The evening world. Newspaper, October 20, 1917, Page 12

t : ' } { ; | (cameerer—] Freping World Daily Magazine ‘and Players L By BIDE DUDLEY IR JOHNSTON FORBES-ROB- BRTSON will arrive in New York from London shortly. He is coming to this country to ap- Pear in a motion picture production of his former success, “The Passing ot the Third Floor Back." Sir John- aton, it is announced, will not be seen on the legitimate stige, as his retire- ment from the theatre is permanent. He vows his 1916 “farewell” will However, last spring, to ald one of the war funds in England, he emerged from his retirement for three weeks and raised about $66,000 ap- i § in “The Passing of the Third ‘oor Back.” DOC MARCIN 18 CALLED. Max Marcin has gone to Boston to eee if he can add to the attractivencss of “Seven Days’ Leave” by doing & little rewriting on it, The play, an English success, was produced by Daniel Frohman and interests allied with Sanger é& Jordan, It Is reported that A. H. Woods will acquire an in- terest in it. WELL, NOW! A woman called at the offices of Chamberlain Brown, a playets’ repre~ fentative, recently and told Eliott Foreman, the manager, #he had do- Gided to kdopt the wlage as a profes~ n. *“T've made a failure of my domestic lfe,” @he said, “so I think I possess the qualities necessary in the make-up of an actress.” HE WAS MUCH OBLIGED, TAéllian Russell has sent twenty-five pounds of wool to the Hippodrome chorus girls, who will make sweatera of it ani pfesent, them personally to woldiers. Khea Norton, one of the principals at the Hip, had rather @ eyes experience in connection with itting recently, She made a sweat- er, intending it for a soldier. Some- One persuaded her it would be a fine weater be sold at a reed, on the supposi~ weater would be sent to one of the army boys. Lmagine her wurprise whi she received a note from @ ranchman in Wyoming thank- ing her for making the garment. ne had bad bought it and sent it A CIRCUS IN AN ARMORY, Under the auspices of the 8th Coast Artillery, @ circus will be given at the tse - we emer Ae eT Uren omeee, JOE'S CAR It Also Has “Round Wheels and Rubber Tires With Air in Them!” 1M GONNA Compose ANGTIER AD FOR “THE “EVENING STANDARD”. ONE “THAT WILL REALLY BRING } LES SEE , THe waY 7 INTEREST A MAN (3 “To “TALK UP THE MOTOR AND THE RIDING QUALITIES — * AS FLEXIBLE AS A 51x, THROTTLES DOWN “To THREE MILES, SHock ABSORRERS --— -? —?-- IVE WRITTEN ONE MYSELF Joe “PRINTED A PRETTY AGENTA LET ME READ tT Yo You - CARPET , CHARMING SLIP COVERS - ———— NICKELED DOOR KNOBS AND \ STEERING WHEEL —HooKs FoR, SHOOT . MAYBE t RNITTING BAGS — ~~ You've HIT “THe RIGHT IDEA SOUNDED SO, BILLY LiKe! X PeAbeD page a ; 7 MaKe MY CLIENT APP! : on tere it “ MERELY AS A Fook~iNcTEAD N€S-BAIT Word SPERUS ! BEEN OF “TH KNAVE."HE WAS] “HAT GET “To “Do ereteay A* GERMAN AN Gat HIM ACQUITTED wrth Y' MANGLED FLAG" on Sometfity! ‘ APPEARANCE ? @ armory, 68th Street and Broadway, twice a day on Nov. 14 to 17, inclusive. Samuel MoCracken will be the direo- tor and professional acts will be used. The proceeds will go to the 8th Coast Artillery Keserve organization, THAT'S CAMOUFLAGE, MP Serer haunt ad powders font? ‘That's camo: HE WANTED TO TALK. Louis H. Chalif, dancer, was in the railroad station at a umall town In New Jersey recently, The local station agent was also the telegraph operator, news agent, baggage man, ticket seller and freight agent. A cording to Mr. Chalif, the develo: ments of the afternoon were irrita ing. Trains were late, wires were in trouble, newspapers had arrived, somebody had slipped the agent a lead quarter and the bills of lading wouldn't match the freight on hand. At 6.80, while the man of many duties Was scanning the misfit bills of lad- ing and simultaneously hammering MY PAw Toorr (Tt OUT IN THA NO SIR, (7 ASNT ANING Oeirrrteh'. 