The evening world. Newspaper, January 14, 1919, Page 20

t ‘4 ' , f Lene ecc ec a e rn ree |o THE NEW PLAYS © “Cappy Ricks” Mildly Amusing BY CHARLES DARNTON by W. W. Jacobs is missing in “Cappy Ricks,” taken from Peter B. Kyne's stories of the San Francisco waterfront and put into three acts by Edward EB. Rose. Yet “Cappy Ricks,” acted last night at the Mo- rosco ‘Theatre, was mildly amusing. ' Tom Wise js so good-natured that | play into the hands of the seagoing even a tean, lank pessimist must feel | “rowdy” from his own town In Maine, the warmth of his whole-souled hu- |It seems absurd that he should take mor, But as “Cappy” he és compelied |a baseball bat into his hands by way to fight along business lines—and ex- | of defending himself in a possible test cept for Potash and Perlmutter no of strength, yet this farcical nonsense one has ever succeeded in making | in the last act gives the play its live- | business enlivening on the stage. |liest scene. At other times the char- | ‘Trading in itself is not easily dram- acters walk on and off the stage as atized. The counting-room is far re- | though pulled by strings. | moved from the stage, and in this| Mr. Wise was irresistibly genial as | play the business transactions are s0 | Cappy,” and William Courtenay was strange and complicated that the most|® sailorman calculated to win the experienced actuary might be excused | heart of a girl in any port, though he for not following them inteligently. | always looked as though he were off Even the tired business man who is |4 yacht instead of a schooner. Mar- supposed to run to musical comedy |ion Coakley, as the waiting eweet- would be likely to say that Matt Peas- | heart, found herself compelled to give ley onght to be put in irons, if not in |@way the whole show, so far as its jail, for the trick he plays upon old |romance went, in the most obvious “Cappy.” But as “Cappy” is intent |manner. Norval Keed Well, with eye- upon “licking” Matt, who goes to sea | glass and top-hat, proved to be one an@ then goes into a shipping com- |of the most extravagant New York pany of his own, and Matt {s deter-|youths the stage has produced in mined to give the old fellow a well- | many a day, but the chorus girl who deserved whipping and win his daugh- |/oved him was even funnier when she ter on the side, as it were, we must |cried out against champagne—just as take a charitable view of the circum. | though chorus girls take champagno stances. The venerable head of the |#s a matter of course, This is mado Blue Star Navigation Company !s aja very serious matter by Mr. Rose sentimentalist of the first water who | but othemvise "Cappy Ricks” follows finds himself more than willing to fairly still waters. T HE salt of the sea to be found in the yarns of English sallormen written | About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY ITTLE MARIE VERNON, the HE LOVES IMOGENE. L eight-year-old heroine of| Bob Eichberg, the poet laureate of | George M. Cohan's “A Prinee| Lawrence, has’ met “the only girl”) There Was," believes in etage feallam,| S24 bas inscribed a poem to her. Hor name Is Imogene. Qua sossett redun- At one point in the play Mr. Cohan} das, hands ber a coin and tells her to take | a ride in the eubway. Last night be| 2% Sweet Patootte, please be mine, | gave her a button, but Marie woud} / Cannot live without you; have no substitute, Handing it back, |/ ove your smile, I love your style, she exclaimed: And everything about you. Fry A don't take buttons in the! , lay my fortune at your fest— While the audience laughed Mr.|_! haven't got a cent. Cohan had to retire to the wings,| You'll nurse my ills and pay my ditts, | vorrow a quarter from a stage hand| You'll also pay the rent. and give it to the child in order to ; —— b& sure the play would go on. HERE'S A SURPRISE. (Note—Frequently John D. Rocke-| Jeanne Eagels, who bas the leading feller goes around with no money in| feminine role in David Belasco's his pockets.) “Daddies,” at the Lycoum, —pro- einen o MASON FUNERAL PRIVATE. [the tinal ssilatie, Just thought you | Tho funeral of the late John Mason| might like to know. will be held to-morrow morning and - will be private, The remaina will be