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i ' err ae IO OE. ABOUT Plays and | Players | By BIDE DUDLTY sented the play, © New York in 1906 Uation with Mr. Woods relative to the siagif® in the Mritieh provinces of “Bertha, the Sewing Girl,” “The Great Express Robbery” ond “The Queen of the White Riaven” Ht has been predicted that some day the Woods melodramas will be done Qgein tn America. Therefore, Mr. Crawford's activities are Watehed with much interest on this fide of the Atlantic, PLAYWRIGHTS ELECT. The Playwrights’ Club has elected officers for the coming year as fol lows: President, Robert Stodart; Vice President, Mra. Maravene Thompson; Corresponding Becretary, 140 Seidman; Recording Secretary, George M i Treasurer, J. Van Velsor i Pub fentatives, Matthew W Marry King Tootle. KB. F. Gustave Blum and Leonidas W t are to constitute the Play mittee, Six plays by members of the club are scheduled for production this season. M FERGUSON'S CAST. Kiaw & Erlanger announce completion of Bisie Fe: on's ny, which will be seen in “Miss | w York.” The cast includes Lee} ker, Mrs. Jacqués Martin, William | Holden, Kitty Brown, George Back- us, Ella Rock, Leslie Austen, Cor- | ker, Victor Benoit and Doug- | las Paterson. The play will first be | staged at the Apollo, Atlantic City, Oct. ». | the “THE PERFECT ACTRESS.” per us yet, but over at the Hippodrome | they have decided what she should be | like. Just as the sporting editor all-American baseball te: they picked the compos: tress at the Hip, | last week among) e best idea of and Peg Raymond ‘won it, her entry coming nearest the consensus of opinion. Miss Raymon: will receive a ticket to the World's fe u | 1 of Anna Paviowa, body of Char. | Jot es of Jane Cowl, hands of Elsie Ferguson, mouth of Billie Burke, hair of Margot Kelly, neck of | Mary Garden, nose of Martha Hed- man, chin of Mae Marsh, shoulders of Dixie Gerard and feet of Ann Pen- nington. BY WAY OF DIVERSION. “We're fixin’ for a social at the ehurch next Monday night,” sald Mrs. Si McGuggin, “Won't you come fine ice cream to sell, and peanuts, The cash we get will reacher out complet Because hi out in the seat. W Of late he's ts are wore ‘rangin' for Uttle Archie King h called ‘Dyin’ in’ on it now. I’m down to elecute a piece named ‘Mrs. Murphy's Cow.’ knows mighty well I've elocutin’ art. This ‘Mrs. | tin y iow’ is fine. It's quite a)company will be Bertha Mann has succeeded Cath- ey Shakespeare just before | leen Nesbit q They srowned iim iene Aunt Psfore |ieen Nesbitt as leading womun tn the wd ra, ned thing. They say ‘twas firm look on hinks or what he eays. a "tin the ¢ A a Murphy I'l bet, he ‘em in. trance. Come down them wore out pants. j THOSE GIRLS! OH,EDITH, YOURE SUCH A JOLLIER, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S LOOKING WELL , Home and Comic Page /-oS'MATTER, POP! | ome Bu Dpy SAYS Yer “Por, | Hefore it lett the ity 1t had been shown at nine the tea, namely, (he American, Metre ote, Mar, Weet Kad, Third Avenue People's, Windsor, Thalia and Mur rey Mil, Clara Joel, Mr. Crawford that he te now to o HENRY HASENPFEFFER - ~ Wor YM’ GAM MILO HAPPENED “To You y me —Y'Look LiKe | wreck oF TH * PESPERUS™! deine Fa FLOOEY AND AXEL HAD UNDER MY HAT EVER ROSE ALIVE AND KICKING. Lydia Dickson writes us to take bite? ‘Twill be a mighty /exception to John V. nice affair; admission just a dime! |/ment, printed here, to the effect that ‘We guarantee that all who come will|he is the only surviving member of have a lovely time. We'll have some |the old Wallack Company. “Rose Coghlan, Pemoore, t and sausage for the |important member jungry, and moat likely chicken stew.