The evening world. Newspaper, January 19, 1917, Page 20

Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY _ | | | s soon to do EORGE TYLER { a long time, what we, for have thought somebody ought | jash. | to do—-i, ¢, star Florence He has Acquired a new play, en- titled “To-Morrow's Child,” wri ten by Harriet Ford and Fannie Hurst, and will prodube it with Mies Nash in the stellar role, The part * she will assume is of the “character comedy” variety, but, beyond that, no information about the play ts ayall- able as we skid to press, Florence Nash came pretty near being the star of “Within the Law,” when It was played at the Bitinge Theatre. Her work a8 Aggie Lynch was a dis- tinct feature of the play. She'll prove herself a regular atar—4f she is cast right. HOWARD A GOOD LOS Wiille Howard, at the Winter Gar- den, bet Walter C, Kelly last night | that George Washington was born n England. Mr. Kelly finally proved that the first President was born In Virginia and Willie handed over the dime, MORRIS PLANS WITH LAIT. William Morris and Jack Lait, the atter the Chicago nowspaperman anil euthor of “Help Wanted,” have a m foot to assume control of the Piay- house, in Chicago, and present now plays there. If they take over the theatre the first production will be a new Lalt comedy-drama IT’S YALE NIGHT. There's to be just one ticket for ad- mission to the Century Theatre to- i night and that ticket is a Yale diplo- |* companied by certain credén- tals in the a U. @. currence with a big " pe of true and lawful It js to be Yale night, "and none but Yale men will be admitted. Even the bal- coniés and galleries are to be filled ! with trained undergraduates imported in the orginal packages from New ABOUT | f [“coure race | Evening World Daily M S'MATTER, —_— Chino U 4 ~~ vel Mezza Son-IM Gerri’ ‘LONG IN YEARS a Tye DECIDED “TO RE FROM BUsiNes6 | \ ENT Some. OF s—— “TH FRUITS OF | me Toit ¢ identally there will be yells thing, Confidentially, it looks like a tough ‘nt for the actors. HE'D SELL HIS LIFE. Tho management of the Broadway Theatre, where the attraction is the feature film, “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” recetved rather a pitiful let- ter a day or two ago from a man who offered to sell his life “for film making purpores.” The letter follows: “Dear sir: May be you need a life. 1 will sell mine to you. 1 will jump for your pictures from any house or bridge. Or if you want I'll kill Brat if any styles bes very small pade, Will Me very good effect to your pictures. Pardon me that wrote very bad be- caure I'm not long in this country. 1 want to my mother from ring there in Russia and I want to sell be- cause T think I will die very soon. I'm young and I had @ nise Greek face. My adres is, M. MISHE, 626 F, 140 st., Bronx, City.” BY WAY OF DIVERSION. in Peeweeple's inv wife had kept hi ‘Intype of me asa kid. Say, I was e beauty when that thing was made. hair was all curis of a sunahiny 1 found a «mail My eyes were so big and intel- it-like, they showed mo thet I was @ araart little tyke. Intelligence, fel- lors, 1s easy to wee in humans, no matter how young they may be, and vhen you're 80 bright, as a baby, you know, you're gure to get brighter as older you grow.” “Say, "ead (irandpa McGee with a grin, “in mak- 1, that cries & Pa et ‘a ‘used va t wean or perhaps it ain't you. How come it the pret ens you epeak of ain't grew?" Bilas: “Well, Grandpa, 1 see what mean. Permit me to say that your head's like a bean. I've got to be goin’. I'm gettin’ right bored.” And then he went out while Jed Peewseple roared. aossip, Sydney Smith and Luke Thomas, who wrote “Love o' Mike,” are to dish up @ farce for the Messrs. Shubert, The Fire Department has limited Bumber of atandess at the Prin- where Nasimova ie appearing, to (wenty-nine. When George Harben ten’t acting in ‘Captain Kidd Jr,” he slips over to the Eltinge and hel, Bayes out. | O'Neill and White appeared recent sti rty given by the club of “hurch of the Tranat ration, Brooklyn, and made a hit, Dave Mullen in in New Orleans| singing and