The evening world. Newspaper, October 13, 1916, Page 24

rer i COMIC PAGE ABOUT Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY ILLIAM H. CRANE, looking aa W though he could play any ju- Venile role that came his way, arrived in New York last evening from the Pacific Coast, accompanied by Mrs, Crane, known to her friends @s Aunt Elia. Within a week Mr. rane wil! begin rehearsing In « re- fised edition of George Ade's 5 “Father and the Boys,” a Crane star- fing vehicle of eight or nine years @g0. Mr, Ade has brought the play up to date, Mr. Crane stopped at the Ade farm at Brovk, Ind. three days and conterred with the playwright, “The impression that | am to re- fire after ‘Father and the Bays’ in rong,” said Mr, Crane inst night “Tm a'goin' to act Just as long as any th 1s good and the public will tolerate me. That's what 1 am.” BY WAY OF DIVERSION. ‘The man who goes out whon the eurtain's descended and steps toes is a terrible He's each play I hav fact which my shoes the next morning attest. The end of each act moans that he must be going to visit « bur or to get some fresh alr. Just why be can't walt, there is no way of knowing. Hos alwaye immune to the frown or the stare. His sout, as a Fule, i right down in the middle of ‘whateVer row bo's beon placed in, you know, And near each act's ead he commences to Nddie—the first indica- ton that he's got to go. At last ho ariees and starts away smiling and those he disturbs say things under their breath. In just a few minutes back in be comes piling while six or eight people are “tickled to death,” Bome day in each playhouse thore ll be an invention to serve this man drinks as he site in his chair, needed right now—that'a my bumi comtention and one that I feel many others will share. Or, maybe @ seat- $8 arrangement Will follow through wi ev'rybody can bave an ead @eat. I cherish this hope, though it seems rather hollow, because of @ yearning to save my poor feet. YOU'RE WELCOME, JOR! Bvery onte in a while this colun.a Beally does some good. For instance, Fead the following note, just received! “Dear sir—I was ob & crosstown ear to-day reading your column when @ window directly in front of me was smashed. The newspa kept the Glass out of my face and undoubtedly @aved my eyes, Thue a wonderful @olumn of yours. I thank you!— “Joseph Barrett.” OLCOTT DUE OCT. 23, Chauncey Olcott, in eo latest play, Brien,” will begin an engagement the Cohan & Harris Theutre on t, 23. “The Intruder” will leave that house a week from to-morrow, TO BE BALLET DANCERS, Frances Meehan, daughter of Will- fam E. Mewhan, the actor, was the Gret girl sclecied for free bullet in- etruction at the Hippodrome, The ®econd was Syivia Krobacker, a pro- * tewe of Murcella Sembrich, AN EXPENSIVE 8HOW, It costs Charles pabaphen $30,000 @ week to operate “Hip, Hip, Hooray!” on tour, The show opens in Philadel- phia Beturday. AND OUT THEY WENT, Bem Rothapfel and Hamish Mao- at ube Rialto, underwent a shock last night. The Rialto to show Donaid C, Thompson's luropean War” in ta, begi Sunday, and Mr, Thompson left some war reilos in the theatre's press departinent renades,” mone “One ie loaded and I don’ Last night while Messra Rothapfel were goserly hand- ing the a ie Pr. caught up with them outside the building and explained that he wus only Josting whea he GM = grenade was loaded. Neither ir. fel nor Mr, Maclauren an remember just how he got to the etrect, Gossip. “The Girl From Brazil" will go to Philadelphia, Oct. 23. Howard Kyie has been engaged for the special matinees of "The Yellow Jasket,” commencing at the Nov. 9. Brigham Royce Is to be in the cast that will support Julia Arthur in “Seremonda,” . Mile. Lillian Greuze, who recently BONEHEAD BILL ipouTr Ay 'S’MATTER, PQP?” Cort, |Bmith, both of “Vi His Brains } PoP wy 1S MisTeR SMITH “PUTTING GREASE ON His CARRIAGE WHEELS ~ A DOZEN “Timed AN’ W'NEVER (NY HERG AXEL, TAKE “Tis Comepy AND READ (T OVER AN'SEE How Y'LINE (Te 1 WANT Some GicoD COMEDIAN "TO PLAY “HE “LEAD' IN IT = Look IT OVERS (T'Le REQUIRE CLEVER ACTING arrived from France, is to play in “La Pollu.” Arthur Hammerstein has engaged Florine Arnold for his new musical comedy, “Your’e in Love.” Martin Bampter is negotiating with Charles Dillingham relat to road rights to “Stop, Look, Li lad Branch O'Brien, who goes ahead of Irene Fenwick and Robert Hunter, te doing Jimmy Powers's advance work. The Dollys will leave the Kepubilo Oot. 21. ‘Good Gracious, Anna! will open there Oct. 23, Emily Ano Wellman bas succesded Jane Grey im the cast of “Her Mar- ket Value.” Sydney Rosenfeld has completed what he terms “a more or less daring eomedy” called “Under Pressure.” Countess Valerie Marnoffe of Brus- gels will make her vaudeville debut tthe Palace Monday under the name of Daisy Jean, Denman Maley and Ollie Reeves- y Good, Eddie,” were murried in Boston recently, Eduardo and Elisa Casino, Spanish dancers, will appear in ‘The Bull Ring” entertainment beginning Mon- Gay. Evening World Daily Magazine Wee es! we 1.SA® 1 WANT A Gop AN TWAT TLE Ae Now We Have Solved the Magic of the Famous “ Seven-League Boots!” Somenan QUIRE CLEVES ACTING wit GET Him WELL BE CRREY H PLay (T! A note from a press agent says Manager Frey of the Beauty Thea- tre, Harlom, te very proud of the; fact that bis son bas become an actor, | NO FRAUD HERR. Fred Fenton, while in Knoxville, Tenn., recently, eaw @ negro wearing | @ eign reading “Positively Blind.” ANGWERS TO INQUIRIES. Constant Header—You can get all that information by oalling David Wallace, W. A. ye office, Play- G. M.