} very much alive and kicking most of|A to clothe the) the time.” Melton’s state- was the most| she states, “is|Kaged as manager of the Princess The York Theatre will chang @ programme. Lucy Lee is booked to od les " nor onlay tae 1s Goaked te Policy, trom burlesque to vaud and Howard Hall has been engaged for | @ role in “King, Queen, Jack.” ‘Course, Gilas had to | early in Oc Kick a bit because I'm takin’ a part, | Theatre, Bost in of Murlel Mar- "s Theatre ah Poynter is now rehearsing ‘audeville sketch taken from « id help so Parson Beggs can shed | New York magazine, nd staged by Willard 1 | On 4 | (Cc @ wr) )Dees Se HEN aD MaDe A GAD Domedic \ (AIGTAKE =LAGT ) 1GoT A BIG SURPRISE FoR YA AXEL! SUMPN IVE SINCE WE STARTED. FOR ’ NEW YORK FROM EL PASO: Now (4 GONNA SPRING tr on Yad Dr. Ida C, Nahm has been selected ‘ und bazaar, has returned from the and will begin rehears- ing. i, twhile Busan” to-day, Harry Brown jr. has been re. room and @ tea room are Barrymore, Helen Falconer, Mr, and tts| Mrs. Gene Buck and Holbrook Blinn open to-night. The free bus service, inaugurated by the Messrs, Shubert to transport |* will begin Its season] people from Harlem to the Shubert rat the Hollis Street] theatres, is proving a bonanza for Hundreds availed themselves of the privilege “Jer” | Saturday night, uptown — theatregoers. FOOLISHMENT. Gmith's dillygoat fond of cans, Although they keep him skinny Smith thinks he ought to Dame him Prank ‘ause he ts eo Tinney. FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. "Cr the wr k d ! He just took this one from the Funnybone Maguain By Jack Callahan. { od ‘Plays and Pop Is “ Fanny” wear Hin >A) \ Tv bineos < 7 ¢ S "Le On Flame ee ee ee oe of THE EVENING WORLD, Monday. September 168, 1916 and It's His Own Business! t ———\ PORE 108 Prem Panes Om 1 Beene Fos Nee nee! weve \ MOTORCYOLE , AN’ WALKED, AN NEHER "BEE We HAD Le PARTY AT oon Housl AN “TH! wi ‘ INUPTED Gre OF PAR” e ) ) Fre é STOLEN RIDES ON “TRAINS — AN’ WALKED SOME MORE, ALMOST “To KANSAS CITY THE EVENING COUSIN ELEANOR'S “KLUB KOLUMN” Questions and Answers. or ete onal’ Shhle Kis memos” alll 0 adie Anewer Yes indeed, Once © spember always truly favor tay we send more than one drawing? you may 1 eave six coupons for my brother, 1 think it would be ene him with a pin and cer herp, Many other members pretty ides. ar not sure which te Yeo, I wish you would, it will plese mo, May we send mctures of ourselr~e to you? Tho oy gil moana already hare’ @ lita: gece of members “and am always glad to Q. My brother and eieter and myseit bel ) would like to know if d my two brothers, ages ¢ i" ys may. The more the merrigr are will be the eecond family of alx, all of om are member, 1 aan very pleased with you Q. When 1 was cutting out the sclitors alibped and tore the coupon fe half, I’ T paste it aay | send it A. Yee, you COUSIN ELEANOR, i How to Join the Klub j eens! Evening World's KWdie 4 die Klub, New York Ci tate: No. 03 Park w YOUR NAME, YOUR AGE YOUR ADDRESS. meet the abore we will mall Syou ewhip. Kee open ‘to “att PIN COUPO! EVENNG WORLD “KIDDIE KLUB" month by KIDDIE KLU. ten to e en, twelve ust be re ath your i we write