The evening world. Newspaper, December 16, 1916, Page 10

SOIR ETE FL I a ee ee LCCC LO Players ILLIAM H, CURRIB has pur- | chased a controlling interest In “His Majesty Bunker Bean") from the cstate of the late Joseph Brooks and will continue the produc. | ‘tion on tour, with Taylor Holmes as site star, Mr. Currie has been com- opany manager of this attraction ince it firat opened. It is now at tho/ Majestic Theatre, Hoston, where it 18} reported to be doing well. \ cars ago Mr. Currie was a member of the theatrical firm of Broadhurst @ Cur- | tle, and before that he used to act for | Charles H. Hoyt, He says the Bos.) tonians are particularly fond of “Bunker” because of the “Bean.” EVERYBODY WAS THERE. Laurette Taylor's presentation of “The Harp of Life” at the Empire y afternoon for the especial edification of Mme. Marah Bernhardt was witnessed by practically all the ‘weil known players in town, Because of @ late atart (he last act was omit- ted. Mme. Bernhardt was carried into her bex while the house was dork. “When the lights came on the audi- ‘ence stood up and applauded her two minutes, r the mecond act Mise Tv r made a speech, and again the | audience stood up and applauded. Maggie Mitchell eat in the box with Mme. Bernhardt. After the play the production was moved back to the Globe, STANDING UP FOR SARAH. Frank O'Malley, a well known Broadway character, went to the Empire to see Mme. Sarah Bernhardt the other night. Directly in front of him were two women, and during an Intermission they bei discussing the t French actr “sho's only got one | | By BIDE DUDLEY _|| | | said ono woman. *“T don't Gere if she has,” replied the | other. “Shé’e as good an any of the others In thy company.” SHE WON'T TALK BACK. Louls Stern, who was company manager for a very temperamental woman star who took a trip West re- cently, was in a happy frame of mind lors last night. ute temores sald. wh meet the little lady be?” 8! Goodfriend. “Annette Kellermann,” said Mr. Stern. He Is to be tn charge of a Keller- menn fim, ADE STILL JOKING. George Ade was up in Connecticut Thurt 7 oO Tyler wired him and invited him to Laurette Taylor's Surah Bernhardt matinee, accept.” said Mr. Ade'’s reply, up Ort Welles at the Astor Hotel and ask him to get some d on Bernhardt so we'll know who fs and why she is being bonorcd, “SPRINGTIME” REHEARGING. "s special “Spring- time” company, which will Bos- ton and several other large cities, is in rehearsal at the New Amste: ‘Thea- tre. The cast includes Frank McIn- tyre, Ethel Pettit, Harrison Brock. bank, Zoe Barnett, Mrank Doane, Alice Gaillard, Wilmuth Merkyl, W. P. Nunn, George Fox, William H. Sloan and Alfred Moore, It will open at the Tremont Theatre, Boston, shortly. OLD-TIME MANAGER DIES. Blake writes us from Brooklyn to announce the death of W, B. Frelich, who was proprietor and imanager of the old Bowery Theatre from 1869 to 1876. Mr. Blake says Mr. Frelich was one of the most gen- rous men the theatrical profession ever knew. HE WROTE “A HOT TIME.” George Wilson, Matt Keefe and th POP?” COnPmENE. (118, Preme HWRIaNiN® On Om, Y. Siveetng Werke md f a f ‘ Warr -TuH ? C'mere YA _, CHEATER ~ o —_ x oDEReD "ONE , DoZEN OVYSTERS- Mow IN MY SYouNGeER DING “XC WUZ “TAUGHT DOZEN _ComMPRISED PRECISELY “RNELVE ! (genie recs] Fiening World Daily Ma “"S’MATTER, GHEESEHUND ‘To FOLLOW sgh WRONG AMATEUR CROOK STEAL, DAS CHEESES ANI ALL AY HiuL? | g| [tlAve YA cor +lyDROPHOBIA oR \Wwayis se i nr at il] ai You | ANHY “THEN YFATHEAD ) BYE ALWAYS BRING A PALTRY BY WAY OF DIVERSION. The snow is falling o' the | ‘ty seems aglow. Dame Nature's ru is doubly grand above me and low. Her mien is proud; her ele- gance is one of pearly white, And I—I'm yearning for a chance to have & snowball fight. I'd like to make a ®ood-sized ball, as Eker ago I did, and dodge behind a friendly wall and planed to the back of her dress. Bho used to wear them In front, but the custom became so common. John Charles Thomas of “Her Sol- dier Boy” will study volco culture under Adelin Fermin in The Hague next summer, Ronald Squire has been engaged by ra leading role in \gazine And Towser, the Terrible, Has Such a Nice, Kind Face, Too! WHAT THA SAM) ER to be sent to the bier of uthor of the song “There'll Time in the Old Town To- Night.” Mr. Milla died in Santa Row ‘Phurade y Iv MUST BE TRUE. ‘The whole Shubert preas depart- ment holds up its hands and swears that the Messrs. Shubert are arrang- ng to have their chorus girls’ sing- ing Voices proserved for posterity. is to be bullt and in t Will be vocal taining the voices. Ton years after the voices have been captured, they will be run off on phonograéphs for the beneft of the public, But where, we ask, will those behind the plan find the voices to can souk nome other kid, I'd like to feel again the one he shoots Back viclous- ly: ‘There'd realiy bo a lot of fun in sych a scrap for me, A yearning also comes to me to make & man of glant he would have to be In, for Besides, about 10,000 men are cart- ing it away. Gossip. John