The evening world. Newspaper, January 31, 1919, Page 24

About Plays By BIDE T has been started MOVEM among people of the theatrical profession to erect a monu- Ment or sstablish a hospital as a me- Mortay to the members of the Stage Women's War Relief for the wonder- ful work they have done in connec- tion with the war. If the hospital Plan were adopted the institutiog Would be for the use of members of | Charles | the theatrical profession. Dillimgnam launched the idea after) feading of a plan to erect a moau-| Ment to American womanhood for| Joyalty, sacrifices and devotion to the} American expeditionary forces. He/| communicated the idea to R. i Niurnside of the Hippodrome, and Mr, Burnside agreed to form a fund com- Milttee if the memorial plan were taken up. The Stage Women's War Relief was organized when the war Ddegan, and its work has been of such ® meritorious nature as to elicit ise {fom President Wilson, Rachel ers is President of the organiza- tion, and the membership roll con- tains the names of hundreds of other Well known stage women. “OH, BOY!" IN LONDON, Comstock & Elliott received @ cable Message last night stating that their “Oh, Boy!" had been presented at the Kingsway tre, London, with enor- mous success. Tom Powers of the original Princess Theatre cast is feat- ured jn the London production. It was reported recently that he was to marry Mrs. Irene Castle, but she de- nied it. George Vivian staged the Lon- don show. TWO OPENINGS SOON. ‘The Messrs, Shubert announce that their latest musical comedy, “Good ing, Judge!" will begin an en- nt at the Shubert Theatre next night. The cast is headed ce Hassell, Mollie King and Charles King. Miss King, by the way, will resume her work in “The Century Midnight Whirl" next Monday. The Winter Gare new extravaganza, “Monte Cristo, Jr.” will open at the big theatre at Broadway and 50th Blreet Wednesday afternoon, Feb, 12 OUR OWN COURT NOTES. Kansas City woman sues for divorce because hubby gave other women silk hose. Wanted to wear all the atlk once in town, ch? Mayor Link of Pippvilie, Tex. ds deing sued for $50,000 on an Glienation charge by an irate \husbond, If he loses it's going to put an awful dent in his 1919 salory. Young woman in a Wisconsin town, charged with throwing food fat her husband, was acquitted, Bhe proved she'd been a waitress dW @ quick lunch place. MARIE HOLDS THE CROWD. Lytle Marie Vernon, the child in by ince There Was" at the George Cohan Theatre, wore a new coat abd bonnet in tho third act of the ay) last night and was so proud of ey, she forgot to make her usual it, As a result George M. Cohan and Phoebe Hunt had to play ther final love scene in the disturbing Phesence of a third party, “Pooh!” remarked Marie to Miss Huot later. “Most always the audi- ence gets up to go when he starts to kiss you, To-night nobody stirred. I guess my new coat and hat fasig- Dated ‘em,” MISS RAMBEAU IN IT. ‘Arthur Hopkins has put in re- Dearsal a new play by Leighton Graves Osmun called "The Fortune Teller,” which will open in New York during the week of Feb. 24. Through an arrangement with A, H. Woods, Marjorie Rambeau will create the leading role. ENID'S CAKE. Enid Alexander, violinist, tells a de- Preasing story of a sponge cake her Parents sent her recently from Iowa. and Players DUDLEY When the postman brought it she wns! not at home, so he slipped it under the door, “Here comes my car," the maiden said, While standing on the corner. It did not stop; along it sped, The motorman did scorn her. She sought the street car President Because of his position. (She found him quite a nice old gent, Who hated Prohibition, Said she, “Your car refused to stop; Now, kindly do my bidding— Discharge that man or close up shop.” Baid he, “Oh, quit yer kidding.” Neat day the girl became his bride, Now he is very happy, Although he thinks it rather mide That she should cail him Pappy. | Oh, Maidens, when the cars don't stop At all the given stations, Just tell your troubles to a cop Or form a League of Nations. A FARCE