The evening world. Newspaper, September 25, 1918, Page 18

“Tell That to Delights Street and Lexington Avenve aren't BY CHARLES DARNTON HOUGH 1 may mean nothing tn your life, gentle render of theatrical doings along Broadway, the war-time play has been carried into Yorkville, and what'a more, the authors and actors at Highty-sixth COMIC PAGE Wednesday, September 25, 1918 the Marines” Yorkville @t all afraid of putting a bit of fun tm tt For that matter, take “Friendly Enemies” es an example of luring “wreaks even” with Louis Mann and Bem Bernard in @ more or less deli- He ts Hein Schulz, east aide corner, He begins Gully left off in the days war, and besides carrying ‘burden of canned goods he shares O? authorship with Ed- ward A. Paulton. The whole business fs summed @p on the programme wi “An American play by Amon- em authors with an American cast.” Biven the marines couldn't ask to be LIVER D. BADLY and his part- Nethan D. Smith, who fet @ bit discouraged because thelr Giftiet offering at that house, “Over * Hlere,” was not received with as much edaim as they expected. They have @ecided New York has @ surfeit of fer Plays and will produce a com- a of another sort at the on Tuesday, Oct, 16, it will Be “A Btitoh in Time,” written by Batley and Lottie Meaney. Irene will be featured in this pro- “A Stitch in Time” has been tried out “on the road” with ate results, Bailey & Smith, the Way, have en, Al Btrass- as their general press represen- . -BY WAY OF DIVERSION. Said McGuggin in Pee- Bilas store: “The prices of food- have started to soar, They've ‘UP Bo high that it's pretty blamed for men with a family to feed ‘em enough. It's wrong, boys, I tell ‘and likewise a shame. They it to lock up all the men who're Bome la should be d to keep everything down. The who can fix things will sure win p.” Just then Mary Muggins into the place, a slender young attractive of face. Said Silas: y, howdy, Miss Mary, my dear; going to buy you some candy— bere!” Miss Maggins protested the expense, but Si spent a and seventy cents. They went together and Grandpa McGee “Bi needa them laws, fellers— it frum me!” FLORENCE NASH, POET. ‘A very neat Little volume of poems the pen of Florence Nash, who goon to be starred tn a new play POPULAR MUSIC } ANO RAGTIME PIANO PLAYING Play-patrons inte « happy mood. The game is sure to continue as long 43 with “Tell That ¢o the Marines.” It didn’t matter especially that Schulz’s son was given the cold shoulder, tn- stead of the fatted calf, when he re- turned from Yale, because of the earlier visit of @ manicure Iady who delivered a blow that almost killed the hopeful father. The audience was immediately Inforined of the! fact that the bad son o: banker had taken the good name of the grocers boy when he found himself compelled to register at a New Havon police station. The innocent prodigal couldn't explain matters because his father wouldn't listen to him, and his sister had given her tender heart to the youth who had daliled with the New Haven vampire. A great deal of trouble was made over @ very small matter, Schulz had every rea- son to be horrified when his son 6 of coming “all the ways” to ew York—and this after four years at Yalet When the German grocer retired to a “residence” decorated with highly colored nymphs and given @ loyal touch by port ot Washington, Lincoln and Wilson, It was an easy matter for him to convince an un- consciously funny banker that he was 100 per cent, American. ‘The manicure girl who made ner way into “The Bowery Burlesquers” proved obviously entertaining. Ke- cause she was in a log show she could gee no reason for hiding her fee ‘This sensitive creature was pla: all she was worth by Cecil Kern. Mr. Philipp was a very hard father for @ time. He allowed the other actors to make a lot of noise, while he kept the soft pedal on his performa he could assert himself in loud terms. Joseph Striker and Chauncey M.! Keim were inclined to take a youth-| ful dilemma tragically Jack Ber-| nard talked and ate vociferously as sailor on shore leave, | If the humor seemed crude, tt at, least had the merit of provoking a great deal of laughter. Tho patriotic sentiments expressed met with such hearty response that “Tell Th to the Marines” never failed to carry its message. After the second act loads of flowers were hoisted over the foot- lights, and everybody was happy. and Players | DUDLEY a under the direction of Charles Emer- son Cooke, has come to our desk. Several of the rhymes first appeared in this column, so, naturally, we claim all the credit for Miss Nash's success as a bard. The little book bears the title of “June Dusk.” A sample of Miss Nash's genius fpl- tows: FS tp rea) fall on the one-night stands, Taq geting lovely for the. Fad Welve pineal New York « sclld year 14 Whe to take to trains again, Now that the country's rei and guid, 1 quem we can't got out just yet, winle thls standing-room ie T'd Uke to see the fickle run by And watch the farmhouse climney's anoke, 1'd like to take an carly jump, ‘And me tie gunrisn. fore poke, MISS KEANE IN “ROXANA.” = | Word from Malcolm G, Wilson, who succeeded Louis Nethersole as man ager for Doris Keane states that) Miss Keane produced “Roxana” at) the Lyric Theatre, London, wi -| cess. This play is Avery Hop “Nobody's Widow,” which Di lasco presented at the Bela atre about seven years ago with Blanche Bates in the leading role. | ALL KNEW BARNUM, j The guests of the Actors’ Fund Home are seeing “Mr. Barnum” at| the Criterion to-day, having accepted the invitation of Charles Dillingham and Thomas A, Wise. All of them| knew P. T, Barnum. | GOSSIP, “The Blue Pearl" will be brought | back to New York for a week at the| Shubert-Riviera Oct. 7. Marion Saki, the Japanese dansouse at the Hippodrome, has a new polo dance in the Lampland scene. Those who want to see whether Fred Stone can act in films will be given the chance at the Strand next week. Tavie Belge, prima donna of “Fid-| dlers Three,” tas been placed under a| five-year contract by John Cort. Rita Gould ts to sail for France soon at the head of a unit of the! Overseas Theatrical League, | Forrest Huff and Fritz von Busing will give their annual Winter Garden clambake on Fire Island Sunday Their guests will be the members of the Al Jolson and the Winter Garden companies, June Caprice was the guest of honor at the opening of Marcus Loew's Grand Opera House, South Bothle- hem, Monday nigh She made a regular, honest-to-goodness speoch Anna’ Fredericks, who dances with Harry Lambert in “Some Night” at the Harris, is making her professional debut in this show. 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