Gossip, vemated. he have only the Audrey Maple has been engaged for) simplest funeral rites was a request| ‘Monte Cristo Jr.” the new Winter | f the actor, Garden show. | ome Yesterday was the ninth anniver-| oucH! sary of the opening of the Globe! Two women, one fat, the other thin,| Theatre, | hed a box office at the Hippo-| Frisco, the jazz dancer, is to play| y tickets for|@ burglar in Arthur Hammerstein's ‘Treasur al comedy, “The Slumber | ‘iced that both hesitated, obviously | Party, walting to evade spending the money,| Houdini appeared 4n person at Ny the fat one flared up. Sho|Proctor's 234 Street Theatre last pusbed the other aside and thrust| night and talked about his film, “The | money through the window, Then, | Master Mystery.” the other woman the tlckets,|_ Cosmo Hamilton has arrived from she snapped England to assist Walter Hast in pro- "Here, Mabel, you'd better take care| ducing the latest Hamilton play, of Qhese, As you so seldom open your| Scandal.” | pocketbook, you're not apt to lose} A performance of “The Climax"| (hem,” will be given free to soldiers and sall- | cae ors at the Comedy to-night. The DAD ADVISES BILL. regular opening is set for Thursday, So, Bil, yer soon to take a wife! dexwell Parry, whose pantomime, 7 “Stingy,” is a feature of Stuart Wal- Well, that's the proper plan; ker's opening dill at the Punch and TAS man who walks the single path | Judy Theatre, was killed last summer . while flying in France, Ain't more shen half a man. Tameo Kajiyama, the Japanese Now, Bill, don't kick too much at] handwriting expert, became a feature home, of * rything” at the Hippodrome yesterday and performed some puz- zling stunts, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY, deff Nutt says he wishes he Take notice of the clothes she wears, could induce the assassin who An’ aay her duds are fine; shot Paderewski to drop up his Declare each day she’s beautiful, way and attend to a few apart. An’ call her eyes divine, ment house pianists. They're vain, the whole blamed lot of ne ‘em— ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. Wavais subs ch to bases? Jacobs—Al Jolson spent a consid gh to know jerable part of his boynood in Wash Don't praise yer mother's pics, Agree with her ‘bout ev'rythiny, An’ don't be too blamed wise She'll love you better if yer still | ington Her praise.bestowin’ beau, | Martin—John Mason's brother, who was employed at the epublic The Just let her think she’s runnin’ you; | tre, di about a year ago. it won't do any harm; “ $ ‘ FOOLISHMENT. with the shameful wages of the past./to any sort of labor, always ge nestled closer, “I'm sure T can, But An’ when she's cranky, kissin’ her | 4 Danbury miss, with a grin “The English workingman is show-/| and kind and indefati 3 ow abour you? I'm frivolous and Will work out like a charm, Said: “I'N not be easy to win ing in numberless ways his resolve! spiration to the young soldier babyish and I spend money, foolishly. Don't fail to let her have her way, dha peaibed dul tha dans to have a better share of the good, represent home and aii that is sacred | Can you put up with all that?" y They're studdorn through an'| The first guy that came | things his labor creates. I know alin home ties, Often, says E, H, Soth His handsome face clouded for‘al ia ‘a a lady who, when the submarine crisis! ern in Scribner's, the tongue-tied war-| instant, But it as only f through, de aes las bi, Wlde-ens | SUPERIOR KNOWLEDGE. mpecn: “Have you torpeiten 100s, GAVED PROM THE RUMMAGE, | eee ee eee i vced tn tho tae| Hen Will Sib and State at the mmuling| for eccd a bic Ce te, ee But "dove all, Bill, don't tell yer Ma Ginn. | YOUNG man was waiking|Jack is coming home on leave to- | 66 H, John," sobbed Mrs. John, | “9% & wel ih eigen worker Ge the Gnik ql ise Se soon a big, happy smile chased . s shoulder and ils bag| "Of course!" said Mr, Simpson, as ful, and I'm aimost afraid} ” " "sy next dish, the aid in| “Can Ido anything for you?” said i, that will bo all right,” he saidal) - FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE | 6); of hich he had shot. He}he suddenly remembered his suilor {to tell you-I must! 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