The evening world. Newspaper, November 14, 1917, Page 18

ee ee eee ed ‘ COMIC PAGE MATTER, POP?!" About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY A” 1 NEILABN'H ptay at the Car to be @ brief one Mer engagement in “Kitty, Dartin’” at that theatre will be brought to a close Baturday night and “Ob, Woy,” © hae been at the Princess for months, will «o into the Casino Nov. 19, What will happen to y “Kitty Darlin’ has not been an nouwed. “The Siar Gaser,” the lat eat Bbubert musica! ple to open & New York engagement at the Miym outh Theatre, now housing ‘“Bar- ch Mariegoro ts the lar, beginning Nov. 12 Juat where “Barbara” will go is another matter on which we have not been informed. “The Gtar Gazer’ is described as a fort of a musical “Pomander Walk.’ The book is by Cosmo Hamilton, the lyrice by Matthew ©. Woodward and the music by Frana Lehar. John Charles Thomas, Beth lLydy and Joh T. Murray aro featured in the! cast CHAPIN LIKED THE TITL Marc Kiaw, after witnessin heareal of “Art and Opportunity, which Bleanor Painter is soon seen at the Knickerbocker, sugm that “The Transparent oman” would be @ better name. It was ex- plained to Mr. Kiaw that Harold Chapin, author of the play, who was killed in tule, Mought “Art and Opportunity” the most fitting title he had given any of his plays, and the manager immediately withdrew his, suggestion. | FOUR-FLUSHERS. (By Wey of Divetnion,) “IE pity the Belgians deeply,” nal Brown, "They're starving, the new! papers say. Their pilght should peal to each man in this town, We'd feed them if I had my way.” A few woman came by and asked lim for somothing to I'm net to be fooled by you beggars, not 1," said Brown as he beat a reireat. rphans of France are a fa Smith to Prunella Me “We ought to do something to al at's what! How fine such a movement would be!” Next day when a blind man he happened to meet, who asked for a nickel—just one, he said that “such pests” should be kept off the street and vowed they were people ¢o shun, WHAT DID NED MEAN? A susceptible chorus girl stood in the wings at the Century last night Jooking at Andiew Tombes, tho ris- fare matinee idol from married?” she asked of New Wayburn, “I don't know,” replied the. stage director feelingly, “but many a man as brave as he has been.” ITE ELSIE THIS TIME. Philip B. Dooner, our West Ninety- seventh Mreet poet, saw Wiale Janis act out recently at the Riverside, and he actually fell in love with the girl. “Neediess to say,” he writes us, “she is more wonderful, youthful and charming than ever before.” Chen he slips us the following sample of what his muse can do when it is inspired by feminine loveliness: GOSH ~ EVER SINCE 1 SOLD THE. OLD CAR IVE BEEN MISERABLE ! AND NOW BLANCHE SAYS NIX ON ANBW ONE 4E'S RIGKT “bo, BUT Gee — vg fost your sinble. modeet way, ‘Our voice Bo Aweet ¥ ‘precy ule] Wis litle wa ' and ‘grace ‘a te Zou tod uve : TW'p Jast the way you apeak your Lines, J real distinct and’ char’ 1 OU atoms, 90 tre and refines! tellef trom wouwe we vee and twas o “ fh France," Your clever wimg and dance Lid make the same big bit, Gossip. tose Coghian has been engaged for Ethel Barrymore's supporting com- many. * “the Rainbow Girl," Klaw & Er- langer’s new comic opera, will be pro- duced out of town Dec. 8. A mask ball will be held on the stage of the Globe Theatre after the FPerttormance of "Jack o' Lantern" ‘Vhanksgiving, Eve. After four more weeks of the pres- ‘ent "Midnight } rolls," Ned Wayburn will produce a new one for F, Zieg- feld jr. The Petrova Picture Company an- nounces that its first film will be called ‘Daughter of Destiny.” “Oh, Hoy,” will be given at Camp ‘Meade on the afternoon of Nov, 22 for the soldiers training there, { Tho Cansinos, Spanish dancers in “Doing Our Bit," are to be seen in a series of dance matinees before