The evening world. Newspaper, July 12, 1917, Page 16

soPRS tesa A \ a About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY ARK A. LUESCHER has been | promoted by Charles Dilling- ham from the position of press sepresentative of the Hippodrome to that of Business Manager of the same big theatre, To get right down to brass tacks, Mr. Luescher’s position will be that of personal representa- tive, with general charge of the business management of the Hippo drome and the supervision of its pub- Netty, excursion and advertising bureau. At present Mr. Luescher fs on his farm at Southport, Conn., acting as General Business Manager for four acres of potatoes and corn, four sheep, a cow, a Shetland pony and her colt, six dogs and eighteen cats. He has notified Mr. Dillingham will be ready to take that new job| Just as soon an he pulls off the an-| nual benefit show for the Southport Fire Department, of which he 1s Chief Second Assistant Nozzleman. | | -HUMAN 7) SOUNDS LIKE A SELL. Irving Davis of Brooklyn writes us to say he met an ex-convict recently who handed him a laugh. “The man," writes Irving, “#ald he! had divorced his wife because every tims he looked at her hair he was) reminded of his prison life. Very) much surprised, I asked him to ex- plain, burn, he answered, ‘It was au-) BY WAY OF DIVERSION. Bend a chaser after Trouble when you see his periscope. Troubles hothing but a bubbie, just as frail as those of + ap. Let him have a big, six-pounc Get him when he first appears. ifelplessly you'll see him flounde with his load of woes and, fears, ..ock her up with grit, this | chas .; take some shells containing | 8 4 Trouble will not dare to face he . He'll discard his loathsome wiles, ‘sain the guns and knock him silly ‘Trouble’s just a great big bluff. Will he sink? Say, listen—will he? Sure, ““S'MATTER, POP?” “ile NAME LADY iS APPLIED To A LEXCLUSIVELY & THAT Covers QUESTION. FoR THe Love oF RINGS SATISFY, You Now He Can he will, and quick enough. Trouble’s | braye when he is winning, when he But thinks you've lost your nerve, just start his head to spinnin) not let your purpose swerve. I've told you how to sting him. Chase the old pest from your sea. I've no use for Trouble, ding him! Shoot him, biff him, sink him—whee! SKOI'S GOING ALONG. Fiora Zabelie, who is going on tour im Henry W. Savage's musical play, “Have a Heart,” announces that cy Onl You've SES Gar ME. =< (AL BROKE UP WITH YouR “I don't know wh doesn’ over bi: forms,” she said. “He just won't stand for a uniform. Every time he sees one he tries to bite it. I fear that he'll bite into some bell-boys at the various hotels I visit and [I'm worried about it. Still, I suppose it will be cheaper to feed him on bell- boya than on tatoes.”’ Miss Zabelie’s route is not ayull- able at this time, #o the bell-boys will just have to take chances. DAVE SCORES AGAIN. Dave 8. Eisman, the poet whose rhymes always teach, hae written es- pecially for this column, mind you, an effort called “Little Bittsy Bi It is all about the problem of lif and the best methods of solving it. Read it and ponder: hatred for uni- A Mitte bit, of gladm Pee ttle bit. of sadnews, bere little ) ite make life, Each day cannot be sunshine, must ras time for gets thetr share, Jon to resob, ‘a fair, ighttull ‘ GOSSIP, { Elleen Huban has been placed un-| ¢ der contract by A, H. Woods. | Jean Sothern, Van Dyke film star, wishes to deny @ rumor that she was fFecently married. Fay Bainter has been assigned to @ leading role in “The Chatterbox,” Bayard Volller's new comedy. William Norris, comedian, has been without any special | engaged for a role in the forthcoming Shubert production, “Twas Once in| Pina for the day, when Besa spied Outdoorland i Copyright, 1917, by The Pree Vubliguing Co, (The New York Evening World.) | Rabbits. OB, Bess and Bombus were walk- | ing in a cabbage patch of Out-| doorland May." a rabbit. As quickly as sho did he William Furst, composer, who died | also spied her, and scampered down| Freeport_yesterday, Was aspoci-|4 hole, out of sight! | 4 with David Belasco s produc- tions nearly all his professional life The Contract Committees of the Actors’ Equity and the Managert” Protective Association met again ye terday. Progress was