The evening world. Newspaper, October 14, 1916, Page 10

ot Se See ON Rae ta a a comre race | Fyeningd World Daily Magazine ABOU" Plays and Players: By BIDE DUDLEY » LIER LAWRENCE, producer of “Backiire,” the melodrama) now at the Thirty-ninth Street, faid last night that he would probably move the production to the Lyceum Theatre on or about Oct. 80, He ts] hegotiating for the use of that house. | In case ho cannot get it Mr, Lawrence states he will put “Backnre” Into some other Broadway theatre. He has the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre rented for Sim Weons <* £8,000 a work, it Ie un-| derstood. The six woeks will be up Noy, if, 1f the play ts moved Oct. 40 Mr, Lawwonce will try to dispose of tho) extra two weeks to ie successor at} the Thirty-ninth Street Considerable mystery bas sur- rounded the authorship oi “Backfire.” To dispel any doubt in the matter It may be stated that Stuart Olivier, President of the company that pub- lishes the Baltimore News, ie the play's author. Some of the criticisms of the play were adverse, However, through the use of newspaper adver- Using Mr, Lawrence has aroused much interest in it, and now "Backiire” le doing some real business. The pro- ducer says the play will be on Broad- way indefinitely. A LUESCHER R MASTERPIECE. Mark Luescher, over at the Hippo- drome, has sent us a poom and the writing looks like his, if Mr, Lue- scher really wrote it out of his own head we want to congratulate him It ts the best poom ever written by @ oe an press agent, and we'd suggest that some composer set it to musig in order that it may be sung and danced, The effort is dedicat to Paviowa. Brace yourself—here it comes: Witot'art the That tare te ete te sean A MOMENT WITH EISMAN. | ‘"'S'’MATTER, Give You “WH PRce WHY YOUGHTA Be AOHAMED OF Y'OELF -A BG BRD ie GGIN'— WHY Following on the heels of the Lue- echer rhyme comes one from an- other non-poet, Dave 8. Elaman, chiet bell-hop at the Lorraine Hotel, ‘in the heart of Bridgeport.” Emu- igtag the late Senator John J. In- of Kansas, Dave grabs oppor- _%, Pens fations it out for a fall, poem, the greatest that ever came out Med Bridgeport, to our Poser = oy Soom ge Joie? ot anal magte, wee ees “OBJECT MATRIMONY” OCT. 24. Chaunooy Olcott's appearance on Broadway in “Honest Jobn O'Brien,” by George M. Coen. Ia to be delayed @ ebort time Through an arrange- re William A. Brady, the new comedy, “Object “Matrimony.” or tague Glass and Jules Eckert man, will go into the Cohan & Harris Theatro on Tuesday evening, oot Mr, Olcott was to bave begun a t there on Oot. 23. Good ph aghe ve been received from “Ob- Matrimony.’ ww Dare Meman, “CENTURY GIRL” NOV. 2 Te has Been definitely decided that “Tbe Century Girl,” shall begin its! aongonent at the Century | Theatre lureday evening, Nov. 2. A re- = that the seats for the initial per- would be auctioned has ‘been denied. A NEW GAVAGE PLAY. Benry W. Savage bas in re- Beareal & new play by V. 8. Lawrence and Scarborough, Ite name is being wit ow aa is all information it other than the atate- ment that ie ‘ ® novelty in play con- struction. “OWEETHEARTS” AGAIN, ea plap. of Leo Stark and John He joes not go astray Christie MacDonald's former starring vehicle, “Sweethearts,” will be sent on tour this season, not, however, with Mias MacDonald heading the cast. ‘This is @ Victor Herbert opera, It has never bad @ real chance on the road Gossip. ¥. W. White, dramatic critic of the Denver Post, is in New York Charles Phillips, formerly of the Lets Get PoP To TAKE YoU ON ONE KNEE AN ME ON ‘THe OTHER AN’ TELL US A STORY OF A MEAL AN A BED? POP?” Ace Saturday, October 14, 1936 "— Byvidently His Knees Are Best Adapted for “Picket Duty!” OUGHTA WAVE A FING FAMILY AN’ A HAPPY Home OF Hid OWNTINGTERD Y'GO ANT WASTE. SWHOLE. LiFe 6@ ALLATY Bum! WOT DD tT Gey Yuu WOH? oH SURE AY RUN" DAS “TREE Wonders" now Oct. 26. John W» Vogel, the minstrel man, fs now using @ dozen girls in bis troupe. They sing and dance. Jerome Hddy, the kid press agent, wishes it known that Joseph Hart will bave nearly @ dozen acts in vau- deville this season. Harry Thompson, “The Mayor of the Bowery,” is offering a now act over the B. 8, M oircult, It's an honest-to-yoodness fact that the Avon Comedy Four will have a new act when they appear at the Pals ace next week. Bodom, the big cat that plays the feline thinking part in “Pollyanna,” has disappeared and fear has been expressed that he has gone on a spree, WALTER ACTS IN A FILM, Eugene Walter, playwright, earned 4 couple of dollars as 4 picture actor the other day. He went to the Than- houser studio, New Kochelle, with hie wife, Chariotte Walker, who acta in at the Winter Garden is Shubert Press department, is dead in Wilkes-Barre. The opening date for “The Show of films, and porved as an “extra” in scenes for “Divorce and the Daugh- ter." Mr, Walter wore a full droes « } WHEN YOU WERE A BOY ALL WOULO HAVE BEEN WELL IF TEACHER HADN'T GOT A LOOK HAROLD, IN WHAT YEAR DD COLUMBUS DISCOVER AMERICA ? 1 CoL.umgus DISCOVERED AMERICA IN suit and shaggy whiskers just as though he waa used to thom, TWO SHOWS IN ONE NIGHT. will give two performances on Elec- | tion Night. Among them will be all the Keith vaudeville houses. Their second shows will begin at 11.30 o'clock, RAGGING WILL AGAIN. It is understood that one of the chorus girls in last night’s show, when introduced to our fellow towns- | man, Will Tickle, after the perform- noe, looked at him and said: “Yea you will!"—«fogdon (In) Review, FOOLISHMENT. FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. Woman (in boat)—Are people ever lost in this river? ‘Ferryman—Oh, no, ma'am! We al-| nd ‘em the next day. By Jack Callahan Hl “BecAuse I TRIED To SIT ON A PALING FENCE WUNST «. ANT DIDNT LIE Tt || RUSH-HOUR JON Some of the theatres in this city |“ \ \“ ES. da The Subway Is No Place to Start Wearing Your Winter Flannels! es