The evening world. Newspaper, April 11, 1917, Page 18

| COMIC PAGE | ‘About Plays. and Players By BIDE DUDLEY ITH Oriental ceremonies and much wassull, the 120 sheep of | “The Wanderer” were sheared on the ge of the Manhattan Opera, se yesterday. O14 Doo Potter and three assistants were the barbers, The shearing so affected Lillian George, @ ballet dancer, thet she wrote @ poem about life, stress and strife and dedicated it deliberate- ly and fearlessly to Morris Gost, manager of the show. The wool was given to the Actors’ Fund Fair to be spun into dollars by Daniel Frohman, About 800 persone were Invited to see the wool clipped, Among them were Alex. Woolloott, Edna K. Woolley and Geo: J, Woolston, « lawyer tn the Woolworth Building, All were pleased A BUBY ACTRESS. These are strenuous evenings for Norma Mitohell. She is understudy for all the female roles in “Disraeli” and “Out There,” exonoting Laurette Tay- lor’s part. Hach night Miss Mitchell in @ taxicab makes four round between the Globe and Knickerbocker Theatres to see if the women of the two companies are on the job. Her husband, Hayden Talbot, te preparing to sell the taxloab privilege to the highest bidder. BY WAY OF DIVERSION. Bill Brown had « cold, but be knew what to do. He went to a show and he saw it clear through; and ev'ry biamed time that the hero spoke up, Mill took a deep breath and he coughed, "Kerwup wup!" The farm- ers sweet daughter, whore beau was untrue, caine out with the oh, terribly blue, She waved it be- fore him and sald: “You cheap pup, | ought to"——— Here Ii gave & cough, “Kerwup, wup!" ‘Then came ‘he ofd mother, so gentle and kind. she tottered when walking and seemed @o resigned. She went to the villain and said: “Isaac Sobupp, you're very”—— Bill Brown gave a ‘ough, “Kerwup, wup!” And when “wupped” his way b=) md wahoo, be- “Twas great,” I yond any doubt.’ replied, “when the father woke up and shot the false lover.” Said Bill: “Wheeza wup!” OH, MERCY! Replying to Kugene Walter, who was quoted recently as saying he did not intend to see his play, “The Wasiest Way,” in film, and, aleo, that he never goes to film theatres and ‘can tmagine no worse form of en- tertainment for an intelligent mind,” ®. R. Schayer, publicity man for the Selgnick picture enterprises, says: “We will pass over Mr. Walters contemptuous attitude toward the motion picture as that of all puzsied iterary folk who find it impossible to write acceptable scenarios, Mr, Wal- tere play was @ perfect subject for nieturization, but it is doubtful if he knows why, or that he could sit down and deliberately write another story or play that would come within a hundred miles of ‘The Basiest Way’ RY” IN FILMS. * the musical com- aay sucoeas which Woods, Frazee é& Lederer produced eight or nine years +go, 1s to be made over as @ motion re. Gertrude McCoy will be {ts ‘and the Author's Film Company roducer, The screen version ix he work of Otto Hauerbach, one of he authors of the original book, and 1. 8. Sheldon, EGAN A PRODUCER. Bill Egan, station master at the Pennsylvania Terminal, helpeat pro- duce a play in Newtown, Conn., the other night. Arthur Barney sent up a lot of scenery. Bill took tickets and kept the key to the curtain, His ‘wo daughters were in the cast. They say papa got in the way terribly, ALONG CAME RUTH. Ruth Fallott, a litte girl who lives t Teaneck, N. J., wherever that ix, vas sent us a poem and @ stamp with hich to mail her a copy of the paper jn which it appears. We cannot right fully keep the stamp, #0 it looks x though we've got to print the poem, Mt ts entitled “War.” Have @ look: my to write "WR, Sealine ties "stone, Vag Re mmamay a Verte ugh veut think of war, te are benny ie, Germany, Sofie kin’ bua hin corporation ; met iaier het Wilson. wrote hile declaration, , low firat™ tn every ednebe * vir I cares ng cwir We overs Ae Raiser hare he ‘cure Gossip. Florence Reed will leave “The Wan- derer” thin week. The press agent speaks of W A. Brady's photomotorial activities a unique torial expressiun, etson” will open at the Theatre Tuesday evening, npany Barney Bernard is making engagements Messrs, Shubert have en for the role « The Highway Wed. and Sat.) Dostal the tenor will cing at the| newsboys’ benefit at the Hippodrome | next Sunday evening. It's going to be | a hum-dinger of a show Troop N Boy Si fea, gave @ str :| and signal! th ; night between the ree) hood.” A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY All work and little play brings the | ough in, anyway. | FOOLISHMENT. OF & bride, Mrs. Veier B. 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