The evening world. Newspaper, November 4, 1918, Page 24

‘as he bell By BIDE EB ¥riurs announce an all-star frolic for the benefit of the Allied War Charities to be held at the Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday evening, Noy, 17. The entertainment will be under the personal direotion of George M. Cotian, who will not only write much of the material used but will act in the show. There will be a minstrel first-part. Seats in the or- ohestra will cost $10 each, In the bul~ conies and gallerics the scale will range from $5 to $2. An auction sale of choice seats will be bold at @ Broad- way theatre shortly. ONE MORE SOLDIER SHOW, About Plays and Players DUDLEY j ENTERTAINERS SAIL. The Over There Theatre League has recently sent to France to en- Burr McIntosh, Grace Fisher, Fritz Katherine Florence, Annie the Georgia Magnet; Hvie oy h Griffin, Blanche Coffey, Charles Fler ing, Irene Jacobs, Florence Williams, Ida May, Fredefick Livingston Winifred Williams, Harry Ferguson, Harty Israel, Gladys Sears, Doris Thayer, Marion field, Lydia Isabel Irving, instance Karla, Dorothy Haynes and Herman Paley. Miss Dallas Tyler has gone over to produce plays with soldiers in the casts, | MY, WHAT TH | tertain the soldiers Stella Hoban, Williams, Abbott, The Fort Ontario Players, enlisted men in Genera) Hospital No. 5 at Os- wego, N. Y., will present @ bill of four one-act plays at the 44th Street The- atro Roof during an engagement be- ginning Nov. 18, Adelina O'Connor, a well-known actress, now the wife of Col. B, D. Thomaston, will act in the plays. Sergt. Edward Goodman, for- Players, is the director. THE CASE OF BILL BROWN. Bib Bepre wasn't handeome—le fect, he wae 1D, ‘of clams. in the town Heenan esis Sao As upty. ey. oly n Baa mae ss eee Soeur em Sry GEN niga and Senet will” onge, and. to eweet Mary Whi Ate em rh a “TAKE IT FROM ME.” William Moore Patch announces that his new musical production, “Take It From Me,” will open next week out of the city. It will be brought to Broadway during the holidays, Tho book and lyrics are by Will B. Joho- stone of The Evening World's art forve, and the music by Will R. Anderson, Vera Michelena heads the cast. rod Bishop has directed the staging. OPENINGS TO-NIGHT. ville, They are talented young “Little Simplicity,” musicw) olay, | singers, | Astor Theatre. “ ‘A new peace scene has been added Robert Mantell, “Richelieu,” d4th!to “Freedom” at the Century. It Street Theatre, oe Julia Sanderson and Joseph Caw- |G “Ph Canary, jobe Theat: thorne, “The .” Globe David Warfield, “The Auctionee: Manhattan Opera House. MORE SHAKESPEARE. ipearé Play’ ‘The afternoon and Saturday morning per- formances. Novy. 15 and 16 are the ‘Gret dates. BARNEY NEEDS SHOES, \ Arthur Barney, manager of the Eltinge Theatre, needs a new pair of shoes, but he hesitates to buy them, he wil) be drafted, in he shoes would be of which even no value to him. Mr, Barney, it|™orrow, good night, Charles! Must be stated, buys shoes that are ehurely too stylish for army use, He was wondering what he'd bettor do when Martin Herman came along and heard his tale of woe. “Go ahead and buy them," said Mr. Herman, “If you're drafted I'll take them off your hands.” “L'il have you know,” replied Mr. Barney—just like that—that I wear shoes on my feet, not on my hands,” it?” 1 AT THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S, HE village photographer was T losing patience with bis lady patron, “Just a little smile, please,” he said, dwolling somewhat on the last word. “A smile adds 90 much to the artistic effect.” The lady shook ber hoad- “Of course, if you'd rather,’ com- Menced the artist. “I would that,” came from the di- rection of the headrest, “Our one layin’ hen died this mornin’, bacon’s gone up tuppence a pound, mother’s had a couple of fits, my boy George has just broke a piate-giass window, ; and my husband is in a military hoe- pital with four or five pounds o’ lead inside him, If you think I'm gvin’ to look like a Cheshy cat when I'm up against that shower o' blessin's you're seratchin’ the wrong pig. You! eit on with tt natural, mister.”