The evening world. Newspaper, March 18, 1919, Page 22

: | - FE ROPPRIYRE OEY Cue ning - a niegoe ® THE NEW PLAYS °| “Moliere” Glorifies the Name By CHARLES DARNTON OME DAY when we are dead, some one will probably write a play en- titled “Belasco,” without knowing what he is writing about, At tho Liberty Theatre last night Philip Moeller gave us “Molieré,” a play eth a name, yet lacking a purpose, ‘© take @ celebrated personage and put him into a play is « more @imple thing than rewriting Shakespeare. Mr. Moeller has followed the lead) — fhe took with George Sand, and I am / King’s mistress, Ip * blond wig that eat es is (Served as a complete disguise Miss too willing to say that he i8| ites carried off first honors with a ‘very clever as a grave-digger. Some-| horformance that fairly swept the Boty wrote “Disraeli” for George Ar-/stage. In her talk with Mollere's Mas, and in it Mr. Arliss managed to| wife, and In her challenge to Moliere give an admirable imitation of him eet ber the airy OF By ag oY “Moltere” glorifies the name. put the mistress out of mind. p Benry Miller gave destinction and | The play merely revolved about Mol- (pentiment- most timent—|fere, and accordingly with him. oo ln 9 ss | Estelle Winwood gave @ rather sharp so his role, but in apite of his melo- | tongue to Moliere's wife, but Alice | @ramatio speech in which he declared | Gale was a “comfortable body” as the Phat he transferred bis faith from |cook who criticised the great man’s King to France he couldn't hold a — cote habeas also act w ‘0 (andie to the brilliant performance of| “1; was a happy night for all con- Blanche Bates as Francoise, frankly cerned—in short, a night of distinc- get forth on the programme as the tion in the theatre | About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY superior officers at the performance HE new musical revue which John ,Cort will produce early| of his play. “They used to be pretty gruff with me in the navy,” he said after the show, “but they were nice as pie to night. There wasn't any ‘superior’ about it at all. Well, now I'll eat a ham sandwich and go to bed.” next season will be called PJust a minute!” It will be the prod- et of Harry L. Cort, George E. Stod- and Harold Orlob, who turned wut “Listen, Lester.” Rehearsals will go Begin in July. Harry Kelly and his A CLOWN PARTY. famous fish-hound, Lizzie, have been! Craries Ravel, a Hippodrome civwn, f@ngased for roles, Until July Lizzie} celebrated sixty-ninth birthday ill rest at her country home, yesterday, his co-clowns in “Everything” * rick’s party in one of the Hip dressing “ ; A GOOD CAST. rooms. Speeches were made by Cohen & Harris have selected a] *Poodies” Haaneford, “Bluch” Lan- dolf, “Dippy” Diers, “Happy” Lam- {good cast for their now George Mid- ‘@eton comedy, “The Cave Girl,” fwhich will open in Atlantic City April 7. It includes Lola Fisher, Katherine Grey, Jane Warrington, ue Van Duzer, Robert McWade, Russ (Alex, Bro ecretary, Mas. Whytal, Frank M. Thomas, John) ter Piumibers | Association, | aa es Bedouin, Howard Hall Gibson and) fh tn tenn tne Terrace Garden Hiner Grandes. Building yesterday when Marcus Na- : Sore than came in. ) HE'S AFTER NELLIE. “Say, Alex,” said Mr. Nathan, “does } Nellie Reveille, press agent for the row wild in Ireland?" Cort attractions, was blushingly be- It's Jeuddied last nigpt. She bad just pened a note from & man in Bay- penne, N. J., which said: “Dear Miss: Found a slip with your fhame on it with some trays my mother purchased from @ department store. Let me know if you care w orrespond.” Neliie Revelle, who is fair, fine and well, anyway, she has one of the Bicest married daughters anybody saw—doesn't know how her namo © @ part of the purchase. “I never have anything to do with Grays,” she said. “It's got to be nines or Netter before I'll stay.” And then she added reflecti ‘wonder how old this Bayonne is, anyway!” 4 I PRIVATE DAVE'S POEM. bert and others whose names we would mention were it not for the fear of running out of quotation marks. BUT THEY'RE NOT, | Alex Brown, Secretary of the Mas- the shamrock “It does not,” replied Alex. the Irishmen who are wild.” | CIRCUS TIME, | Again it's almost circus time, | I guess I'll write a circus rhyme; 1 want to hear that rumble, clear, As wagons, clowns and bands draw near; 1 want to see the banners fly, As elephants go lumbering by; The thought that circus time's at| hand Has cheered me up to beat the band. Again it’s almost circus time, ‘I want to see the horses climd The fences they, in frantic way, | Seek out, as steam pianos play; I want to sce the towny cats, eee are Baume ts po Inco wns | TRE daredack folks and corodate; , is now at Camp Merritt. He|/ yearn to sce the races run, written a poem eulogising his mrades in Company L, 107th In- p try, and asks us to let the boys ow just how he feels toward them. {All right—here's the poem: [¥ca, brave