The evening world. Newspaper, January 8, 1917, Page 14

ee ee | “'S*MATTER, POP?” Players )CHarteRrtso x ry . { ance of “Treasure Island” to! an invited audience at that house last night. These men are all experts in| their various lines and deserve much | credit for the excellent manner in| which they shift scenery at this pret: | ty Kittle theatre. John Cronin played | the part of Jim Hawkins and nothing | he did could be criticized except, pos- | sibly his acting and his delivery of Unes. Gus Durkin was Mrs, Hawkins and we venture to say that could} George Monroe have been in the audi- | ence he would have turned green) with envy. James Hagan was Long John Silver and he was roundly ap- plauded every time he quit acting. " Charles Auburn portrayed the roles "y . eh pe of Bill Bones and Ben Gunn #o well HENR Y H ASENPE EFF ER that his loving friends sent him some roses, tied with crepe, and bearing a ei xh Wor wor! cer ew ' WHY THEY AINT A Cook (N THIS 4 hich the inspiring G 4 . . x " baw teat % Ponce.” ‘The whole cast SAM -YoULL HAVE a crak 2 ae ei ee “SAN son _— pane credit to the Stage TO DISCHARGES We. EVER Ger BID oF Hen swuy The parrot, by the way, was @x- ae km o Loans Y'ainD 2 cellent, He did much of the prompt- ing. Julius Eckert Gordman, the author of the play, was present. Ho conducted himself in a gentlemanly manner. Later it developed he had forgotten to bring his gun. MISS BATES HAS A PLAY. Blanche Bates has found a play and ig goon to be seen at the head of her own company 4 . T. H, Hunter, Ine., snnounces, i 1s Bates will star in a comedy by Paul M, Potter, which ia, as yet, unnamed. Mr. Hunter was formerly stage director for the actress when she was a Lciasco star, The production will be brought to Broad- way jate next month. HIP MAKES A RECORD. From the Hippodrome comes tho statement that to date 1,003,726 per- sons have paid admission to that the- atre since “The Big Show’ opened there Aug. 31 last. The average at- tendance has been 8,922 persons daily. It Is eadd Charles Diilingham's success At the Hippotrome this season has never been surpassed In the indoor amusement world. We F. ail a ENGAGED. rt have engaged Sari Petrass, the Hungarian actress and singer, for the leading feminine role in “The Beautiful Unknown.” She will have the same part she por- trayed in the original production of the operetta in Budapest. Earlier this eeason Miss Petrans sang the leading feminine role in “Miss Springtime.” INVITES THE PRESIDENT. Winthrop Ames has invited Preal- @ent Wilson to attend a special per- formance of “Pierrot the Prodigal” at the Little Theatre, to be given whenever Mr. Wilson designates. BY WAY OF DIVERSION. Look here, little mother! Why ali this neglect? Your babs lies there on | her face. She's bleeding pure saw- dust. Her gown is a wre It's really) an qyful disgrace, On Christmas y : FEATURING, THe Bronco Buster.” 4 Reet Come on, now~what have you to way? Oh, ho! That he reason, You've found you love best Lucinda, your little rag doll You w#houldn't = “ _—- love one any more than the rest. You | j>—————— The Little Fellow Spoke Wiser ITH A | By BIDE DUDLEY |}!| _ apr ry" PCAATIAN BOX Te stage crew of the Punch and| | 4 ) Va } i= cal Judy Theatre gave a perform. J ‘ It Serves Him Right Now if He COMIC PAGE Bening Worid Daily Magazine ] ABOUT | ae ‘ ‘ | i as i Plays and | You ARe A . ’ i ONE. THAT SEEMS > REGULAR Hat WiNDA Box; TER TBE WOuUNs & OH! V' Dari AN’ MUWANT NY'LIL' WIFE , tO COOK FoR, You ‘STEAD OF “TLD En? to Note Where That “RLOOEY + : th Bac ay AXEL OLD. Boy, You CAN Witt +.) THIS CONTEST AND.BE CHAMPION "> "BRONCO BUSTER OF THE worLD! * “THEY TOLD ME To PICK OUT A” HORSE FOR YOU To RIDE AND T SELECTED A SOFT ONE — “THEY, DON'T KNOW (MYER (5° CLOSEST FRIEND= MEE HEE!” or them all, What's 2 . = ———— ‘ ____ ne Rew | .