The evening world. Newspaper, October 9, 1918, Page 20

“Nothing Is Merel ugh whole-heartedly in the th riment. Seriously, he js a hard “THE NEW PLAYS BY CHARLES DARNTON., We may therefore accept William Colle Was rather diMcult with “Nothing But at But Lies” y Collier s one of the simple Joys left to ras the essence of mer heatre and again, the cracking nut the Longacre Theatre last nig’ Only the Willie Collier of cherished survived the play memory could have given him by Aaron Hoffman, Mr Collier was as sober asa judge through- out the proceedings. He faced every with a stern front, but he audience laughing most of the time | “Nothing But Lies” is merely Col- Her. The plot, so far as It foes.) means nothing more than an offshoot of a printing press held up by the postal officials. Both the and the detective who m noise are not to be o . Mr, Collier, as the cheer ul liar who wins the confidence of the girl whose prother has written more than he knows about life and its responsi bilities, played his part with ease and humor. Olive Wyndham was lik a dove in @ thunderstorm. Her role gave hor very little to do, but she did it very well, “Nothing But Lies" was played as though it were a footrace. But 1s speed the only thing to be considered on our stage? | politician jot of { | | | ROM France comes a letter signed by Tommy Gray, play- wright, who is over there en- tertaining the soldiers, which states that Lois Meredith, actress, and member of one of the overseas units, iam found @ new diversion. After playing in a French town recently Miss Meredith saw some children trying to reproduce one of the skits they had seen the unit offer, Bhe took them in hand and rehearsed them and they proved to be excellent little amateur players, The incident gave her an idea, Now she calls the children together in each town she Visits and shows them how to act. Invariably before she leaves the ohildren have arranged to hold some amateur theetricals, “They may never develop into real actors and actresses,” says Miss Meredith, “but I find I leave them with a new form of diversion which helps make them forget the war. ‘That's worth something, to my way| of thinking.” | A NEW KUMMER COMEDY. ,Arthur Hopkins has placed in re- a new comedy by Clare Kummer entitled’ "Be Calm, Camel- ta!” Lola lisher ts to have a leading role, — * THE WRONG ADDRESS. “Charles Grapewin was at the Priars’ Club yesterday when a visitor announced. Mr. Grapewin found man was a Secret Service oper-| looking for @ fellow who had evaded the draft. The evader ts an abquaintance of Mr. Grapewin's. “Tiey told me you might know a he is,” said the Secret Ber- man. sorry, but I don't,” replied the . “Where does he live?” “I don’t know,” came the reply. “He ‘an address but it was a faceti- - OM one,” THAT KID. About Plays a By BIDE ,.DUDLEY and Players OPENING POSTPONED. A. H. Woods has called off the! opening of “The Rig Chance” at the 39th Street Theatre, scheduled for to- night. He will set another date when influenza conditions relax, xa MARY COMPLAINS. In “A_ 8Btitch 2 Time,” which Oliver D. Bailey and Nathan D, Smith will put into the Fulton The- | atre next Tuesday, Irene Fenwick ts | seen as @ sorub girl. Yesterday she | wes attired in @ long apron practis- | ing ecrabting behind the scenes when Mary, the Fulton's chief) cleaner, spied her. Mary sought Mr, Bailey. “Listen, Mister Bailey,” she maid. “Somebody's always interferin’ wid “Whats wrong now?” asked the manager. “Why, somebody's went an’ hotred & new earub women over me head, @ Ifttle bit av a thing thot ain't worth two hoota. Why, would yes believe it, I jest seen her scrub- bin’ wid no water in her bucket. STONE WILL BE THERE, Fred Stone, now in Chicago, has sent a cable to the manager of Hotel Adion, Unter den Linden, Feading as follows: | “Kin@ly reserve me a suite of rooms for next spring for the use of my family and myself. We wis! rooms facing Unter Den Linden, as being best gutted to seeing tho American troops march by.—Fred Stone.” DRAMA LEAGUE TO MEET. | The Drama League has announced a meeting to be held Sunday after- noon at the Plymouth "1 preciation of Arthur duction of Tolstoi's Jobn Barrymore will ¢ from the drama; Mr. speak Quartette, now rendering Russian syPsy gongs in the show, will sing. Hopkins will und the Russian Cathedral GOSSIP. Douglas Fairbanks is on another Liberty Loan speech-making tour. Reginald SheMeld is to play “Ty! tyl"" in the production of "The Bi trothal.” Peggy Shanor is the Green Roo: | Pennsylvania selling bonds at Club theatre in the th 4 Aunt Molinds says I'm fine BN Mpon treat Ube kid so, poe. revere Bam jokers 4» , MARLEY, 24 IN EVON‘24_IN. LAK MUSIC re, Hovis, 2-10, The Neigh: open its fifth son Sature Duncan Dane: nd, pianist has been engaged new Shubert © in the Helen | Jonsie and HW Carrington, d, Betty Fite y Mile Nita Naldi nized Theatre Mercedes Desn cently leading role, concert portion next week of the Strand t will be “Sinbad & | promises to cut up |p | | A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Je Nutt, Jian, bumped nto a waiter 1 Broadway ( and caused him to Jom was tipped the | | | FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. Willie—Grandpa, make @ noise lik a frog, won't you? Grandpa—Why, dear? Willie—-Mamma says $60,000 when you we'll get Berlin, | }. MARY “TAKE DBRoHER = NICE RIDE ~ Go-CcaRT ) THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY “SHELP ME -T WONDER WHERE MY HEAD WAS WHEN I CONSENTED “TO | MARRY A“FOULBALL Like You! GEE! MIS 1S “THE KINDA AAR NEWS t LIKEWTO READ DAVGONNIT fs SOMEWHERE IN NEW YORK TocTSIES Go’ouT HAROLD REGISTERS TO REGISTER AND FOR AIS FIRST vere! LEAVE WooTsie N i: EASE ORES BInG” PRIDE! 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