The evening world. Newspaper, June 8, 1917, Page 22

a a * é eT and Players | By BIDE DUDLEY _ [VERY biack-face comedian, whether he be in musical com- COMIC PAGE edy, vaudeville, burlesque or | jail, bas an ambition to own a min- stret troupe. The memory of their first love is ever with them, and they long to hear the old “Eleven forty- five” call for parade as they formerly did. Tom Brown, the burnt cork per- son of Brown's Saxaphone Band, which lent such efficient ald to “Chin Chin,” hankers to own @ minstrel show. According to Martin Sampter, re is a plan on foot whereby Brown, Sampter and Fred Stone will be the proprietors of Tom Brown's minstrels next season. The idea is) for Sampter to handle the business end. Neither Brown nor Stone would be in the troupe, as they are eng: for other attractions, Sampter they all think the show would be a| big success, But it wouldn't. The | minute « man whose name a minstrel show bears quits travelling with tue troupe it begins to slip toward the storehouse. | A ROLE FOR MISS MOORE. A comedy called “The Private Suite” has been acquired by A. Woods, and he will produce it with Florence Moore, formerly of Mont- | cnet and Moore, in the principal! role. OW" TO-NIGHT. mith and John L. Golden, | ; John Taintor Foote, au- thor, and Robert Milton, director, are th Stainford to-day to see the new comedy, ‘“Loby's Bow," open to- night, Next week the play will be ecen in Wilmington, Wel. In the y are Krank Bacon, Phoebe Foster, Johd Miltern, Kdward Abeies, Forrest Hobinson, Ida Waterman, Amelia Gardner, Frea Burton and David Burton, “THE VOICE WITHIN.” | Jay Packard's stock company at! the Orpheum, Newark, will give a play called “The Voice Within" a try-out next week. It is by Herbert Bashford of San Diego, Cal, Rush and Andrews are interested in Unis one and expect to produce it in New dork next tall, BY WAY OF DIVERSION. He couldn't buy a bond to bh couatry in the war. Baid he: | much In favor of the cause we're, nghung for, but t've no money | oan spare to lend the Government, The) com of living’s up so high Mt calls for ev'ry cent.” And, having made this| ttle speech, he tossed out on the bar) « ten, inviting all the boys to “have | a good ciga And then he bought « round of drinks and left in his ma- chine to dine uw Grabitall’s Cafe with Mae, a chorus queen, 6 couldn't uy @ bond to help hie qmuntry in its plight and yet he squandered fitty| bones for food and wine that night. | ste could not bay a bond because—oh, golly! What's the use? Somebody ought to kick him where bis panta- joons hang loose, Gossip. “My Lady's Glove” will open at the Lyric June 18. The Messrs, Shubert have leased the Forty-Fourth Street tor filma. Elliott, Comstock & Gest will call 1 version of “The College Leave It To Jane.” Re- hearsals begin next week. Sam H, Kothapfel has arranged to show Jullay Eltinge’s first motion picture at @e Rialto before it is seen elsewhere. Jose Ruben, recently of the Wash- ington Square Players, will appear next season under the management of Arthur Hopkins. Hagel Harris bas been engaged as principal dancer for the Elmira Sum- mer Musical Stock Company, She was formerly with “You're In Love,” “The Island of Love" is being staged by Edwin T, Emery with a cast made up of Dorothy c Hamilton Christie and John W A feature of the Lamba’ Gam Manhattan Opera House Jun will be a “girl” number called Old Stage Door.” Charles Lane, of “A Successful 0 ity,” ealls Monday for a brief vacation in Caracas, Rio Janeiro and z @ Bar Sinister,” now at the Broadway, will begin an engagement at the Pitt Theatre, Pittsburgh, June 17, under Franx Hall's direction. Carl McCullough, of “You're In ,”" has signed a contract under oh he will act for Arthur Ham- merstein for three years, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY, Grit Hodge of Sticky Hollow, Ark. bas notified his wife that if she doesn't quit shooting at him with a rifle he's going to leave her. DR. 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