The evening world. Newspaper, January 2, 1919, Page 18

COMIC PAGE Thursday, January 2, 1 Py: SL A *\ Wl Yin Now They're All Hap _ MUCH OBLICED. MARY= Cre! 4 smone GPoacodD LITTLE MARY MIX-UP PLEA #1, MAKE SMOKE Rincs OF, WELL, Co AHEAD AND MAKE SMOKE RINGS WFeIT Wit Keep ; MA Quiet ig Aw. T want once Ezra “Te MAKE SMoke RINGS | ete - ere = OFF SMOKING ON { Mew YEARS yw oe dA (ASTES “Melting of Molly” Laborious, Yet Tuneful elEM CHARLES DARNTON NY ONP who makes @ point of seeing “The Melting of Molly” is not likely to grow fat, so far as taughing goes, at the Broadhurst Theatre. Maria Thompson Davies may have written a novel close to the walst- line, but in adapting tt to the stage Edgar Smith has not succeeded in geting freshness to an old tdea. Any woman who finds her “figger” getting beyond control is more than likely to do anything within her power to keep it within ordinary bounds, Molly bas such a good appetite thet she cats everything but the scenery. She has so much in common with the fleah-pots of life that she gains wetght; ~~~ - - cere m short order, not to mention hait-| the guidance of a physical director, portions, As a Hoovertsed heroine | “Myhn'\i,dine of sly” ie laborious, she has possibilities, but she isn't! yet tuneful. Sigmund Romberg har funny enough to make musical com. | given the pieor several pleasing num bers. The scenery is garish and the ody a truly comic thing. It is an easy chorus girls are vigorou enpeciall matter for her to think she loves @|\ When they give themselves to ath thin man and then turn from him | letic exercises, when he comes back to her so fat Charles Pureell sings wel, exce that it paine her to take a second | when be maken phe cient nncit look at bim. No woman loves @ fat| noise, Mrs, Charles G man, perhaps, but in this instance)ing as a roty - pol tee actors play the same part, with | Iaabelle Lowe giv the result that there 1s no iHusion. |eanee of humor, Meanwhile Molly puts herecif int For the rest, there is good dancing— padded gown, then waxes slim r! nothing more THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY FE? Ho-Hum! DawGoniT- ~~ as “THAT LIL “GRANDSON MINE, HAS BEEN Veorriy” Us TAT HAD 'No MoRE SLEEP JHAN A RABBITIHES ALWAYS HOWLIN'! SEEETZZz> RM -BRINKERHOPF: Luke Would Like a Touch of the Same Ailme pt JES SEE How SWEETLY “BABY Sack” ou! LuKe! “mamamy ‘ spirit, thou, wor DYE SPoSe IS 7TH’ MAT#ER About Plays and Players By BIDS DUDLEY Ay sees HAMMERSTELN will NO HIGHER RATES. \ produce soon another new mu-| Lee Shubert has received a jogram | IX stica) comedy, his third this sea-| frpm W. @. Meadao axsurine, him )\\ son. It will be called “The SIUM} rica) rates on the railroads will not | ber Party,” and is the joint work of| become a reality. It was proposed to | IX Otto Harbach and Rudolph Friml, it} reauire fifty passenger to cover PAN XX will be produced in conjunction with! {i ere tae Mann there Wan ~ Selwyn & Co. The be is based of | ke increase discussed Mr the successful fares, Seven Days.”| Shubert was active In showing M a or d the| McAdoo where the change@ would be Rehearsals will begin Monday and the | Mi A‘iuo wlth Uneatrical interests. | piece will open in Philadelphia during by freee the week of Feb. 17. A POPULAR SONG. — (Contritaitad by John B. Stanley of No, 230 Hast BY WAY OF DIVERSION. . van Baid Silas McGuggin, in Peeweeple's bisa ‘onsen JC JE S CAR store: “The public ts always dead will alain be iy tea warn (bat [Georright 11 Prev Puvishing Ga aw Y Evening World) ing to roar, 1 see where they're kick- ing because eggs are high. They say \ inn mie dried: eges are soaring clear up to the wky.| y{h JOE - THERE'S SOME Malu IN THERE FOR YOU TWENTY Durlal REPAIRS ON “tH! LFLINVER Mf! WELL TLL BE DAWGONNED! WP= Oe 22s — 2 WELL, 1 SOLD “HOLD FLIVVER “Topay! A SECOND- HAND DEALER GIMME A HUNDRED BUCKS FoR fT f WE'RE RID OF IT AT LAST! Now, 1 got some hens and 1 fust want) "“Q tis daughier old Habtat replied to say you'll pay me sight cents for each gg that they lay. I want to| make money like other men do, no} matter who gets in a turrible stew." | ‘Then Silas said: “Jed, lemme have a/ YEAH — 1 FOUND IT! weegar, A nickel one, please—h: me out a Bright Star.” Said “It's six cents—all s ‘# have been se raised.” Old Silas got mad—you'd GOSSIP. have thought the man crazed “It's TMorenne Earle has been engaged robbing the public,” he gelled in tones| by G. M. Anderson for a new produc- high. “You can't sting me, Jed. 1'l| tion. be dogged if I'll buy.” And as he| Grace Cartyle has gone to Hartford stormed out Ezra Jones said: “Wheut |to head the Poti Stock Company for What was it Si ‘bout a turrible| James Thatcher, ere ble |"“Tcon Gordon bas been enguged by stew?” comomee Mr. and Mra, Cob for the Boston “Better ‘Ole’ Company. 198 CAHIAL SOON: Chamberlain Brown has placed Lu- ‘red Tiden, Lynn Can- ny Dale and Oscar Shaw un- term contracts, Anderson & Weber will present in New York eoon Mario Cabill in “ Around the Corner,” a new co by George V. Hobart and Henbert Jd, Jr. announces the en- Hall Winslow. It will have music, | gagement of Blyler and Green for — > “phe Midnight Frolic.’ ‘hey will A RANCK POEM. open Monday, a ae Edwin Carty Ranck likes “Tol “The Gondoters” will be given at Better "Ole" 90 we Ae Kee Daelthe Park to-night under the Lusploos turned his muse loose on it without id Pieces Nae Sailors’ Gocial f He » and Cante ghiost fear of burting the {CHD And eee ey the new Century ‘play's business, This is the poems Grove show, has accepted a flattering “Re TW . y oN ricoresn he SOMEWHERE IN NEW Y a a E IN NEW YORK Busted Resolutiorg Jae Ons Dit "eae offer to return to t To ehalt wth Vici “ert an‘ Att, will continue at the m an’ swear, | Alice Brady will m in a spe- an’ drink “is beer 7 a - HARE FELL DO 7 gpa 2 clal performance ver After’ ANOTHE NEXT DAY OWN Look-uT HAROLD! DAISYS SPos: D 7 : se pee Diayhouse Sunday night gor] | EVERYTHING WENT HARD ON His RESOLVE QUIT Shon creaeerrest! waive ur” Paws Doin’ His BEST To STICK To ROMER S WEICHIN? (On, SLUSH! 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