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_—_____ About Plays and Players Ry BIDE DUDLEY LF SHUBERT says that if the Goevernerent raises the admis- | OR TAX At theatres from 10 to At, as is proposed, it m tainty that many Hons will fail and ™ will have to close, emmanently, In this dustry which has al by the Govern. greatly, and the nec- 8 Ament will reduce greatly ws os (he Government should Anwike PAWA the sale of admission ie Oeateroal Duaineas will suffer | 1 WO AH exTORt Chat not only will pagers lowe money but the | spree’. Yostead of increasing its “hase em Ute source, will find the | se mutch less than under aw.” said Mr. Shubert. xt the managers in this far from selfish. The America’s amusement an hanily be questioned | meandered how the man. ! operated with the Gov- ading patriotic propa- ne entertainment for rs and In other ways, fe the managers to be able > qeogecate with the Government it * Qeeaaary for tham to be able to ~~ Nena ante | Dare oo A nen county hers and me Se ‘ iow ele Douses open and produce | rf HE'D FIX IT. B f ww sm Faversham, who, in ocon- te steheo with Maxine Elliott, is pre- , . ‘ has received a letter! = playwright who of- be war drama, add-| which will guar-| % tee 4 year's run for the play/ i unt ocimg the producers eternal f ume. The letter caused Mr. Faver- | tam muck amusement, as he |s « wvare ef the fact that it isn't a| warts act the play needs. “THREE FACES EAST.” Cotman & Harris are announcing ae long run of “A Tailor-Made Grant Mitchell featured, | ‘he Cohan & Harris| ay night. The next at- aat house will be “Three a play of the Secret ony Paul Kelly, with orrugaa and Violet Heming les. Cohan & Har- attraction there, racipad re WILLIE’S REPLY. Willie the three-year- Nutt, the come- bread and jam er afternoon, when ae - me et aie eee ‘ 146 te J d 5 ge i * “yas an fast, Willie, It is ill { Mom,” replied the boy. ‘ war oread. { sumer CAST COMPLETE. © os ia engagement of Ruth Rose, Hampty Dumpty,” in man, Inc., will has been com- the line-up are Beryl Mercer, Claire, Flem. | Selten, Robert Eville and John na Ada St Mortar sates Men tee ENLIST. taft of ushers) vin the fighting! am When the » away back and i be on hand WP tmoome associate tie Mirror , engaged to “For- ady in play unces that he Gdusty) Miller omen he « wined y ters, song and “The Mid- will begin their “ company will Century Grove os arranged men in uni- Casino Sun- from the Rea | have no- hat they will their guests Tuesday and jicrn from the eee ne ee eee ee er ee mn Ate ty bes Aut * FE* ~GnT FOR TO-DAY. we the main ing a pair of going after © ran over COLISHMENT, « Mhiee nanny View i me! CHESTNUT TREE. As You 4RE ithe JT THINK You NEED A “T DonrT Wik, CKET: r ee ee JOE'S CAR BLANCHE, THIS \ HERE Comes THE TooTsin WooTsiEs= THeY GOT TH DOO HABIT TOO! Dosssn'T Teo TIE LOOK MANLY? AW WooTSIE SH Loves TaoTsns {AN ANY DOG ALivE! & Mixed Goods 10c TREE PRODUCTS. “No; just as it is now.” pa and perseverance ‘“ AMMA—"* | “An! my husband's name, too? Why wrry water in a siev M Nail. dane | the man has been dead seven years SRP GR OGRE | “May I have four cook-|,.“You should sign ame Mrs. eRe ' t tas y | followed by your water to free Sta your Christian na “Why do you need four cookies?” | husband's name, oy na for cienalel’ | husband's full —— “A ar bes | t simply sign THE TIRED |, W. W. i ere | » and your husband’ WAS in need of help to harve : ef little boy next] Write it as you are in t my prune crop,’ said the grow sete o fer the UN wn Games pine ty 1 I went to a saloon in the a fon mae taaalie ‘Oh, but T can't write/'—Pittsbur qn ‘ | “y gc: Chronicle Telegraph. On entering the place | . omember one thing - => T acco: the barkeeper, and asked euate the PATIENCE. |him if any of the men lounging about | ‘cc ATIFNCP and perseverance|the place cared for employm| t I T never thought Of that, | P