The evening world. Newspaper, October 2, 1918, Page 20

Cr So eee LS By BIDE new Selwyn Theatre, in West 424 Street, late yesterday afternoon. Numerous writers dropped in and the Beauties of the house and various were permitted to drink in Beverages, Charles ("Pink") Hayes was Chairman of the Reception Com- Mittee and he saw that the guasts Permitted no guilty sandwich or cocktail to escape. A fine time was had by all, The new theatre Is one Of the prettiest ever constructed in this country. Its decorations, light- ing effects, &c, were designed by Crosby Gaige of the Selwyn firm, and be proved himself artist in that line. When the house is ovened to- night with Jane Cowl in “informa- tion, Please,” the ladies will find a fine emoking room arranged espe- clally for their use. The theatre rep- resents an investment of more than $750,000. Mack Hilliard is the house manager. “UNDER FOUR FLAGS.” The third of the Government's of™- lal series of war films is about ready for exhibition. It ts called “Under Your Flags.” It will be shown in a Broadway theare in about four weeks. THE DOCTOR, es eet tha, ‘and Me routs ay ills sed mon | enn, AGG (when be sends his chargre, to draw a check and very @ladly pay, im our block me talk & gitd Len down and out ‘dbus! unas eatu) follow praise with cus? it is perverse beyoud @ doubt, BILLING THE HORSE. Jake Rosenthal, manager of the Bronx Opera Hou proached that theatre yesterday feeling fine. He was thinking that life is wonderful when he noticed a weird-looking ob- t directly in front of the theatre. ith the joy of living still in his whole being he threw on all steam bead and found the object was A dead hort rywndy zy) 8e. who did this?” démanded Jake. “The horse done it hisself,” replicd ® small boy. “Well, L don’t like it.” A moment of deep thought, of which Jake is capable, however, pointed out to him the truth of James Fennimore Lee's old saying, “It's an ill wind that hits nobody a good blow,” and, rushing into the theatre, he soon re- turned with two printed cards. -A moment later one decorated the late horse's head and the other hia tail. The card read: “ ‘Turn To The Rigat,’ Bronx Opera House (J. J. Rosenthal, Manager) Now." Jake's thoughtfulness created many @ (horse) laugh. LIBERTY LOAN NOTES. William A. Brady makes a Loan epeech at the Central each night. Uis daughter Alico always subscribes $1,000 to start the sales. William Fox has decreed that his theatres shall sell $1,000,000 worth of | bonds. e) ney 2 not reach this e will make up the balance ifimesit Alvah Davison of No. 15 Union Square started something at the Hip- errone yesterday afternoon when offered to take $10,000 worth The Hippodrane celebrated nese Day” yesterday with the inv- “About Plays and Players DUDLEY RECEPTION for representatives|duction of appropriate epecial foa- of the press was held at the tures in “Everything.” A_box was set aside for Dr. V. K, Wellingym | Koo, the Chinese Minister, and 1n- lother for Do Chang Leung, President Of tho Chinese Chamber of Commerce. | NETHERSOLE’S ESCAPES. Louis Nethersole has returned from | London after three years In that city, Twice during his stay there he might have been killed by bombs dropped | from German aeroplanes had he boon in places he usually frequented. One bomb hit his bedroom at 3 A. M. and | another his private office about noon. SHE'LL BE REPRESENTED. Irene Fenwick, who is rehearsing in Oliver D. Balley’s play, “A Stitch in Time,” was accosted by a German the other day ina cafe He said he had seen her tn “The Song of Songs.” “If Reinhardt, the Belasco of Gcr- many, could see you,” he said, “he would offer you big money to go to Berlin.” “I couldn't go.” replied Miss Fen- wick, “but I'm sending several repre- sentatives.” *“Vot?" came from the Teuton. In reply the actress dug a receipt for a $5,000 Liberty Loan purchase from her handbag, and that ended the matter, Gossip. Margucrite Leslie has been engaged by Charles Emerson Cooke for “Rem- nant.” Bill Hart will appear in person at the Rialto to-morrow night and re- veal his past Gregory Kolly has rejoined the “Seventeen” company. It will be at the Bronx Opera House next week. A movie man who tried to induce Isabel Irving of “She Walked in Her Sleep” to act before the camera failed. He called the spoken drama “the speakies and she didn't like It.! Through the courtesy of Winchell: Smith and John L. Golden, the Stage Women's War Relief has arranged & performance of “Lightnin’” at the Galety Sunday night for men in uni- form. Marcus Loew and Virginia Pear- son gave a theatre party for 100 wounded marines from the Chateau- Thierry battlefield at Loew's Metro- politan, Brooklyn, last night. Gustav Ferrari, the composer and conductor, will arrive from England soon with the musical score of “Free- dom.” He will conduct the orchestra. Sylvia Jason, the little but oh my actress, has been engaged by the M . Shubert for a role in “Stop ‘That Man,” the new Hobart farce. Isabel Lowe of “The Passing Show of 1918" has been engaged for a role in the new Shubert musical play, Molly." Coddles “The Melting of High was offered a part, but she feared she'd be known as Molly- Coddles. Saturday afternoon was selected for the opening of “I. O. U." in which Mary Nash and Jose Ruben are to be starred at the Belmont, principally because openings were scheduled for every night during the week. And then, W. A. Brady wanted the mati- nee girls to have a whack at a first performance. Mary Mallison of the cast of “The Little Brother will give a “success” | party to-night to the others in the | company, prior to their start for Toronto, where the play will be launched. She promises that there will be just food after food. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Candle Peters, a Wellsville pugilist, was licked the other nigit. A Chicago youth put Candle out with one blow, FOOLISHMENT. an acter pot an actor!” 1 apked two roadway men. One fellow sighe! and tev replied: "Ob, nine Umes out of tea,” “when FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Do you stutter all the time?” “no, sir, O-o-only when T ta- ta-talk.”” | The Day’s Good Stories. | TIME FOR STRONG LANGUAGE. 66 JOHN,” said the clergyman to employ strong language?” The new man blushed gelf-con- Sciously “Weill, sir,” he faltered, "I-I may be a little carciess-like in my speech | at times.” “Ab,” murmured the clergyman. “I'm sorry, Jobn--I'm worry! But we ‘will converse on that at some more fitting time. Just now I want you to @ to Jenkinson & Blenkinson and #ettle this bill for repairing my sum- mer house, And you might talk to them, John, as if it were your own MARLEY 244 IN DEVON 24 IN, ARROW COLLAR i PEABODY & CO.IWC. TROY IY. ol RAGTIME PLANO PLAY inc) |that he bill, in a careleas-like sort of way Will you, John?"—Pittsburgh Chronl- cle-Telegraph. na WHEN JOHN BULL CHORTLES. LITTLE BOY was reading in} A bis Scottish history an account | of the battle of Bannockburn, | He read as follows: “And when the English saw tho| new army on tho hill behind thelr Spirits became dampened.” The teacher asked the boy what was meant by “dampening their spirits.” ‘The boy, not comprehending the meaning, simply answered: “Puttin’ water in their whusky.”"— Pearson's Weekly oa a A REAL OPTIMIST. | “That baldheaded man who just went out Is the groatest optimist I ever met.” said the Druggist “That so?" asked the Customer, “Yes,” replied the Druggist. “When | I guaranteed my brand of hair re- storer he bought a bottle and bought 4 comb and brush because he figured he'd need them in a few days.—Cincin. nat! Enqutrer. | AN IRREPARABLE Loss, “Grabcoln's motor car went. into the ditch about ten miles out of town ly wrecked. 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