1119, Prom Pubtubing On (N.Y. EMine BACHELOR BILL Bill Didn’t Know the Old Fashioned Banking System! the telegraph key, a tall, thin, cleri-~ eal-looking man thrust his through the ticket window, “Brother,” he said, “will you please tell me what time I can get @ train out of Chicago for Elgin, Il.” The agent gave him a hard look, “Are you a preacher?” he asked. am," came the reply. “I'd give just $4 if you wasn't,” said the agent emphatically, “I 4 lke talkin’ and, believe me, brother, I got a heap to say that wouldn't never affiliate with that collar you're @ lookin’ over." Gossip. Townsend Walsh will become dra- matic critic of the Boston Traveller soon, hime, L/Argentina, Spanish dancer, has arrived in New York from Buenos five-year . Shubert. Bhe will have the lead in “The Melt- ing of Molly.” Ray Coniln, ventriloquist, has been added to the cast of “Over the Top,” fatended for the Porty-fourth Street Root. To avoid a confilct of openings, the | Messrs. Shubert have postponed tho | first performance of “The Torches" to Wednesday evening Al Jolson, through his friend Louts | Rosenberg. 4 subseribed for $10,000 | worth of t! y bonds, | v and Orehe will play an- | ition Monday | prelude to tha | ‘@ culled "Gobi," | Third act of by Alois Reiser, ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. Grace I.—Post is playing the part, Don't knew M Dow. | H 3 ply to the theatre's | ma er rworth & Shannon | @re in the Fitzgerald Building. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Fenry Tate, | a Chicago vaudeville | is buby to sleep by » with her in his s wife, Masie de la| Tour, pats her hands and whistles “The Memphis Blues," FOOLISHMENT. FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, “If there are twenty-six letters in the alphabet" “Yes, yos—go on!" 7. Prone Publiviing Us ng Word.) 1, 1017, Prose Pwblioning Ca (N.Y. Evening World) By Bud Counihan TH MAN MET Me OUTSIDE “TH' * Court” LATER » —THASS ALL & rete) PROP ue re| | glasses of my grandmother—repeat, | s'll vous platt Chorus (loudly, If chop-sueyly)— Wasdtplyhwrtim, eto, Col, (suddenly)—Enough, Professor! Camp Comedies | By Alma Woodward cases?” asked Mrs, Boggs. A moment of ailence followed. Promptreas Pertle blushed but of- fered no retort. Instead, calm lady that she ty, she merely rose to ber Ellabelle Mae Doolittle __By Bide Dudley | = “ Dismiss the class for the day. (To te Pa Feb wea Nie Tae a i) fost nad aunounsed that abe bad are Copyright, 1017, by the tess Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World) Capt.) When can you get that other * iigdke a WIT, Uy the Pree Pubiishing Co, (‘The New York Evening World) nauged e aurarise: WIT, by vin IN THE METHOD . fellow here? HE Women's Betterment League / O'Brien, “Well, I guess the Boggses) «Missy Ellabella Mae Doolittle, the LL Ul MEI tt 3 r of Delhi beld a meeceting Fri-| know all about beer In cans all right-"| noted poetess, will now recite an orlg- nae. ite oH Aotsiiad is AS ‘ day afternoon to urge on the ® Boggs expected no such @ reply ie preserving poem,” she said, + Henri 4s finishing tts half hour. There wome Del asity for put-|a... w ; sed for the nonce. {ss Doolittle stepped to the fore, Prep neeeiibs iavert ue uate MA Olen Way omen of Delhi the necessity for put as nonplussed fo: t wi os ting up preserves as a food-saving | However, she soon found her tongue. |She was garbed in cameo de chine “How many letters are there in the Post Office?” 