The evening world. Newspaper, April 12, 1917, Page 18

cacaemecreemenncanes aoe, PAGE ‘About Plays -and Players | By BIDE Dt DI SY RS. NORMAN HAPGOOD has tranged ‘¢ith the Messrs Shubert to put her negro play- érs into the Garrick Theatre as the regular attraction at that house, | beginning next Monday, The negro troupe, which is now at the Gar den Theatre, will succeed B, Iden Payne's irish uduction, “Grasshop- per,” at the Garrick, However, the! Payne company will continue to pre sent the Garrick sshopper” at on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, In other words, if you don't mind, “Grasshopper” won't hop completely out of the Garrick The Garden Theatre will continue | dark—in another sense, GROVE GETS ROSHANARA. Roshanara, with her dances of the Far Bast, wil! Join the Cocoanut Grove Company next Monday night. She will first offer some Burmese and Indian folk dances, LEW FIELDS SAID IT. The day Lew Fields, producer of “Bosom Friend: and Robert Milton, who staged it, ame to an under standing about the production was a Frida Mr. Milton wanted to sign! contracts at once iis is Friday,” said Mr. Fields. | “Walt tll to-morrow.” | “You're not superstitious, are you?’ aeked Mr. Milton { No, lin not superstitious,” came the reply. “But why ta The line stuck in Mr. M ory and he put it in the shu ORPHANS IN A BOX, | When Ruth Chatterton was playing | in “Daddy Long-Legs" she adopted «girl orphan and Zelda Sears adopted | the child's sister, Yesterday the two ittle girls gave a box party at the Cohan Theatre and with six other little girl orphans saw Miss Chatter- ton come out of the kitchen. It was indeed « happy little gathering BY WAY OF DIVERSION. Brother William's twenty-five in love, we think, Ma says: * ness sakes alive! Ho's a silly gin Billy knov » Cordelia Burke, She's his | Iatest “max.” Just to please her he's at work raising a mustache, Billy thinks it's pretty meun If, just as “Josh,” mother sitys: “Ver lp ain't clean, ett go an’ wash!" Growls when Dad says: “Here's a tip. Linten, now—dou't scoff! Rub nome cr into yer lip. Calf will lick it o Uncle St gets Billy mad yell “Down in front Says: “Th some mustache, my lad, fer a little runt.” But Cordelia praises it, so Bill bluffs it through, Vows that if the folks don’t quit he'll raise side- burns, too, THEY CHALLENGED FORD. George Ford, who does the press He's ‘5 work for Robert Mantell, started across the Manhattan Bridge over who East River on foot the other night, carrying a bundle of Mantel! photographs. A naval militiaman challenged bim and demanded to know what was in the bundle. jorge showed him and was permitted to pass. Before he got across half a don guards had made him show the phot grapha. After the last had passed him George had an idea. He returned to the militiaman, # don't you ask who Mr. Man- he queried. Because I don't give a blank,” re- “But ask me anyhow,” said George. ‘I want to tell you that he is the great Shakespearean actor; that he is appearing at the Majestic, Brook- lyn, this week, and will be at the Forty-fourth Btreet Theatre, Now York, next week. I'vo got to get all that stuff in the story.” But the militiaman refused to say apother darn word. Gossip. A Brooklyn reader wants to know what has become of Harry B, Smith's $60 lyric contest. “Caroline Canton,” the girl with the somewhat different volve,” en-| y ters vaudeville at Meriden t h Mike Coldrayer, the scenario | that package last Saturday night? writer, has vppliied to A, H. Woods The Greenpoint Adonis, Charlie for apart in the next “Potaeh &|Carroll, will visit the Hippodrome Perlmutter” show. Tuesday night. Are you Jealous, Edwin T. ery, who staged| Mark, you skeezicks, you?