long. ‘Two hundred soldiers will Neilsen in “Kitty Darlin’ Yasino to-night as the guests of rs. Shubert. ight, ot Maxine Elliott's The- Eyes of Youth” will e played ne hundredth Um Corrigan Counct!, Kn! bus, will give a big vaudeville show the Amsterdam Opera House| Tuesday night for its ambulance fund. George M. Cohan and John O'Malley, the Irish tenor, will appear “The Tough Club" of Tammany Hall at its annual dinner next Sun- day will have as guests Mallia and Bart, the furniture smashers of “Oheer Up.” They will represent the two “toughest” individuals in New York. Frank Tinney and James J. Cor- -. ett will play a sketch at the Winter ‘\, Garden Sunday night, entitied “Wed- ded tut Parted.” It ts by Grace Bryan. She advises us the-ekit ts) “something fierce in three scenes,” A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Two Colo an hour because one provoked the other by saying fried potatoes were ed, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, “Bill, the fellow with the wooden} leg, has a job now." *What's he doing” *Mashing potatoes In ar ee Re zl THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY some ANT THAT * STEN GOOFUt WAS ROASTIN' © “tH WAR “rRRIBLY! ~ {He Loér Some NEAR \ Fecanve Tt BPose Se une! HES. LOST HIG WIFES 197 WuSBAND! Evening SHE ALwars pid Have & More SENSE “Han ME —— IN MONEY MATTERS! 1 OUGHTA SAVE! SHE does"! AND Artem To iar ] / — a” If Joe Follows His Wife's Lead, Believe Us, He'll Travel ! Magazine We Wondered Why Willie Was So Willing to Go Back! Go®iokr , TEACH Gh, | 1 4 World Daily 1 CourdnT Ger Te cause Right +4im To Do IT f Arran He sir me HOW LONG DO You “THINK “THIG AWFUL VWVAR . 2 WILL LAST STUPID’ —- Sow LONG ( 1 A PIECE OF STRING SHE’ JOE'S WIFE AINT GONNA SAE US “That's wHat ‘LL po! (LL PATTERN AFTER HER, AND START A CAMPAIGN OF SAVING MONEY WOE, This ts BLANCHE ! —~LISTEN—('M DowN AT “THE "HOOSIS CAR Co”, MR. JAY AND 1 ARE COMING OVER “To SHOW BE RIGHT OvER — Goop BYE! WODDAYA MEAN CRA REAR ¢ SHE AINT X DONT KNo! By C. M. Payne de FiesT Me He . Foun qvt I con) ware aim } ’ Foot! Can T } CANT CHA REAR =IWEM WOIDS? By Bud Counihan IM DAWGoNE GLAD WE'VE AGREED ABOUT 1 _GOMETHING { Copyright, 1017, by The I'rese Publishing Oo, ado men fought for half of the barracks room tables, chairs and floor.) (LOOKING up from article he's are getting self-centred! Do any of you fel-| suppose the rest of the world ts go- ing on just the same outside Can't you tmagine anything but what you get td eat and how long The only thing in the|¥eu can't sleep? By “war brary” 1 y 4 sprung|mean books that, fellows who are in Thousand Ways to Kia{the war are writing. Not reading) lows know anything about the| wonderful war lbrary that’s sprung | camp? shape of a war library taurant.” Superfluous Hair Niet SRS. tone of the books I get you'd think cooks were writing ‘em. C (firmly)—Yeh, and from the tor of the eats I get you'd think writers were covking ‘em! ’ A (diedaintully)—Gosh, you fellows away, Camp Comedies By Alma Woodward __ (The New York Evening World) WAR AUTHORS. Camp Upton, TIME: Evening. (The increased circulation of certain papers is accounted for in the looks | Open at sporting page and comic section, they upholster | Baked Bean!” and “Sunny Sayings) Writers, either, People ot @ Baturnine Sausage.” From the} them like hot cakes and the guys are cashing in solid on ‘em, put down What they see thrilling to people away. an impression on them—and of course ay. © (who'd pick holes in a gold mine) —Yeh, but we're only fifty miles | A (aquelehing him)—Don't you sup-| once. But I gotta have my name on pose even this camp !s Interesting to people who don't have to be here?