The evening world. Newspaper, April 7, 1917, Page 12

[leemernes _] Bening World Dally Magazine About Plays “’S’MATTER, POP?” —__—__— " MY MAW THINS | Yada MY MAw THINKS YouR WikLie IS w 9 | ALITALI IKE 15 ONE OF THE NICEST tA ONE OF ‘THe Nicest | TOYS IN THE f f TROY IN THe wor.d| — ra ae —~ overs eM | MY MAW Tints and Players 1. ee ee | By BIDE DUDLEY Ricesr Davies | IN THE WORLD Gere es ; i} TRIKE up the Jazz band--Ver | non’s coming back, Vernon ; 8 who? Why, Vernon Castle, of course. What other Vernon is there, xcopting posit nt Vernon. vat amounts t ? Le New n the nan received a « Jancing Jated Londor which he said he was sailing for anada to spend six q aviator nonths teaching ed yous Kaiser's he young idea to erday, and unless one ¢ w. k. U boats spoils the Vernon will arrive in Canada to about if 4 week. Once he is settled there he | ; will undoubtedly run down to Broad- | way now an on if for no other | z reason than id about @ bit over | ' the cafe flo For, be it known, Vernon still snakes a mighty wicked vot. ' THEATRICALS AND WAR, | ; It is the genera! impression in New | ; York theatrica! circles that the fact | hat this country ty at war with | Germany will have a beneficial effect, |* if uny, on the show business, It ts pointed vut that every person who | a job and money America ta ain and France, whole plan OLD GRINDSTONE GEORGE Copyright 111, Press Publishin » spend vn ally of he war ve f those nations ma ow use Ou this will bring nany fihting » Now York. Th yumbe' shows and come Hes produced will be Increased, while he heavy drama will likely go on the helf for THEY'RE A STRANGE LOT. Btage people sometimes have strange nstance n't use salt in her orning eclines to smoke cigars a while offee in the John Masor while he’s asl Ran it Is on fire, eau won't sleep in a if she can ly refuses | | to drink id or chlo ; roform or } William Collier vi afraid of firearms and always refuses to put the muzzle of @ loaded gun in his mouth. Mary Nash isn't very superstitious, but she always refuses to walk under | «4 ladder when it ds falling from 4 butlding. | Sophye Barnard is very fond of inimals, yet she invariably refuses to let an elephant walk on her. Emily Stevens never eats ground glass for breakfast and tnsists on wearing shoes when she goes for her morning walk» I DO HoPE KATE AN’ Sor” WILL HAVE A “PLEASANT DAY WELL X AINT SoOPERSTIGHUS) BUT XM WORRIED Gome ZAY Go NRATHEAD: HG BY WAY OF DIVERSION. FoR “THEAR =WEDDIN' ! ¢ Peete ine MUSE WeLt You Now _AS SNS Somes sth tee in| | (Seamer to) nae cea] VERS Bear Srey Ee ROO about a week S'prised me like the very deuce, him gettin’ pious 60 William always used to vow that hurches were for chumps. Used to “It's just a fad—no chureh for Nilliam Dumps!" William joined the Bible class; It's taught by Mary Winn. She's a new girl in these parts. Her t moved in. Mary's family’s Jus ron a. te é why William’ pad, an ch he goes. Since he Joined, aoe oes bean what 1°d call NO ac tracts an’ won't do no great amount guess, for him to | but gosh, 1 wish rry Mary Winn Deserve vv ¢ (de ON A FRIDAY “TH 132) UNLUCKY PRodSE ay oF STOR iv" kd ON A FRIDAY? battle so with ne'd hurry up an’ m WALTER LOVES FILM8—NOT! ugene Walter now and aguin sells a aay to the film people, but he has little love for the motion ploture bu: ness. Regarding # statement to t effect that he furnished “a more de nite ending” for “The Easiest Wa which is now in films, he say imagined iny play “The Easiest “came to & logical conclusion as it was played at the Belasco Theatr thony Biddle, Edward McCullough and | Philip Foster, if IKNowW A FELLER ONCE WHO DID M'DEAR! Saturday, A pril 7, 1917. T3UT MY MAW Sez SHe OULDNT TRADE ME FOR THe wore TSUNCH I never saw the scenario used by the moving picture people, nor have I any GOSSIP. Clifford Brooke is staging Ibbetson," James Shesgreen 1s to be gen press man for William Harris, Robert Evans, ina of the Du quesne, Pittsburgh, Broudwaying yesterday Clifton Crawford has written a re cruiting song, which will be in “The Passing Show of 1 | ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES, J. Hades—This ts @ theatrical, not | musical, column, | Helen—Cannot print stories of that | kind, We get too many of then, | | A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Out in Wyoming a Mr. Prop is be. | §| Ing sued for non-support, | desire to see the scenario or the pic- peine | ure. The stage director asked me \bout the finish, and T furnished him some stock er of ladies with dis rdered liv he has used me of them. 1 don't know | never saw any of hearsals, and 1 shall certainly not seo the picture, as I never go to film theatres and can ‘magine no worse form of entertain ment for an intelligent mind,” ‘Well, what of it? BENEFIT SHOW REHEARSES. A midnight rehearsal of the enter alnment to be given to-morrow night ‘t the Hippodrome for the Junior Pa America was held at the Hip “THINK OF fT WIFE, 1M INVITED TO THE GRAYMATTER'S BIG DINNER, “TO MEET THE GREAT RENOWNED > “VHINKTANK ,LLD,ZRM, ‘al 1M SO HAPPY THAT ('™ FAIRLY “TREADING ON AIR! THINK WHAT [T MEANS TO MEET A MAN OF SUCH VAST AND INFINITE LEARNING ? THIS (Ss THE OPPORTUNITY OF MY LIFE! ONE THAT HAVE LONGED FOR. ALL THESE tax") \ Years SINCE T HAVE HAD Oliver. Harriin rs. Prest | on, Mra. A us Kountae, Mrs.