The evening world. Newspaper, December 15, 1916, Page 28

COMIC ABOUT Plays and | Players By BIDE DUDLEY INTHROP AMES has ached- W wed for production Granville { | Barker's dramatic version of “The Wrong Box,” a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Ligyd Osborne. The play will not be ataged, | however, until Mr. Barker and his wife, Lillah McCarthy, now In Lon- : don, can come to this country. When it in produced it will be called “The Morris Dance.” The production will be elaborate, requiring fourteen wcenes. MANAGER VIVIAN SPEAKS. Says George Vivian, man the Punch and Judy Theatre continue the subway excavating In the vicinity of Broadway and Fi | ninth Street much longer, Island’ will be an island sure enough.” | USHER WRITES A PLAY. | Albert Russo, an usher at the Bronx ‘Theatre, notifies us that he has written the great American drama He admits it is the most thrilling play ever con-| cocted and says he'll be greatly sur- | prised if it doesn't eventually make | him so rich he won't care how high the price of eggs goes While he hasn't named It yet, Russo is thinking of calling this “masterpiece “Shoot, You Thieving Villain, You!" When/ asked to say a few words for publica- tion concerning the play, he was very reticent. However, he finally stifled his modesty and said: “L have seen all the plays in the Bronx this year and none of them have anything on mine. I make them laugh | every minute and make them cry just . And say—talk about your 1! My play would raiso na jard ball. As for love— Usten, pal! I've got a scene In the | : play that all the Bronx boys and girls | will Copy for future use, Isn't that delightful?” ‘We have learned that the play touches on war, love, the price of coal, the Fourth of July and certain por- tions of Ringling'’s Circus. @LEIGHING ON THE FARM. Claire Keller, of the @how, has written a se! inter Garden imental poem which is indeed sad. In sending it to us Miss Keller apologizes for using @ pencil, saying she might have done better had she had a stub pen, We sent her a box of @tub pens. ‘s the poem: Pm i to the country, 1 ny A Pee oie ec jut many comin doce lack Ong ioe tsiion. reste ree 1 ag wing 10 give you @ cutter be anretmother © nite, 1 gm lining the ity. te Molge [a alee ee the country Wita Tes homes and! eletgine 7” MI8S DAVIES KEEPS BUSY. Marion Davies, who recently left the “Betty” company, after its New York run, has been doing much char- ity work. This attractive young woman found pleasure in working, under the direction of Mrs, Benjamin | Guinness, for the success of the Alliod | Bazaar, She was alyo identified with | the work of the Professional Woman's | League. Miss Davies will shortly as- | fume an important role in “The Cen- tary Girl.” | | | HAS “FAREWELL” HABIT. The one hundred and eleventh final performance of “Intoler given to-nig t the GOSSIP. Burton has engaged Murlel Starr for “Gamblers ALL” George Hassell is to have the chief |“ comedy role in “Love O' Mike.” | RF. Keith's Riverside Theatre | ‘will open with @ matinee Christmas | Day. Tom Wise, in Silvio Hetn's pro- | duction of “The Merry Wives of | ' Windsor,” may go Into the Park in | January, n and Harris are to produce a by Henry James Smith entitled, ent, “The Dress Suit,” agent for th the Mittenthals will send on tour Charles Harbury has for "The Inca of I whieh Gertrude Kingston will’ play | at Maxine Elijott’s Theatre Henri de Vries, who hax been do- protean work in “A Case of * will produce a spectacular | soon. | Sophye Barnarc Hippodrom: the summe: “The Red Widow.” nging at the >to Australia in the ttle role in Margaret Ivir aro featured in bol,” which will ¢ Monday runs forty-five minu The sixth 1 Featival of Fund will be hel Street Theatre Dec, 24, R. H. Burnside of the Hippodrome has invented an automobile that can be taken » four sections, each stman Tree Children's irty-ninth evening, unday of which self. An exe f twenty-four acts has aris for the bene- fit for the infantile . paralysis suffer- ers, t ne A Theatre Sun¢ F ext that we ine tt Beatrice Hayes 's of “Mile-u-Min ute Kenda et Fa lay doesn’: si ame, pie | | ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. | Pa M.--It begins at midnight, Dee Mort L..-Apply at the Shubert om Shubert Theatre Building. | \—-Pollard is at Hollywood, nternational ix at Colum: e, New York FOOLISHMENT. | | Oye : Rat why the “ald time’ wou! ankert to { FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Your trousers are high-waters, they, Uncle Eph?" ! Ah an’ know whut'a Ah done cut ' dey's still too. PAGE ““S'°MATTER, POP?” <a rene rrmant 98 5S Evening World Daily Magazine i ed ~ (4 \ oe FORTIN 188 Fees omemine Co 1m 4, Bren ORO) HENRY HASENPFEFFER DAWGONiT Gon- Wuz'nr “HAT SAD 'BRovT. PooR ore” Soe GoorS FAILURE CPooR Toe! “Heres A LESSON -/ FOR You Boe ST F LOOEY ano Axe % * . "A Daring Detectwe. | 1 TINWKLE ms, GosH HANG “THING You See, the “‘ Little Feller’’ Merely Pushed the Button! 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