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ABOUT Plays and | Players | By BIDE DUDLEY | her own New York theatre. The Messrs, Shubert announce they have arranged to erect @ small playhouse in West Forty-fourth Street, which will be called the Anna Held Theatre. There the French comedi- enne will appear next season in a series of one-act French revues, requiring only @ cast of eight or ten people, and A ND now Anna Held is to have similar to the offerings of the Theatre des Capucines on the Boulevard des Capucines, in Paris, The Anna Held Theatre will seat less than 200 and, according to the present plan, the price of seats will be $5 each. The perform- ances will begin at 9 o'clock in the evening, thereby giving society plenty of time to finish its dinner before go- ing to the entertainment. A feature of the theatre's equipment willbe a small courtyard into waich automobiles may drive. MI8S KELLERMANN AT HIP, Charles Dillingham has authorized the announcement that Annette Keller- mann and a big aquatic spectacle will take the place in the programme of “The Big Show" at the Hippodrome to be made vacant by the leaving of Paviowa. Huge tanks will be built and in them Miss Kellermann will swim and dive. K. H. Burnside is Lvtte ei | the spectacle. Raymond Hubbell furnish appropriate music. PHILIP KLEIN HERE, Philip Klein, London representa- tive for A. H. Woods, has arrived in New York to confer with Mr, Woods, He says the theatrical business is excelient in England despite the war, Mr. Woods is inierested in London productions of “The Girl From Ciro’s,” “Daddy Long-Lage,” “Potash & P nutter in Society” and “Under Cover, In the last named play Matheson Lang is featured. Produc- ons of “Fair and Warmer” and “Cheating Cheaters” will be made to London by the Woods interests soon. BY WAY OF DIVERSION. We used to be thick with our neighbors, the Browns, but lately the best that we give them is frowns, It used (0 be “Dear Mrs. Brown” and I that, but now j jond woman, the c The reason ings changed was that Brown bought a car and we couldn't have one and, well—there you are! Wo thought we'd use theirs but our fond hopes were wrecked, They drove it themselves and we felt their negiect. At first Mrs. Brown used to take mother out and Brown used to drive dad and brother about. But @ooa cther friends of the Browns came along and we were neglected, which seemed very wrong. Last week the Brown cir hit a lamp post and dad, who happened along, carne home terribly glad. “*Twould pleaso me a lot.” he remarked with a smile, see it reduced to a smoking ash pile.” 6 day we intend to ect Brown a t pace. Dad says, when the tise comes, he'll mortrage the place and buy a big car that will make theirs ‘that commen look cheap. Ma says such a move would just please her a heap. But dad isn't ready quite yet for the step. He wants us to wait till hie business fheyih "OS" grected with frowns ct 3 “4 eighbore—those THEM’S KIND WOIDS, D. B. “ Arnold Dal ny ‘The night Y oe work of the theatre, you have no g 00d wishes wet i Yom and F008 OAVID BRLASCO.” Q@ IP, Mique Cohen hi made eom- ls ¥ iy f 5 A 3 ead of “Pier- jeanne Eagels has been for Arliss revival of “The re Story.” Bis Sra. vot se tee oe reduce, wit" Wel, that will lectrio anyway. En retin, “Tie White feature River, eon in “The Man Who Fovace™ et Toews New York Theatre and Root aay. Otis F. Wood gent us a pretty little iece of bronse, called “The Good “airy,” the other day, He said it would bring ue good luck, and it did They had ol late ice cream at our boarding house that night, A day or #0 ago we spoke of Harry Harrie being commended for polite- ioe in the box ‘office of the Longacre, Ve meant Charley, Harry ta still) Wallstreeting. Alfred E, Henderson, founder of the Henderson Players, will offer an en- te nment called “An Esthetio Eve- | ving” at the Princess Theatre on Jan, 21. se “something different,” says) Alfred, ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES, Mrs, D. P, S.