The evening world. Newspaper, February 21, 1917, Page 12

ase aha ‘About Plays 'and Players | By BIDE DUDLEY el " in “Ca- developed a musical » 1s encour- Not only promised Corthell, tarce and Olive aging him to that, but Mr. to coll which plece w Mr. Morosco >-author nary Cot+ out a claim kin, MOVIES OF A MUSICAL PLAY, musical Ward will so films and rece producer has op-| ne London rights to “So Long ords tained tt Latty.” | BY WAY OF DIVERSION. =| I went to a show. "Twas a musical | show. I had & nice seat in the very | first row. Toey said it was funny, 1) hoped they were right, for I felt in| need of amusement that night. The} jester appeared and the crowd clapped | ite hands, His humor, they said, was! of various brands. His jokes were | all new and in each was a «rin, my friends had informed me before | came in. He looked us ail over and then he began; “My wife used my : crowd And then he related the one of the chicke! the road, My ned and sald, “Ain't he s darn good and t aned over at?) His stuff all up to date Jext night I went out to the home of @ friend. I merely dropped in thirty minutes to spend. I told him the tale of the razor and can. He frowned and replied: “What's got Into you, man? That story was brought to this land by the Dutch, It's almost as funny as somebody's crutch.” But when I explained where the joke could be beard, he laughed and replied: “Say, that follow's a bird.” KERN MAKES A RECORD. Jerome D. Kern has a right to brag! & little if he feels so inclined. He is the composer of three successful mu- sical plays now current in the Broad- way district. They h, “Love o’ Mike” and “ n productions for which he supplied the musto. No- body begrudges him bis success. He deserves it. WE WRITE A BONG. We've been asked to write a ballad A. K. R. of Jersey City wants to sing (t in @ minstrel show his lodge is to hold. “Lot it be sentimontai—about an old lady,” ho suggests, ‘That sults our mood exactly, Here's the finished proguct: GOSSIP. Conway Tearle has been engaged for “Phe Fugitive,” in wich Emily | 4 his return | £ West. | aye: tat i he Mo Loulse Gardner, former firide Shop,” ts recovering from an of “The attack of in charge of will A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY is being he side, little b RBoy—Ab kaln't. Ah's de crepe. "TH Orn DAY” pa Or Me WS ae —_—_ Ree 1 THmece Cane cit | oA O hod i Aw THAT'S Too BAD. we HAVENT. )A TT IN THe HENRY HASENPFEFFER SIX MONTHS ~ Got Him Now! FEATURING | FLOOEY ano AXEL IN THe Pea Lee” REEL I LICKER, N \ gL aL Evening World Daily Magazine “The Rain Falls Alike on the Just and the Just Pressed!" PoP 1 ase yet ge Smita tae WELL "Sam BeeTum” xX ASK You FoR tH’ LAST “Time - wit ou PAY #200 ~ou owe me! ee “WOTTA WE GONNA DO'NOW ? WERE LOST, BUNGED,UP, AN! THERE GoES “Hat STRANGER. WFTH CUR BAG OF DOUGH! 'GEE, LETS DO SOMETHING!” AXEL ; ’ VELL, LES FoLLow HIM! FoR TH Lay 2 Time Hun? weir ) xm GLAD To HEAR “THAT ¢ a es) I~o° pores cel 4 > Loy) Ne fA © “THAT ‘ L must KEEP IN MIND THAT LiTTLE RED HATCHET I Want To STOP AND GET FoR FERDINAND ON MY WAY TO THE TRAIN = For BIRTHINGTON'S Wasnpay By Clifton Meek ; Tine cr MuTH'T if +HAvV® TEEN BUTTAH BREAD wit JAM on ahar T tHmeLy N'Know IowuZ Gertin' DAWGONE TIRED OF HEARIN’ ‘Sou ASK “THAT Foolish QUESTION #