Drew will go on tour in “Major Pendennis” after Dec, 30, Roland Buckstone, Jack Wessels and kredertck Starr have been en- gaged for "The Right Little Girl.” The Broadway Players, at the Spooner Theatre, Bronx, will produce anybody's play if {t has “meat” in tt. Anna Held now wears flowers Anna V. Morrison will be in Room No, 812, Gaiety Theatre Building, datly next week to give stage chil- dren tickets for the Christmas fes- {thval to be held at the Cohan Thea- tre Dec, 4. Adelaide Cumming has signed with Cohan & Harris for a leading char- acter role In “The Heart of Paddy Ww Chauncey Olcott's starring She gave up a long vaude- ville engagement to accept the part, FOOLISHMENT. “ Chreunae gifta,”” eald D NWo ook aim et his Sat i We took It plado him Jum rtp roaring mad, Now. isn't Dad a bid? FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. HAD" TUBBY" STOLEN YOUR GIRL AT ANY OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR - YOU'D HAVE TAKEN IT DIFFERENTLY ! HEE, WEE? NOW V WON'T HAVE T'BUY HER A CHRISTMAS PRESENT! Dot. which the silve ca wreaths. proudly ho rode the pt Mile Kivi ew York three reef) Dt facta exclaimed Dot before a great shop window. jcentre of all was a Ximas tree from med forth and made rations dazzle ‘Thurmlaye and Satunty: hs “ wensreably certifi PIN COUPON EVENING WORLD “KIDDIE KLUB” Dicky and Dot in the **W onder City”’ By Mary Graham Bonner. coer Ne York treolog Xmas Shops. HPRD are times in the year when big people look In shop windows and admire the clothes or the furniture or the hats, Xmas time the shops almost belong to children. At least, that was what Dicky and Dot thought when they Is your cousin John smoking noW-| went on an Xmas shopping trip with T can't say. He dted last month,”) thelr daddy. “All the shops that people stop to look at now are for children,” said sald Dicky, “everything else looks so very dull beside toys “And games, and dolls, and books!” For she was standing ndles g) rand +4 deco with brightness. And throughout the window every- thing was gay with holly and green Even @ Mttlo toy monkey of green tn his red hat, and he looked very merry as back and forth on the back of old Mr, Bear, who was being wound up every few moments so as to keep wore & spra io coupons printed {th Rrentog World. with @ ole b YOUR AGE, cit jeation will be are talent ver ts Wyrewenatedd i Pub © In th But at How to Join the Klub $ A AAAAARARAAARARDAR ARR ORPARIS GINNING with any number whlel you mnt YouR AD was red suit and his great long white by And such a jolly red face us he had! Such a merry smile, and to every child he wished « merry Xmast | All wround the shop they went | There were tracks with trains run And they were stop- | ning on them, {a good many rocking a bit all vere Ls is a tiy busy old and he wan every single one of Dicky to Santa. Claus. n quict winter eve cold outside, And to Dot, best of all, there were Of every Kind and’ size, and in dolla! every sort of a dre Were, of course, and which did almost an, were wound up! “We have to se8 more hops still," | said their Daddy, they visited wonder es ye, Aud when they went Midren in the world ind Dot went in and talked How wonderful he al Little stations. ng NN, “ALL THE SHOPS ARE FOR CHILDREN,” SAID DOT, sou nething for them Iking | ud when it's nin that night Christmas toys! The Games there hanteal toys ything once they | Bo all that day| DOLLA ful ploces filed! these ome utd Riub they both dreamed of idea tor to-day's story was contributed by Mabel Stream, aged | ten, ot No. 314 Second Stree! The Evening World will pay ONE Corona. R each for accepted Ideas for Btorles contrib members, © ig eonoe= : Cousin Eleanor’s Y DEAR COUSIN KIDDIE: to how the awards in the Kiddie Klub contest are decided, so I shall tell you all about it, First of all, dozens of my cousins send In the game suggestions. That is to be expected, so to be fair in the matter ft ts the first cousin whose letter comes to us who receives credit for the idea, Now, many times !t happens that an idea ts accepted but does not ap- pear in the Klub Korner until quite some time afterward, That is be- “Klub Pin.” cause hundreds of letters containing Wonder City suggestions come into Kiddie Klub offices each week them T the and only three of printed each week, can DICKY AND DOT TALKED TO SANTA CLAUS. gest only REAL, “wonders” which Dicky and Dot might seo in the big elty, Write only on one aide of the paper. Put your name, address and p of your first page. ler Story Editor, Evening World, No. 63 Pars Row, New York City, at ia why itt “Klub Kolumn” i happens that suggestions are save) over from week to week. If there is uny little cousin wh wishes to be immediately informe. whether his or her tdea has been cepted that cousin will be expe to send a stamped envelope alon with their suggestion, and wher ayat te ome you may be sure that J ll wend word as soo! Love to all, from i rine COUSIN ELEANOR, { From Kiddies } anne THE KIDDIE CLUB, Children! 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