The evening world. Newspaper, March 1, 1919, Page 14

—————— eer CU CC t™t~—‘—S~ turday, ia being predicted that the coming summer will be the Most profitable in the history of Now York for the theatrical busi: ness, Herctofore at least four-fifths of the total number of theatres have been closed during the heated term Dut this summer the per centage wil! be reduced greatly. In fact, It is be-| lieved producing will go right along uninterrupted unless the weather be- comes unbearably hot. The returning soldiers, better transportation facili- ties and the absence of the strain of war should keep New York filled with | visitors, and these will need anvuse- ment. All in all, 1919 should be a ywendertul theatrical year. eo tha SHE WAS SUSPICIOUS. Wicholas J. Hoffman, Treasurer at the Knickerbocker Theatre, was com- pPlacently chewing his gum in the box oMice yesterday when @ woman stepped up he window and asked for two sea to “Listen Lester.” Hoffman pushed them out, but she held back her money, “Whers are they located?" she peaked. , “Bighth row, centre,” he replied, “On the aisle?” “Yea, ma'am!" “Hum!” came from the woman. “Tm suspicious of all you ticket sel- ere, Show me where they're located @m your diaphram.” IT8 VERY “DRY.” ‘The District of Columbia is “bone @ry.” William Harris returned from ‘Washington yesterday just as @ friend ‘was leaving for the capital “Is the anti-booze bill being en- ferced down there?" asked the friend. “I should say it is,” replied Mr. Barris, “You have to be in uniform to get a drink.” SHOOT AT THIS NEW ONE. Attention, poets! Let's drop the “Janes,” “Jaspers” and that “Lady from Sumeitt" and try our skill at something else. This column is/ gwamped with your rhymes. As John L. Burke of Weehawken puts it— The pocts used bum it and gum it And strum it, o'ercome it and hum it, Then dummit and plummet, Leaving clum it and frum it, Which will just about numb it or mum it, @uppose you try your muse on “sequels” for the following rhymed accident: There was a young girl from Dundee, Who fell from a limb of @ tree, She lit on a cat And mashed Tabby fat, «Bug all the girl said was: “Tee hee!” SOUSA TO CONDUCT. John Philip Sousa, at the Aronson benefit at the Astor Theatre, Sunday night, March 9, will conduct when Rudolph Aronson's Victory March is layed on pianos by Victor Herbert, ivio Hein, Gustav Kerker, Jerome Kern, Raymond Hubbell, Louis Hirsch, Gitz-Rice, Rudolph Friml, A. Beldwin Sloane, Irving Berlin and Marry Carroll. JUDGES TO SEE A SHOW. Monday night will be Magistrates’ Night at the Shubert Theatre, whore *o Yan's Norus will wash from a silk shirt to a rag carpet, with the same results, cleaner— quicker—better. It will bagel tub full of handkerchief Meth * Bear in mind, no rubbing is required. 5c and 10c at your Grocers, VAN ZILE CO., Mfr's., West Hobsken, N. J. Partners,” opening at the Princess, Chicago, to-morrow. ance of “The Riddle: "Good Morning, Judge” ts playing. Twenty-five City Magistrates havo been Invited to ses the show as guests of the management. THE N. Y. THEATRE GUILD. When the New York Theatre Guild takes over the Garrick Theatre for a two months’ season Iwllo Peters will be the director. The Hoard of Man- agers will be made up of Helen Free- man, Lawrence Langner, Philip Moel- ler, Justus Sheffield, Lee Simor and Helen Westley. ‘Tho advi group will consist of Djuna Bar Edwin Bjorkman, Heywood Br. Sheldon Cheney, Padriac Colum, 4 resa Helburt, Elsa Kahn, Alice Kauser, Edna Kenton, Courtney Lemon, Josephine A. Meyer, Mary Mowbray-Clark, Amy Murray, It. Iden Payne, James Rosenberg, Ridge ley Torrence, Ruta Wellman, Iercival Wilde, Estelle Winwood and Mar- garet Wychorley. A WONDERFUL PARTY. Seventy-five crippled children saw “Everything” at the Hippodrome yes- terday, chaperoned by Phoebe Hunt and Little Comfort of “A Prir There Was." ‘The seats were nished by a wealthy New York i ety woman and Charles Dillingham Anthony Paul Kelly gave each child a box of candy. To-day there are sev- enty-five little cripples in New York | who have actually forgotten they are deformed. Why docan’t somebody with | money send 10) of these little unfor- tunates to the Hippodrome or some- where else every week? Anybody who did it wvuld never need a pass) to heaven, THE STARVING HERO. Louls Bindes of No. 118 Fast 117th Street, New York, is the proud author of the following effusion The hero was starving, his heart was like lead, His hearers were thrilled, heart and soul; The actor cried out, “Give me bread —pive me bread!" And the curtain came down with a roll, GOSSIP, Sam P. Gerson, press agent for the Shubert interests in Chicago, is in New York. Honry Hull may be seen in a new play by Rachel Crothera in the near future. Wallace Eddinger ia in “Sleeping Odell Houser, formerly connected with the Times, has written a, play Lewis Stone is to make eicht films during the next year, World Pictures will distribute them, Jack Osterman 1s appearing as a monologuist in Chicago houses, Eddie Cantor wrote his act. Irwin Irving and Barney Ward will be seen soon in a new vaudeville skit by Herman Timbers. Sidney Toler bas arranged with the Samuel French Company to make a dramatization of the novel, “The Man Nobody Knew.” “The Dancer,” with Martha Hed- man, is selling out on tour. Miss Hed- man’s film popularity is believed to be the reason. ‘A spectal company ts being formed to present “A Sleepless Night” in Chicago. “Yesterday,” the new De Koven light opera, will be produced at Wil- mington, Del., March 10. The Ist Field Artillery will have an entertainment at the Hippodrome Sunday afternoon, March 16. ‘The cartoon characters of Claro Briggs are to be used in film stories. Briggs Pictures, Inc., will make tho pictures. Bertha Kalich will give a perform- Woman” at the Fulton ‘Theatre Sunday evening, Maroh 9, to help the Palestine Resto- ration move, ) A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Some men win out aided by their wives; others in spite of them. FOOLISHMENT, The Subway guard grew active And opened wide the door, And then began announcing, As oft he'd done bcfore, He shouted: “Ninety-Sizth Street!" Into an empty car, And now you have the story Of Guard Erasmus Barr, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. too. = How to Develop Beauty of p Figure and Remove Wrinkles Dr Charles Flesh Food f OT Youth Re € Beauty “Probibition’s going to affect base- “TOWN ¢ A Look AT IT! HOMER'S NEVERIN To . FORGET To TA! ALONG AIS OL REWABLE OM rane £3 BRELLA, IF YA WANTA BE. SORE IT WONT RAIN Just TAKE LONG “four. 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