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

COMIC PAGE ABOUT Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY . RITZ1 SCHEFF ts tar in musical comedy again, George Anderson, the w. k. husband of the prima donna, announces that on Nov, 27 he tll present her for public approval in “Husbands Guaranteed” Also, that he will be in the cast, “Husbands Guar- a@nteed” has been adapted from a Viennese semi-musical show of the Nghter variety, by Joseph Herbert. Abroad the production bad but four numbers, On tis side of the At fantic it will have eighteen, the ad-/ fitional songs having bean composed by August Kleinecke, So much for end of the Scheff news! Now, it may be stated that Miss Boheff “walked out on” the Palace Management yesterday afternoon at exactly 12.10 o'clock, and as a result mot 4 Boheff warble will be heard at that playhouse this week—or any other week, asserts said manage- ment. The singer objected, because her name in the theatre's billing was not in larger type than those of Rock and White and Chic Sale. A sign in the theatre's lobby explained things. Mr. Anderson his wife wae justi- Iftcally states that she must be “sole and exclusive head- Hiner” at the Palace. Misa Scheff says she is through with vaudeville for the present. That is o #0 what the U. B, O. people say EMMA DUNN HERE OCT. 30. Lee Kugel has arranged to present Emma Dunn, in Rachel Crother's comedy, “Old Lady 31," at the Thirty- ninth Street Theatre on Oct, 30. The piay 1s a dramatization of a novel of the same name by the late Louise Forsslund. This will be Miss Dunn's first stellar Reports from other cities where the play has been seen are decidedly complimentary, An ex- cellent cast will support Miss Dunn. ARE WE PROUD? WELL, SAY! Though, as everybody knows, we're Gistressingly modest, we're going to ¢ontrol our anrinking viciet impuisas ust this once and print a nice rhyme *, J, 1. has written about us. Here's the rhyme: Dear Abijah, my boy, if IT have your name right, “My Way of Diver- sion” was missing last night. What sappened, old top? Did you run out of rhyme? Don't do it again. We'll ex: uu this time, Why. that's what I look for each night after tea, kid—he's just ten—is as anx- Old Silas McGuggin, in Peeweop! store's, a corker, but #0 is the rest of your lore. You'll pardon my being familiar, I hope, but honest to ness, you've got the right dope. Keep at it, my boy, for it's really good atuff. I could read it for- ever. I can't get enough. But nix on pouauete, oF you'll say with a smile, ae jlow's go Ellabelle beaten a ry BY WAY OF DIVERSION. {pices 3, Lh Bald Silage McGuggin, in weeple's store: “Thanksgiving is coming and Neten, I've swore to keep off of cran- derries, pies and tho stuff that brings indigestion and makes you feel tough. I'll eat just some beans and an egg on that day. No fancy cooked foode—not a one! They don't pay. The women can have ‘em, but I've got fome sense, A man who'll eat ple js @ fool and he's dense.” “Why, Silas!" said Grandpa McGee, break- ing in, “I reckon I've got to correct you agin, 'Twua only last month that you won the first prize out at the church pienic for eatin’ twelve ples. You et ‘em so rapid you had me amazed, Bays I: ‘On mince ple St Me- | Gurvin wus raised.” f ple-face—a‘ glutton, indeed. 1 never seen human exhibit greed.” “MoGee, you're a fool. & lop-alded chump, as a rule, If 1 you, Grandpa, I'd go to Doc. |p; ing a bit." cowl on hin face, of talkin’ too much.” laughed till he cried. waid Jed, “if Si has that egg fried!" Gossip. “The Show of Wonders” will open at the Winter Garden a week from Thursday. William Seymour, Charlies Frohman, Then ‘Theatre for Charles Hopkins. Cosmo Hamilton haa written «@ musical comedy for the Messrs. Shu- bert and ts dramatizing “The Sins of the Children.” Anna Pavilowa introduced a new! waltz. Address him Shubert number called the Paviowa Polka in! Building, uiilsiglcisanesin You shore was’ the Hippodrome ballet yesterday. At that Silas left with a/live, Said Grandpa: | few persons who ask him fool ques- “This looks like an out and out case) tions. ¥ Next Thursday afternoon the Dolly “I wonder," | sisters are to tench women patrons of the Montauk, Brooklyn, how to dance, ct as partner for the fair ones’ who ish to try the steps. Kichard Walton Tully has engaged Ian Robertson, Clarence Handysides, formerly with| Noel Leslie and Milano Tilden for is now. general} {he ew Guy Hates Post play stage director of the Punch and Judy/ Calvert and Thais Lawton will head the supporting cast, eae SAYS, IF Fvening World Daily Magazine *| “'S'MATTER, POP?” -He WAS TRUNNING THE WAR jHe WOULD MAME EVERY l (5 Te Me fo CHANGE? “ANT \T BETTER ‘em Y'HARD DEATH 0’ Vie LGHT FLIMSY “THINGS ON! “NIX! Ger Sonevun evse t AY BANE TIRED OF DAS SLAPSTICK. TomEDIES ff ALL DAY bpenyie tos) BUMPED ON MY DOME AN” KICK AROUND | AY DON'T SEE ANYTHING 4 FUNKY INIT! AY BANE “THROUGA Luck and Wataon—Don't Frances Starr appeared in “Little| where Sophie Tucker ts. guch| Lady in Blue” at the Helasco Thea- | Pollock, “Ahem!” came from Silas. tre, Washington, las night. It was You talk like | the play's premiere. William Collier wae asked last night was yy & magazine writer what he'd do Litt and see if my brain wasn’t miss-|if he had only twenty-four hours to Cannot locate Belle Daube, ONE USE A GUN WITH 1 +16 NAME ON ITY know Ask Jobn Orpheum Circuit A SHORT ANSWER. A man only forty-eight inches in The comedian said he'd kill a|Relght wrote Budd Robb yesterday tor Dave Altman, bill poster, will ANSWERS TO INQUIRI the {BONEHEAD BILL KEEPING AN UMBRELLA UP AFTER IT HAD STOPPED RAINING WAS FOOLISH ENOUGH BUT BILL DIDN'T KNOW HE'D TAKEN HIS SISTER'S PARASOL. BY MISTAKE . EITHER. THAT FELLOW'S DOPEY oR 1 AM~ 1 COULD SWEAR. THAT IT's STOPPED, RAINING. Louis He a job at the Cohan & Harris Theatre. “Nothing doing!” replied Kobb, He thought short answer, man of that size deserved a FOOLISHMENT. ou have on him to the butter man, May or Nan, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Binks, the baseball player, was go- ing to Europe, but he falled to catch “Made an error, oh?” “How's that?” “Missed a liner,” By Jack Callahan { a a Slane WHAT HE WAS. ADVERTISING \'D BUY ONE, sil offices, j It’s Plain to Be Seen That Pop Is Strongly for Peace! WHAT KINDA GUN 15 THAT ? LOoMa WERE Y'FSHS “WS NEW COMEDY AINT GOT MUCH SLAPSTICK IN (T AN cess Cissy Har OF Te Film ts Fur LOVE: MAKING SRENES GHEY RUSH HOUR JONES % iTS smMitH, THE COLO GRATER I'VE BEEN PaAVIN HIS FARE LONG ENOUGH — BUT I'LL FIX hie THIS HELLO yones! Goin’ UP TOWN ?P, WAIT, WE'LE Go TOGETHER Geom Loon AT GUT 1 INS : Him vam LAN UN" BACK READY To COME IN Lal N ; J WATCH: SS v8 ZU O THAT'S Au RiGuT! WLL LEND NOW WHAT Do You ? KNow AGouT THAT ! 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