The evening world. Newspaper, March 11, 1919, Page 24

COMIC PAGE Tuesday; March 11, 1919 © THE NEW PLAYS © , “J ITS VERY Sweer No, We CANT TAKE Towser wit \| AW, AUNT EOWA YusT so we: dy a oh US “TS PALA Beach and Tha seTies || PLease GO oF You — __ AW, PLEASE wont rave any (4 Penny Wise IT. Wek LEAVE “TOWSER WITH Eo TS PALM BEACH ONG TS 16AveE AUNT EDNA WITH US Towser with A Dull English Comedy By CHARLES DARNTON NLY real humor or deep pathos can make « play of Lancashire life appealing to an American audience, and neither of these qualities was to be found in “Penny Wise,” the dull English comedy by Mary | Btafford Smith and Leslie Vyner given last night at the Belmont Theatre. We will not accept as farcical a, Comedy that is essentially sordid. |very funny ff it were given the spirit While we may sympathize with Mrs, /of humor, but unhappily the authors Wiggs in her catbag> patch, we have jof “Penny Wise” have made the play a HOthing in common with Mrs. Dob- |bone-dry. ©) im, who tries to get money out of an] Harold De Becker gave a fairly fmaurance company for sending her|@musing twist to the “boob” who #08 to & grave that is not ready for|W"s supposed to be ead, and Miss Bim. Now, if this son were a truly|Louie Emery us the practical mother @musing person we might bear with|Was’ practical and sordid to the last fim and laugh with him at thé situa-|desree. John BP. MacSweeney was tien in which he finds himse also convincing as the old weaver, ‘iia he is packed off to Manc ,and Molly Pearson acted the young c Merely returns from a nearby|Wife with hor usual senso of char : le Rouse a bit unsteady on his very well i “tera be THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY ; Left? Right! How Could He Forget It! and accordingly muddled in his|no hope for the life of the play in - = Feta 7 Cone YES me 2 ‘, Mind. This sort of thing might be this country. iH =, _ BUT REMEMBER \ ry Dear ! yy, 2 2 —_— — —_—---——-—- + - —— f LUKE™-You STILL 8 Tren I can Tare HIM WITH US i You SAID IT- — EVERY THIN’ ! ) DONT WoRRY DEAR "L KNow You've LOST EVERY THIN’ YOU EVER HAD IN THIS WORLD! e THATS DUST WoT I AM REMEMBERIN’ i { About Plays and Players | _ HAE ME LEFT # By BIDE DUDLEY new shows before they come still living, | to Broadway these days. Man-| J hope Nellie's married and happy Geers have become imbued with the lmaaihera: fidea that the Baltimore verdict on @| yuse naif of my millions I'd gladly bc trical attraction is a sane one ann gives them an excellent line on Mifie value of the offering from the| /f 1 could but ace her—I would, I 7 Mey Standpoint of success. New shows declare a Ghat have been booked tn Baltimore}! “sed the word “milltons” to make [@& fer try-outs recently include “It Hap- this rhyme classy, - [LINN MEAN ve Forever,"} The millions I have are a dream or gt mv pens to Everybody “Come Along,” “Co and “A @ hope; Night Off.” The last named will open| But gee! how I'd love to hear some Shere early tn April. It's a dull Mon- kid get “sassy,” = that Baltimore theatregoers do] 4nq see Nellie wash out his mouth SRnrMEM 1818, Preme Pueranme Oe (MT Riverina Wore) have the opportunity to see the with her soep. = <B Bet Joe’d Like to Have SEVERAL Friends Alon IDS CouNIHAN 2 To-day! OH. - 1 WAS JUST THINKING WHAT A GRAND “ime CASEY WOULD BE HAVING RIGHT Now! Pertormance of a show intended m for Broadway consumption. SPIEGEL’S NEW ONE. A new intimate musical production HONORING ADELAIDE. called “Something Doin A theatre at Cohoes, N. Y., has been Eek gs bain Max E “ ook and lyrics are by . Ramed for Adelaide of Adelaide and) nq’ Ed Paulton and the music by |} | } YA KNOW WHAT 7 WISH BLANCHE? ice, aring at the Winter | ft» 0 hes, now appearing at the Winter | fiarry Carroll. 1 WISH 1 HAD “CASEY ® ALONG Canregte. 