|, FOOLISHMENT. Charles | Oelric Mre. — Bourke | : Cockran, Mrs, Donn Barber, Mrs, Ore Heot, Marion Tiffany, Mrs, Herber iy ; Shipman, Mrs. John Cy Fairehild,| is emat U We“ Gilda Dar | padi OH Mary Nash, | FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, Henry Hull | “I arrested this man, Smith, in a| | stone, Pegey wate! | Marion Davi | | Cathleen Nesb rence Waterbury, Muking a bolt for the door.” “All right! Locksenith up! St Frank Ko i} Good | es i So fee “THIS 15 AN OVERWHELMING) WHAT DO YoU THINK ? . am, 1 fact, as ignorant of aviatios ~ ape | eriatisrlineclan cha Finis mate wee of aviation | POLITICAL SUBTERFUGES OF HONOR PROF. THINKTANK ' WOULD SESS WILLARD KNOCK history. FULTON'S BLOCK OFF IF THEY SHOULD FIGHT ? LHAVE HAD A GREAT DESIRE "TO KNow YOU AND DISCUSS TORICS OF INTEREST ITTLE EDWIN provided he t on ch mor ‘ each Sunday t saved during th: the Ord ot the Bath,’ | DYNASTIES VERSUS THE Cc ea) OF SCOALISTC UNITS! ,_~ @ the contributi box at Sunda it ’ One} OF COURS: NOT at pee : a ne end of It struck an old wom , t aarirs An, W tanding ie platform GO TO THE HEAD OF THE CLASS = “Civwi) ss re k 1 in as CERTAIN ateur ayia ter What w t 1 recently about a fly yy hi nin tw trip with @ professional, when her, AR WHO etood ne he fe}! 1,200 feet into the water with A think so!” gald thie out knowing ghantly, as she « i I wasn't frightened,” he said, wit Did they \ @emile. “I thought that our swift se ; f aty ke : Gagcont was u yiece of fancy flying. |sners, Lerdem. . ‘ ‘ Optimism: 66] DON'T agree with these theor- ists who assert that salesiman- ship can be mastered by any | Normal tndividual,"" remarked a suc- cessful one, “In my opinion, this idea te as absurd as to claim that acting or oratory can be learned by any one, Actiig, oratory or sales- manship; any one cam be taught the | theory of all three. But to success- fully apply it is @ different proposi- tion, “A schoolboy can mouth the words of the Gettysburg oration, Are you thrilled by his rendition? Similarly a clear, logical exposition of the merits of certain merchandise can be deliv. ered by any one fictent | thought and study. But more than | this 1s required to get the name on | the dotted line | | “Some men have certain natural | qualifications which, if carefully nur- | tured and !ntelligently developed, will | make of their possessors able ai |men, Other men are so lacking these qualities that they cannot suc- ceed in this fleld. “First among requisite traits I would name optimism—an inexhaus- tible, natural fund of tt, There are two reasons which explain the tm- | portance of this quality, One is that| | gelling, with its big proportion of | trustte ris very discourag. | jing work, he other ts that it is through becoming Infected with | after suf |the salesman’s enthuste optimism that the purchaser ov mes his} |natural objection to spending his | money and consequently concludes |to purchase, I have never met al notably successful salesman who did| not seem to possess a particularly | optimistic temperament, | “With natural optimism as a basis| |wpon which to build, much can be done, A too brusque manner can be softened; @ too mild and obsequious | lapproach can be stiffened. Fluency can be developed in the hesitant; |volubility can be curbed in the lo- |quacious. Quick thinking and eelf- Successful Salesmanship By H. J. A Requisite of Salesmanship. Barrett ession can din the selt- can be devele 5 ‘Tact, an 4 thorough knowl. an fnsight inte xing ability’ all edge of the human natur these are, to t extent, matters of expericnce and training.’ But ope ¢ timisin—cither you are or you're not optimt And convinced that without {t man can conststel succeed In sel iad Answers to Last Saturday's Puzzles Satur y's “BI AST y" was ASHINGTON re Word in the “squared circle” was REVO- LUTIONARY. One of the best word combinations for the “Kris-Kross* puzale was, HEARD, ERROR, ARISE, ’ LOSES, DRESS, submitted by BE. M. 8, | Brooklyn Tn his train and brakeman pusale, Ls ( maintains that before the train comea to 8 op th i keman will ave reached the tunnel and be Gh tae ton of the der he faa ee Sao r S the rubbing that wears out your clothes and makes washing hard work, VAN'S NORUB and have cleaner clothe ’ and no rubbing, 5c & 1c packages At your dealer's Van Zile Co, Mire, West Hoboken, N. J, >