The evening world. Newspaper, March 27, 1918, Page 20

COMIC PAGE Wednesday, March 27 It Finished the Letter, but We Hope It Won't Finish/Little Brother) * About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY_ ee. or, Mom, T was wrininc => MERCY | @& LETTER TO UNCLE EZRA AND e BROTHER DRANK oP ALL THe INK You MEAN #E DRANK THE INK & ~- ~— = “ OF. 1T Does n't pag I Ad MY LETTER ALL FINISHED Net eg ORRIS GEST, New York busl- ness manager of David W. Grifith’s new war film specs tacle, “Hearts of the World,” an- nounces that the picture will be put in the 44th Street Theatre on April 6 for an Indefinito engagement. ‘This film was photographed at the front in Europe under tho auspices of the British War Office. A private show- ing will take place on April 4. “May- time,” now in that house, will be moved across the street to the Broad- burst. MUSICIANS’ SCALE REJECTED. After considering the matter thor- oughly, the members of the United Managers’ Protective Association, representing all branches of theatrical | amusement in New York, have de- olded to reject the demand of Local " " No, 901, American Federation ot} THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY Musicians, for an adv | musicians in theatre orc ing from 8 to 12 per cent. vance was granted last year the present season. The den for a new scale for tho 1918-19 season, The musicians will meet in a day or two to consider the matter further, | Tho managers say that if they aro forced to pay more for musicians thoy will have to reduce the orchestras pumerically. T NEED A @PRING Buy at HAT DEAR YOURE SES DRIVIN we = Kaci” You URE WN at eo . -HoUse Me io “THY PooR-Hou | BEG ! WHO NEVER =+‘YOuUR EXTRAVAGANCE 1S GETTIN’ UNBEARABLE WELL I SHOULD HAD ANY | Sian DOME. POO PRACTICE ! —DAWGONED IF IT AIN'T ¢ “THAN SOME PooR WELL YOUVE Gora FAT CHANCE — WITH ALL THESE BILLS GTARIN' MEIN “HW Face? A WORD FROM DAD. 1h ain't no use , ma No doubt don No) WORT), pray—an’ brag a bit, NOw IT’S SYBIL CARMEN. Elliott, Comstock & @ipping into the alumna feld school for their C show. Having engaged Lillian Lor- raine, they now announce that Sybil Carmen, a graduate of the Ziegfeld school, will be in their company. The Century Cocoanut Grove will open Thursday night, April 4. MEGRUE EXPLAINS. A Brbdadway actor-manager one time produced a play, with himself | in the principal role, and it was a dire failure. Several theatrical peo- ple were discussing the catastrophe last night, among them being Rol Cooper Megrue, “Why is it,” asked one, “that an actor of long experience cannot see whilo rehearsing @ play that it won't succeed?” “You tle your own neckties, don’t sked Mr. Megrue. He Had His Trouble for His “ Panes’? ; arks from the Daily Grind_» (vend Some mto Grindstone George’) PROM Irving Downs Dis i isai i Brosuhn ease always strikes In the weakest spot. That's wh: there are so many Sore-heads, an you tie one on another BILLY HUNTS JESSE Up. Jesse Lynch Williams, author and playwright, was in a reminiscent mood yesterday when the writer of this column met bim in the offices ot Selwyn & Co., who produced his play, “Why Marry?” “About twenty years ago I wrote "The Stolen Story,’ a plece of newspa- per fiction which I afterward made into a play,” he said. “As you possl- bly remember, it is about a reporter who was absent-minded and somo- what addicted to drink. Ho ts dis- charged by one paper (-H F snarl ay is immediately hired by the opp> aoe amet Being sent out on ® big JOE’S CAR beat, he gets all the details, and thon, forgetting his discharge, goes to bis MNT Copyright, Yes, and It Costs Money to Learn From Ed! 1918, Prem Pubjtaning Co. 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