| Why do you think they come here in \ droves and— € (retorting promptly) —se There's a bunch of nuts in every pro- fession! A (Ggnoring the Interruption) They're curious and come down to nose around, tha what B (longing to get to the point)— Well, what's the heavy fdea, boy? 1 can see there's something fancier than | © hair weighing on your top piece! Un- load, A (meditatively)—I was just think- ing as I read this article that a litte extra cash wouldn't go astray in this bunch. Why can't we boys write a book, firsthand—on camp life, as we find it—— B (whining)—Why do I have to | write it—I can te w I find {t firat- | hand in two words—maybe L could} condense tt into « # pinch A (continuing the plain, everyday, unvarn} straight from the shoulder t have to highbrow about it—or any extr or think up any smart Al ions, or And 1 it “Around th What do you say B (generously)—li) wy anything (eagerly)—All have your name on the cover, just for fun—for a tryout—l to divide our day into four equal parts and give each chap a-— | (dreamily)—Oh, love of Pete, and see if you can't put | yourself in the way of earaing a little! extra coin In a perfectly legitimate | right, you can| N “The Office Force | Bb Dida ys (The New York Brewing World), ft “Hold on there, kid!" chirped Miss that the|Tillle, the Blond Stenographer, “It}k might be like some women, but it aln't I'm different, reh me! | Onpyright, 1917, dy The ¥ SEE by the papers,” said Popple, | the Shipping Government is asking the people to give it their old raga They are needed for war purposes.” came from Miss Primm, Private Secretary to the Bo: I have to wear mine.” “That's right, Office Boy. The Private Secretary be- came indignant instantly. “What do you mean?” she “Do you mean to infer that I am not well dressed?” “Well, I didn't exactly mean that! A (sitting erect)—Andrew! i! | Joke In about it. We'll take legitimate for howled when somebody agreed with (nervously)—Go on and divide the day, kid—and give us all @ slice, A (seriously)—Bill, you take from 5.80 A, M. to 9.30; Charite from 9.30 to 1.30 P. M.; Dan from 1,30 to 6.80, and Til do trom 5.80 on, “Oh, you wouldn't, eh?” came from “lL suppose you consider brainy young eid Bobble, “No, she don't," whispered Bobbio, “Miss Tillie ain't mak- She knows she Just write the impresses you most in that part of the day and don't use any lextra words—be simple in expression, ing any false claims. ain't brainy, so you quit accusing her (During the next five minutes there \\s much looking skyward, much clear- ing of throats and much iting of After a while A puts pencil points, ‘down his pencil.) A (gleefully) what he's written, B (briefly)-—I've written just one word——"beans.” (Undignantly)—Aw, at I've written! yobing my stuff for? around,” came from the boy, “but, as you were saying, it’—— you know, you little fool,”” that my clothes “Now everybody read “What do you mean by Bill, you're first, asked Popple. “I'm not to be picked on.” “Oh, for the love of Mike, let's be pleasant this morning,” said Spooner, “Let's talk about the Ive a fine day.” the door. Silence followed his ex jsp may grinning, looked at Miss Primm was ous, "Yes," snapped Miss Primm, are the best money can buy.” ook his head, "Ain't that fuat like @ woman?” be mumbi for it, We'd call ck at Yaphank." the Bookkeeper. the Police Court,” at's a good sample of Bobbie's. ) "snapped Miss Primm,\‘ know @ joke if he met » face.” the Boss, opened the rivate room, “LAsten, dj "I have decided to rising scheme for our akfast Food, I'm going in prizes for the best in the street cars and announce winners in that way.” hall | be the judge of the jokes?” 4 Mist Primm, ft ”" replied the sense of} im afraid isn't keen ided to appoint 4 humorist in the office The Boss hesitated a moment and then disappeared in his room, closing Ahem: caine from the be, Een AP judge of this contest, ou W! ma I you wil a y call me Judge Bobbpe Then Bobbie bad a good laugh, — “