The evening world. Newspaper, January 25, 1919, Page 12

‘About P lays ® annual Actors’ Fund bene- | : At performace, held at the i Century Theatre yesterday, | Broagrt adout $15,000 into the organt- | ‘@ treasury. Daniel Frohnaan, | fant of the fund, said it was th Habet “successful of all benofits te for the same purpose. Every seat in) the big theatre was occupied, and the @udience enjoyed the long programms fmmensely. A feature was the music o composers of note playing t —, In this number were Vi t, Jerot , Rudolf v Kerker, A. Baldwin Sloan: d Hubbell, Louis A. Hirsc' . Hiliam, Silvio Hein and Another int the * WHEN I'M CRANKY. Where are days when I feel ev'ry- Dody is wrong; 2 mean ev'rybody but me, Phey're all in my way as I'm walk. ing along, They're just where they oughtn't to be. What's worse, att my friends want to say “Howdy do!” 1 cannot be pleasant that day. You'd think that my manner would show them I'm blue, Or ali out of sorts, anyway. Buch days only come about once in three weeks, Of course I'm aware I'm to blame, WHA hatred for people my whole na. " ture recks; Is really a terrible shome. E guess cu'ry one is at times an old crank. Let's alt make a vow to be sweet, Let's kiss little Madel and kid Uncle 5 Honk ‘And jolly cach fellow we mect, .. TO PRESENT “GHOSTS.” Robert Whittier, who divides his between motion pictures and Ib- has arranged to appear in s at a spovial matinee at the Langacre ‘Mheatre, Friday, Feb, 7. Also in the cast will be Maud Hild- Helen Freeman and Augustin Duncan. “CLIMAX” DOING WELL. teas Locke, eather of “The Winax,” reports that his play with Eleanor Painter in the leading role, at the Comedy Theatre, totalled more in receipts for its first week there than It did in its initial week at Web- ere Theatre twelve years agu. Mz. Locke was seen at the Lambs yester- day indulging in a large and expen- sive piece of pie, ‘WOODS TROUPE TO LONDON, A. H. Woods ia sending a company to London to-day to present “Friend- ly Enemies" at the Haymarket The- atre, opening Feb, 6 Those leaving are Louise Clossep Hale, Howard Lang, Dick Bernard, Pam Browning, Qeris Holland, James E. Bullivan, és Hampden and stage director Ciifford Brooke. A PROMISING CAST, The newest Shubert musical play, Good Morning, Judge,” will open to- morrow night at the Shubert-Belasco ‘Thea’ Washington. In the cast are Hassell, Mollie King, Charles , Margaret Dale, Grace Daniels, Gauthier, Shep Camp, Alfred Edward = Martindel, Jack ding, Raymond Oakos,’ Hel yw, Cecil Clovelly, Harold ¢ rgic Baker, Nellie King, Dent, ‘Madge North, Ellyn| rt, Frederick Annerley, Kob- McClellan, Charles KE. Hinton, ton Tonge, Catherine Alexandra, t Vivian, Betty Pierce and @ Clovelly. PLANNING FOR PARIS, London managers appear to believe Paris is to be an excellent field for wanment in the near Burnside of the Hippo- received a cabled offer drome here last night from Willie Edelstein, who | He'd just been told that Bim, sciadearilinnnianerenee COMIC PAGE Saturday, January 25, 1919 and Players DUDL EY the sald ate formed here to stage with Englieh and ris, first produc- if you can pro- Name royalty and retainer.” Burnside has not decided whether he can go to Paris or not Two weeks ago he received a stmilar offer from Alfred Hutt of London. | & plece in Freach metropolis A. ROMANCE OF THE SEA. The Captain stood there on the deck He wore a startled look; the mate, Had married Astor's cook He frowned to right, he frowned to left, As any Captain would. The Captain stood there on the deck And stood and stood and stood. TEASING A STAR William f y of & man who w a film star now in Call fornia asking bim if he would con- sider an offer of $200,000 for five pic tures, The answer came “I will con sider it.” Thereupon the film man wired, “I should think you would,” and went into his private office to have a good laugh. WANTS NO LIQUOR STORE William Harris jr. wants tt 4 tinctly understood that he does! want to buy a family liquor sto! Somebody advertised in the papors and KAVe Oo Mr yesterday for much a stor telephone number almost lke Harris's, As a result sixteen men called up during the day and tried to sell him a booze emportum. “I'm not in the liquor busine id Mr. Harris last night. “And tt hibition’s looming up ahe GOSSIP.. Gypsy O'Brien has been engare for “Phe Dancer,” a new Shubert duction. Gloria Goodwim of “The Melting of Molly,” spends her Sunday evenings teaching soldiers and sallors to dance William N. (Young) Bailey 1 play- ing a leading role in the new film, “Break the News to Mother.” Morris Gest has gone to Chicago to superintend the Chicago premier of “Chu Chin Chow.” Tho members of the staffs of the Rivoli and Rialto Theatres had a beef- | steak supper the other night That's ‘osperity. Pruiph Bunker and Ruby Cr have been engaged for roles in “ bohemia,” which will reopen t Greenwich Village Theatre The Yale Club yesterday entertained 132 wounded soldiers at the Hippo- drome's matinee performance. F. Ray Comstock will have a Mg benefit performance at the Century to-morrow night, the proceeds to £0 to the After Care Home for Crippled Children, Hereafter no passes will be tssned by the Messrs, Shubert for their t tres here and in other cities exce dramatic critics and editors. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Batley Wickes, who became en- gaged to Mayme Peters, the belle of Wellsville, just after he joined the army tan't going to quit wearing his uniform till he ts safely married, JEFF NUTT SAYS. Even the mercury seems to favor Prohibition, It hasn't taken many drops this winter. FOOLISHMENT. A hard.hearted Rye lad named Kinney | Once said to his lady-love, Minnie: | “You're getting too fat, I'm leaving you flat; The dame that wing me must be skinny.” FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “He was arreste fo] pens theatre." Ser openlg: § “Opening a theatre? fs mm London, asking him to produce “Yes—he used a jimmy." A HOME FOR A CAVE. 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