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® THE NEW PLAYS © “Keep It to Yourself” A Highly Amusing Farce BY CHARLES DARNTON Y OU can't keep it to yourself at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, for the play is so funny that soon or late you are sure to explode with laughter, ep It to Yourself” is that rare thing, a French farce piven it i flavor in Englist ty as broad as Broadhurst, who * it is funny withe wel ¢hat Mark Swan The first act is the 6 play, for it h a hypnotized his room in a hote ng vulgar, It ds the test of adap every reason for putting @ feather in his of T te of the fact that more flesh th Welford nniest part v fast pace, sp n who gives a bride and he has ¢ good fe oom, only to wander back to it en the groom js absent and the Jo is on the premis The fun ts), aGHSe. as t and fur at this point. Mr. «Helen He -wan has made such good work of it tive; Macey H hat Lam only too ready to Keep I rnin It to is one of the 1 whould keep on your list time at the theatre. Nicander again pre him to be @ clever light comedian in | About Plays and Players _By BIDE DUDLEY OW® your supply of greasejqueen. ‘Vooy’ve hinted that they'd pain Th vlan Have youl! er try it for a while, but plenty? If you haven't don’ eg oe te Fag bes | d any further; you're n » ee ae | we're looking for supply read n nerous. Down at Camp oniston, Ala, © to give a show costumes and ¢ hey need but grease Shaw, a soldier th his column, requesting that ad actresses be asked to send him some. “make-up. i} “We're only going to give a few verformances,” he writes, “and we sion't feel wealthy enough to buy th paints, Won't. you ask the stage peo vie of New York to Kend us some of |} the little pleces they might discard vhenwise?” . Thespians If you have and beco: Meche are some soldiers ¥ know there y bave scone ely | lived a gicl with e0 who'd neve t In her ttle ix very firm about It She sweers whe has no wish at all to a movie sar, eorge has written actors iy GETS SELWYN STORY. Edgar Selwyn ix writing t next Cecil De M ¢ Mille was in wyn tod h writing, The mo an immediately in- formed the playwright the story must be a De Mille film, and Mr. Selwyn igreed to accept tho .nducements of- if you have an fered, It is understood Mr. Selwyn omplexion you can sp He it Ue las gone to California to finish the snd send it to Ge wand un- | sie joubtedly you will tor in th al success of unother suldier show mares A UNION SUIT COMEDY. THE FLOOR HIS BED. Cyril Harcourt, author of “A Place wey Herbert, who quit “Seven !n the Sun” at the Comedy Theatre, | Ly Leave" at the Park to join a/and one of the actors in that. pro snadian regiment, writes us from is writing a comedy of the nuxton, Engiand, that he had the bs variety It will concern a avure the o' night of sleeping J will be p va the floor of t Buxton, hote} agcomin svailable. Twent sayed Charley | \( that theatre, Mr. Herbert Mr. t t go he jl ey's Aunt will soon GOSSIP. return to New York me eo wioa Fetsoetew il) Gann an enga “ement at the Eltinge Theatre 18 THIS AN OMEN? on Jar e eve ol rrival of 191% Otis William. J. Kelly will assume the eee eee oe Company. presented | Willard Mack role, and Hen Hen The Honor of the Famil ks the one ated by John Mason l.yotum Theatre, Hochest ‘The Hig 4 M $1.91) Mr. Skinner ha Fran Hayman, manager of Cha to ah aun, Ine, to explain the significance | trouble, e way to of the figures. cove Altce is doing so well ir! orever at the Playiiouss | A TRTS SHOW. inet ah nigented to play extra Toto, the ¢ matines nd 16 i RA os Corinne th, Vitagraph star ia ay the Gol N aet cturization of Wud | c Fisher's Green Gullabailo,’ Wednesday mo’ o'clock, #0 that friends may sec Films in which ¢ is the star will be offered 0. several hundred soldiers and sailors will be invited to attend. It is to be . Toto show from start to finish | CHORUS GIRLS AROUSED. ‘cy Heath advises us that the} orus girls in “The Canary” ure bad » worried Over the report that the »| Whatever that is A prominent I cern is trying t rights to “A Lit the Little Theat NAMING THE BOXES. The announcement that Charles Dillingham had issued an order to name the boxes and lodges at the Hippodrome after big men in the war, has brought numerous suggestions to his on th al © fore now at it Journey, tritish Crown Prince may come to 118 country and choose a bride. They re firmly opposed to European alli nees for American girls and will do, il im their power to b the Prince General Manager Luescher, The Cross wants a box called the Davison. as a tribute to the head of that on or Others suggest that ther+ every turn of th “Amorican Ames box and an Albee box sbands fo "4s thelr ing Winthrop A kK F Fan. it you ee even mentic yhan wrote [ We you have any suggestions to mak snd MRS, OLCOTT TO SAIL. them to Mr, Lueseher at the Hips Mrs, Chauncey Ole ‘ toy! SFomN Vrance to-morrow ep Fi WA in Somene Was t A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Her object ia to nee if it would Miss Pansy Simpson of Wellky asible to establish Ju Inns withdrawn the invitations for ber varis, to be operated for the benef y pull Monday night because of »¢ funds devoted ty patriotic purposes . BY WAY OF DIVERSION Lacinda !s 4 weird young 1 strangest «irl 1 | use she scorns had a y_ clothes r; but this vewn't want to ida frequently the scree e pictures ha FOOLISHMENT. FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE She's had three husbands, all J and were cremated s had husbands {T JARRED ON SENSITIVE NO BOLSHEVIK NERVES. 1EY ha eaciiad ORKING his wa : 1 fa eras women hanging on straps, they w r “4 he conductor not L > supposed wi Pe it void paying fare aye ' “Wake up!” he said, as he joitey *P r now it he slumberer uy Care to be released from y “| “wasn't avieep,” replied , producing a coin why do you sit with c @ of the crowdd cond I hate to""Ne w ‘People's Home Journal Cleveland Plain Dealer, — COMIC PAGE Frida January 3, 1919 a aa HAS = TBRoKEN YOUR ENGINE | 1T WONT WORK ANY MORE. SAY, MISTER, Wil YOu Fk Ths ENGINE RiGAT AWAY=So iT LL WORK 7? 5 —_ ry SO You WusT CANT GET ALONG WITHOUT YOUR NEW ENGINE, a at tail oO ite on, Tcan GET Alone WITHOUT rr — "ninnte aloe Dy & —= Ww THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY You FATHEAD! IF ID JOE'S CAR COTTAM AA Pree Petttahing CO ORT. Breing Worl } WY — DAWGONNIT “TH! 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