The evening world. Newspaper, January 25, 1917, Page 18

COMIC PAGE | 'S'MATTER* OP?” About Plays] and Players Evening World Daily Magazine As a Matter of Fact That Tie Could Talk for Hself! Do 1 Have To Remind You Acain THAT You Must NOT SCARE YouR, TS A T3EAR \ PoP 1 wuz TALHIN AROUT WILLIAM | [Lae ame pubrey| ; ! HB death Monday of Charles B i! ARE ORE he BOARS HI . Te in aoe Callahan, author of “Fors’s Ferry,” in which Mrs. Fiske , Bwined early prominence, calls to the mind of the writer of this column an incident that occurred tn Denver in the eighties. The actress, then Min- nie Maddern, was a personal friend of the late Dugene Field, at that time employed on the old Denver Tribune, During a week's engagement of “Fogg's Ferry” at the Tabor Opera House Mr. Field bet the actress that he could so rattle her during a per- formance that sho would forget her Mnes. She was letter-perfect tn her part, of course, and she accepted his challenge, On the night selected the poet and eight or nine of his news- paper friends occupied seats in the Beoond row, At an agreed upon mo- ment, when Miss Maddern was in the Midst of a “sob scene,” Mr, Field, in that deep voice of his, sang out: “One, two, three—go!” ! Every man in the party tmmediate- ly held @ wooden jack-in-the-box above his head and released tho | spring. The result was the show was stopped completely, while both play- ers and audience roared.in laughter. The actress paid the bet. The en- | tire bunch of newspaper men dined | at ber expense at the Windsor Hotel. CAN'T BE DONE. Edward 6. Smith drops us @ line to way that a young sporting writer with the Pittsburgh Dispatch visited New York recently and fell in love with Ann Phelps, described as “of the Be- lasco force: Mr, Smith Incloses @ “poem” about the whole blamed affair and hopes we can polish it enough to make it worthy of publication, It be- eins like this en eet! ath warps mete, fod Jos hopped towan! the village Manhattan, Stor a dnink which often will baypen, After perusing the first verse, dear reader, do you think we can polish the “poem” sufficiently to warrant its re- Production here? Neither do we. A NEWBURGH SONG. Newburgh, v., is the home of a| gong writer who certainly can paint a) icture in a He writes Harry | fon Tilzer as follows “Dear sir--l have written a new gong. It Is good one which I would | Mike to get in touch with you as I want to sell {t outright. Now the firat of the song I can't explain in this letter. The first part ts spoken. (Hello, Mother, how are you? Don't Jook around, Hey? Don't look around. | ‘Where is Father? Ain't he here?) Now this last line goes in music, (He's down in the license saloon.) 1 don't know how to give you the air of that | in this letter.” | There's more to the epistle, but the foregoing ts all that should be risked fm print. Somebody might steal the idea. | Comrrnaht, U1, Freee Futtmmning Co. OY. Bening Wane) HENRY HASENPFEFFER Apparently There’s No Satisfying Some People ! Boo'Hoo! IN FAcK “TH ONY Time Y'eEVER KISS ME LATEIN-IS WHEN We MAKE-UP AETER A * SCRAP"! XDA Think VY’ Love Me ANY Moret WHY N'DONY KISS ME oR ANYTHING Like N'USED To (snie -Suirr)¢ “DEED ANY AM BLE WHEN WOT “TH SAM HILLS ON Y'MIND Now ~— i Look “BLOOER” “THAN AINT “Thay OFTEN ENOUGH ? AN’ OLE Bost! WELL DAWGONNT WOMAN ¢ ~~ iN ci FLOOEyY +” « TUESE ARTICLES CALL For YOU TO Box “BATTLING BUHM’ ay TEN ROUNDS AT THE SoRUS Ac. TONIGHT ! Now Come With ME }, 4. AND ULL LET You “TANE: A SLANT AT “THIS GUY, HE'S STANDING BY A TELEPHONE POLE JusT AROUND THE. CORNER!" We “FEATURING » "FLOOEY ano AXEL a hae by — THECHAMPION New EEL TZ Fuses Wh uP THE FEATURES OF KIS LasT : “Two SPARRING PARNERS, HIS MANAGER Has Now MATCHED HIM WITH A FAIR SECOND-RATER “TO'GET Him IN SHAPE FOR SATURDAY'S BATTLE FOR THE ThYLe ! BY WAY OF DIVERSION. @aid Ezra Fox to-day, “ things are the ones that count, and I would like to say that, of these little things, there's one Worth your while. It always brings about results. I'm