The evening world. Newspaper, May 20, 1919, Page 24

{ I _ Dw. at eclarld gee ‘COMIC PAGE Tu ay, May 20, 1919 By BIDE OMSTOCK & GEST are getting ready to produce in the fall a Musical comedy version of The Dictator,” formerly the starring Vehicle of William Collier, This firm ‘Wil produce also a musical comedy ‘Version of “Brewster's Millions.” Guy Bolton is to write the books of the two productions. Max Spiegel, Vice President of the Strand Theatre Com- pany, is announcing the forthcoming Production of “Look Who Is Here,” the book and lyrics of which are by Frank Mandell and Ed Paulton. The music is by Silvio Hein. The cast ‘will be headed by Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfield. Syivester Maguire of St. ‘Loum, who used to write for the Rogers Brothers, is completing the ‘book and lyrics of a musical comedy. ‘The composer is John De Bueris, HIS HOUR OF TRIUMPH. ‘Wiliam Le Baron, author of “I Love You,” the comedy now at the Boon Theatre, surely felt proudish day while in the lobby of Before we tell you why we off to the fact that Mr. an associate editor of Now loosen the old y¥ to laugh. Baron was standing of the hotel a woman here she could get theatre le gently eimed her at the where anybody who is ith his money can get the- ickets. She stepped up, and a think? She bought two for “I Love You.” Mr, le ‘was immensely pleased. He and twirled his mustache, if 3, ‘but there was more jo; After she bad purchas: he asked: re can I is week's copy of Collier's?” sir, Mr, Le mn rushed out the hotel, hunted up Frank Hop- ing and told bim exactly what had *Now, I ask you,” he concluded, “ant poet gartes to make any autbor Fy & § eer ie = 3 it is 9 of & @oncel| ‘We'll say she am. GRIFFITH BRANCHING OUT, Griffith, whose repertory the George M. Cohan The: exceedingly well, will londay evening ‘the Garrick, Philadelphia; the Co- open similar seasons Boston, end the Illinois, Chi- foolal, eago. nie IT WASN'T A BOMB. ‘The girls of “Sh Good Fellow,” at the Globe, are ing and sell- doughnuts for the benefit of the Salvation Army, Yesterday @ queer- looking was delivered lo us od ry ‘to suspect we had re- our at coal beht ¥ re summoned courage and o| ‘Out bounced a fine dough- ‘But exactly the color of Anna Otrs halr. We didn't want to bite Into it for fear of ruining the inner tube, go we carefully put it back in the box and locked it up in our desk. Wo intend to keep it until the. send us the cup of coffee that always gues ‘with a sinker. A JOLT FOR THE COLONEL. Wynn, the comedian who once wala wonder If the King of Sweden really has toes," was in his ng room at the Caine last night his brother-in-law, Lieut. (rl. Bloan, who has just re- ned from France, looked in. Dur- the confab that followed, Col. took occasion to praise the ting Irirh, saying some especial- ly nice things about the old 69th. At that Id said be believed one of the stage hands had told him a member of their crow had been with the old 69th and had returned with Gecoration. Col, Sloan asked to hand, who was sum- ‘moned. “Heaven bless the Irish!” bean the Colonel, extending his hand. “What's your name?" ‘Sam Rosenbaum,” came the reply, Which, after a manner of ing, Terely coes to show that all is not Trish that “69ths.” THE DRAMA IN DELHI. (Prom the Delhi Resco.) ‘ Delbi, though small in numbers, Gannot be magnified too much in an ir histrionic way. Bight; end jas | erga ) though suffering with wrote the play in three wg and many people marvelled at for it. She also took the leading @ctress role and aroused unabridged @mthusiasm. Her character was Prin- eee Josephiny, and in ber long white gown and ing hair down her back whe appeared just what a true man » Would feel sorry for. When she died fm the last act she looked as natural as any corpse this town ever bad, and ——— The Day's Good WELL PACKED. TTTLE Benjamin, accompanied by his governess, wax out for his morning stroll, when they Baased a street where @ load of straw = had been scat- hy tered in front of a Lt PAL RES) house in which panic! /< there had been a n serious illness, “Miss Teachem, why have they scattered all this etraw about here?” ‘asked Ben- jamin, } Well,” replied the good lady, “a le baby came to Mrs, Jones jast 13 goodness!" exclaimed Benja- “but it-was well packed,"—Lon- About Plays and Players in July and play in vaudeville under DUDLEY the audience was delighted to the Umit. The play was based on the actions of @ beautiful Princess who went to @ lunch wagon in a large city one eve- ning incognito style for a ham sand- wich. The man