5 } KOF, (fervidly)—And 80, young 5 Prof, (wi i with de binko trimmings. Bowing messteurs, I wish that your| Chorus (obediently)—Lemrftghpdw, | not that t measure, Mra, Elisha Q. Pertle,| «“)¢me, Promptress,” she said. “If| sweetly the noted young woman read knowledge ‘of the French should] ete. ad Mb. vous for les e romptress, was in the chair, It had] you could see the O'Brien children| the following: * * apie r bee ced that jon. mbers ! ou) c " Let ro a1 expand so that once in Ja belle France| Col. (In disgust)—Just stent Isn't) “Ohorus (with v ud tad reat non members going past our house each evening to) Mi 10 Boers nthe es, a proper appreciation of the works of |{t rotten? There jsn't a Frenchman would be admitted, so Hugus Hall | Casey's place with cans you would have And iC ypu got any wetarmelcn rind art, the cathedrals and the spots of | living could understand that mess! r was crowded. The Promptress|to grin. I congratulate Mrs. O'Brien | jellies aw ren fine ipewinin ee fae! history may be Capt, (quietly)—Wrong sort of | 4 Les grisettes' }opened the meeting with @ brief ad-/on her excellent suds-gathering sys-| »A™, yet Pumkin In ‘the can; Voice (camouflaging @ yawn)—/teacher. Thought so from the begin-|~ prof, (biowind «ules inte air)—On, | °° \# berate a tes » Re ” ia, oer ” child, Teonoy R Where do we go from here ning, but it ian up to me ©, eriticise. ree Gat this, Indies, sho sald. We} “Madam Promptress,” came from Bynes id Ricco Colonel (who has been looking on. to| Cok Qndignantly)—Whit do you 4 (delirlously)—Oh, bebel | |should can ail we can and what wel Mra, O'Brien, “L would suggest thats {celine “ott aay child, | brother officer)—1 don't know what|Mean—wong sort of teacher? Why, | Goi, xPostulating to Capt)—BUt can't can we should give to some one| Mrs, Boggs be requested to sing that Da iroweriew, | I'm going to do with these chaps. | that man hay taught the children uf] Capt, (wisely)—Patience! This is ]else to can touching ballad, ‘fhe Face Across] piitne cana are quickiy, They don't show a shred of enthus-| the "400" for years. He—— the French that leads Americans to] “Oh, can that,” sang out Mrs, Cutey | the Foam.’ ‘Old Highpocksts anores dn church, faam in learning the language, ‘The! Capt. (respectfully) —Yes, atr; but|{2e other French. | This euys & Wi Boggs with a chuckle in her voice, | Before Mre. Boggs could reply a Nee eoaitae tray bar utes apOKaD Professor !# an able teacher. He ought|he's teaching the children of the] music ha. to the museums, and| “I @m not Jesting,” returned Mra| sharp rap from the gavel held by the| packed out of aight in the mine bl to inspire them. Just lsten to the| 100,000,000 now, and that's a different | he'll do it painlessly! Pertle, “In these days everything in| promptress ended the quarrel. “Only hand-clapping, please!” sald poor support he gets. thing, If you'll pardon my suggestion, | Chorus (echoing a the distance)— | 4 can ts useful.” “We are here to discuss preserves,” Fronpirese Pertle, “No stomping of Prof. (in measured syllables)—“Le| I know the very man you need. rance—oh, bebe—le pain—| “yes,” said Mra Bogga “Especially aid, “I am pleased to say 1| *? —la cullliere—jo t'alme—Zip! oe she sald. The ladies lauded wi chemin de fer est plus pres de"—the| Prof, (dutifully persistent) ~ ‘Cept Giaatiiy Yea sen tie ait be beer!” She was feeling very bappy, |! know nothing about beer in cans.” we app! 4 with great reilroad is nearer the—repeat, please. |junettes de ma grandmere’—t j gusto. the method! “Listen to her!" gaid Mra. Skeeter “What's your pleasure kegs or| All were pleased, Cut out the Then carefull length, jcourately, ‘er and you' ult, Fold each section underneath, | TIED To His ATA ~ NOW + NOUFASTEN HIM ‘To Th’ post i | } LN ly fold dotted line 1 it picture on all four aldes. Then dotted line 2 ay | When completed ‘Il find @ surprising ‘