The evening world. Newspaper, July 15, 1918, Page 16

= and Players By BIDE DUDLEY INCE this is a theatrical col- umn, we will tell the story off is here, AS @ wed great gontus ia Oscur Met @mall hoy Oscar # for music, Would his sister Prur fit down at tho plano and sing? In- deed «he would, and Oscar Invariably Gould tell whether the tune was “Ob, Johnny, Ob” or “There Is a Green BW Var Away.” Neighbors would @rop in and marvel at the lad’s apti- | tude for music. | Asked to sing, Oscar, then only @ight years old—think of it, only eigat would always whistie, And he would insist on selecting a tune very bard} to whistle by car. Without excep-| tion the remarks made by the neigh- bors were semi-complimentary, or, at ol only partially profane. On g this praiso—for praise it was, though veiled with some pretty tough} language now and (hen—Oscar would | Whistle again und give imitations of the mud-hen diving for its breakfast _ Professors would drop in for dinner and Oscar would whistle. By th was pronounced marvellous — (he would always whistle before the meal, go that the particular professor en- @mared would enjoy the music on an @mpty stomach), and the family de @ided the Jad should follow the must- ¥. profession if they could find it in falahoola. Oscar fell in line with their pian and whistled hard. After years of trial, both for himself and Others, he won success. Hix musical @ar climbed to the top of the ladder of Art. He is now bass drummer in the @own band of the Sells-Fioto Cireus, ver expect theatrical en on Sunday, July 14, HAMMERSTEIN’S PLANS. Arthur Hammerstein annc four productions for the comin, fon, The first will be “Sometin Rida Johnson Young and Rudolpa imi. The next will be Otto Har- Bach's “Safety FF based i “Beven Days,” with music by Mr. Primi. Selwyn & Co. will be inter- ested, “Somebody's Sweet .” by Alonzo Price and Antonio Buftano, will come next and then Mr, Ham- merstein will produce “Biossomtime " | & musical play with book and lyrt by Mr. Harbach and Miss Young a.d| music by Mr. Friml. “THE BEAUTIFUL ONE.” 1 Pleeonperomneeas YG Re.nold Wolf ts writ the book and lyrics and Louis Hirsch the mus'< of “The Beautiful One,” which Cohna @ Harris will produce. Mr. Hirsch, the way, married Genevieve I. fall last week. He, it is unders: ood Ramed the new after his bride KLAW'S CO) Joseph Kiaw has compl for Harry Delf's “Sor includes Forrest Win oma June, James ©. Marlowe, Louis Simon Charles — Welsh- win Den'- Helen Tashmat Blanche Terrell. The piece will open Aug. 19 at Asbury Park. “AMERICA'S ANSWER.” The Cou on Public Inform, tion will insta mer fea’s Answer, t Cohan Theatre July are United States Government made pic NASH 1S ENGAGED, | The Messrs, Shu». are preparing te produce Ann Cr if er comedy-drama,“ George Nash wil thue Pearl. LE POEME FIERCEIBUS, B.S. has vent us a “poem.” All Fight: let's have it Bald the ¢ GOSSIP. A snecial perfor time” was given for soldic The in is being Bhow of Carl A have been ad Waist at least 15 times and it looks AS GOOD AS Be Binceen © toiaw Last Lor ger. Thrifty ANS NORUB COMIC PAGE. ——— Now AFTER “c* COMES “"D", Now cel GO AtEAD Coprrtain, 1918, Pree Pvtiaing 8 OH. YR The Farmer's Directions Were as Clear as Mud! Coryright 18 Press Fuadiohine On, ¥, Bveniog Wate soa a aL icanieraaseantesesssseapaoeent AN YOU “TELL © . ROA To "HAPPY VALLEY* ? FIND MR. DIMocR’'s PLACE ! u > “WE ROAD “TILL Ye Come rust. ale oa “WRN To TH RIGHT au Ge Ctl THEN “TURN ut ROAD THLE ‘e ras ED PETERKIN'S CORNFIELD, AN! cee FOLLOW “TH' RIGHT ROAD UP “To VAN ETTEN'S NAoW ~~ KEEP ALONG LANE. ik BIT AN’ Look FER A WHITE House AN’ A Se aril DAWG mage Las 4 \'m Posttwe we'RE ON He WRONG ROAD! lock AT THE MAP Joel Aw ~ THE “RE'S A Cerancue! puease {ows “THAT ROAD Mae ¢ PLEASE DIG RECKON J KIN — IT's MIGHTY smece! FARMER. (LE ASK im “THe way! ~ a =O L—< SS LITTLE FAMILY ‘ | Non-essentia. Innusteies | No. 41144 GOT A FINE NERS > BE PLAYING weet ui \ WHY DONT You mow “nie, f LAWN FoR EXERC! GONNA GiT Ss MARRIED Bo0SS - AN’ AH'D UKE “TUH BE d ae WANT “To-MoRROW OFF? e WoT re $ Aw OEE: NORE Ger MARRIED AGAIN=WITHA YOUR > * WIFE” ONLY” “DIVORCED, li WEEK ? \FATHEAD —"TWAS ONLY LAST WEEK THAT You GcT OFF PE CAUSE ‘You WAS, ( Divo AK DONT HoLD No GRUDGE Nase, eee LONG ! GRINDSTONE GEORGE “=NOBODY. DOES rT tnd DL Vonnnies dana tes eNSM OT TA PRACTICE oT ; WHATE NER, DROVE THIS TO STHI> PERSON To A ON AER ry va TI LIN ANO *} MANDO ‘iN PrBociar’s Ort FAIRY Gop f SAE TAINS 4 Ly ent ANS SDN AND 50 OUT OF JHE ALWATS Mawr & WeuLo You REALLY BACTISIN'ON A iE ‘3 PIANO WHEN A+ AIT wip. THE PELLER WANTS PAE ALWATS AAS | _Coren)- “ET Wyo AEAR EM Play | / Iki TRovarort, v5 en me eee MOTES- | -BT- Looe Limerici¢—— eS db lL | Sav LEARNED, tin~ | GUISTICAL GWENDOLIN © HER DEAREST Mo57 | yy MUSICAL FRIENO C) LYNN PLURAL Mosr SINGULAR ET JAUNTING EY SINGULAR Ts the PLorar of ” MAN Doun-MENDouin! Coney mare FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. 4 you buy @ biberly bond?” What denaratnalton ”