The evening world. Newspaper, January 24, 1919, Page 24

Birch, Eurom aos About Plays By BIDE two new piays. “The Flaming Soul," will open at Stamford to-night. It is by Owen Davis and Charles Guernon. In the east are House Peters, Clara Joel Baxon Kiing, Jano Cooper, T. J. Mc Grane, Grace Knell, Jobo Turner and Chauncey W. Keim ‘The other, which will be staged at Battle Creek to-morrow hight, bears the title of “Nevet Too Late.” It is 1 by Hadith Elis. The cast includes 4 Henry Hull, Tim Murphy, Edith One, called ) 4 Barker, Margaret Linden, Marie Goff, “John Cromwell, Ann Warrington, iMlarry Hanlon, Charles Abbott, sd4olph Milar, Eric Jewett, Worley James Hagan, Charles 1 x, Louis Frohoff, George Seibold, sBrank West, Leonard St. Clair, Hor- p@ee Fisher and M. T. Donabue. This @iay will go to tho Princess Theatre, #™cago, opening Monday night. CLINE’S GOOD LUCK, Louis Cline, Business Manager for ®eep It To Yourself.” is a play- wright. While living in Atlantic City heeprepared nine plays with which to tombard the New York managers, Dut fortunately they were destroyed in a fire. DIPPY DOODLEUMS. “Mother! Mother! What are you doing under the sideboard?” Goodness, Toddlekins! Why should you be surprised? Mother often gets under the sidedoard to be alone.” e “Of course! How foolish of me Mot to have guessed! But sup- pose Papa-doodie sees Momme- Iums there—will he not take to drink?” “No, little skookum! Mother will stay here till July 1, when the country will go dry. Then she will emerge triumphant, It will be a wonderful experience.” “Possibly, tweetums! But hav. dng just come from the butcher's, Bcby Bunting will steak you to “Wf. Who will boil the goodies for supper, Tickle-toer” “That, of course, is worrying baby's Lovey.Dovey the most. Without food there can be no love, and without love our Hitle , home circle becomes just an av. erage family.” “IT am very Weepsy!” “Waste not thy tears, Run to the weighbor’s and borrow some suger, We will return it, Snippy. Wippy, when eugar decomes cheaper.” sorry, Peepsy- A FLOATING HIPPODROME. | Charles Dillingham has arranged for | the use of a lighter on which he will! give shows, made up of Hippodrome acts, for returning soldiers while they are detained at quarantine. R. H. Burnside will be in charge of the] epjertainmente presented. It's a great idea. A JESTING JUDGE. Joe Smith, billposter for the Van- erbilt Theatre, was sent out yester- day by Lyle Andrews to stick up some paper announcing the moving of *The Little Journey” to that house from Paan gathered him in. @ecided Joe was guilty of decorating fralls, &c., unduly. I'm going to let you off this time,” paid His Honor, “but the next ti ou gO OUt to advertise ‘The Lit journey’ be careful or you'll ta jong journey.” Quite a jolly Judge, say we. M A. BRADY, Ltd., an- | ounces the presentation of Arthur Allen, | the Little Theatre, Monday. | Joe stuck up a lot and then a police- | The Judge} and Players DUDLEY BLAME JOE FLYNN! Joe Flynn, a press agent, deposes | and states that Veronica, while danc- efooted in “Somebody's Sweet- at the Central Theatre last night, accidentally picked up a th: carat diamond with her toes. Until a |man who had thrown some flowers on the stage from a box claimed the stone, Veronica thought she bad toed herscif into a small-sized fortune, TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT! Pete Smith, another press agent, | also vows it is true that a man asked |bim if he had any pen and ink sketches by Sidney Drew. And when |the man was told Sid was no sketch Jartist he replied; "1 thought every- body knew Sidney Drew.” Gossip. Dolores, having recovered from ai Operation, is wgain in the Ziegfeld | “Midnight Frolic.” Charles Kiein’s play, “The Lion and the Mouse,” is to be filmed by the Xitessaph, with Alice Joyce as Sbir- | ley. George F, Smithfield bas