The evening world. Newspaper, March 22, 1917, Page 16

— eS ee f 29 er co Seer ree K About Plays; and Players By BIDE DUDLEY | HE Coburn production of Mollere’s play, “The Imaginary Invalid,” is to make New York a “week stand.” Although it opened at Liberty Theatre only last Monday, tt will be taken off after Saturday night's performance and for two weeks more Mr. and Mrs. Coburn will present “The Yellow Jacket” at the Liberty. The Coburne obtained the tenancy of the Liberty for three weeks only. Their produc- tion of “The Imaginary Invalid” has been classed as thoroughly enjoyable, et ite business has been more er tems like the invalid. SHE WOULD AND WOULDN'T, ‘Walter Wanger, manager for Alla Nesimova, dropped in the Shube: Dress offices yesterday feeling y. “Well,” he said to A. Toxen Worm, “my star is to play Chicago Holy| Week.” “Will ahe do it?” asked Mr. Worm | “Oh, gure! She 9 does exactly | what I want her to. Never displays any temperament.” f At that point the office boy handed ‘Wanger a “It was de-| 4 posit Boly Week—Alla Nazimova.” HE DIDN'T KNOW HIM. Bive. ‘Gay,” said the man, “who in the mischief is thie guy, Levy, you peo- pic are raising a fund for?” ANOTHER “FOLLIES” BALL. ‘The third annual “Follies” ball will states that it ‘will be positively a very, very happy ment. AN HONEST GIRL. Allen, a Brooklyn girl, went to the Rialto Theatre's bos office ac- com: by @ friend recently and planked down baif a dollar for two ‘two-bit seats. By mistake she wes given two of the 60 cent variety, Miss Allen and her friend realised later that they were secing a dollar's worth for baif a dollar and it wor- ried them almost sick, When Miss Allen reached home she sent Sam H. Rothapfel a money order for 60 cents end explained why. Sam sent it back together with two seats for next week's show. “1 gam particularly pleased about this matter,” he said to his second assistant secretary. “Such Nes can tis cluded, “where is that sun-of-a-gun of a ticket seller?” BY WAY OF DIVERSION. Saki Silas McGugel ple's store: @nd won't rule . 1 can't say Tm sorry old Nick 1s all throush, for be was too bossy, between me and you. By Ginger! it’s right, when a Public's oppressed, to rise up and roar. What I say is no jest. All men should have spirit and stand on t! rights, No Czar shall oppress me, for I'm one who fights.” Old Grandpa McGee, who a moment before had Stepped from the atreet through the Peeweeple door, said; “Silas, yer right about bavin’ no boss, but you'd Detter hike towards yer castie, old Jest seen yer wife lookin’ | pretty blamed sore. I heard she was | beaded for Peeweeple's store, 1 reckon abe figgers to hand you some furs.” Bt t it, Said Grandpa “He'll not barm no Czars."" boss, I 5 GERARD AT THE HIP, Ambassador James W, Gerard will address the audience at the Hippo- @rome Sunday night during the en- fertainment to be given for the ben efit of the Junior Patriots of Amer feu. Mayor Mitchel will talk, also. i GOSSIP, “"S’MATTER., | “Bor 4{urT ow POrt” THE SAME Finoe®! Dio TART" serves | OLD GRINDSTONE GEORGE HENRY HASENPFEFFER No XX -AIN'T DREAMIN’ — TELL You X HEAR, A. Noise IN “TH KITCHEN. HEAVING $f TT MIGHT BE A BURGLARY Go AN See * HEN *o M' DEAR —S'PooR MAN ‘AT'LL STRIKE A W-WOoMaAN | (ceomteraer—] Fyening World Daily Magazine We Wouldn’t Give Two Cents for Pop ’s Chance of Escaping! OH-H-H, we Didwr] GET HURT, Pop / ¢ ) Cn ‘ a After Gerald, basso, and Fred Shattuca, AMI WELL W'LILT RONT—Yer Diw'nT EXPECT TS FIND Me HERE-DID You 2 pianist, John Charles Thomas, who left HERE! “Her Soldier Boy” to study for grand opera, bas readjusted his plans and will be heard in “The Highwayman, which the Messrs, Shubert will revive Lawrence Grossmith, the English ¢ median, has escaped from the grip of his enemy, the German measles, return to the cast of “Love to-night, ing next Suy on Filma, Ine., Whip” at the Park Theat the Drury Lane melodrama sh} had a long run at the Manhattan Opera House. | A man asked Jeff Nutt, the come- at the Hudsc replied Je dian, If "Our Botters, je a racing drama, ut isa racy dr ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES, Jack K.—-Write Ned Wayburn, New | The Ladell Troupe of acrobats Dave been added to the show at the| Hippodrome, The Palace Theatre will celebrate fits fourth anniversary next week, Madison Corey has returned from Chicago, He says Mrs, iske is breaking records at the Blackstone, Elaine Sterne, noted as @ scenario eriter, is the author of a novel which will be published April 15, Dore Davidson has been added to the cast of “The Awakening of Spring.” which Geoffrey C, Stein will produce March 30, A. H. Woods has engaged Dr. Charles T. Baylis of Brooklyn to lec- ture with the Elmendorf travel pic- tures. The Associate Players will present “Raby Mine” at No. 65 Hanson place, Brooklyn, to-morrow and Saturday Dignts, Beverly Sitgreaves is to leave the cast of "The Wanderer” at the end of the week Th long engagement of Bpringtime” at the New Ap will end two weeks from The opera has bt fu The Protes. 