dancing in a revue at the St. Charles Hotel called “How D'Ye| Do, New Orlear | The Annette Kellermann, who is to appear at the Hippodrome Monday and thereafter, is the real thing, not @ film, Toto will be a Funnyfisb tn ner spectacle. Wallis Clark, who wae the Judge in “Justice,” Was married the other day in Newark to Enid Morel, Gotham Film Company, They're on a| honeymoon trip. i] Winchell Smith will deliver a talk | to the Playwright's Club @ annual dinner, to be held at Great ert Hotel Jan, 20 ite third the He'll es Lach the cast and Tuesday nouns at the Re public Theatre | A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. | Alec Botts of Powder Bluff, N, J., | eats oysters on the half shell with a wooden toot! but hia daughter ds quite @ society girl | FOOLISHMENT, Jog Peters wed: prety gist Nema thaty wai this motto b tO VISEE TE stein PM? bene FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. City Man—How many pigs have you, Farmer Brown? Brown—Wal, | thefe war one Ya 1 coulin’ unted nine but ‘round so Meu Down an) it (HURT MY NOTHE / is AN' HENRY HASEN PFEFFER ‘Zine Question: Which Did the Nickel Stop, the Hurting or the Crying? POP?” ———— ( —~ 4 aad .L;5 Fomvrieht 10it Prose Publi ne Ce (NY Prening World Hector Is Willing to Ride in the Boat, but Henry Must Keep on Rowing! f apes x1 Cer ecw” me Bon- 7 Y'KNow “Ct WENT INTO “WH GREAY ibe WoRLD WITH ONLY TWO -BNT " AN' “IH CLOTHE ON « MY BACKS FACT-) ~ AN’ LET US was - Leon pV (ou KEE! A Few YeArs LONGER "PoP '— (Danone, BY—THEM WorDS 15 MUSIC, TO ME OLE EARS-AN'AS XM GONNA RETIRE TC WANT You Me. GON “TAKE OVER “TH BUSINESS oN arnt tio SON OF AN HAS WoRKED HIMSELF C uP As Nou Have! “GEE AXEL, wot CAN We. Do To Cer N 3 aa FRESH Guy) BAM?" i OUGHTA Do Sime! TO HIM: To. Pa “THE PASTE ~ c ; te 3 Did Yer POP 4 J . Sige [DO ANYTHING lou veru ene ae & 5 . Fore it YETH | M C 2 ye ed Sed eae lia a: A Niceren | Caen } Pf Hi By Bud Counihan_ BolH AD TOL GOOD LOOKER” HE WAS WHEN ‘YOUNG- YOU GOT A PEEP AT THE FAMILY ALBUM! CZ WE DIDN'T INFORM You THAT THEY ARE A COUPLE OF PARLOR ENTERTAINERS AND THEY'RE GOTH TENORS - HERE WE WAVE WHAT APPEARS TD BE A DUO- NOW WHICH ONE (S THE TENOR ? You'D NEVER Guess ~~ A DARING FEAT. | NOOKS was one of those cone S ceited, make-belleve, bold hunte ers, and was always spinning jhis yarns about his experlences in Africa, and he generally wound fip by saying he never yet saw a lion he jfeared. One night, after he had \finished yarning, he was a Nttle taken aback by one of his audience, who said “That's nothing. I ha lain down and actually slept sinong tons im |their wild, natural state.” “I don't believe that. I'm ne fool’? said the bold hunter. “It's the truth, though.” “You slept among lions in their natural stat , I certainly did.” you prove it? ’ Were they 1, not exactly were African Hons, dandeloins,”—Chicago >. WHY HE WAS GENEROUS, N ingenuous clerk in the British Admiralty was asked by a gens tleman with whom he hed a slight acquaintance whether he might, | cone to his room to seg @ review of | the troops, “Certainly,” replied the clerk. y 1 bring my wife? “Yes.” “I have two daughters; may they come?” “By ull means." A gece ond time the gentleman called te aslg” whether a few nieces might be 4 to the band. To this the clerk cheers fully assented, “We cannot be guts fielently grateful to you,” sald the gentleman, “for enabling ‘us to have #80 good & View of the review,” “T afraid,” answered the clerk, “that you and your family will not see very much of It, for ny room looks out inte & back yar illadelphia Star, ees THE RIGHT ONE, 4 BRIGHT girl in a large schoot applied to her teacher for | leave to be absent half @ day, jon @ plea that her mother had re. |celved @ telegram which stated that | company was on the way, “t's hor's half-sister c id the one bee esn't They | Herald, The teacher referred to her ) liet of resaone witch Justizieg ane sence, and asked { under any of them, "eT oA#* O8me c nik tt might o head, ‘Miss Mules,” “sald “ene ani pointing as she ‘ ie to “Domeatic —Affiletion,” — Herald, dhe ego : ey