stories like in the Mlub Klub will receive @ silver! | if VERY €iddie who joins The | fa which you must | HEE Wee! AND WE DONT REALLY HAETA Bo cr! WORKLD’S Bhe handsome rabbits som: wate right, 1916, by Creer Re Y un-Hur! 7 POLLER WOH Judging From the Looks of His Port Lamp Joe's Idea Developed Into a “ Hit!" (1 AN “© UKE A Favela | “THOUGHT “WAY, ESTABLIEHED 1 SUFFICIENT * PRECEDENT’ [a ne —7_Wen! f IW AY COAT ALL The Time" —_—— — By C. M. Payne Kiddie WHEN BEDTIME “The Rabbits’ Schoolin rea k Evening Wo RS, RUNNER RABBIT had some fine little children, They were such tiny little bita of fuzz, ‘' however, that Runner Rabbit didn't 4) like them at all, But Mrs, Runner Ba! knew that they hed over them, and ta the lessons all rabbits must learn, Sh nest ing for food. She covere with they were full of dangers they noth! ems totes things, | taught them to stay quite still in thei of leaves when she went out hunt them ove ; long grass and warne mustn't move, fo! ing about, Then Mrs. Runner taught them how to stay perfectly still like a yhen an animal appeared and gt stony stare which is one of the tr Qe THE KIDDIE KLUB'S SEPT. PICTURE CONTEST. Subject--The Animal You'd Like Best For a Pet. The Evening World will give five one-dollar awards for pictures drawn thi members only, ture drawn by a member not over seven years old, eight to nine ye: ? to thirteen, fourteen to fifteen’ years old—five cla r Not later than Sept. 29, and must illustrat icture you must write your name, ad rehip certificate number, Address KIDDIE KLUB mi ning World, No. 63 Park Row, New York City, COMES Klub Korner of the wood creatures, They copled s. unner as she showed them how ush their ears with their claws. She taught them how to thump-thump on the ground—which is the rabbit's way of signaling or telephoning to each other that danger ta near, or that good things to eat are close at hand. And lastly Mrs. Runner taught her} young that water which had touched the ground ig not fit for a rabbit to irink, They must Ifve nothing but resh dew drops on the briers, “And now children,” said Mrs. Run- | er to her brood, rubbing — her inst one after the other, ut into the big world lone Prou th litte Rabbits went y were in the woods alone! , What low big they were! Soon they saw a black and white ®'rabbit—a’ very large, fine rabbit. | thumped on the ground, and| they waited, He came up to} whiskers, he asked, the Runner Rabbit chil- dren,” they said, And Runner Rab- bit, for he was the big rabbit, Heked | and rv 1 his fine children who yeen such horrid ttle bits | Back they all went to Mrs, Run- ner, and as Runner told her how well she had brought up the children from © Uttle bite ef fuzz Mrs, Runner By Mary Graham Bowe CONDLULCIEV BY ELEANOR SCHORER MY V ~ THAN ee 2 i it FROM KIDDIES ‘ A | WARN ae Bf fe hist Se a q WN GG RON a Nts a i + RE ee as | And homes, cows and « cat. od] Bee Bae ) Geldenrod Gold, Or Rae toe oe reales pe ee Se tid ine othr ow gid bar H \ 81 8} amount of water, mother would be to ve the geld ane Aeaitis piog ape Wp uetteuke a ee Roses. th ht he lf, “Well, it takes 4 B fo nod ands ought to herself, *" ry A ‘ A * Se at lating oT Tor oo damaon et, what her children will be like.” No, 286 Jeffrey Arenu ri {HONORABLE MENTION—AUGUST PICTURE CONTEST} } < Pi ) GON jon, Devigned by AGNES KELLY, Age Se : re gide Avenue, Flushing, N.Y.) 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