The evening world. Newspaper, January 18, 1918, Page 20

‘ ne and Players By BIDE DUDLEY , AJOR WALLACE M'CUTCH- M BON of the British Army may . return to the stage, He is be- img urged to appear in “Honor | Bright.” tho Carroll-Sheer musical Place which is to open the new Van- derbilt Theatre, early in February, ‘and act opposite Grace La Rue. About five years ago the Major lent impetus to the modern dance craze by vilot- ting Joan Sawyer about the floor on : COMIC PAGE | LITTLE “MARY MIXUP", ‘90-T SEE_— AND STAMP For % WELL, THE, POSTMAN, He HAS A UMBRELLA AND IT'S ‘RAINING T'tave ATwo CENT STAMP ON ME > the New York Roof, and they say war has not diminished bis ability to; @tap to music Major McCutcheon | has doen in New York some time, but he bas said nothing about abandon- | ing bis military career for one behind wl root ti Ni verthayess, the the | foot ee enor Brent may they have a good chance to capture bim. Harry Fox to-day signed contracts to handle the leading comedy role in “Honor Bright.” HE WAS HOMESICK. At & #0-called exclusive ball given uptown recently, a young man, well- known {0 the theatrical district, pars | twok too careless! the grape and became very disconsolate. Finally be | decided to go home. Approaching the floor manager, bo led bim aside and | asked: “Shay, does tt take any influence to got outa here?” BILL KNEW MULES. Bill Roddy of Kansas was & farmer until be became a theatrical press agent. Bill is big and strong and possesses the Kansas "Go to it” spirit. Two months ago he decided to get into the Army. He wanted & commission, Bill wept to Washington ‘and tried to #ee the man in charge of the work of sending equipment to the | soldiers in France. He was denied | an audience again and again, but Bill persisted. Finally they let him into the man’s presence. “Say, friend,” sald Bill, “I under- stand ' you're shipping mules to Fra “Yoo, sir—that is true,” came the reply. *Woell,” returned Bill, “I'm from ” Tecan load more mules in an hour than all thove guys working for you can ina day, 1 know mules.” ‘The man was impressed. He took Bill to the loading place, and Bil handled the mules like a veteran. To- day Bill is a Major in the Army. ARTHUR HAS TRAVELLED. © Arthur Angyalfi, contr{butes the fol- (Note—Reference to “knife and fork” means London's fog is thick enough to be cut. Also it furnishes a rbyme for “New York." REAL POETRY. | Bu) Johnem Ure to look at girls And @ do T. ou y BARG TO THE NORWORTH. | | ny Sarg’s Marionettes, which were een recently at the Neighborhood | Playhouse, are to be shown at the Nor- worth Theatre at special matinee per- | fermances beginning Jan, 28 ‘Ihe | theatre will be used for them on the afternoons when “Odds and Ends of 1917" bas no matinees. HE HAD TO BE SHOWN. When 8. L. Rothapfel of the Rialto and Rivoli Thetres was manager of the Lyric in Minneapolis a few years ago, @ girl called on him and asked for stage work, “Can you act?" asked Mr, Rothap- tel. “No-o, sir!" she replied “Can you sing?” “No-o “I don't believe you,” said Mr. Rothapfel. He put her in the theatro's stock company. Yesterday she dropped in at the xttalto to seo him. She is Edith Day, who bas scored a genuine Lit in “Going Up,” at the aossiP. | Cari Brickert bas joined the cast of “Yes or No.” | Because she has “pep” John Cort ham a dance Katherine nern has been en gaged by th mous Players and is acting in Elsic Ferguson's films Alyse Melzard, a singer, will join the Ziegfeld "Midnight Frolic” next week If the theatres are closed on Mon- ’ Mine” will open at the a musical ‘Odds and vaudev bard, ma . 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