__ By Clifton Meek comes first? Oh my! What a state of | Than He Knew! u (an states ALL THe/ q TIME So Gets Just What He Deserves! / UNCKE ‘TH ey Ot SAYS +H CALLED ME, PHONOGRAPH at YSEE TH’ Docwr" ) eo By Bud Counihan L WIT, Press Pubianing Gov, ¥ x tar LT HEN YOU WERE A BOY affairs! Of all heartless mammas you're surely the worst. So Fido, tho dog, your love shares? I think I should spank you, you bad little elf! Now, don’t try to kiss me—you hear? A kiss is a poor way of squaring yourself, You'd whisper, you say, in my ear? What's that—you've “birfday” next month and you another nice dolly that day? suffering cats! For the love of old Mike! You rascal! That's all I can say, | SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT! Clay Carroll was awfully tired after working in a scene in a Florence La Badle picture at the ‘Thanhouser Studio Saturday, and she told Di-| rector Frederic Sullivan so, | ‘it down and rest,” he replied. | “You're not in the next scene.” | Miss Carroll sat down and prepara- | tions were made for the next scene | Heal tee cream was brought in, The| actress sought the director. | “I'd ike to work in this scene, after all.” she said, | “AML righ d Mr. Sullivan, Then | he addressed them all. “Now, remem. | ber," he sald, “you don't ‘eat this joe cream. The table is knocked over and {t's all spoiled.” Miss Carroll wept How Often Are We Victims of the Perversity of Inanimate Objects. GOSSIP. William) = Harrigan and Rollin Grimes have been added to the cast of “Love o' Mike." Doraldina, the dancer, ts going yack to Montmartre. Hereafter the place will be Doraldina’s Mont- nartre. Mra. J. Christopher Marks, Pres! dent of the Theatre Assembly, wishes us to deny a@ report that she is dead, She says she'll notify us when any ‘hing like that happens. The Borough Players of the Young Men's Hebrew Association of Hor ough Park will present —fteuben Rosenstein's musical play, “Stop—Go Ahead!" at the Brooklyn Ac. y Music. J Bp 20, jarry Harris of the Longacre's bo office has bee mene Stor polite ness. An Elizabeth (N. J.) woman forgot her q English play with an all P] Tone) Atwill and Vhylii the chief roles. ‘vat for fun dw TD rigutt THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Who was the friend with you at the theatre?” hat was no friend, That was my GEE! | FORCET WHAT MOM ASKED ME TO GET- WAS Uy (T A POUND OF GUTTER, Za A QUART OF MILK, A BAG OF SALT, A PECK OF POTATOES, SOME CLOTHES PINS, OR A BRCOM 1F 1 GO BACK AN' ASK HER SHE'LL LICK ME, AN'IF | BRING BACK * THE WRONG THING "LL GET LKKED F LIFE'S LITTLE 4 i WHY A BIG GUY LIKE THIS FELLOW INSISTS ON HAVING A TINY GIRL .WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY CAUSE MUCH SPECULATION (€ “1FS* OCCASIONALLY ~ \ HOPE HE DIDN'T FORGET TO BRING THE MONEY! Wann \ WE DIDN'T SEE A COUPLE LIKE THIS ITS A FUNNY WoILO! [ Good Stories ] TWO'S A CROWD, N old colored man charged wit A stealing chickens, was raigned in court i criminating himself when sald “You ought to have a lawyen Where's your lawyer?” “Ah ain't got no lawyer, Jedgal said the old man. ‘L'll assign a lawyer to defend ad ‘Oh, no, suh; no, suh! Please @os' do dat!" the darky begged, 5 “Why not?” asked the Judge, "It won't cost you anything, Why dem’ you want 4 lawyer?” . ‘4 “ ‘ ll, Jedge, Ab'll tell you, @ub,” said the old man, waiving bis tered old hat confidentially. “Hite dix way, Ah wan’ tuh enjoy dem. chickens mahse't-"—Chicago News, $< ' A PEEP AHEAD. HIS old millionaire and his beag- tiful bride, after their quiet wedding, had a quiet wedding j breakfast, @ deux, Astrakhan caviag, |eses pompadour, a truffed chicken, |fresh California peas, champagne- |so the quiet breakfast ran. “My dear,” said the old millionaire, } | as the fruit course, a superb Florida. | melon, game on—"tell me, my dear, j;~and he laid his withered hand her young one—"do you love me for | what I am or for what I was? The beautiful girl smiled down | from the window into the admiring eyes of a young clubman who passing; then she bent her clear, con sidering ga om the gray rub posite and replied 7 an “L love y George, for beet 4 4 > | will be,” ouls Post Despat { = onerealietesrctne VERY GOOD, EDDIE, IR EDWARD CARSON, the emi. nent lawyer and leader of the Ulster Covenanters, ts usually very serious in demeanor, but he ie @ r in the art of making witty Hing retorts. ring one case in which he ap- « had more than one pag- + anne Rela the Judge, wi |!Wo of Sir Edward's principal wits | one of whom was a carpent and the other a tavernkeeper, “That's 90, my lord," Insta | torted Sir natveate | tortod Sir Baward. “Yet another of difference between the bey aad the bar!"--Philadelphia Ledger: * t ry well, then,” said His Homer, \\ , '