—There's an agency for stage children in the Fitzgerald Butlding ¥, 8.—Send your query to some mo- tion picture publication. Undoubted- ly there are film players of those names, | A CHANGE OF DIET, Hereafter Mar Goolich will give caramels to ladies at the opera house on W esday nights, The peanuta made last night.--Ellswor cater, oo Much noise (Okla) Vindl- | FOOLISHMENT. | fj FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, “Uncle Rufus, which does yo' like beat tahmelon or chicken?” “ Yo' done spoke a Fvenino World ‘Daily Magazine: “S'MATTER, POP?” Willie Isn't a Bee; but Pop Is “Stung” at That! oe Do By “PAPA BEE | fF +e aap ow Tn Ate His LITTLE Does THE PARA 9 TSEE ON +15 KNEE | Tee WEEP hom : 29 ? - GETTING HIS HWNEE . S 7 nee | 9 9 , : \ ss ) Vo ? CF fh By Bud Counihan av CevrThaht, 1919, Prem Puaticing Ca. (N.Y. Bvening World) Kurly Any Money Left, or Has It ALL Left? That's the Question: Has Mr. Bo Y'WANY “To MARRY MY DAUGHTER “MINNIE” om WM DAWG ONT X DES AFTER GIVIN' f HER. A BIG “CLUSTER BUT Have \GdT wt i \. DIAMOND RING SET WITH ANY MONEY ~ 9 i PEARLS "FoR KMAS ? I, RELL URL “THAT LIL’ GAL ‘S'BEE! “TO ALL “TH ComFoRTS AN’ LUXURIES MONEY CouLD Give So Now MAN To MAN ~HAVE Nou GdT ANY MONEY 2 ae pale ee Se ed -[.. Kc) | Kay i me e FRATURING -AXKEL ‘ InN ig " é yy “THE Bronco Buster CHIVALRY IS SOMETHING A BOY RESERVES FOR SOME OTHER FELLO'! HAROLD! (7 COME BACK HERE ! KEPT HIS PROMISE, 4 | ae: Bob was playing at quoite in the yard when he hurt afi / hand with one of the trong, “On, the "he exclaimed tame patiently, “I—1"—— His mother, who heard the ugly em. clamation, interrupted him, > * “No more of that, young man,” ghe commanded, “no more such exclame- RID OF LIL SISTER WAS TO LEAVE HER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POND! tions, Never use that word agaim” bd Spe ed Bob, a dutiful son, promised .n@ver eH SIM oT to use il again, and had his hand time | daged and went on playing, Sunday? came and he went to Sunday scheol as usual, When he returned homed mothe ked him what the I 48 about when our Lora tempted by—by—by,” Bob exp! hesitatingly, “the — the — gentleman? | who lives down below." —Lquisville | Times, | >. | HIS “PERSONAL DEVIL.” Ww have been told about a preme — ‘| inent business man of Cleves land who “got religion” ep tho phrase hath {t, Billy ‘Sunday | |hadn't been hero, and no sai | trati to heaven had been laid out, \ this fellow was convicted of sin, neve! | ertheless. <i | After that, though he didn’t become 4 Batnt, he remembered his convere |sion, Whenever he fell from ere € Y aii i eat He Ti ime ae ta Hh which Was often, he said: = ees a [wasn't Itt was the devil” And |'got #0 used to lyyl BEE aE Satan that he got to ben pest, Beoee KIDS ERE day a nelehbor asked him: * ms ee iete does it come that whenever nee ; you do anything wrong you blame ae | har WEY Couns | “Well, gee whiz!” answered 4 A saved woul. “Ain't that what nes | for? eveland Plain Dealer, You STEAL ——_. — | tr | | LIKE HOBSON'S CHOICE, * ' | RS. DAVENPORT gave hep M two children some fruit one * | | afternoon, Handing it to |Joseph she bade him Jet the Uttle |sister have the first choice. / | ruy after she called him and 4 Joseph, I noticed that your Jitt od | sister took a very smal} Die you let her have her cho It ' you to?" mother,” replied boy. “TF the t THE JUDGE HADN'T KNOWN THAT A BARREL OF PEPPER WAS AS USEFUL BA STARVING PERSON AS SHOES ARE EEL THIS "YEGG' MIGHT HAVE WORKED ON THE KIND JUDGES GOOD NATURE AND GoT_OFF Y¥—