The evening world. Newspaper, August 28, 1917, Page 16

OS About Plays and Players BIDE DUDLEY LANCHE BATON © ¢ « Afier « Mine Bates J a Now ohe hae t of which may be Mise Hates is under ‘uM the other of the new plays late in Getover BY WAY OF DIVERSION. They writing patriotic songs ali @'er thie mighty land, They went to start our suldier boys to singing. For one g00d wong |t seems to me there's really « demand, A rouring one to ret the volces ringing, And yet I f they're wasting time; such songs ar born, not made, It's hard to write one With & war-time setting, When Pershing’s boys begin to fight these modern songs may fade, “A Hot Time” is the on which I'm bet- ting. It has it's rather common stuff starts a fellow's blood to We've heard its words and such and Yet it's good enough to brace a lad when with the foe he's mingling. And so I think that when the troops in France f° o'er the top, old Kaiser Bill will hear that litte ditty, It's sure to spur those Yank ‘on, and, say, before they stop | to ring through ev'ry German city. dandy wallop, though It sort o ” pt A WILD DISPUTE. Bandow Goliath Samson of the United States Army writes us as fol- tows: “Dear Sir: I am taking the liberty of asking you to settle a dispu'e which bas come up between my for- mer friend, Bouncing Balzac, and myself. The mutual love we know is now turned to loathing. Balsac con- tends that Yansci Dolly of the Dolly Sisters is smaller than the other twin, Rosie. I claim that Yanact is taller than Rosie, Knowing your familiar- ity with’ botany we appeal jointly and severally to you. We would chip in and send a stamped envelope with this, but we are awaiting the cali from the U. 8. and don't know our future address, 1 would thank you very much if you could decide this bet very shortly, as I want to collect before Balzac sobers up.” Our guess is that Yanaci ts three twenty-seventha of an inch talicr than Rosie. . DOONER WRITES ANOTHER. Philip B. Dooner, our West Ninety- eeventh Street correspondent, went to seo “The Very Idea” the other night. Result—one poem dedicated to little Ruth Collins, This one is a cutey. Read it: ne of sweet He Ost eee ee part obiidiea grace Mfpon' dul thestre sage. a fram bearen, ties tone can Vane rou ce “And peece bearus of Jour lace, And wheo sla little part, There. i8 0. tore wie "Sjman the soting of s child, ! ETHEL GRIGGS ENGAGED, William Christy Cabanne, the film @irector, has no use for affectation. Yesterday he needed a girl for a very small part in his new film, “Draft Number 258." Half a dozen applied for the work. The first’ gave the name of Pansy La Grande. Another was announced as Queenie Bellefon- taine, and so it went. Finally the sixth girl was ushered into the pres- ence of the director, She appeared to be just the one for the part. “What's your name, please?" asked Mr, Cabanne. “I'm going to be known as Beatrice Beautiful on the screen,” she sald. ‘But what's your right name?” Sthel Griggs. f you'll use ‘Fthel Griggs,’ you get the part,” sald the director. And so it came to pass that Ethel Griggs became a member of the com- pany. GOSSIP. Edwin Holland ts to be in Robert Hilliard’s company in “A Scrap of Paper.” . Wilkam B. Currle's — theatrics friends in Chicago gave him a dinn at the Sherman House last night David Belasco presented — “Polly With a Past” at the Savoy Theatre, Asbury Park, last night. The new West Point graduating class will attend the performance of | “Hitehy-Koo” Thursday evening at the Liberty. Clara Kimball Young, who really owns her film producing company, 1s t make comedies featuring Ray and Gordon Dooley Margaret Anglin has commissioned William Hurlbut to m a play of Fimerson Hough's novel, “The Broken Gate.” It is for her own use Douglas Fairbanks Is to make a fy- ing trip to New York with } wn stern pany just to get a few scenes for a comedy A cable from Sydney, Austratia, received by Hurh Ward, general d rector of J.C. Will that “The Red Widow y that concern, », but lis p ise the play Ssassination of the {i with the z Czar, The dethronement of the Czar |he had never been associated nowr makes the p! British colonies possible, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DA when she first noticed d was losing his mind, a Cal- cutta, Ky, woman said it was when night FOOLISHMENT. w kK 1 knew a yo it When frietds asked her wh; SI with a aigh “Some day 1 Sb HN eiart Ht—you wait" FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, “4 put a nickel and a dime on the table and the nickel fell o “Why didn't the dime fall off?” had more cents { | TIS SKINNE Jefferson once y's production tn | one tala bi het Jost Interests! His! trunk, fastened him well and otis | | s Ve mbed PHS reas Peed it ail travels then took | D&&k again. ‘Then he showed the chil- ‘ = dren a pretty sight with any || 3 him to the head- 7 ' |, 4 small bird was busily sewing who showed undue familiarity v™ «| duarters of the Re- |two large leaves together using his with him save one individual, a man publican County | beak as @ needle and tho tough Abre |named man in the lector, who was ill, his rounds he was rather down in the rejoice or not at my success with Mr jand sald, *Mr ours; take her and. be erty man Increased eeyond the limit | he kissed her on coming home one | of endurance, ““S'MATTER, POD MAST C+ 4 Tro «c HAHA! SDAWGONE ‘ATS, ry ‘SAM STOOP SES CALLED NO World Daily Some People Do More + ——.