1 theatrical performance will take pla Tuesday afternoon, April iy, ¢ t Hudson Theatr Gladys Rice, Jobn C, R concert sopran at the Masonic pon, April 11, with Will be hea Mount Ver nuel H. Fits “When Broke” call on “Uncle Ben BENJAMIN FOX Reliable Pawnbroker n Ave., near 14th St. meas aa Gi Awsterdam Theatre Building. | none of the Eddies in the | jet is Known as "Mys- | terious E elie H. T. T.—Address Haskell at the Ud Friars Club, No. 110 West Forty- eighth Street. J, Lorraine—See Matt Grau, tn the| Now York Theatre Building. He can | advise you, | | Robe unmarried. | Don't Miss Skirvin is not in @ Broadway produ |tion, She has been in films, ] BLESSED SLEEP! | Clem Gow went to sleep at the show st night, lucky dog!—Harts. dale (Mo.) Mirror | OH, YOU CLARENCE! | What's the idea, Clarence, of spend ing all your moth Ra A BURST THAT BURST Mr M A Fool There Her then recited a scene f, Waa.” His character FOOLISHMENT. young man loved the maiden fe ‘Te was dark He Kiseet Please be foe ry Bur » You gn FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, | Milkman-It looks like rain. Customer—It sure does. Why don't | you put more milk in it? WHEN 1 MOTOR 1 KEEP MY ‘TOP DOWN SO I CAN ENJOY THE SUN AND AIR! A MAN IS A FOOL TO RIDE JUST LOOK AT THAT HAIL! ONLY SIX MINUTES AGO \T WAS SNOWING HARD WITH HIS ~ THE WIND SEEMS To BE A REGULAR MARCH WIND “THis maren! THIS SoRT OF A RAIN USUALLY LASTS FOR. “Two oR MORE WEEKS: ™ { 1GET FoR { Be ACIFIST NG A ON A DAY LIKE This ? WHO WOULD HAVE EVER. V CoN’ (T WOULD SNow ° a led by Congressman Henry L. Emer- | traveling | when the train stopped at a wretched |looking place that | the geographers | station platform, | ute | you? | PN a hotel aquarium at the home | disposition of the amphibian and who CAUSTIC, par” “Indeed it ts.” “ TD you see my sunburst last] «Got everythin night?” inquired the pom-|wish for’ = SMYbOdY could pone Mrs. Newrich of her “Yop, Everything.” poorer neighbor. “Must be mighty comfort “No, L didn't, aid the neighbor, "Tha, ‘ept in one tees caustically; “but ertainly thought|gone it, ma, would you Ladies’ Home Journal, OUR FINGeR So WE WoucdnT Forcer Coprriets, (011, Prem Puntionmng Oo (8 Rvening Werle) I-I THOUGHT d. ae Y'wuz IN AGe Pane iser K-K-KYTCHEN! KIND Face! ories IMPROVISING GEOGRAPHY. | HE PROVED iT, T a dinner party reference was URING tho recitation of @ eob: made to undesirable locallt es lege class in watural philo when this incident was recall- | phy, the professor besread a ° a tall, lanky youth in a rear seat, his head drooping, bis body relaxed, his eyes half closed, and his legs encum. * § bering an adjacent aisic ‘ “Mr. Frazer,” said the professor, The fresh..an opened his eyes slow ly but did not change bis pose war, Frazer, what is work?" “Everything 4s work,” drawling reply ies “= “Sir,” oxclaimed the professor, * you mean to tell me that He robaont able answer to my quest lei “Yes, sir." “Then I take it that me and th, son of Ohlo: Some time ago an Eastern man was toward the Pr ‘iflc Coast ad not been dig- nified with even a passing glance by He: there, pard,” called the traveler, looking out the window and noticlag a man shuffling across the “Come here a min- will you?" “Sure,” wae the obliging rejoinder of the native, “What kin I do for you wou! class to believe’ trae ue am after information,” returned| desk is work?" |the traveler. “What ts the name of| “Yer. sin” ro lied this cast-down, dried-up, diamal,|fy; “it is woodwork fee Youth wear. heaven-forsaken hole?" Herald. "Pho Christian “That's near enough, stranger,” gees . sadly rejoined the native, “Jes. let i sepa her go at that."—San Francisco A SWEET DREAM, oe LADY was awakened by a fear- ful scream, which came from the room adjoining hi here her little boy, Tommy, epe relanes the Weekly Scotsman out of bed in alarm, find the house on fir, reached the bedside fo un sitting up tn bed and tens Fewed all over and looking as if pomgelt been scared out of his wit Wr nee ever Is the matter, dari “d mM aim ed the distracted mother. oer ele: Chronicle ane eee LEARNING ABOUT TURTLES. town of Congressman Joseph H. Howell of Utah there had just been placed @ snapping turtle, the Representative told @ joke-loving friend, There came along a negro who was unacquainted with the nasty and when she poked his finger too close to tts bust- ness end, At once the digit was ’ [my mummy!” sobbed Tommy, “tg't grabbed | UE Leggo! Leggo!” the negro shouted, | 2)" here ‘or {Sours You are, pet,” > mother. Det, iiss «lien got © fine home there now, “I auppone ft's mighty awell, as he danced about, swinging the | Pehl tntting VEY, 40 Fou What's the matter, Sambo?” tn. | Child between his sobs, “f dremel julred the hotel keeper, as he ran| war. Choc-lat'-stick and I eated my- rward (he scene of commotion ss Don't know, boss," Sambo replied, Tee ay the turtle was Jarred loose and fell | NOT USED back into the water, “I can't Jes’ aay | ¢¢ hohe aan Te It, whether I been bit or finned."—Chi- a8 ertainly hae peasy 3 | Made good in the olty, # | Dog- he would if he ate another bite,”—!had to take my bath standin’ wre Press, Detroit Free