—"Ram- “The Choir Rehearsal,” is producing| bier,” in Greenpoint Home News. another playlet with «a musical vheme, entitled “The Love Dream, Wanda Lyon, Nat Carr, George Schiller and the Russian dancer, 8.| , 1. Potapovitch, have been ensaged fer "The Passing Show of 1917." “Her Boldier Boy” will be trans. |t ferred from the Astor to the Lyric | # on April 30. is would indicate hat William F with the Lyric. Mme. Fj« despite that nam for the role of Li x is nearly through | American einge jas been engaged Pamela in "Th ubert announce that by Charles Guernon yes of Youth.” be used The second of the O. Henry stories to be filmed is “Friends at Sap rio." It will be shown at the St next week. ‘The Kialto will i Chaplin in “The Cure," The silver dagger and the shea which Edwin Booth used when played lago have been given Actors’ Fund Fair and will be sold May Thompson and Mario Flyni are "will giv to the love ch ‘Thursday nt at the ¢ studying up on the sub ent.tied, A revolving stag fte 2 They're now Buddy, the hue, who beats rummer of € h sides of Will greet you |; Un NOW « vanut Grov rd Norma be n Will assist. Mr, Adier will portra: | characters 4 dani nington has been goa | ® for the new “Mid Not only will Anna| hake a few toes, as usual, but she | t will sing their annual Elsie de Wolfe has done wonders in the way of healing his leg, which was Injured by @ street car in 1915. ment, Amberine, bedridden ever since the accident, THE NEWS FROM GREENPOINT, a 5 white gen'l'mens live Tho Theatrical Treasurers will hold | depravity of te fot —_ TA PANHING THis MORNING j =r I l OLD GRINDSTONE GEORGE Gevrriet 1911, Press Pubvishing Ce, Ov. T, Bening World) DAKE You AN ME Have BEEN PALS FoR ) Nears AN’ TC KIN “TAK “TS Nou UKE KIN Me OWN BROTHER —AM I RIGHT? “’S’MATTER, POP?” Evening World Daily Magazine It Was Quite a Relief to Hear the Explanation! MY MAw-stHe ( 'KYS Wer E @aAID DAKE" —WHY Don'T Y¥ A’ SERVANT ? YWiFe Dont Look ANY “Too STRONG AN’ LOOKS LIKE 4 HES WU BAD AN SHE Gor /( Putting the Pop in Popcorn Is No Longer a Popular Pastime With George! aN KEEP 2) IN FEEBLE HEALTH: WHY “DAWGONCT="TWeeN Nou AN’ Me “HEN*-@HES Gor ALL GHE KIN Ursunsy, ; LITTRE GIR.) Aor WUN ST, WHEN Ste wut A Comrright. 87, Prose Punting Ca. ON, 1. Bowning Wart) (= DONT WANT HER To HAVE ANY 1 _MORE WORRIES. WHY Y'G0 ( Good Te ¢ ‘ ve fa ‘ Bhe as been using the new French treat- | Little Jake has been Say, Jake, that's some nose, Did rou fall? Hey, Walter! what did you do with ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. O, L.—Chaplin played in the sketoh, ron't know about films. are Wat- | Larkin—Address Berlin, erson, Berlin & Snyder, Strand) Building. | FOOLISHMENT. be meld, 1 have no money, dear,’ But w my MORE FOOLISHMENT, J.P. Larkin.) oanut Grove o hae acruve, ATi fra our old kitchen stove, FrOM THE CHESTNUT TREE, “Why is Wall Street like a river? I give it up.” “Because it banks on both ides," | > - | BLISSFUL DEPRAVITY H vic ‘i a border Southern town lives an carpenter, who is y ished for hings—is use of large words and jerly negro \ding fear of his wife, who ts big. inpressive and eering. In this wn a trio of young 4 r keep War t hres called the darky to do some mall repairing Jobs about the apart. | ment, “Boss,"" inqutred the old man, in| he midst of his work, “does ‘you here tn total nine sex?" | Mat m Garden on We do,” was the answe | Saturday vening, April 21, ‘They are| Fron the bottom of his hen 1 ereby notified to get busy and so’ eo) rky fetched up o lon a hereby notified ® By and soul the old darky fetched up a lon, D. Myers jr, son of Jake; "Well, sun,” hi the Ilaw & Erignger adver- | you is, I should e*, write us fo say that —suturday Even | THERE'S ONE BOR} YOURE FULL OF HOT AIR! WHY SHOULD WE SQUANDER, BILLIONS ON A NAVY ? DIPLOMACY ts THE. “THING, YOU Foot! e A fi WELL, WHEN “THE Good sHip {ERRING BONE DOCKS IN SWEDEN