The evening world. Newspaper, May 10, 1917, Page 20

and Players | By BIDE DUDLEY for tlielr musical revue, “Odds ‘a4 Ends,” which will open. the Nor worth Thentre, now being built in West Forty-eighth Street. As a feature of the performance Mr, Nor- worth has obtained the permiasion of Stephen Leacock to use, in sketch “The Man in the Asbestos-Suit.” It will be “@ Rovel comedy, and will run about bow, but they don’t want them made public for fear the Germans will ap- propriate them. SALLY CRUTE MARRIES. Bally Crute, actress, best known for her work in fiims, has chosen this de- . partment as 4 medium for telling the vi J07, Press Pubtiming Co, (6. ¥, Rrentng worked ‘a big piece of news, It is this; Crute is @ bride. Not so very ’ retty little home on the ere they have a garden, and @ fine fruit tree. used to sug> marriage to her, she'd merely give them one jook and say: “Ob, you!" BY WAY: OF DIVERSION. He grabbed bim and soaked him right square in the nose, He hel and landed @ dozen more blows. next threw him down and jumped right on his chest. To murder the man he was doing his best. He mauled him and jerked him about by the let wp when he ran out of breath. His victim lay prostrate and very more he got busy » eh ummelled and battered the man with a smile, Policemen looked on but no move did they went crazy as ev'ry blow tell. But wait, my dear reader; I mustn't fool you! Bill Sunday was w#iving the devil his due, WE DON’T QUITE GET IT. very time Fenimore Cooper Towne thinks of a joke he sends it to this decidedly interesting column instant- er. Frequently in doubt as to fy arse set Wie e v about it. i Such ty tee case to-day, Fen hi sent.in one and may be it's funny, What do you think? Here it is: “T went down on the east side and ‘Make me a Manhattan cocktail,’ I ordered. “I'm sorry,’ the bartender replied, NEZZA XD Like “oO |} THAT “SANITORS DOB “GOT OPEN ¢ Neo BuT Y'CANT HouD DOWN No DANITOR® SoB THEN, COUASeY \N A UP-TO-DATE BUILDIN’ LiL, Br ' LIKE “THis IN “THose CLOTHES Ste ADMIT? “WHY DES LookiT THEM S TROUSERS" ¢ . NouD BE FINE Lookin’ BIRD “Td HAVE ’ROUND TH Buildin’ WITH “THAT “NAT WILLS" MAKEUP OF NOuR®. WHY. “'LooK LIKE “TH! "WRECK 4 A Cover 4 HONEST ) fi Bur DANGONIT “HEY ) RECKLESS REGGIE! Reginald De Koven likes the mum- r 1%. His opera, “The Highway- jas thirteen principals, thir- teen duced originally on Dec, 13, 1 urday night, after the thi formance of the revival at the Forty- ' fourth Street Theatre, Mr. De Koven will entertain the thirteen principals at supper at Justine Jobnstone'’s Lit- tle Club. He wishes the total cost could be $18, but of course it can’t at Justine’s Club, you bet your lift HITCHCOCK TO AID LAM Woods. Ho wilt have the leading : Beginning to-night I role in a new production in August. | a a oa will’ tnasgurad “ *| Ldulse Dresser has a war playlet| |] TAKE campaign of speechm called “For Country” in which she theat w avertise will appear in vaudevil Alfred Gambol, which Will be held at the reece Hopkins of ene wrote New Amsterdam Theatre during the ne will play the'Kelth houses, week of May 28, He. will vascieab | Me Henry B. Martin wishes you] | { CHEER UP OSWALD tre to theatre and talk sond all your old lov i the audiences, between” the acts, {Fullon ‘Theatre, ‘The Stage Wome ‘YoU 100K PUNK However, he promises to speak only to make leather ne about five minutes at each stop, J out of them, WHAT 5 WRONG § The Office Force By Bide Dudley Copyright, 1917, by the Press Publishing Co, (The New York Breaing Workl), A the way,” said Popple, the “Yes,” said Spooner, missing Bob- "fenve it \'M ALL FRAzZLED OUT - GOING CFF ON A “Two WEEK'S , | VACATION TODAY + ( “THATS “THE BIG TRovBLe WITH HiM—- HE WORKS Too HARD ALL WINTER AND WHEN 1 CANT SAY 1L FEEL EsPeciatty HiLARious LaTeLy! aise \'D H shipping clerk, folding his| e's polnt, “it ought to be, nigh o Mocuelta Piet Mkt nel a - (eer, r \ SPRING Comes He's aLuin! ——e wie ig ON Mis 1 newepaper, “it Col, Roosevelt |funhy,,that all women are afraid of “Destroyer” night at the navy booth wo WEEK RIP goes to France will he lead his army| + Shi been engaged b; ent al navy booth ' Yes,” eat i COME a Hattie tor the lender’ role pete He und Fais Fab page c on foot or will he ride a horse?" elephants!" a Bobble, “Women and Wit be in conrge neon “Oh, undoubtedly he'll be mounted," |_ “That's an insult to ue girlet® Ofes in “He and She." Don Barclay will be in the cast with @ comical quip or two when the new “Follies” is staged. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY, replied Miss Primm, Private Secre-| Primm eaid. “One would think we ish war, if I'm not mistaken, he rode 4 @ big Diack charger” a Miss Primm wheeled around in her } eal.” ehe will be in charge, respeotively, Frank Westerton will have a role They say the Oshkosh Girls’ Club, is “Do! you jn the MEpe t of Alice Neilsen in| which has as its motto, “The 3 | anid Bobble, the Oitiee i hgnede snapped. mt 9 ou eve » Bal 38 mom #' oa d xell has been engaged | Mine,” 4s composed of damsels so p: to play the old fashioned wife in a|a little bouxe is 1 geno lage *pecial “Oh, Boy” company. ly, “Bobbie considers that a joke.” “T won't” ead Bobbie, Soot even “gay,” sang out Miss Tillie, the|! You gimme w chance by stopping Blond ‘Stenographer, “if they ‘make! fr, breath.” Bleanor Fox has been added to the ON et cast of "Her Soldier Boy” at the Lyric bea eee ENT: | ail these bridegrooms go to war they) ,,,.\/<!” came from Poppi at thet N Theatre. | 8, aheeer ine jittle da | ought to let them ride horees."* bevy gp bd bP | “Why?” asked Popple. oor opened oe has Hops: 1e |member of the Office Force was err, cana then I would be @ bridle ing os though be or aha Mente eek @ conversation this morning|* train, isn't very edifying,” came from * nna Held will end her season in| For Tt he wanda "at the Standard The- | ‘Toes Yet hie urday night, will move to the Moroc- FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, Monday “Canary Cot- “You were’a long ol 'e * time at the dent.| Fe onan un, [MERstaving that tooth puted oe | Syprpner the iild ue Bookaeeper.| | | CLOSE QUEDG. hax been pi ad to sta f o| - : i der a long term contract by A, HL | thing 1 had to stay and see the | ave talking, we change the sub- Peveiod j Bh bome 4 "A. great idea!” replied Bobbie. story of the British eoldiers’ “Let's do like King Choo Choo did/humor, A certain ourto-collesting when he switched thrones.” rated “I don't get you,” sald Pople, Captain aed peer Leon two pri \ | “He changed subjects.” vates to move his effects, They man- } “Bosh! I don't believe there ever|/®sed everything save @ ty was a King Choo Choo, SR ART OF SALESMA tha NSHIP. snapped | Dacking-case, big defied escription, | RS, AYTOUN wanted new nt—Did 9 HE OUGHT To BE BACK TODAY i} Miss Pi | 1 ou make A mistake? GUT To ‘ ‘ " iss Primm. united efforts. Ae M whoes, so she w ‘nto a] Doctor (changing the formul, | 1 WONDER W , NY? SAY MAN: Where'd You > 1 STAYED Home AND a a tat ie, team engine 00 | RPE me eroes Some one shop, where an obliging as-|Yes, in my diagnoma of your cone | DER. WHERE HE WENT: GET ALL THAT PEP AN’ CoLoR? | DUG A GARDEN"! Enis eatette aie aie eee waist the dames te tn Be that a a, anteratd BLY y yf your case. Ses must be our silly morn! "| “What the dence tt, Bmre * fn for! There; you can get It Alled forta dime ne at), a aan aL pai ¢ | eee said Spooner. “What's wrong—are| “T’ Pyramids,” % f dan ne, |for Your nerves; but 1 see they dowe ) |" “I think they are,” said Bobbie, = i 6 abi Vases: hes | need wtimulating. The ‘fares “That's an insult to the rest of us," } abr eel i oF. fan iss Primm, frowning at the ther . , for one, resent i er. ) aN UBIQUITOUS, | "Oh, for the land's sake!" muttered rat , and ayy ha Then: 1M late Richard Hardiig Davis | Popple. “Let's forget our differences ; 1 her a ea E |and be pleasant, I see by the papers e cong lated at a that a regiment of engineers will be lam,” he “inner In New York on his war the first United States soldiers to das ald: | correspondence work | Teach France, Wonder why?” me Hyer ipsde re ops a | “Probably because they'll start \ beaming mite stra {ne grit myselt most on my Aetton,” | first,” sald Miss Primm, beaming on _——— jDetmion melle, dra sald, “War correspondence ts, Popple. GORDON-24 in. of wreh | after all, a good deal of @ blurt | pif Premume, said Bobbie, “that Miss ie Ora Baltes i |Primm considers that a joke. >_—-. aad editor who sent me to |" certainly do!" returued the Pri- | THE DOCTOR WAS RIGHT. nwa Spondent sald | vate Secretary, “The trouble with ' Aw respondent, Dick, must | you {8 you wouldn't know a joke if you met one face to face.” formfit OCTORHer » to the drug. y, t means’ sand g filled. It wi this prescription! “And he | cost you 40 cents, | his spectacies, | Spooner thought it time to inter- fere. “Oh, say, folks,” he said, “my | brother, the vaudeville actor, is writ- | , ked at me hard through Patier hanks, Doc, but would { means,’ he explained, ‘th the war cor My enat | ing a sbng. He calls it; ‘When you mir ing me the 40 cents? | respondent must always Mabel &. She’ Gav. Tors . ; . be Wan on tke ee | aw the Mouse She Gave a AND BANDS ARE CURVE \ Doctor (stormily)~-Hand me back was or note nWaantbot, Whether he Fai Ie very sunny.” 70 FIT THE HOU yo or not,’ "Washington Star, N y funny,’ SHOULDERS, . ought to be a scream,” sug- 2 for 306 gested Bobbie, | CLUETT, PEABODY 8.C NC MAKERS