will accomplish all th | good wages. IR cURL Reva LAER ametratae | was the favorite sayir * said the mixer, ‘yer bet- | an old farmer, —— | He had just made this remark in| “*Any of you men want to go t TOO MANY NAMES. Ja train one day on the way to/ work?” I said | WOMAN entered a Chicago sav- | market, when a pompous individual in] “There was a dead silence for a A ings bank and placed $50 in| the next seat turned to him and said: | tow moments when one of the loafers front of the teller, He pushed| ‘Nonsense, sii I can tell you|spoke up and queried, ‘What doi out the book for her st, ‘Sign on this line,’ {My whole name?” fore 1 was married?” cnn SPOT! 1 wish YOU'D “TAKE A SNAP-SHOT OF ME HERE IN MY “TROUT OUTFIT DECLARES MORE snature S A PRETTY i We " | ANOTHER MYSTERY: THERE GokS HAROLD'S Hows THUBIG MUTT! GoT Such A &KIMPY BIL MUTTAS AIS 5 FAITHFUL FIDO? wo SEARCH US and| nor perse “Perhaps you can," said the farmer, “put I have never yet come across BUT SOIT Gone many things which neither patienc VLLSEND Ht Home “To | ED AN MAKE HIM JEALOUS S stint Now - THis is THE Last FILM! c w ee COMIC PAGE Thursday, August 8, 1918 ————— 9 en HERE COMES “The 2 \ CONDUCTOR FoR U TickeTS ) ( Te iene Ts Z i HAVE You EVER, PAWS NOW TH REAL GoT A 006, _NOTICKED TH Rranucecrny Geo see TRORICRS THAT = MAWS MADE ES Acc To [ANT TW = RIDE Agound ON = VALET. TOHER Loun SKY THOSE EXPRESS PET PUG Limit! WAGONS 2 if Met, LEADIN' A DOG'S LiFe (THAT'S Gooo!)} IN SUCH A Him (HURRY TO THIS come BAC TRusT A Trick! PAW: LooniT WwW 1 FOUND! RONG TO COLLIE S — AN! DOG _PED!GR A MOST WONDERFUL SUGAR |ANIMAL- ALmosT HUMAN INTELL I~ Im rive years OLD AND — — ROMANTIC PERSON = You rf imp! VM GONNA NAME A U~- BOAT AFTER You— YASSIR= K- 9! RE By \A A Y'SEE THAT BIG “Spark” R, said Mr. Gap Johnson of DOG TAL Rumpus Ridge, Ark, ad- essing of his so! “Are you Phorx TO THIS TALE Or 4 BEY HOUND YALLER MUTT A KID ASTREY FOUN) Wins some giack AND WHITE PAINT | aan "The Boy CAMOUFLAG-| | — SKATING ON THIN ICE. fp Him A | “The stage drivers in Yellowstone | | GREY HOUND! | park," says a Denver man, “are both- ‘\} by ered by many foolish questions from }\ AuNT EDNA 1S FORTY SIX S) aN ) f Bet Joe Doesn't Send It to Ed! = Dp Non-Essentian Inpusteies No. fe. f LISTEN JIM = T WANTA Tete You Just How wae “HE LAST NINE HOLES ~~~ ~- “NOBODY DOES IT” (Send a Nobody’ to “Grindstone George) He changes the needle for each re ioe he bas, iow, NY SUSPICIOUS SYMPTOMS. “ OOKY yur, Coonrod!” sternly ering pro d's oldest fig sing to Hack Ped- dice j ROOKIE LIMERICK .—— the youth, “I— Then what the Sam Hill have you been acting so sneaking about yur of Hanged if I don't believe you moonshine still is at and the glad news from me.” ys late? know whur are keep Kansas ¢ MUTT NOW HE AINT— their passengers, and often resort to 1 replies. Once a lady tourist ned deeply interested im the ) satiri { |hot springs inquired i | “Driver, do these sprimgs freeze Jover in winter naam, was the respons ries d what do yer pay?” erance can accomplish.” “Picking prunes,’ I replied, ‘and 1 pay $3 a day and board.’ “What kind of a place is it?’ asked en, Tl tell you one, Will| the garrulous one, Ww is an attractive, rolling or * 1 answered 1. W. W. spokesman rose from seat and s ‘Well, roll her ir and let's § and we'll te we wa job,’ "—Every body's Magazine a THE MERRY MILKMAN. MILK dealer in New York was 7 consulted in his early days by a friend In the milk trade, 1 in for two tickets | to a masquerade ‘all, the friend grumbled, “but I don’t think I'll go." “Why not?" asked the dealer, “Oh, such things aren't in my line,” sald the frie A miliman at a fancy dress ball! No, no—most in- Inapprop:tate nothing,” said the lealer, “Put on a pair of pumps, man, |! nd go as 4 waterfall."-——Washington — = PIGTA:L.3 AND MUSTACHES, HEN Wu Tin. 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