reported when the adjournment came—that’s nll Rose Coghlan has a new playlet, by Willard Mack and Thomas F, Fail that?” asked Bess, | who had been too surprised to ex- claim, They had seen. Now, the home of |the rabbit and his family was that| hole beneath a large stone, down which he had disappeared. | “Did you see | | | entitled “The Deserter.” She L | open in it on July 16 at Keith's Royal et us stay here and keep quiet, Theatre He will think we're gone and will Gertrude Vanderbilt and Johnny Ford have teamed up for vaudeville. | They are rehearsing a new singing, dancing and talking act which wul play the U, B. O. time. come out again,” said the Professor, | his advice, did 90, a out came papa rabbit! First a winky whiskered rose showed | itself, next two wide, nervous eyes ap- 4, sure enough, ODDS AND ENDS. “But,” writes “A Read up- | peared and looked about. After see i peared looked abo er seeing pose Kermit und Quentin should Bhot in the front nanest® “NOW4 BC) that the coust was clear, papa rabbit's K. M, B, has sent in a poem callea| Whole self scrambled up and out into “When Benny Enlists.” We're hold-|the field shortly to return with as ty for orders from the Leonard | much cabbage as he could carry Kid Covert of the Campbell Under. taking Company advises us that the! !!¥: I mean?” said Bob engineer at a New Jersey crematory | without frightening them,” an- bears the name of Cook. |#wered Bombus. “We wont frighten eae much, only a@ little, As soon as they see that we mean no harm the | “Can't we see them, the whole fam- A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY, Mrs. Pick Wallace of Keen will b at ‘ Y ill be glad to see us ways she'd like to enlist in t Bom! e Groas, but can't because she ha mbus knew better, but to satisfy children and a big, husky h « ® The children, always willing to take | the children he took out his Uttle elec- | were taken from your parents, would |tric flash and crept stealthily around] you like it?” to the rabbits' door, Bob and Bess fol-|_ “No, it would break our parents’ lowed close behind. Then, when all] hearts," answered Bob, “I am very were where they could see well, the| sorry that we said we should like to Professor flashed the light into the|take one, We will never say so| <siibeipeineiidlibicaianabaiee: —aae » a WELL You AINT +HuMANS ExcLusiveLy? “Pete DOESN'y Tia What’s More, He Probably Blew In On THE ” Pose as an “‘Ad.”’ for “Face Cream!” By Clifton Meek By Bud Counihan Nitya ATS WoT I SAD Y "NIGHT ' Doni HY Y/OUGHTA “THINK LK =I ANT TH . ' You @aip rr! Hi a AW! DoNT Be Ww Woner Guy iN AI a SES x More X AINY HAWK THIS 16 TH’ AEH | ( so Dawcone OF “H' “TAREE TH’ Wor”tD — ENG ret Ad BIG A Foo. Time Nouve FLOATED Pessimistic NGHTS I Came —-x™ NEXT! You = Dee ; Ae xX wuz “Hen! Home LATE “THis m'DeaR! Lat: THEY CREPT STEALTHILY AKOUND TO THE RABBIT'S DOOR. opening. aga ‘There they saw four small bunnies| and papa and mamma bunny sitting perfectly still, each with pieces of the cabbage in Its mouth or between its front paws, and all six trembling with fright, And they never did stop shaking, though the children spoke ever so kindly. “Poor creatures!" said Bess, pity- ver!" declared Besste earnestly Suggested by BENJAMIN 8, NY- D, age thirt of No, 92 Hop- kins Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. A Patriotic Family, Seenepaapae pane ee 4OW TO JOIN THE KLUB AND dependent on her for support, ~ OBTAIN YOUR PIN. FOOLISHMENT. note in wh mu Mate VOUT NAMB, AGE AND ADDIE ™ men. er gray Klub Pin 01 “Because he owns a bark." and membenbig © KIDDIE KLUB COUPON NO, Plane Playing taught 20 Lemons. Book Hl tests riginal Obristeneen Bohool, Ub1 W, 20th ot, ‘Tel, Morningside 8060, ingly. “They certainly are the scared things! BUM T should love to have | amare Uyed, in the United Staten, one for ¢ I would be so kind to it! It would love me by and by. y we take one home?" 0." said the Professor, “The big tase and ones are too old ever to get used to |i Boy Scouts being petted and the little ones are too small to be taken away from their |parents, Both would die, If you they could TACHTEN ST ‘om Koad. Tye, N. é e } Earn a Klub Pennant H SARA AAA OR RADON AND DDD: The Pansy. Once wren & tin NCH tek pennant ors, blue and aoid