- | THOR OUGdLY BVI ry Were Dre SEE ANNTHIN' FUNNY IN. A HoT, ONE tHeHe! “THAT Y'FATHEAD?, AN’ SAD HE AN’ TH’ WEE, ARGON "TH" OUTS AGIN' Firsy HUSBAND= AN’ "SAM" SAD — WITH }AMD You Sours MASTICATE WHY "SAMS, WIFE” ASKED HIM-IF SHE SHOULD DIE FiIRsT— WouLD He BURY HER (ALONG SIDE OF HER LL SS =e Magazine [reser assess vest] Than That With Their Soup! By | od M. Payne relinse } Penge Ht Pomme Pramameng Oe WELL IF You SHouLD, Go FIRST DEAR-YOULL WAIT FoR Me ON | “TH “OTHER SHORE -WoNT You T NEVER WENT ANYWHERE ‘YET ANITH OUT HAVIN’ PLEASURE -HAHAnat The«Day’s | LUCK FOR SOME ONE. ute of one of his young clerks in the stead of ‘his regular col- When the young man returned from have be ” mouth, ihe to take up a collection for WW BRC chine: eee Have any luck?” asked the mer-|cnarity, The chairman passed the about at the aa ital chant. hat himself. He dropped a dime in it a le beautiful “So-#o0," replied “Well, sir,” sald the clerk, “I don't know whether to “Why not? “That depends. I went in 1 When all speak Jones, 1 r r ould proceed at's all right, my boy cott's Magazine. — | ONLY EIGHTY PER CENT. says that Joséph Bagley, who was comedian's co: ly the famili property ok ity of the prop- and he was summarity discharged—just before the op of Jefe ent in | more one | point wher Bagley got exceeding! Paying his way into the the- repaired gallery to 1a t "Rip Van 1 ched the chen had for a nest egg. the young man} Woll, every right hand there en-| Md visited some time ago. It was Natlensly, tered that hat, and yet, at the end, | 2°, ze “How about that) when the Chairman turned the hat] _%0U were here"-— Jones bill? I 8UP- lover and shook it, not as much as his! "When woe rode on the elephant pose you collected | own contribution dropped out and folt ke a beautiful Indian] that? You sald] «po de 4 I he cried, “ahta| BFincess," Bess interupted, that Mr, Jones, eben los’ d Ah stahted wiv!" And you looked like one, too,” was a friend of| ,All the rows of tices, looked pus; |added Bob. yours." eee ee vee atte uOkY. IBBBT] “Yee, that was the time,” anid thelr somewhar.”” rupted | AST | i bon ING W j Audience half in tears, when Bagley's | @wwwerrrrrrrenr ST. LOUIS merchant had made | Cracked voice rose tn re pose: “Only 80 per cent."-—Kverybody's Magazine. ——~____ A MORAL LESSON, T the end of a South Carolina colored meeting it was decided | Outdoorland } > Copyright, 1917, by The Prow Pubii bo, (The' New York Word). was © “The Tailor of Birdland.” scenery, of a far country which they ally med up th “Breddern, erable Calhoun White situation. “Now, how would you like said solemnly, ris-| to teacher have another ride on our old dar ‘pears ter be| friend tho elephant?" heab) “puny!” cried Bob, happy at the thought Boinbus took his old place as driver on the big beast's head as he had done on their other visit, and off they went! moral n_roun’ Case and Comment > THE LEADING Dist. lection night the leading vivant of 4 certain town Joyously and faith- hig Alles After @ fino ride through rows 6f rte ud in for | howering trees they halted at the ng drink on &! Professor's command under a green arger scale than | jeated tn ‘as for his own! Bombus slid Bess, too, was down their mount's fa native plant for the t ittee, where [be sat and istened —'to the election re- hread. In, Qrrnnnmmnnnnamnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaane 6 HOW TO JOIN THE KLUB AND turns, All night long ho heard the OBTAIN YOUR PIN, precinct figures counted off, so many peBOPinlng with aay mum Hank Hicks and ber, “cut ‘of these YORLD'S many for Bill pftice, i beret ‘in rota 200" 3 | n he started homeward, ateering and mail | nurse along a street that wan ltt’ with, | mas tt seemed to him, Ike a NOY. city, with sea, As ono great billow pushed tlm whet Sen a” mut K NAME, AGE © fifteen your of very member 1s y Klub Vin end a against the plate Klass front of a restaurant he glanced in at the dishes offered in that caravansary, He read Ohildeen anywhere, Decame te just driven poor ylestitute Ip from | "Pork and apple sauce, Ham cortifivate the rttage, and Rip turns and with land erga, 35." & world of pathos, asks: “Then Ihave! “Hurrah for ham and eggs!" he KIDDIE KLUB | Ro interest™in the house?" shouted, aa he continued on ite wat COUPON No, The theatre was deathly still, the Everybody's Magazine, > | Kiddie Klub Kousins’ Kolumn Questions and Answers. Q. May I send in five more mem- bers and