talking of the smile. There's no expense attached to it; the emile is free for all, Say,| ite the greatest thing | know for making troubles small, It helps the man who uses it by gaining for him| friends. They like to have him hang ; @round, but that's not where it ends, é It helps the other fellow out-the man who'n sick at heart. A pleasant smile will brighten him and give his hopes ® start. It's like an incandescent | that's shining through the night. | it points out plainly, also, that a fel-{ fow's heart is right. I don’t intend to| lecture you,” said Ezra, starting out. ! “It may be that I'm talkine just be- cause I like to spout. Still, what I've said I know ts true, You'll find it worth your while, as through this r old world you go, to cultivate emile.” ONE HAD TO APPEAR. ‘The “Leak” committees from Wash- wr : AY BELIEVE AY CAN LICK DAS GuY W. @ Covrrigit. 1917, by The Prem Pubtights : di frie ‘New York Evening Word i? B formance mark tocnight.. Max | || Mt author, has an auto and | _FLIVVERS ” _ By Gale | Some People Are So Accomplished They Can Do Laurette Taylor will return to her eg” character for twelve minutes the Actors’ Fund benefit Friday fernoon at the Century, ‘Canary Cottage” will open at the LESTE, Sea + ington went to the Hippodrome last night, and of course one of the tanks used ‘by Annette Kellermann had to spring a—but what's the use? You wouldn't believe it, anyway. HERE AND THERE. William Collier is to remain at the Longacre all season. Hence Anderson, who books that house, given up his plan to produce the sical play “Some Girl.” John Cort hes arranged to put “Johnny Get | Your Gun" tn the Criterion Feb, Jane Cowl, in her own play, "Lilac Mme,” will begin an engagement at the Republio on Feb. 6. Gossip. | ‘The cat that bit Jack Welch ts tn a cat hospital with blood poisoning. Carrie De Mar is soon to appear in a new sketch by Dion Titheradge, under Joe Hart's management. Arthur Broad but St. Charles, ng married to Edna Bruns Boston is “Caliban” May. } to #96 Percy Mackaye's during the last week in rick Stanhope will direct TALBOT 2% in CLUETT, PEABODY & CO., INC. MAKERS, new Morosco Theatre and W: Gillette at the Booth on Feb, 5. “You In Love" will go into the Feb. 6 ‘The members of the famous Li Ctub Wi meet at 5 PM, next Wednesday tn room 1005, Marbridge Huliding, to plan their summer skeo- daddelums, Through Edwin A e Casino Relkin, Jacob Adler has arranged to have a Yiddish stock company at the Grand Theatre Grand and Chrystie Streets, for two asons beginning Aug. % he engagement of Maude Adams in “A Kiss for Cinderella” n t at the Empire has been extended four weeks Her Boston engagement has been postponed until next season A THOUGHT FOR To-pay, | If the American Federation of La- bor decides to handle the pps bi actors there won't be any time for - railroad strikes. FOOLISHMENT, SF think" anid a maiden named Ne ns ing for a yield FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, | “Pop, what's an abbreviation?” ing cut short, Willie,’ Pido's wagging his ab. Have bands and tops curve cut to fit the anatomy of the shoulders, TROY, N. Y. Coprrigh\. 1017, by Jo¥mN. Whesier, fw rN i xd ASC CATCH | - a Well, Mr. Fiefifteen Gave the Train a Good Start, Anyway! | | | | eo > (COULDN'T You IT? : H it .. | 'o not press against the neck or should ; ———— 7 = { not rind the shirt—waistcoat crores i = ya —— sid j under collar, 2 for 30 cents Pp S “6 +4 Fecal qf JONE OF THESE DAYS S (oir a XQ 2 A CHAMD 5 LUKE IS A WONDER WHEN IT MAKING DIFFICULT SHOTS ON TABLE - PMO "Now TWAT | HAVE MADE i an \THE CON DISAPPEAR. F WiLL DRAW IT FORTH nf | 4 | FROM MISS GOOPS U, FAR ~— HE CAN Do ALL THE PARLOR. AN AWFUL POOR BOOK’ KEEPER | | a THAT REQUIRE SKILLFUL MANIPULATION - COMES TO A Poo. STRIKING — [fe ers OES JEEPS DANCING SCHOOL, TRICKS HE CATCHES FASTER THAN THE 'NVENT THEM ~ NoU'VE MADE A HUNDRED ERRORS THIS MONTH - AND YOU'RE FIRED! iJ AND AS A BOWLER HIS ABILITY ON TO ALL THE NEW SIEPS 'S Most INSTRUCTORS, CAN