The evening world. Newspaper, January 3, 1918, Page 16

COMIC About Plays and Players | By BIDE DUDLEY | HI impression 18 general in amusoueut circles that Gov- ernment control of the rail- roads Will work out to the advantage of all travelling show companies. A well-known circus man said last night that the taking over of the roads was hatied with joy by the tent show interests. They el] as the theatrical people © that Secretary McAdor, real- ining how earnestly people in all Amusement lines have worked to as aist the Government in its work of floating loans, &c., will not permit the show business to be overlooked when {t comes to transportation. All are emphatic In the assertion that Amusements are a necessity in war times and they do not believe the Government will class their calling as luxuries. They say they are look- ing for a square deal from Secretary McAdoo and believe that, under bis systematic handling of transporta- on, they will get It TO PRODUCE “KAREN.” | The Greenwich Village Vlayers are: proparing to produce a four-act play At thelr little theatre at Fourth Street | and Seventh Avenue. It will open next Monday, The play ts “Karen,” by Hjalmar Bergstrom, the Danish dramatist, translated by Edwin Bjorkman. Fanta Martnoff will have! the title role. This drama will be kept on by the company but four weeks, when a return to the one-act | play, policy will be made. Incidental- “EMctoncy,” the playlet by I. 1 Davis and Perley Poore Sheehan, now bas been play France and at Ya ‘amp Dix as well as at an east side Yiddish | theatre. | BY WAY OF DIVERSION. | Mary had a little lamb, She put it) in the cellar, Thon Mary skipped out | to a dance with Oscar Hrown, felle fhe stepped about till broad! daylight, which certainly waa go'n’ some, and all the time t w very, very lonosn m Mary reached her froin the party he girl goodby, but 3 the emarty. At once sho sought her | Metle lamb and fou he poor thing dying. Said #he ever dance again.” But she was merely lying O ye, who pick this paper up and read thie tragic ditty! Pray do* not mise the leason here, Think yo} ehow your pity. Tf you posses a little | lamb don't | ft In the « and let {t croak while you are out a-danc- | ing with your feller | “FOUR QUEENS” ITS TITLE. HW. H. Frageo is getting re produce a comedy called Queens." He has engaged Mar! Coakley for the Ingenue role. If the show te anything like Its title it ought} to be hard to beat to THEATRES AID HOMELESS. A. Paul Keith and F. F. Albee have notified the police that the Malace, Colonial, Riverside, Alhambra, 1 1 Orpheum, Bushwick, Prospect ant| Greenpoint Theatres, which they con trol, may be used to relieve suffering from the cold any night between mid night until late morning. Many chilly unfortunates are finding refuge in these houses. | A “REFORM” MOVE The Mosara, Shubert announcer r the New Year, 0 office’ movement y Intend to have plenty on sale at thelr theatres and thet the individual patron will receive Me first consideration DAVE'S IN AGAIN. Every now and again Dave 8 Fisman, the poet-bellhop, hands us « terrific wallop with his rhyming abii ity. That boy certainly has life size! up right; yea bo! 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