win a second pennant? A. Yes, but it would be very much le can enter the contests until you ara sixteen, Q. Can I send 10 cents for a ‘pens nant? nicer to have it sent to some kiddie * F Wis Mae's ad ona A. Yes, but it's lots more fun to r % win one by saving up the coupons, Q. Can four of my friends send In ten cents to join? They can't get the papers. A. No, all members must send in six coupons. Any newsdealer will or- der The Evening World for you. Q. Did you receive my drawing? Tt was a picture of a marine, A. Our Klub has enough members | to fill a large city and many of them | take part in every contest, I cannot ed drawings or stories unless @ 2-cent stamp is inclosed with them, ag Q. Can I compete tn more than one | contest? | 6 rnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnmnnrnny) A. Yes, indeed. Every member has H oN Special Letter the right to enter every contest. * | Dear Kiddie Cousins: | Here is @ very fine letter from one ' | of our members: “Dear Cousin Et returned from the celved TOGETHER NOW, AND THE TAILOR ’ Q. I joined the Klub whew I was RESTED FOR A MOMENT, fourteen and am now past fifteen. Chet in, opt. patties by stitch the gotten until they were safely awake] aim J still a member work of home building was plied. in their own U, 8, A, e 7 ne stitches are not smali and| Then they told of their pleasant, A+ You are a member as long as peat” sald Bess, who knew some-| trip to the Orient to their parents at| you love the Kiddie Klub, and you thing about such things. breakfast, “But why do you sup-!| “A lot better than you could do| pose Bombus tied the elephant, Sure- | @ anor: I have just country and te. the award for my drawing, to donate the dollar to the > 4 | 1 wish with your mouth," aid Bob, to|ly that animal could have snapped } Earna Klub Pennant 3) 777°) Orphans’ Funa Whom ll stitches were wonders, far| that cord or even the tree easily "l | thank you very mach for the beyond him, guess he just kes to slide down, &% 4} p and hope it will hel the poor The two leaves were together now Your Jovi loving cou. and the tailor sat by for a moment to rest, then flew away, bearing the Kiddie Klub name, will be given free | 91% “If the mother lays her eggs in to every Klub member who secures five new HELEN VAN AALTEN ( that nest they will fall through the | Pawnnnnnnnannnnnnnn? | member, and to etery uew Kiub eenter whe nine), No. 1905 Davids << bottom,” declared baat avidson Ave., Bronx, trunks," replied Bess. Suggested by FLORENCE DICK, age nine, of 1171 Hoe Avenue, Bronx, TWENTY.TWO.INCH felt pennant orphans of France in the Klub colory, blue and. gold, § 44 Bob, peeping up- ~ “tet . brings in mel ae ward through the opening at the blue Composition Contest bers, Six coupons, ion, mast er otal meaty ad hoes three ore sky. be sent with each: nae, together with the gig. | P ‘ ® soon to give you “Hore she comes! Here she comes! | § for August. 25s oe Maha a aee witiameaver, fest | the name of a fourth. I wish t eaigne ’ Get back!” warned Boss. FR nnnnnnnnny || ae eporte add many more of our kiddies teen The mother Tailor Bird was os Sronters who cannot | e ¥e the coupons may ob. 10 canta, wits nade, PENNANT WINNERS. HAROLD ANDERSON, Shepherd Avenue, Brooklyn, EDITHE AVENIA, No. 101 Smith Street, Jamaica, N, ¥, JOSEPHINE KREBS, No, £07 Morningstar Road, Port Richmond, SAM BOSBN, No, 9 Second Avenus, City. HYMAN WALZER, No, 2403 West- chester Avenue, Bronx, ESTHER WARTUR, No. 79 Lock- wood Avenue, Yonkers, N. Y, tala pennante by seuling roll of those who are helping in this noble work, even though some of you cannot afford to give much, becatise any amount, from one cent a week w, will be welcome, ‘Those of you who have already pledged your aid should not forget to send in your subscrips tlons promptly, Iam sure We will always be pro to remembor that we did our nar mt the little girls and boys of Fran whose fathers have died in cause for which we are just be; fight. practical as Bob himself. In her mouth she brought soft grasses, fibres and such with which to build the nest properly within the leaty hanging basket's walls. “Well, we cannot stay until the HO ts your favorite American hero, and why? The Kiddie Klub contest for August will be to see who can write the best composition on the above eggs are hatched,” remarked Bombus, | Subject, with an award of $1 given to Hy his saying this the children knew | each Klub Kousin who writes the best that the clock must be travelling | article for his or her age. round to the morning hours in Wide. | te ‘ awakeland, So they hurried for fear| No composition ts to exceed 400 morning would overtake them before | Words. Use only one side of the they reached home. It would be a; paper, The contest closes Saturday, terrible thing to wake up and be in) Sept. 1, and tne first award-winning India! story ‘will be published Tuesday, ‘The diligent Tallor Bird was for-'Sopt 11 83