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About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY {L® enjoy! in Atlan’ City recently Al- exander Leftwich, stage di- led onto « musical he thinks will be a It is “The Film Princess,” the book and lyrics of! }) which are by Louls Cline, dramatic! jy editor of the Atiantio City Press. The| 9 music is by George Spink, So f 414 Mr. Leftwich become of the pl that a syndicate was formed to back & production of it. In a couple of months Mr, Leftwich will take “The Film Princess” in hand and try to teach her the way to deport herself on Broadway. ‘She production will (iret be seen in Atlantic City during hd the summer, NEW HAVEN IS FOILED. , When 1,500 residents of Bridgeport left that town the other day to come to New York and attend a perform- ance of “The Big Show” at the Hip- rome a movement was started in jew Haven, the story goes, to have jus enumerators get busy in rt, It was discovered, how- ane ESR ene ee SP OTE t the enumerators had come to New York with the crowd, A CHANCE FOR ADELE. Adele Rowland’s auto almost ran down a newsboy yesterday. She got out of the car and petted him a little, He asked her name. ' “I'm Adele Rowland, the singer,” she replied. ' “Well, why don't you sing at the! Newsboys’ Benefit at the Hippodrome a week from Sunday night?” he| asked. will.” “Do iti” came from the youngster. | ‘Maybe some of the ‘theatrical man- agers will hear you and give you @ chance on the id WON'T CLOSE GROVE. ‘The success of the Cocoanut Grove, | atop the Century Theatre, has caused the management to adopt the plan of keeping that place open the year! round. Hot weather novelties will be | introduced in the show with the ap- pearance of the collar-melting season, ZIEGFELD SIGNS WAYBURN. Florenz Ziegteld jr, has entered into & contract with Ned Wayburn whe: by the latter becomes the produce! Genera! Musical Comedy Stage rector, Mr, Wayburn is now rehears- ing the new “Frolic.” Later he will stage the new “Follies,” and after that wil come the next Cocoanut Grove whow. in th. fall Mr. Ziegfeld will | lend Mr. Wayburn to Charles Dilling~ ham for the purpose of etaging & musical comedy. HOWARD SINGS A SONG. Howard Bowes, who lives in Har- Jom, writes us he is eight ira old and would like to be cap’ of our junior squad of poets, Ltd, With his application for the commission he sends a rhyme. It is entitled “Bed v imo and skids along Uke this: ore my prayers at night. [and poet lowe 0 To toe stare i take ef rte fa oe ‘Abd always when I'm sound saieed. To the stare Dot snother peep. DAWGONIT YY’ LooK Like “TH BUSTIN’ UP OF A HARD WINTER! ES ae ares BY WAY OF DIVERSION. =| I used to think that Mery Brown Id be. I used to wus sweet as she cou! plan to ask that girl if marry me. But lately 6 been mad. She treats She tells me I'm tough ‘cause I won't go to dancin’ school. At 2 o'clock on i Saturdays down to the school she t goes. She dresses up an’ evrything— puts powder on her nose. A guy named Jones takes hold her arm an ‘scorts her to the hall an’, if by chanct I come along, she won't look up at all, On Saturdays I'd ruther skate —_ ‘Seppe AE = penne Fe ap i 4 Frening World Daily Magazine ‘There Are Some Temptations Which Are Simply Irresistible! AHIGIRI HAVE A Heart Nezza!l Vigee Youre A MAN, OF Deir REFUSE Y'CONSENT- TANG WHILE x. Aa BUT A UGGLIN’ “CLERK” ‘ witdouT A DIT TO ME NAME FoR iF W'Do XM A AN’ I WANNA MARRY “DAUGHTER RUINED MAN —YESSA M A RUINED MAN! Friday, April G, io17 By C M Payne Y' DAUGHTER SANS SHE'LL MARRY er play baseball er bunt. No hug- ah fer me! Gee whiz, but that’s a crazy stunt! ‘Course Mary Brown kin turn me down an’ call mo tough, I s’pose, but jist you wait till 1 ketch Jones! Jist watch me punch his nose. SO YOU'RE WORKING FOR MS PHI22LE Now. How MUCH ARE THEY Gossip. Because !t is Good Friday there will Ustrormance of “The Man Who ‘Arnold Daly made ance as a Belasco star last night at Wimington, Del. in “The Very Min- ute.” "The Dance Club, at the Claridge, has arranged a “Journalists’ Night" for Thursday. Newspaper men will attend algo. Paul Dickey, author-actor, is return- ing to vaudeville next week at the Colonial in his own playlet, “The Lin- coln Highwaymen.” John Cort’s musical play, “The ed Model,” will open to-morrow night in Johnstown, Pa. ‘There will be Easter Monday mati- nees of “Bileen,” “You're in Love,” I “Love of Mike” and “Her Soldier Boy.” Adolf Philipp will revive musical comedy, “Auction Pinochle,” at the \ Yorkville Theatre to-morrow, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY, ‘A musical show played Joplin, Mo., the other night and the next day,! while Councilman Gil Bailey was| Nalking along the street with his wife, a chorus girl sang out: “Hello, Gir Ob, boy! A FOOLISHMENT. Majors the gist with oll bie le chance to win, eet But they were married when she found janted him, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOUR NOSE ? IT LooKS RED! FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “My brother sang first bass in Grand Opera.” “That's nothing! Mine played sec- ord base in id Rapids.” SUPERFLUOUS HAIR PAINLESSLY AND PERMANENTLY REMOVED BY ELECTROLYSIS fnewn™!Z .cicnes Coat a Nad MME, ARCHER, 23 W. 45TH ST. N.Y. Bumstead’s Worm Syrup Sea AE TTT . Capek osaar rt [THEY Pay ME MORE “THAN 1 GOT AT THE OTHER PLACE WHICH \S MORE “THAN L USED / TWWHay RED WAS THE PROPER COLOR FOR, ME. “TO WEAR SO I PUT IT WHERE (T SHOWS “To THE BEST ADVANTAGE ! THERE'S NOTHING THE MATTER WITH MY EYE. 1 PUT “THis COLOR ON (T some Hat! {a Hat mopeL! WHAT DiD You \/ THE BUILDERS READ My PAPER ON THe" FUNERAL AS AN ADVERTISEMENTS 4 vm y "iF T WANT TO eatre THIS FALSE MOUSTACHE ni KEER Non: $410 COLLAR ae Parvon Me, BuT THIS SEAT (S$ NoT TAKEN 19 17? Cagne, Baek to BIEN a sppodro PAYING You ? To GET BEFORE AND To PRACTICE. 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