118 Press Prbiiching On Ot. Y, Reming Wart) Gosh! we'RE Sav! WHATTA You CASEY LOVES “To GET OUT INTO WILD COUNTRY! HE'D Garden. The dancer Was born at Co- — om but has gained fame, neverthe- JAZZ AT THE BAYES. ON “His "TRIP! HE SURE HAVE: A GRAND “TIME HERE! . ae jtra in to" be the attraction at tne || ST WOULD ENVOY IT! - A RHYME OF NELLIE. |Nora Bayes Theatre during the week \ of March 17. In the organization will Way down in my heart I've a feeling be Buddie Gilmore, Maxie Mullins, i. for Nellie, Carroll M Mrs. H. King Reavis | 1d and the E: ition Four. It is a colored orchestra The girl who did housework for Mra. McGrew— remeg | Who used to distribute bread, butter BING'S LATEST. and jell William Shakespeare Bing, one of v our regular contributors, just handed To kids who hung round her when | us a rhyme toat must be printed iin-| baking was through. |mediately because his neighbors are sh ead: Nethe, ¢) 2 Walting to huy the paper contain. | A guardian angel was Nellie, you bet ing it, Here it is | you! There was an old chap quite erratic, | Who watched o'er the gang with) Who let children play in his attic; ‘ the greatest of skill, | The neighbors all said | Who'd say: “Now be good or old) He was out of his head, { Satan will get you, | But he said he was just a “funatic.” | And if he won't grab you, degorra, | . ‘ zh, T wih.” | BLAME BILL! Ie acomis that 1 sce her again getting irokiyn et ‘ust has te nave ria) ~SOMEWHERE IN BROOKLYN The Boys Are Coming Home! busy 8 nder tue title of “Next July _ And taking the clotheslire, a stout Ty Pe Ae ue the follawiog he se audeville artist reached his home | HAROLD AND CHARLIE ARE = HOMER 's PATCAIN’ UP On dor! wArr TILL MAWS SisTERS TootTsie'S GerTIN’cEALOUS MAUOES ExPEcTIN’ ‘ IFA SoLDiER # " GONNA GIVE THEIR, FRIEND “TH! OLO FLAG To HANG SOLDIER BOY COMES BACic! SHE OF wWooTsiES Her “STEADY i e plere of rope, ter, tke, (TM Mor wae tA. M.), |] SERGEANT BILL SOME SWELL SUT For His DouGNuor KNOWS WAaT Ae Lice Ss! aga COMIN’ BACK TOROS. NOME Scon! WRC heaie has fe «tie up some youngster, like aig ay ne mopped his perspiring RECERTION WHEN HE COMES , NEPHEW WAO COMES, BAIKIN’ Him & CHOCOLATE CAKE ! AN’ SHE'LL MAKE A FUSS / GoT HOME as Mickey or lazy, dome Terie Sout THE Home TOMORROW? a Wisse OVER AIM~AN’ I<1SS Beat eee eae WOULD TA D : = GONN Geemnrn 7 f : pe jan ie the kid's mouth t0 4) aig good wife said: “Dear Lem, | OAIGYS ALLIN A x um~um! I wisn | WELL, Yeu Do SER, §iome-sice! woshing of soap. Here's tea and steak with French FLUTTER BECAUSE. WAS A SOLDIEIE! } | ENOUGH SoLOERING TLL Aus Aim | \ aICi< * Bhe did it because she had caught the MAER LIEOTENANTS ——" CAROOND TH A AND CRuUSK House, ‘You Don 5. MAKE SUCH A FUSS OVE ME! fried spuds, What else do you want, dearr" "Gee, kid,” said Lem, “ a tub of suds, Some good pre-wartime beer.” Aim TO COMING Back! o's SHE'S MAKIN’ See Some FUDGE + doy cussing, | Or Gae A |) For that was a crime Nellie never | ~ could stend; \ He seldom found mercy in pleading or fussing, | SFor Neilic ruled ali with a cast-| Gil Boag’s Moulin Rouge Ball will be held at the Amsterdam Opera fron hand. | House to-night, Harry Levy has made a film fashion show for the Broadway Theatre's pro- A SANITARY Wash- ing is assured to those who use » Ditrichstein ts to make a West- laying repertoire., He has 4 y which he will produce | Vans Norvus next season. ults has entered into an ar- | if rangement whereby he is to star John- The clothe: will be whi er ey in comedy filma Johnny (J THE OLD FAMILY SKELETON Getting Marrie A the 8 | ting is nece sary. > acatt | Se and 10¢ at your Gro~ leet longer tod, Cor 0 rub d Must Have Made Him Feel Cheap! long-h i mistaken’ for artists by | ; | aaa V N age! > “ NAN ZILE CO., Mir's, | ‘|{ {gece were mistaken, for artiste, by 2 a Y yj ‘ “NOBopY" West Hoboken N. 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