The evening world. Newspaper, September 11, 1918, Page 16

‘and Players By BIDE DUDLEY _| MFRICA’S Over There Thea‘re League has decided to rate $150,000 to be expended In tur- fisbing theatrical entertainment for D Ghe Men in service in France. It was . at a dinner held yesterday at BS the Knickerbocker Hotel that P Gomi was needed, and Lee Was made Chairman of a commi tu raise the money. He is perfecting a plan wheroby big ben: fit enter Py tents will be given in theatres all Ger the United States. Nearly ali | fhe infucntiai managers in towu at- tended the rand all promised to ) (bO-operace with Mr. Shi ' i > tag the funds and with |. tending entertainers if torop Ames stated that ’ pond to send fifty ‘ance cach month 1 fered to organite a i Tait,” Lee Shubert w urnish & ‘Shubert Theatre Unit," Richard | Waltou Tully wi “Hawaliaa | Wait” and Alf i will furnish | & “Charles Fro it” An ct Mert will be made to induce to wa stars of both the theatrical and 4 world to go over, Al Jolson, Bu- and Willie Howard and have signified a willingness to visit France, and Adolph Zukor chinks be can persuade Douglas Fairbanks ina Mary Pickford to go. Artaur a Hammerstein volunteered to go to > france and remain there in direct charge of the managerial end | 3d ANOTHER WAR DRAMA. i & Hi. Woods has a now drama) based on the war which will be pro- | dyoed in New Haven either Friday | f Saturday. It is “The Big Chance,” | By Grant Morris. In the cast are | Joel, Cyril Keightley, Ramsey | Wallace, Katherine Barrymore, Atna | Mack Ber William Meehan and | ) Marry Roberts, the last named being | er than Mans Robert. Mr, | Robert has changed his name to get! rid of the Teutonic “Hans.” His name, was originally Hanley, but his boy- hood friends called him Hans. He is 190 per cent. American and has @ fon fighting with the Allies, Mr. | Woods bought a comedy yesterday ta galled “Go Easy, Mabel,” by Wilson Collison. ‘ A GIFT FOR WYNNE. 4 “Look at this,” said Ed Wynne, B aes. on Broadway last night. boys of the tanks gave it to me for entertaining them.” 7 “What is it?” we asked. | “A fine cizarette case. Well, I must hike over and see J. J. Shubert. Have 4 cigar?” And Ed gave us a fine Havana FROM SPUDS TO FILMS. Walter B. Harris, a seventeen-year- ‘office boy for the Universal Film ration, enlisted in the Naval © about six months ago and assigned to the kitchen. For months he peeled potatoes, a subdued youth, Then one 'j Say he heard the Naval Reserve was to bave ‘a Department of Films. Wal- ter immediately hunted up his r officer, They gave hima and told him to go ahead. is ow preparing to make’ a picture en- tiled “Saved From Kitchen Police.” LIFE IN THE BRONX. An old lady of Jewish persuasion ped up to the box office at the Opera House the other night t 8.30 o'clock and asked for a goat to see “The Little Teacher.” ~ You're late,” said the treasurer, | “Blow about standing room?” ““Vot?” she asked. | - “Standing room!” ‘f “No,” she said, shaking her head, i be} vast » seat in der sitting room, f ‘ten’ that he world’s all wrong, 4 Going backward right ‘along, ¥ ligt may be glorious, a= i, . mb min AD im Sate: # to chureh and offer thanks -. SHANNON HAS A “FIND.” e ‘Sbannon will produce soon a | version of “Checkers,” en- | tilied “They're Off." 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