The evening world. Newspaper, October 14, 1918, Page 18

wee te me te eee eee a crt re ee —ew COMIC PAGE Monday, October 14, 1918 A. BRADY, LTD,, will cannot sing bob mold Bhe sprained | « @| her ankle yesterday.” present “Peter's Mother,” &/™umnsy ‘sprained. her ante? Ob, | romantic comedy by Mrs. Menry De La Pasture, at the 48th eve- ning. The play is a dramatization #f the book of the same nama, It had a long run in London. The cast | @reet Theatre next Monday MH include Selene Johnson, Lum den Hare, Philip Tonge, Brepnard, Walter Howe, Kathrine Larimer, Herbert Belmore and Jamcs Piinge. TO SEE “LE SECRET.” ‘When the French Theatre du Vieux Colombier inaugurates its second season to-night, with “Le Secret,” the boxes will be occupied by Otto HL Kaha, Jules Jusserand, the irench Ambassador; Gaston Liebert, the French Consul General; Edouard de Billy and Edmond Guy, members of French High Commission, and er, conductor of the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, THE HARD PART. Pitan’ mand seu, buen nee, ‘Though borrowings not bard vung tack may teeta lot, aren't got . ad pan . while you're ahidding shroneh thie lies, I Ndetey reat. tue eae of went re ENGAGES MARY NASH. Mary Nash, who was starred for a week in “I. O. U.," has been engaged by A. H. Woods to play a leading role in “The Big Chance,” a new drama by Grant Morris and Willard Mack. New York is to see this play soon. SOLDIERS WANT PICTURES. Lieut, Wells Hawks of the navy Writes this column to suggest that we persuade theatrical producers to have | their press agents make up books of Wuvivgraphs of players and scenes! from shows and send them to Major Cushnan Rice, U. S, A, Walter Reed Hospital, Takoma Park, Md. He says there are several thousand convales- cent soldiers at the hospital who would enjoy looking at the books. MISS BIGELOW ENGAGED, Dorothie Bigelow, granddaughter of Jobn Bigelow, has been engaged by the Messrs. Shubert for the leading feminine role of Ottillie in “May- time” at the Hroadhurst Theatre, Miss Bigelow, up to this time, had been an aspirant for grand opera hon- vrs, and it was her volo that prompted the managers to place her under contract for “Maytime." THEY LIKE THE SHIMMY. Evelyn Hubbell, chaperon at ‘Tor- race Garden Dance Palace, that the new dance, the Shim Wah-Wah, will be the mo: popular She has asked by @ th cal producer to train the chorus of a new musical comedy in jt. Mrs. Hubbell b however, that the dance de: other’ name, and suggests away DIPPY DOODLEUMS. Gypsy O'Brien, Katharine Stewart, Lillian Ww | LITTLE MARY MIXUP 7 ie a ge. ga SAN: ¥- 7-7 way I matt Do ir \ But why Dont vay ASK YouR OWN ,. MOTHER 76 Do iT ayers ( weer, I ora Em SLIDING Down ouR CELLAR DooR AND MY MOM ALWAYS SPANKS ME FoR DOIN” THaT = Ncicisendasiatig AND JF You "LL MEND EM SHE WoNT KNow I ( BEEN SLIDIN? Down THAT CELLAR ook WILL You PLEASA MEND MY PANTS FoR ME ? I Tore ‘eM ' my! Clear your tel) me about it” | no was riding her bicyete when) her foot slipped out of the stirrup.” | “How unfortunate, love! Did the train stop? | “Yes, honey; the awator satd his! engine was missing.” “Too bad, should 1 try roller-ekating on ap empty stomach, sweetheart.” | “Mamma's Little hoy is wise, but he} | doen not know the circumstances, | The accident was not discovered un. | til the subway guard opened the | | door.” | | “Oh, Ieee. Bat was the auto go- | ing fast?” | “Very fast, Toodleums, But there— Mamma’'s little boy must sleep. He mustn't be tired when he goes to the | ball next June, GossiP. Thursday night will be r¢ night at the “Midnight Frolle.’ “Follies” stars will attend, throat, dear, and | | But you “Folll The y + LITTLE FAMILY to-night with hopes to play the rea’ way circuit before spring. Stewart Baird, late of “The Kiss Of! Sut’ Gor My POOR ) TLL TRAIN Burien” hes ‘teen engaged tor af HEART CUSTED WHY TH’ \/ —tis BIRD leading ‘role in the Shubert produc- A KITCHEN FLOORS A SIGHT RIGHT —5ES tion of “Miss Simplicity.” “AN' CHE NEVER SAYS ( LEAVE HER TO Alan Edwards has been signed up * NO MAM" oR"No Gir"! \ POPPER! by the Messrs, Shubert as leading | \W2 paseies ‘ATS Wor I SAID “STUPID” ANT Y’MOPPED “THAT KVICHEN man in a “Girl o' Mine” company, which will go Wost. Tom Corless, the Irish actor, has written a play called “The Ethics of Hthel,” and wouldn't mind being bothered by the producer: Winthrop Ames has engaged Theo. | dore Spiering to conduct the orches- | tra which will interpret the musical setting of “The Betrothal.” David Blaufox is now with the Royal Mlying Corps at Cans Mo- hawk, Deseronto, Ontario, Canada. He'd like to hear from his friends. Marcus Loew says the report that theatres will