bearing Kiddie Kiub name, will be given free to| |ereey Kiub member who secure five new mem. | bem and to every new Klub member who brings | in with him or four other pew members Bla “awone nurotttred ‘in. nn ust | with each "naune, together ‘i | Ree and sddree of each new weiter jist as Te (red when individual Kiddies appl) ‘or meu made in the Klub and the \onand thew eee! er Idie Klub Korner PAPA ARR AR AAR AANA ARPA POD PEP EEA OPAL } Contributions From Klub Cousins } Gare AACA jetrecelved not $ Cousin Eleanor’ 3 Dear Cousin Members: While it is still early in the month and not many drawings have come tn, Iam going to give you a little advice about making your drawings for this month's contest, First—Do not copy your drawings from picture books and magazines. It tg not being fair and honest with your cousin members bor with your- self nor with me, While looking over last month's contest drawings I came upon one which was very good indeed, In fact, 1 had laid it aside as one of the win- ners when just by chance I found that It had been copied froin another picture, Lucklly there was time to choose another kiddie's drawing for the award, A few days later the boy who had sent that first picture wrote me and said that he was very much disap- pointed not to find his name In the list of “others who deserve honorable mention.” I think he was very fortunate not to find his name among dishonorable | 4 tions, There were others who traced plc- tures from here, there and every- where, To be sure, they were romptly discarded. PrNow, my dear kiddies, It {s my wish to have the Kiddie Klub conte Bo whe went back to ber home in the for tn 4, bowl in ber hut was m fy, Bi uit atin ala” wo ays. t rie bh Mint! he cried tif was ever Onn Railroad A } July Drawing Contest | Des | UBJECT:; “What I Wish to Bi S When I Grow Up." One dollar will be awarded to each Klub member who makes the best draw ing for his or her age on the abo subject, This contest will clos urday, July 28, All drawings must be later than that date, WEEK ? s Klub Kolumn $ Home EARLY? } fair to every one, and it is up to you to help me. 1 cannot know of every picture printed in books and p. and magazines, So 1 must be abie to trust to the honesty of my cou. upon all occasions, and I feel sure t every contestant who copied in la month's t is thoroughly asham self or herself and 1 |will never be guilty of doing such a thing again. | Who Wants a prize which he or she did not win fairly? Not any Kiddie Klub member I am sure. Purit; by tt. | Cousin Eleanor. r motto is “Love, TRUTH, and we live and prosper | AWARD WINNER { June Drawing Contest {AND TIED PERK UP NTH’ TREE? | HA~HA—AND TH! CAT'S GOING To TRY A RESCUE STUNT —— WELL! WELL! sheaf, Cut out the picture on all four side: its entire length. Then dotted line 2 and dot underneath accurately, \@ > AMUEL THEERMAN, of No, 4001 ‘Third Avenue, Bronx, wing the dollar award for the best picture ‘awn in the June contest by a Kid- Klub Cousin ten years old | Cousin Samuel, during his vacatton, means to keep cool and be comfort- able no matter what the weather. On the sunny days he will go swimming, and when it rains he will pass t time sitting in a comfortable chair | reading. | arts Then carefully fold dotted line 1 id line 3, Fold each section When completed turn over and you'll find a surprie- ing result. HE KNEW. j PURELY SURFACE INDICATIONS, | SUPERVISING princtpal was| yHARLOTTE came into the yard testing some children in read- looking very sweet and pretty ing and, in order to know and quite conacto whether they ‘interpreted correctly.| w gm prettier thon vee rege | asked the meaning of different words. an yeu, ain't If | One word which promised difficulty | she said to the man who wea wort, was stened.” When asked, none | ing in the yard could tell its meaning. In order to| lead up to its meaning the supervisor asked: “Well, what do they do when |@ baby's born?" One urchin whose home must have “That depends an how you behave,” he replied, “If you don't behave you won't be pretty.” Sho looked him over erttically ex- had a recent visit from Mr, Stork! pressing 48 her conclusion, “My, but popped up and said ey weigh it”|you must have been naughty, Indianapolis News, | Chrtettan Herald,