The evening world. Newspaper, May 27, 1919, Page 24

Dis SoZ * a ©THE NEW PLAYSo “La, La, Lucille!” So-So Musical Comedy BY CHARLES DARNTON F DRIGHT-FACED, nimble chorus girls had not given spirit to “La, La, Lucille!” at Henry Miller's Theatre last night, there might have been doubt as to the appeal of this musical farce. | For one thing, we have had bedroom farce in large quantity, if not fm fine quality. | TA frusband seeking divorce tor); — financi*! reasons is neither romantic| its way into the theatre may be @ Ror comic. He suggests little more | little thing, but it serves to cheapen dhan bad taste, not to speak of any-|the stage. For my part, I dont thing olse. In French farce he may | like it. be accepted, but in the American va-| Everything else aside, “la, La, Mety he figures ridiculously. x. | Lucile!” is ao-s0 farce, with a con-| ly, “La, La, Lucille!” is not Rttrac-|ventional “book” by Fred Jackson tive, for it gets down to the cheap, ie Brey hana by Lnee'yg & operate 9 % y 01 Yulgar level of divorce that is gained | Tg! “Tanet ‘Vello sang pleas. | by. way of a hotel in which no ques-|ingiy; and Marjorie Bentley danced fions are asked. That it should find very well. That's | About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY | | | | may rain if it wants to next) And Ive spent, during your ebsence, Friday, bat the g0-called al fresco| Many lonely, dreary hours. pertormance of “Twell ight,” ioet Wy vie Miia tox the| 1 4 Rope that you are well enouoh Greek Theatre at the Sleepy Hollow| To euswer me my ples dairy Ciab, will be given saat tho| *A0t! mode to gon four cave ep0; meme, There's a regular theatre up| _ Wows vow do that for me? Please teli me that you're feeling fine, And that you've missed me, too, moved under cover, taking its audi-|4%4, also, anewer the request ence along. The receipts will go to} 1 made last week to you the Ossining Hospital. George} Note—A man employed tm the Vivian, stage manager of “Good | oro g—ag eged be petty a Morning Judge,” will be in charge of joan , we refuse to eve it, Undoubtedly Maurice has asked the art Friday, Mr, Vivian hae dl-|tor Joasie’s hand. Oh, romance, how! rected similar performances for the| weird thou art, ain't you? Greet Players. He has also —~ on WHADDYE MEAN “HOLE?” . | Lésten, Flatbush! The only reason ik hat and overalls while engineer-| we're printing the rhyme that fol- ing the performances of “Good Morn-|jows jg because we thought you Ben Atwell, press agent |should know about it. Azoune. man, fresco performance, whose name you may have on re- @rematio and jthormes 4 qyest, has sent it in. Get the vigil- ant committee opt and send us a the scone {8 | self-addressed, stamped envelope for intends to make it @|the quiet tip, Here's the rhyme: hay-ride party uP and) 7 went out to Flatbush one doy, Inapecting the burg, in a way, Though the girls are petite, DIALECT EXCELLENT. Winchell Smith and John L. Golden They're not 40 toot sweet having given their new play, “Sun- But the town as a hole te O. K. a. . pails it “ae Gossip. it of success* material “ ar ain Wide @ to Bow, Terk. tn] get re we be cares, ieee Tt rom Amgust. It tells « story of the Ten- ‘A dance specialty in “Bing, Bang, “The Lamp of | Love. natives of that/"“re head porter at the Lyric The- last] atre bears the name of Canada, while » Golden ran across a youth|his assistant is a (Washington. ‘Tennessee mountains Oliver D. Bailey is giving the use " of the Fulton ear for rehearsals for ” « the “Zig-Zan Follies.” the way,” aaked the manager) Lew Ficidys, musical revue, “The iJ in the] ronely Romeo,” opens at the Globe the Tennesseean, Theatre, Atlantic City, to-morrow yourn uses that|°“Rovert Bdgar Long of the Grimeh pre Faw-dones daow®| rorces is collaborating with Louis F. Gottechatk on the ecore of a musical comedy. » _ WORLD TOUR FOR BRAY. Bvery chorus man in the new “Fol- Martin Geck, Managing Director of|l:es” will be a former soldier or _ ‘Orpheum circuit of vaudeville| sailor, At least half a dozen of them ‘hee afranged to send C. K | were commissioned officers. Bray, his Assistant General Manager,| J. Osborne Clemson, who is to