in the wagon would not let her pay for the sandwich, and she had to accept the favor, as she had devoured the goods. Next, the hunch wagon man followed the beau- tiful girl and tried to make her marry him by force. It was greatly to his disirust when she yelled “No” and informed him he was too fresh. The wagon man was played by Lin- coin Peters with so much brag that it t him some hate from the audience. je died, too, but did it outside the curtain, and then put a crimp in the grand finis, as he had to roll to dodge the pole, thus taking away the nat-| ural atmosphere of death. Teeney Ricketts was the orphan child, and even in that sorrowful role she couldn’t keep from apitting| through her teeth. P. Silas Pettibone was the hero, and he wielded his| sword with the same true skill that he wields his razor in his newly deco- rated barber shop. We did think, however, that he was rather cautious in thone tight pants. He died in the second act from a jab in the short- ribs delivered by the wagon man. Martin Sykes did the funny work, and he was sure good. The audience was in roars of laughter when he sat | down on the prune ple. Four people got killed in the show or died. Josiah | Burton, our undertaker, was there, | and he sure did enjoy the deaths. The fighting was so lively that they could hardly keep Constable Brown | off the stage. It was a good show, sad though it was, and it taught us all the lesson , not to be running around after pretty | faces or we may get killed. DID YOU KNOW THAT— \ Very few people are brave enough | te get married in Triplett, Mo.? | Hickory Point, Ky. has a xobo band that challenges any other zobo and or comb orchestra in the world to a contest? | They tried a new proxy kissing ma- chine out in Kansas and it was a failure? The Kansas boys want thelr electricity direct from the battery. Gossip. A. H, Woods produced “Look and Listen” in Atlantic City last night. B. 8. Moss has engaged Leon Langsfield to manage the Broadway Theatre. Even the press agent of “Who Did It?" says he can't find out what was | done or who did it. Alan Hale has been engaged for a Juvenile role in Lew Fields's summer show, “The Lonely Romeo.” Leon Errol will return to America M. 8, Bentham's direction, Gertrude Vanderbilt is to have a movie corporation of her own, and will star rigbt out in public. “Love Laughs,” which opens to- night at the Bijou, has a musical theme written by Leon de Costa. Pauline Seymour's one-act play, “The Scout,” has been made over into & three-act drama, Percy Burton has given up his po- sition as manager of “The Better Ole,” and will sail for London soon. J, J, Hughes of Adelaide and Hughes, has sold his monkey to Gor- | don Dooley. You ought to see Gor- don and the monkey together. Charles Emerson Cook has engaged Ernest Glendenning to create the tile role in Mark Swan's new com- edy, “A Rogular Feller,” Victor Sutherland of “39 Enst” has| written a boarding house song which | enables one to warble feclingly of prunes, hash and 5. F, Ziegfeld jr. arranged with Victor Herbert to compose the music for a ballet Marilynn Miller will pre- sent in the new “Follies.” YES, HOW 'BOUT IT? Fred Dingfeld, bow about that stand-up last Baturday from Anna?— Greenpoint Home News, ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. J. 8.—-Fred Watson, care Meyer Coben, Astor Theatre Building. E. V. Y.—Cannot use “Show Gos- sip.” We get cne like it every day. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY, “I have noticed,” says the Hon. Alex Appleby, “that it's always the feller In the back of the crowded ¢le- vator who wants to get out at the first stop.” FOOLISHMENT. “Goo, goo!” eaid the baby to me, While seated astride my off knee, It gave me a shock, And I picked up a rock And knocked a cat out of a tree, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “My husband doesn't sleep in church any more.” “So you cured him, oh?" “No. He quit going to church.” Stories | DISCOURAGING ART. ab gare db you spend your days and nights on these pic- tures?” asks the wife of the struggling artist. “You don’t get enough for them to pay for the paint you use.” “I know, my dear,” he an- swers, “but think Rembranct and others painted pictures and sold them for trifies, and they are now the masterpieces of the world and | bring millions of dollars! I am not painting for us, 1 it our descendants.” Ae penning for “Humph!" is the discouraging re- “You don't make enough for us 1 | LITTLE MARY MIXUP Husrie? we ‘ee ‘ Lar OW-H. 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