lads of Company L, You have made new history ‘ Py deeds of honor, proud to tel, Of the famous 107th Infantry. Phru strife and struggles you played the game, Though it was hard at times, “frou did your best and won respect and fame And lamp the living skeleton, Again it's almost circus time, For lemonade I'll blow a dime, Of peanuts hot I'll eat a tot, Oh, I'l be Johnny-on-the-spot ; T'll go to all the shows that come; Yea bo! I'll sure be going some; The time is near; hip, hip, hooray! I guess that's all I've got to say. Gossip. Madeline Marshall has been en- gaged for “Susan Lenox.” CHlurlo ily.sMaguzine COMIC PAGE. Tuesday; March 18, 1919 | | LITTLE MARY MIX-UP (we, T sPose You ‘Lu Go BaTHine WHEN WE GET WAS Ml AH!) WET ee JOE’S CAR NOW we'RE BATTERY'S DEAD AN’ Molnst IE WE ASKS ME UT THE CAI TLL TELL AIM To Ler Paw 00 IT WITH TH’ HKATCAET! MY WIFE CAUSE SHE OTHER WOMAN ID EVER mer ¢ IN FOR iT! GOT ANY STARTING CRANK! ‘ /— 48 CAPTAIM On. ’ Thar ReMinds OW - MR. CAPTAIN ¢ Back To New YoRK — Jost a minuTe — 2 He Had Her Wrong—She Was Only Not Particular! Ha-Har! DIFFERENT Me ENE —THATS WoT “Hey ALL SAy!t HOW WAS OHE DIFFERENT SILLY” ? . vr N] T WELL’ Doe =I MARRIED ‘CAUSE SHE WA ll DIFFERENT F ANY TH’ ONLY WomMAN *“Soe*— ©1919 Preee Pub. Co WY. eve wertd SAY! come T THINK oF (T —1 DID BRING A CRANKS You DID WELL. WHERE WELL , wos FAULT 1s 11? WHY DIDNT YOU BRING A CRANK 229 I NEVER SAW SUCHA LI MAN AS You! WHY DONT YoU HAVE SOME BRAINS ? You'D Lose YOuR HEAD IF IT WASN'T FASTENED ON! “THE VERY IDEA - COME OLT HERE WITHOUT A we AINT crit mean ’ YOURE re] Where’s That Hatchet? ~ IF A_HEN LAYS AN EGG wouLo YA SAY TH’ CHICKEN'S Gotta ! HATCH Lc I NEVER SAW th! PRELERS HMATCHET-GUT- I MISCHIEF! SAw -H’ SAw! INSU ST oo0 THAIS WOULD MAKE a PAWS GOTTA CHOP SOME KINDLIN' | WOOD AND CAN'T FIND THY HATCHET! . 1 yo Ue gan | sar! You Caxreeer SEEN ANYTHIN G MUST BE OF THA KAT Lsger GONNA HAVE a Boost CHOPS For, DINNE re! On sLosat | \F You MAD A MONKEY WRENCH IT_WOULD TuRN IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN A HATCHET To CUT IN ON ON THESE Two Lovers! " ae LISSEN AT TH’ My: BUT Youre BLlocKHead! GETTIN’ To BE A 1 REGLAR CUT UP, \NNOCENT THING! + 7 a, Peggy Hopkins entertained the “A i Over there in the foreign climes, Sleepless Night" company at her ii Yours, COMRADE BISMAN. | Lakewood home Sunday. f aa Alfred Newman, the youngest musi- 7 cal director in the business, will direct f KELLY'S INNING. for May Irwin's new show. Anthony Paul Kelly, author of] Vera Myers is to sing for the Thea- Three Faces East,” was in his glory i zaoetercay. It was his twenty-third \i irth Fi ‘9 Irish and it was St. | Patrick's Day. Not only that, but it } marked the fourth anniversary of his coming from Chicago to New York. ‘Bo, you see, he had a lot to be thank- ful for and-happy about. Last night Be wore a dress suit for the first time ed from the navy of his forme: i CLEAN AND SANITARY means GOOD HEALTH Use ‘ Vans Norus and your entire wash will clean and sanitary, wpotiessly white. en's Noryb saves the clothes too, for all rubbinj is_ eliminated. . Se and 10¢ at your grocer VAN ZILE CO., Mirs., also Bumstead’s Worm Syrup HO yeure th nd sure Remedy for forms. it never « B82 Worms, Soild « ne Je kitied ere. ttle. CG. A, VOORHERS, M. D,, Phila, Va, ) s tre Assembly at the Hotel Astor Fri- day afternoon. Margaret Lawrence, of “Tea for Three,” denies that she is to go in for motion picture acting. | The Strand will celebrate Its fifch anniversary during the week of April 20 with a big, especially prepared show. Jett de Angelis, Orville Harrold, Kate Condon, Cora Tracy, Winifred Marshall and Sallie Keith are now with the Society of American Singers heatre The elcome Day” perform. Siem < THE OLD FAMIL Face? I, Y SKELETON ances at the Hippodrome next Tues- day are not exclusively for soldiers, members of the 27th Division will be entertained by the management Wednesday. ORAND- FATHER ALWAYS SAIO THAT CLOTAES NEVER MADE. THE MAN! | STARTLING IF TRUE, More good news! “Turk” and Alice jare speaking again. — Greenpoint Home News. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Bells may ring, but did you ever hear a banana peel? FOOLISHMENT. There was a brave man named Joe Wynn, Who won a young girl with his orynn, | He asked for a kiss, Then said the sweet miss: “I'm ready and waiting—begynn!” FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Wife dear, do you remember the jRight we sat ‘on the front porch and |watched the moonbeams play on the lawn?” “Indeed, I do. ‘That-was the olght you came home," i yaa ll — = Seo. WEAR ANY OLD THING AND He (Lois GELIEVE WW PUTTING» CELERY. DION “Carne a e THING ON A/S CACK RAP wr. ba 121 TB MaKe PEOPLE THO OAS i € OR SAID} a iil — wees YEARS! ———, | HE WORE ONE | SUIT FoR, TWENTY iil = en THIs 1S THE Suir THAT He “NOBopyY" HE DRAWS THE CARD HE WANTS vend a Nobody’ te "Gringstere Ceor 4<'