have ‘around the world on a search for new|a “Come Along” company on tour in vaudeville acts. Mr. Bray, accom-|the South next season, has returned by his wife, win sail trom San from Canada, on iy i + H H F le H July § and will gone| Billy Clark, blackface comedian, year, thas been engaged by John Cort for — the role of porter in a new musical i GRIFFITH TO BOSTON. piece called “Just a Minute.” D. W. Griffith left New York met Clainorne Foster, ingenue, who left Right for Boston, where the third of |the stage when she married three Griffith repertory seaso! years ago, has returned and will act oe t at thes aan? rer ie mpaen, in his “Hamlet” SBroken Blossoma,.” ‘alter Hampden, in his “Ham! ‘Mr. Griffith will ry to Ohi | performances at the 39th Gtreet The- to open a fourth show at the Ill-|atre, wears a girdle which formerly Bee Facire” belonged to Edwin Booth. The Play- ers’ Club gave it to Mr. Hampden. ay re JPN tec ta | pA THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. 5 who i] Miss Mamie Coop says that {f It tara. Brena (of 8 lases Cori, sola cite hotter shell Rave to get go-worker on apple of hie e7e, ‘se ‘at | oUt her furs.—WeReville Bugle. Some il. He bas written @ poem Bhich he begs ue to print, since Jes- FOOLISHMENT. we, em ae weil, aieney, 16% Mud There was a young fellow named Pete, koluma SR0S-OV8E, right—| Who out out the cating of meat, we'v th id wat eraser ce bo here socet “| He'd aine on prune pie, Then heave a deep sigh, a2 T cannot sce you, dearte, Nae . I will write to you @ line, And mormer: "My dey (9 comniete J have heard that you were ailing, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. But 1 hope that now you're fine ‘sPhousands of animals aro ainned yearly to furs for women.” enews quent you.mere than ony “Yes, and thousands of husbands In this branch, oh queen of flowers! too,” Day's Good Stories WOULD TAKE NO CHANCES. UP-TO-DATE SOLDIER. COLORED officer of a company HAIRMAN BARUCH, of the of dusky warriors from Ala- War Industries Board, said at ama stationed in France was & Washington banquet: 14 that he might draw wine rations| “I was brought up to consider that =» for his soldiers. He|{t was impossible for @ soldier to shook his head|carry an umbrella, A soldier with an slowly but decid-| umbrella seemed as absurd to me as edly. a soldier with a fan. “Ah appreciate| “Well, the other day, in a deluge of de honah, sub, foh| rain, I beheld a soldicr, a big um- nothin’ is too good|brella over him, stepping along ‘oh mah men, Dey’s| briskly, I stopped my car and said; | all good men, Some} “ ‘Young man, this is the first time of dem boys kin|I ever saw a soldier with an um- brelia.’ “*Well, bons,’ he answered, ‘maybe the first ‘time you ever saw a real, live, up-to-date soldier,’ "— Detroit Free Press. > NERVE, “I really cannot see you,’ busy man with some irritation. Pray vo loud yo kin heah dem shout @erosg to Derlin—but—Mister, Ah "t takin’ any chances. Give ‘em “—John EB, Scoggins, U, 8. N., judge. said the LIKE New > tt Pa Co ‘YY Bve World UNCLE 310 1M JUST BACK FROM MY HONEY MOON OPENED UP THE FIRST MEAT MARKET (IW STUITUS YEARS ANO YEARS AGo! “THERE'S A "USED CAR” “THAT'S ONLY GONE 3000 MILES — LOOKS AN ACTS (F Y'WANT A USED CAR, SHE'S A SNAP! Oo Nou! AH, YOU ARE COIN TO START LISTENING TO MANY WORDS He o1an'r CHARGE PRICES. 41KE THE BUTCHERS WFIGHTS ALREADY OO CARE Fg tty. ME. Yes Bur HES THE OLD INHABITANT WHO FULL WEIGHT ANDO USEO Fo ae . : we jeg WEEN EO ae Sion, aes HE CUTALL THE ppb ske sd WHEN PRICES WERE WIS HAND WITHA fOR TEN CENTS MEAT OFF on THAN THEY WOW ARE, wien I cet TiRovel- COUNTIN® = ~ —- 37-36-37-70-4I- MY MA SAID Never TS STRIKE ANYBODY Tint AFTER Lip COUNTED ONE HUNDRED so I'm sittin’ on ( Bossie so He ‘ie \ “Be dere — WELL-I SEE REILLY” 19 I'M LOOKIN’ FOR A USED CAR—NOT AN ABUSED CARN! Uncle Sid Had No Bone in His Head! *NOBopy * THe MEAT! SMUCKS! THAT ANT NUTHAE REMEMBER WHEN FISH EGGS SOLD FER FIFTY CENTS MY BOY. ITS JUST 1M GOING TO HAND})| DONT USE BECAUSE YOURE TOO}||) HER THIS WHEN SHES(| YOUR FIST JSAM SEG ELAINGY, EXPECTIN' A KISS SoccessruL iN A WN (Copyright, 1919, ny, The Belt Syndicar Ine ) CHa!