The evening world. Newspaper, August 23, 1918, Page 12

COMIC PAGE Friday, August 23, 1918 and Players By BIDE DUDLEY AVID BELASCO announces that the regular season of the Be- Jasco Theatre will open Thura- day, Sept. 5, when he will offer a new ‘ comedy entitled “Daddies,” by John a 1. Hobbie, who is making his debut : aga playwright. This play was given @ trial out of town several months ago. For the cast Mr. Belasco has engaged Bruce McRae, John W. Cope, Edwards Davis, George Giddens, | George Abbott, 8. K er, Jeanne Hagies, Winifred Fras th King, Pauletie Noizeux, Lor olare, Aida | Armand and others. | “SHE TOOK A CHANCE.” a “Bhe Took a Chance,” a ¥ version of Fred Jackson's f: Full House,” will be presented Apollo Theatre, Atlantic City, on Sept. 9 by Klaw & Erlanger. Henry Blossom has written the book and lyrics and Usa Waldrop the music. ‘The rehearsals are in charge of Bd- e gar MacGregor. At one time this plece was called “Bubbles.” Among those in the cast are Dallas Welford, May Vokes, Wanda Lyons, Ms Millburn, Eleanor Gordon, Marbe, Eda von Buelow, Benn Linn, Alfred Gerrard, Charles Olcott, Will- , jam Suilivan, Eddie Dowling, William i Renaud, W. J. Gaffney, Roy O. Diet- rich and Floyd A. Balliett. Julian Mitchell is training the chorus. BY WAY OF DIVERSION. The Gener hero, Bat just beyond the erag ‘There's dummy Coogan lyin’ ‘All wrapped uy in the fag Tig, Colanel gets the credit For capturing «bridge, Ang how ‘ther vraine the Major nose forces took the ridge ‘The three of them are heroes, ‘it ‘wrapped up fo the flag, THEY WANT JOKES. Here's a chance for humorists to help the boys in uniform, Cadet A. J. Gilbert, Royal Air Force, Long Branch, Canada, writes the perpe- trater of this column asking for jokes, &c., to be used in the camp shows there. Anybody who has such “patter” will oblige Gilbert greatly by sending it to him, WEST PLAY COMING. “The Unknown Purple,” a drama by Roland West and Carlyle Moore, will open at the Lyric Theatre on Sept. 14 This play received much favorable ‘omment while on tour. To make way for it the Messrs, Shubert are trying to find another house for “Maytime,” When this musical production is moved it will have played at five Broadway theatres. ANOTHER EISMAN GEM. Dave Bisman, our former bell-hop rhymester, now a@ soldier, just can’t keep his hands off the old verse thing. He has just sent us a poem entitled In pronouncing the final wor happy,” kindly make it “hap- pee” and thus carry out Dave's rhyme scheme. The poem ‘This world is but s stage peare once did say, w each one has to manage ‘Their own Little part to pla: Man has his will, woman ber wa) in whatever it may be, ‘aha to) “Twas "ener thus “Fill stay, Dy sie cares 90 long as one is happy? EXTREMELY UNFORTUNATE, Prince and Princess Troubetzkoy a are the gucsts of Mr. and Mrs, Will- a iam Faversham at Huntingtom, L. I. Wednesday night Mr. Faversham took the Troubetzkoys, Mrs, Faversham and the Faversham boys out on the Faversham sailing yacht. The party became becalmed; the auxiliary en- gine refused to werk and a landing was not effected until 6 o'clock yester- day morning. Tho next time Mr. Faversham entertains royalty on his yacht he should take some oars along and avoid the danger of repeating the awful faux pas, GOSSIP. George Sammis is to send another vaudeville troupe over the camp cir- oult. Ben Johnson has been added to the) cast of Iden Payne's play, “Crops and Pty * renteen” is in its final two weeks at the Booth Theatre, It is nearing its 280th performance ‘Alan Brooks has been engaged for | a comedy role in Jane Cowl's new | play, “Information, Please!" Alexander Leftwich has been put in charge of the production of Smith & Golden's “Turn to the Right” com- ay panies. € Rehearsals have started for “Glort- | anna,” the new musical play in which John Cort will present Wleanor Painter. Marcus Loew will open his new “4 Metropolitan Theatre in Brooklyn next month. It will have seats for 4,150 peop Mildr daughter of Guy Bates Po! en udded to the cast of Pearl” at the Longacre Theatre | The Fria@s will have a theatre} party at the Century Wednesday night to see “Yip, Yip, Yaphank,” | After the show Irving Berlin and the entire company will be their guests at supper. ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. L. M. G.—See Wirt Dennison, No. 40€ Astor Theatre Building. M. B. M.—The Hippodrome show is meant to play only the Hippodrome, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Blige Peters of Wellsville is a proud | man. 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