WITH MY SHIPMENT OF ANCHOVIES } TLL BE A WEALTHY MAN! é we IF You HAD ANY BRAINS Ki YOU'D) SHOUT FOR PEACE LIKE me aa cninG YAW PBN AY SINKS THE TACRRIMBONE | BV \\ eb ; ( THERE'S ON! BORN EVERY NJNUTE 8 IDIOTS DON'T TALK WAR “TO MEM DIDNT MY FATHER GET His HAT BLOWN OFF \ INTHE CiviL WAR ? FOR THE AEs = UP tt ro MEN WANTED= sc ple, marked "I don’ Primm. “ Primm, ble, The “They'l “Like E “What “Fine, a divest Copyright, 1917, by The Pree SEE by the papers,” sald Pop- the British spring offensive.” “It must be an Inspiring aight,” re- tary to the Bons, British drive.” the Office Boy, Uke Riverside Drive, is it?” “Ob, don't be @ fool!" snapped Miss talking about.’ “You mean I don't know what I'm lariving @ | "Gee whiz!" said Popple. no stopping that boy happy unless he's jokin “And then,” rejoined Miss Primm,| ‘The Bosy retired to} , fred to his “nobody else 1s happy.” is le Brive ag An 4 m fifteen.” murmured I think we'd better change the sub-| «yrour times Nitee steered Bobbie fect," sald Spooner the mild Uttle| “Oh, you go chase ‘* Bookkeeper. “By the way, I see the| Snapped Miss Primm, ns ond Hee |Ywenty-third Infantry ts ready to | move, Wonder what that means!” ery little movement has a __ WARTIME STUFF, ; meaning all its own,” gald Miss Tillie, | CERTAIN army officer took in ‘the Blonde Stenographer. | to dinner at a Washington Please, Miss Tillie,” plead Miss ing us miserable, Don't Join forces with Bobbio tn mak. | YOUNE Soldiers.”” she said, “are ha ; . ng it all thelr oo Let's all be senal-| siris over there now Tee’, With, the smashing ahead and 1"— | fore they get through,” put in Bobbie, | t! ‘Oh, well t | he of Miss Primm turned on tho boy.| a dep! milo--“oh “Bobbie,” she sald, “if you don't stop ih theae’ is using @ lenat I'll tell Mr. Snooks on you.” ' je day Washing- | “And be like Henry Green, I »’pose,”| a said Bobble. “He's a tattle-tale tn “A teller." “Where do you get those jokes “Out of “That's Miss Priv Popple et wn, "Dat, The Office Force By Bide Dudley nllahing Co, (The Snooks 4 , the Shipping Clerk, “that| Ure of have started thelr ov York Eveoing World.) id theh we'll have the pleas- ing our brainless young stiffly and went into the © of the boss, Por ays kid, but you're in fer it." said |. Miss Primm returned | later followed by Mr, ‘Snooks, one ‘ ie Bobbi he sald, sternly, Miss t s'pose,' came from Bobbte,| Primm tells me you have insulted ‘that it's anything | "er i ‘He insinuated that I am | passe,” @aid the Pri | "Did you, Bobbie?" “Why, I do! "I can see 3 | rupted the Bows. Miss Primm, Private Secre- “I'd like to see a "You don’t know what you're nee u're gullty,” inter ‘Now listen, jman, Miss Primm is at least tour | times Your ago and you should re ony . pect he! 0 yo t There's] shec!, her you hear me—respect He's never ‘Yen, str!” “All right! See that you do,” | out of the room, > Party a young 1 returned from En, Jy who had Just 4, “The “have a litte pity on us. » much thet? | know of a youn? in the Blues who is aad 1 to seven girls simul papers say the British are| own w y, in fact. Tk 1 smash a lot of heads be-! how?" | PROPHETIC, bank.” | IR HUBERT HERKOMER, the well known artist, who died yge recently, used to tell an amusing story of a London art dealer, ‘Tite | man had two beautiful reproductiona fonry Green do you mean?" kid!" sang out the Blonde, my head. what you are,” snapped! of alnting “Phe i pped ot the, painting “Dh Approaching laughed. “Good girl!” he! One of these pictures he plac the show window, but it did not eeth pict, Ket tat “air At length, in order to draw attention ie to the pleture, he put a ca 8 smile gave way to al|which he printed nd O ft on h th “The she snorted, “is Approaching Storm, epecially suitable ‘Tit-Bite, insul =f sball tell Mr. for a wedding present."