The evening world. Newspaper, June 7, 1918, Page 22

2 pew nee 5 reyerus 20: = Ae Os tei! BESTOP - paid for @ single seat was C come ALONG WO, WERE, EffergeRT Mi and Players By BIDE DUDLEY_ HE auction of seats for the opening of the new edition of the Ziegfeld “Follies,” held *t the New Amsterdam Theatre late yesterday afternoon, was not as auspicious an occasion as in other years, possibly because the manage~ ment did not attempt to make it #0 ‘The sales were rushed through afier It had been explained that the oniy reason for the auction was an in ability on the part of the owners of the production to decide who should have first whacks at the tickets, the orders being exceedingly numerous. The highest premium paid for a box: was $100, This sum, with the war tax and the regular price of the box. | made the total $126.40, A man who said nis name was Pony Beer bought this box. The next highest premium | for a box was $30, and then the price | dropped to $20, The highest premiu.n | $30, offered by Paul Block, He took two and thoy | wil cost him $28.50 each, Despite the fact that no pt wan made to | obtain the extreme premiums of other years, the firet night house will | bring in @ lot of money. THEY'LL SEE M’ADOO. Maro Klaw has appointed the fol- | lowing-named members of the United Managers Protective Association to) cail on Secretary McAdoo and lay be- fore btm the case of the theatrical men in the matter of the proposed increase in ratiroad rates: Lee Sbu-| bert, Joseph L. Rhinock, David Bo- lasoo, Henry W. Savage, George M. Cohan, Oliver Morosco, Winthrop Ames, Sam A. Soribnor, Sam H. Har- | ris, Morris Gest, Gen. Emmett Now ton and J Ho.ward Reber. It is as-| serted that an increase in rates will | make the road show a financial fall- ure. "KTS: WOT 'T. GAID- “THAT NEPHEW OF SOUR'N > IN 5 “Here ON AN" AWFUL GROUCH: IF BOMBS ARE DROPPED. Tt ts announced that the cellars under the theatres controlled by | the M . Shubert have been cleared so that audiences may flee to them in case the Germans attack New York. In all seriousness, it is) stated that a theatre has been) equipped in the basement of the! Forty-Fourth Street, where Justine | Jobnstone’s Little Club used to. be, | and that if a performance of "May-) time” at the Broadhurst is interrupt- ed by a bombardment of any sort, beth players. and audience will be taken to this prepared place, where the show will go right on. One re. | quest will be made of the audience in such an event. It will be that no) explosive laughter be indulged in. FATHER’S GONE WRONG. * got ing tad aie: Heretatore hes always had oh, & the eR 1's too for father is etfs "ube church, | Bat be told about | ie ‘ninety pounds; What re nen veovle, doubt ‘on. righiteo r ry ‘ones can't “understand ay man should | | ¥ The other land jad comes to dis, when father's out at night otter ane iin wh? Meacases Gon’ toad ‘ight ee | Sethe snEht hel eee tte too. late | and “Feruatte ‘bsoclat, ey Vihal MOFFATT WAS POPULAR. Clinton Moffatt, jo was found dead in his home early yesterday, was! one of the most populur theatrical producers Broadway ever knew. He was @ man without enemies; His death gave the Rialto district the biggest shock it bus had in some pass ‘al seine | WHY ARE YOU CRANKING UT, MOOSER THE MANAGER. | DEAREST ? George Mooser is back in the theat-! rical business. Commissioner for the Committee of Public Information, with Mexico as bis field of action. Now he !s man- ‘ager of the stock company which the Messrs. Shubert and Morris Scbiessin- ger have installed in the Broad Street heatre, Newark. Alma Tell is the featured player of the organization and George Henry Trader is) direct- ‘pg. The company is doing well. | GOSSIP. The Winter Garden concert ar- ranged for Sunday night will be the last one of the season John King and Vaughn Comfort have been engaxed by O. F, Hodges for Nell O'Brien's minstrels next season. Anna Fitzlu will sing at the Cen- tury to-mprrow afternoon when “Biff Hang’ 1 given as an Actors’ Fund benefi Ann Sands has rejoined the cast of “Flo Filo" at the Cort, replacing Charlotte De Long, who wants a vacation. Frank J. Wilstach book of 8: working or he is drar JOE’S CAR Doprright 1018 Frese Publishing Co iN 1 Brewing Wortd) For 4 while he was who complied a ry “SOMEWHERE IN SAE AVE HIM A MINUTE TO ISAID- 00 SECONDS"! rIYmy SERVES ME beret ty RIGHT IF U0 A a a GonE Home A (é a De her character » Watts will r work nees that ite sea- heatre to-morrow night. It will bave buen played there tor forty weeks MINUTE SOONER. ( WOULON'T HAVE, MET | You A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Mamie La Grang ad her ter, Helene, hu laugh i the chorus of to be witb who is the troupe's wardrobe w FOOLISHMENT. 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