe By Uncle BAll| [fia you wit be nee Seek, loll?” ba Klub pin and a certificate of memtere "Yes, dear, with the money tn your ship, Hut do not send any coupons he had little bank you may buy It. : Copyright, 1916, by the Press Publishing Co, (The Now York Evening World.) she put him to bed be been so Kind to the nice little girl, | until yo: Ause Tim said, “How do you do?" very ‘ oo ve saved all st vy | Molly bought La and left poor (Atha, politely, for his munner often told him) Aq She sang “Baby's Boat” and|as required. All children not reir Peg alone. ‘Then Molly saw that! pim Was Good and the King Gave | "@ must be kind and nice to girls, and|‘pimbo fell asleep while he was mak- {teen may become members. 5 Haura was lonesome for Pog ao she din a Blegmnate he shook handy with Edie and gavo| ing Up his mind to be a good boy all| | Be sure and state your AGE when ved Up some more pennies ani fim . ; T! 3 | day every day applying for membersh bought Peg too, and eney, . ae her a hug and a kiss, The King was a 9 ership, watching, “I like to see you polite to little girls,” said the King, “Sometimes I am afraid you forget to behave well.” have been very happy except that they missed Alice After two or three years Molly thought she was getting too big to over the ravine and began to run, He ran and he ran until he came to the middle of Sleepyland NEmday Tim crossed the bridge O |__THE KIDDIE KLUB'S PICTURE CONTEST my work, too, I put away daddy's shoes in his closet.” “Lam glad to hear tt,” sald the ee ee 1 lew tio aition Ana ransttm tenn Horvat, and-Giare/ he aet #08 Bing ‘ot "ike fo treat them well)" said | OPEN ONLY TO “KIDDIE KLUB” MEMBERS. think happened? Fido, Molly's dog, | '"¢ i Yen," King, “but you do THE EVENING WORLD will give fi got up in the attic and began running| “Have you been a good boy to- PL i Root ol a ve Ps | rege 9 Ave awards of One Dollar jaround and threw a chalr over. It|day?" the King asked. Pitter the ittle gin) sou turer | each for the best pictures of a Kiddie Klub “Klubhoute,” sent in ny fell Fight on both dotis! ay Jovedee munner sald T was a] iCmDer tne ite eon Riverside || Kiddie Klub members between now and June 1. The awards will be yard side by widget Cut in the back | dear good boy,” sald Tim, “and I did Brive?" qiim's eyes stood out and| as follow: , 3 he nodded, $1 for the best picture by a member not over seven years old $1 for the best picture by a member eight or nine years old, “Next time you do that I'll call a policeman to put you in the stone house,” said the King: “Now that Now, they had always been good | little dolls and go they met Alice in |the heaven where dolls go, and all | chree w KELLEY, King. “Since you have been 80 ‘good Tam going to give you a playmate.” you are so good, here is a little pres- ent.” The King gaye each of them a big, shiny silver hoop, They rolled $1 for the best picture by a member ten or eleven ye $4 for the best picture by a member twelve or thirteen y $1 for the best picture by a member fourteen or fifteen years ‘8 old, old. auth Ostorg Streot, ‘Then: the wing eed bis ‘Bape the hoopa By Miting them with Biiver The pictures winning the awards will bo printed in this se add . twice, like this, “Pop! Pop! cks, and every time they e ‘ i panei... eptiee Ievche tittle witt’came around the cor {hoops they made a sound like “Ping! || during June tageder with ine artiste’ names. A now contest will be THIS 18 THE KIDDIE KLUB PIN om the other aide of an old tree| Ping!” and it was pleasant to hear conducted in June, To give all members @ fair chance, those who ‘ +] ner from the other sid a gia wres{ ‘Tim and Eadie played a long tims, awards may not compete again this year, win very kiddie who |covered with honeysuckles. She had/until he had to go home to supper. i i joins the Klub will re- | blue eyes like gentians and silky fair! Then he told her he would lend her Send your pictures, with your name, age and address, and the ceive*a silver colored | hair and a very pleasant smile, The his kiddy-car the next time he came number of your membership certificates, to The Kiddie Klub Contest, air a a y o- to § land Fore: i i pin like the ene chewa {King sald, “This 1a my grandchild, '{, S#ePyland Forest and ead good-|} gyening World, Ne, 63 Park Row, N, Y. City, in this picture, and her name la Edie,” ‘Timbo's Munner was happy when x s