-~Lon- day Tit-Bite. —»—_— MISTAKEN IDENTITY. « other Monday afternoon a} I woman rushed excitedly down an alley in a peor quarter of 3a vester and stopping at @ house, knocked loudly Receiving no reply, she knocked # pecond time b.. n+ answer, A third time sie knocked, and then | a window at y flung | wpen and a woman wh appearance hetrayed signs of a ¢cddon awakening out what is it?” ‘oman below lo . with bated by “Ors, ‘Skinner, yer ‘usband's got ten days she asked, me, Mrs, Jones,” was i ali?’ ‘Ow you did ' Ab thought it was the w after the rent again.”~-Tit- aro pre. architect who York, writes Charles Dillingham that the Hippodrome js without doubt “the oid somamasie bie ee most Shakes} house will ose| Perfect examplo of theatrical the Plymouth Theatre ‘for “its “Friday | struction in the world.” The Day's Good Stories | Old Odd McIntyre galloped into our office last ni that won't do. He wants us to visit) the Hotel Majestic to-night and meet Morgan Kingston, Lina Cavaliert, | Muratore, TAllian Russell and Yvette Guilbert, all of whom are there. We! can't do it. We've cot to stay home! to-night and fire the cook. | . | GossiP. | is sending “Stop, the camp circuit ‘eatured, Hippodrome matinces now begin at 2.16 o'clock and evening performances at 8.16. Marcus Loew is taking a number of film stars to Washington to-day to attend the opening of his new Pulave ‘Theatre, | Maclyo Arbuckle has been engaged by W. A. Brady to play Doc Town- send in James Whitcomb Riley's “Home Folks.” | Dixte Hines has arranged to handle in this country the plays of Jacinto Benavente, the Spanish dramatist. Marion Bitgreaves, u sister of Bev- erly Sitgreaves, hay been given a good role in “Glorianna.” Clarence Stratton, a St. Louis play- wright, bas authorized Al Henderson to produce his pla; the Henderson Players, The War Camp Community Service will send 100 wounded soldiers to the “Ladies First" matinee at the Proad- burst Thursday. Evelyn Varden has been engaged as leading woman {n the support of Otis Skinner In “The Honor of the Fam- fy.” i Bernard Foyer and Margie Myers ring @ new act for vaude-| hows Bulgaria, Turkey, Austria and jermany all seeking peace, Laeut. Eugene Ramelet, the French recently yisited New con. MAVERICK RHYMES. (Hemt in by B ©, Ranok,) ere WAS @ young man no haniztvied be once berger. greatly exerted K'play that ad ten Big owa--but was vot coporighted, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. If the Smiths all vote for Al to- FOOLISHMENT. Harlem young woman named Kit Vith teeux in the parlor would eit Woon one would’ hold banda, Ln ton than two houe YOU Quit. FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “IT have a bad cold.” “Why don’t you take something for “What'll you give?” | —y} | DYNAMITING THE POTHUNTER. HE newspapers of the country have everywhere been a power- ful force in crystallizing the sentiment for, the protection by proper laws of fish and game as im- portant resources of the common- wealth, A New Jersey editor, a thorough | Sportsman, says Wild Life, recently! rece.ved from a reader who dovired to take fish by questionable means a letter that contained this request: “Please advise me how to dynamite a stream,” ; The newspaper man sent the fol- lowing advice: “Four sticks of dynamite are sum cient. ‘Tie them securely round your neck, attach fuse, light {t, and run as fast as you can Way from the water to avoid injuring the other and reptiles.” _ HE WANTED TO KNOW NORTH CAROLINA villa nN bad been noted for its slo: finally installed a primitive Water system, Two young men from the village had been North and learned the plumber's trade. home on a visit, they deci a plumbing shop. 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