—Irene Fenwick, Cyril K: it~ ley, Tom Wise and Ernest Glenden- ning bed the leading roles in “The Bong of Songs,” FOOLISHMENT, He Yon ts ahsaecs emg. sleet Wi meye's ‘nadie; Me'd' treat both hls stmech ond beck, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Why ta @ black shaw! never knit?” “1 give it up." “Because it's crow shade.” SOMETIMES THEY ARE. | Z) ARTER. HIM 71 LIKE ME FOR INSTANCE TO TE HIS LOOSE SHOE LACE TO THE STRANGER'S wiTHOUT TRYING TO MAKE A: “THREE -LEGGED RACE* OUT OF IT! “Absent Treatment”! By Jack Callahan } at RAIN . ros WRK! ee) FoR HIM THE EVENING WORLD'S Ry COUSIN ELEANOR’S “KLUB KOLUMN” 0 nnn BAR Cousin Kiddies: Very soon we will start printing the stories about “Dicky and Dot im the Wonder City,” which will be written from Mets furnished by the Kiddie Cousine themselves, A num- ber of etory ideas already have been sont in to the “Wonder Story Editor,” and he has asked me to explain to you that the stories must be about really-truly wonders and not make- believe onea, The dollars for acceptod story ideas will be sent to the Kidding earning them after their story ap- pears in the Korner, Your COUSIN ELEANOR, Gannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnn & j Wonder Story Contest }] LP out 1 yi coupons ‘ke the one below, printed tm the Klub Kommer Mon- olan at to amber When yon ‘bate ik pipyne ered im rotat 4 pain aie, we New York City, wih s sur SMA YORE AE voce ines your pote = we wil) mall you! \ ane bo 8 fat Hatta Shun ie af bali: po matt ‘where they live, PIN COUPON EVENING WORLD “KIDDIE KLUB” -| which was for sleeping. The Wood- ug, | Winter time, when they sleep all the »|tima, Then they shut up thetr other 1) rooms with mud and open them again GREASE ON YOUR Srloes FOR ? Storere reve vous PEE co PO ENS wenn) Covrright, 1014, by The Pree Publishing Oo, (The New York Brening World.) “The Wovdchuck's Caller.” HE woodchuck had ullt himeelf @ very fine home. It was ine field, and ite entrance was a large hole—quite big enough for the woodchuck to get through, Dut not big enough for callers he didn't wish cy He had built four rooms, one of chucks would never be satisfied with one nest or one room, except in the when the spring comes, Mr. Woodchuck wag having his |luncheon of apples and some vege- | tables he had found in’a nearby farm |and was sitting in his sleeping room, which was comfortably Uned with @rmss and leaves, when be heard a DASH THOUGHT HE MUST FIND OUT WHO LI ati [WHEN BEDTIME | COMES. p«|By Mary Graham Bonner. sniffling sound outaide hie front door, The Woodohuck eat a very straight and Ustened. He hi * ine vited anyone to oall on him ho had been looking forward to nap Btill, there were rude animals who didn't wait to be asked to oall— they just came—and ofien they were still more rude—they tried to bite end even kill @ creature! want to hurt me,” aaid the Woodchuck to himeelf. ttend to my own affairs and bother no one.” Of course, sometimes I help myself to vegetables, but then I oan appre- ciate then ae much 4& STOWD-UDs Who pay ailly money for them." The Wood. chuck talked on in this way, and be- fore long he heard e digging end seratohin, politely, “Bow-wow!" came the an then a growl, followed by The Woodchuck shivered. ft was that awful dog from the near- He had never asked extremely rude of uch @ way! went on growling and trying to wor! 19 way tnto the hole, He must find out what lived inside, he thought to himself, But just at that moment out came the Woodch' gave Dasb @ bite in his neck before Dash had time to see what had bap- pened. “Therel" equealed the Woodchuck. IVED I Kiddie Klub Korner nn) “Is somebody knocking? he asked | An Franone wasp intle rag doll, baughty and would always my to hereelf, ‘tome day a rich Uttde gtrt will come and buy me end 1 will live tn @ bewutiful home,” Alice looket wt the 6 doll she would say to | f “Why, bow can you touch the usly Grace, would CONDUCTED BY ELEANOR SCHOR' THE HOLE. Ul teach you not to come meddling in my effairsi” Dash was moaning ran off he thought: one animal I'd never choose friend. The idea of biting me when | went to call!” But well the Woodchuck knew thet Daah would have firat if he had had is} Spree ee with pain, and “Well, ven him @ bite the chance! te a Haughty Doll. Alice were thre dolls. betty Breach della, dui Stoo was very Whenever afraid to 60. ne and ever, won hee." But rec may "any thy hose commenta and ; an Eve the und wes | mish ab Beraly ‘us paasing By C. M. Payne READ (T over AN’ STE How You BANE. 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