be deprived of new films 5 for several weeks, 18 wrong so far as My - oe @ his houses are concerned fi me var] Reginald de Koven | writing the ~y NB Special and incidental mus OUT. “Remnant,” tn which Charle son Cook will star Florence David Adle h Charlotte W at the Bronx Opera House, will give his services to any worthy cause for charity every afternoon and nicht for four weeks providing his work in “Nancy Leo" isn’t interfered with. “Three Wise Men," the new Wins chell Smith-John Golden play, will open to-night in Hartford for a week's engagement before coming to ee COME ON DEAR = FINE FOR PoP! TL SPENT ALL DAY It cértainly is tine to see Old Pon YESTERDAY PuTTN oN again and back at work . . Leesville, Mo. || THE VICTORIA “ToP’— Now ey aS ot ———— Remember, Joe—YOU W WY XN SSN \\ “1 \\ JOE - NOT A DROP X \ Comes in! ee fanted This Vrvout! : Joe — it's simPLy L DELIGHTFUL IN HERE! 1 CAN SCARCELY FEEL Lhe. wind! at's Nice — a) PESTERING FREDDIE. Freddie Robb, who sang at the par- ty, was asked how he got that wry. “Mrs, Rambler," in Greenpoint Home News. = A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Gebney Heckor, Chicf of Police of | Isville, says that if the K in effort to escape from hits Wellsville he'll be urres ones. FOOLISHMENT. Dut the thought makes me shiver.” | “Mother, si %, Pel me to Ym sleep, please, other is sorry, darling, but she SPEAKING OF ETIQUETTE, | 66 JAVAM" he began, as the| M door opened, “I am selling a new book on ‘Etiquette and Deportment,” “Oh, you ure?" she responded. “Go down {hero and clean the mud off your feet.” “Yen'm. As I was saying, madam, m gell——~" “Take off your hat! Never address @ Strange lady at her door without removing your hat.” Now, then, as I was say- | Now, ma’am, this work on “Throw away your pipe. If a gen- tleman*uses tobacco, be is careful not to disgust others by the habit. “Wait, Put that dirty handkerchtet out of sight and use less grease on| your hair in the future. Now you! look bit decent, You have a book on ‘Etiquette and Deportment.’ Very I dont want it. I am only the gervant girl. Go up the steps to the front door and talk with tho lady of the house. She called me a down- right, no-doubt-about-it idiot this morning, and I think the book you're selling is just what she requires,”— ‘The Irish World. THE POOR WHITE. Congressman, praising Amer- ica’s marvellous war produc- tion, said: “Our war work is going to be so eplendid that {t will make other coun- tries seem like poor whites beside us. “You know the poor white story? Its @ story about a man in & Missis- sippi vill ‘Py PIONLAR MUSIC Est ‘AND RAGTIME PLANO PLAYING) “eS FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Ix he thin?” “Thin? Say, when ho swallows his Adam's apple looks Hike an elevator | Roing up and down.” SOMEWHERE IN TOctbre NEW YORK CAARLIE | HAROLD'S GoTA STILL BRINGS OL PAW GOT SOFT ONE DAY LOLLY-FoPS a Poor LUSAN I KNEW ? Cee On. CF CANDY) LIKES A COD GROUCH BECAUSE AND CAME HOME WITAA BOX oF PRR WILLIES Tore cansy] DF A GonY was Borns To WOolhr ON RArDA OF SEN vitals e TAEV ve PUTA CANDT FOR. MAw! Now toot Um-tum! WOULD GIMME i IN GLASGo WOULD chy THE TRE NEWIYWEL CR ronts gory fe 7 LMT OF OME peas WHAT AE GeTs For rr! i A TOOTHACHE! TOU SATIT WAS £ HAT EAPLAING ITALY > 4 NS OND PEt PER fd ul win ceneea eel! (E We - “SS DIGESTIONS ON THE CANOY sais! - { BuTTER ScoTcH? § TS A WEART-SHAPED —— e For TH’ LuyvaA Sateen — SURE Toten hl ite mafay out! | ROR CRUG RE Sovie ) (OW, eo) GOSONESS! WAAT's Ties VO thereat 7 o'clock in the morning and MSOMUU SEES INIT: ee repre COME OVER Tou ALLUVA 3 MIONED | for tha sn Of Bis dave ) L Gum Y/s SUDDEN! >—————_ |_| fees I H ' | wae os eB “Finally his wife came to the door and ald in a despalring kind of ‘Ain't ye goin’ to work to-day? Nope,” sald the man. hy not? she whined. “‘Ain't got time.’ Washington Star, ! nnn AN UNEXPECTED RETORT, WELL KNOWN Freneh Mar- shal had a mania for ques. tioning his officers about thelr families, invariably starting off with: “What is y father's profession, your mother's and your pur sister’ t | Some of the subalterns becamo so | wearied of this endless repetition | " that they decided among themselves fe to give, each in turn, the following 4 ~ wee L- OSs reply: '“My father in a shoemaker, : = my mother is a laundress and my sister is very flighty.” On the following Sunday, after th customary chureh parade,’ the Mar shal, who had already received the same answer to his questions from two or three officers, turned to an- GRINDSTONE GEORGE There Are “Dark Days” Ahead for George! [COPTrIEM, 1918, Press Purtishing Ce (NY. 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