sailed for France to entertain the soldiers under Y. M. C, A. auspices The Messrs. Shubert may have an- other fat ladies’ matinee of "The Melting of Molly” soon. Howard Kyle will be in the support of Marjorie Rambeau when she be- gins her engagement in “Hyes of Youth” at the Manhattan Opers douse to-morrow night. Eleanor Painter is given ten seats for earh performance of her “The Climax,” at the Comedy: invites soldiers to use them. Winchell Smith has gone to Palm Beach to spend a vacation working on plays. Jokn 1. . bis partner, will join him next month The Society of American Singers will revive “Robin Hood” at the Park Theatre Monday night, Feb. 3. Horace Wright and Rene Dietrich, now at Proctor’s Fifth Avenue, are playing their first engagement since returning from France, where they entertained the soldiers | Sam Forrest appeared at the Cohan} & Harris offices yesterday wearing a black skullcap. Really, they oughtn't to let Sam work #0 hard "reo performances of wt” and “Cappy Ricks” given for men in uniform Sunday| night. | Walter Hast has accepted a play) written by Sam Sidman of “The Little Brother.” He is having Walter Hast, playwright, rewrite it. Robert Dean, a widely known hotel man, has been appointed Manager of the Friars’ Club. He has conducted | hotels in New York, Boston, Chicago, | Indianapolis and Kansas City. Edith Helena, who scored a bit at the Hippodrome benefit last Sunday night, will sing at the big playhouse again this Sunday at a benefit. TTER NO. 666. Dear S. Jay—We are glad to learn that Paul Peres reads our column so jassiduously and remembers the stories contained therein-—Uncle Beedes. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY, Many a man has escaped being served with a summons by @ pa trotman by calling the cop “Liew tenant.” play, sho ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. | Plaza Johnny--They are separate! jobs. A carpenter gets about $40 a| week; the other what he agrees to take. Comedian—You might address a let- ter to William Jerome, care Friars’ Club, No. 110 West 48th Street. Rae C.—Nan Halperin may be ad- dremed care the U. B. O., Palace Theatre Building. It will be for- warded. | FOOLISHMENT. A Hoboken youth named Joe Pratt | Once took home another man's hat. | Baid he in surprise: | “It comes to my eyes, But my dean is much warmer, at that.” Captain—Anybody who can bugle in this company? | Private Eph Jones—Ah kin, eab. Ab bugled three apahtmenta in New York | sity jest befo' Ah enlisted, | FROM THE © nur Tree. | | | { ' TIMES HAD CHANGED. ANH ADDAMS, at a Hull House fashions. Illustrating the trend of the times, she told of a poor man Who had hardly been able to clothe his wife and family until one day he invent a new kind of nent paid him lHberally on and he went to his n his eye * he our of the kind," ehe the same kind the en are wearing!” Bumstead’s Worm Syrup 50 ry Bret Mitr sit sure Res on ! A CRISIS IMMINENT. a fap know what to make of my wife.” 1 The fat plumber seemed to de! MM a Nervous tnood “Whatsa matter?” sympathetically inquired his friend, the thin carpen- ter. | “My wife is @ movie fan’ “That's not so ba “But she | dressing like any has formed the habit of particular star that strikes her fancy " other day she came home with her hair fixed Like Mary Pickford's," “Indeed “And the next afternoon she had it yorma Talmadge's. g I saw her trying Bara.” ou worry about a ove to fix wp like Thed, ‘But why should little thing like that? ‘L have just heard that Annette Kellermann is coming to town.” Youngstown Telegram > A WIFE, INDEED, MAN who had looked on th wine when it was red a g deal too often was induced t sign the pledge Hu wife was delig the other day hted “You must let mo have it!" she cooed, taking the precious document I will keop it for you!" 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