FOR STERN. A, 8. Stern, who has had Beds" on tour several reasons, has obtained road rights to “She Walked in Her Sleep,” and will send out « company or two. Mr. Stern says the success of “Twin Bods" is nothing short of phenomenal. GOSSIP. Fline Bartlett has been engaged by Oliver Morosco for a role in “Please Get Married.” Hert Williams will introduce an “After June 30” song in the “Midnight Frolic” to-night Jack Cagwin has joined the cast of “The Melting of Molly” at the Broad- hurat Theatre. ‘Tom Wine of “Cappy Ricks” wishes to deny that he ts to desert the spoken drama for the movies. January has proved the biggest month, in the way of receipts, the Hippodrome ever knew May Robson's new play, Tish," is in rehoarsal. Manager Augustus Pitou promises to show it in New York soon, | “Byes of Youth,” at the Manhattan Opera House, and “Up in Mabel's| Room,” at the Eltinge, will be played for men in uniform Sunday night | Amy Summers Ongley, widow of Byron Ongley, will return to the stage | in H. H. Frazee’s play, “Every Man's Castle.” | Alice Brady reached her 175th per- formance in “Forever After” at the Playhouse last night. “Daddies,” at the Lyceum, will bit that mark to- night. | Johnny Dooley of “Listen, Lester" | pretends to drink a bottle of ink in the show, Somebody filled the bottle with real ink the other night. Manager Quaid has established a re- cetving station for pastry and other delicacies, intended for wounded sol- diers in hospitals, at Prootor’s Fifth Avenue Theatre. A_ THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Henry Crinkus, Wellsvilte’s leading tonsorialist, wants to hire @ barber who can play the bass | horn and double om the dull fiddle, “Twin ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. Daggett—Ask Chamberlain Br. Fitagerald Building, about si companies, | . B. K.—We stand corrected.! Oliver D, Batley was an actor once. But he never sang. FOOLISHMENT. There was a young woman at Purdy's Who'd walk miles to hear hurdy. gurdy's. | Said she, “I delight In tunes when they're right, But I don't give a darn for the wordies,” FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. Wife—You acted like a fish out of when you proposed, | Husband—Sure! I knew I was | 1 The Day’s Good Stori AWFUL TO CONTEMPLATE, FTER a club meeting two A women met in tho hall, “I was just thinking about poor Uriah Umsen,” said one. What about bim?” “You know what a lovely home his wife bought with bis life insurance , of course.” “You know the man who married w marrica again a8 soon as again U's three times for him.” ou say Poor Uriah!’ indeed, Just think how he up there above, looking jdown on a man he never saw living in his house as his wife's second hus- band with his third wife,”-—Youngs- town Telegram, ENATOR CHAMBERLAIN was | talking about a war profiteer, | “I don't say the man's dis- he's got a very low moral standard, “He was playing bridge in a Red Cross tournament the other night. | His partner, a Bishop's wife ft the call to him, and he made it diamonds, \but when he put his hand down it {Was found to contain only two dia- | monda, both low cards, | ane | at on earth induced you to go | | diamonds on such a and as that?’ the Bishop's wife aske. | “Didn't you twiddle your dia ring, ma'am? Bald the profite Detroit Press, nond | —————— LITTLE GIRL’S QUESTION, HEY had been dining in stato | in the dining car, Husband, | who is a teacher of English, | was glad that little bad | behaved #0 perfectly, > There} humerous other diners in. the d the parents were proud of | ir child. Not @ single thing had | happened to mar the serenity of the occasion, Finally the meal was over and they started to leave the car, Their way took them past all of the other tables, Suddenly the little girl felt impelled to ask a question, “Mother,” she cated tin a shrill voloe. “aren't we going to wash the dighes?"—Indianapolis News, \ { daughter Mother was in a happy frame of mind were \ HER AND SHE “Tow Ty iT s THe i, . 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