The evening world. Newspaper, July 9, 1919, Page 24

Wa ee Be A Job-for-So @ TIN) NEW PLAYSof| : “The Five Million” | | Idier Comedy. BY CHARI.ES DARNTON was sure to come. The returned-soldier play got on the job at the “Uyric Theatre last night with “The Five Million,” a s0-called “new ‘ean comedy," by Guy Bolton and Frank Mandel. fortunately, this “new” play proved to be essentially old-fashioned. re, it didn’t ring true. Girls may go wrong in judging men, yet @irl, it's safe tu say, is likely to “go back on” the man who went to war her in his heart the moment she hears he has been killed. Girls are ‘built that way these days. Bol- and Mandei are mistaken about and, accordingly, sympathetic in their play is “gassed” the Ruth Hunter forgets Doug- meneame terances that jarred upon the ear.! James Gleason was amusing as an army cook who found @ similar job } awaiting him when he got back to/ AW- You Know! 7 — ™ , Those THines On THe | SIDE OF YOuR ‘ “TS CATS EY rh : his wife. The other village characters were equally extravagant and there- fore unconviheing. Robert McWade, for one, overacted the part of the scheming lawyer. Percy Helton, did a very good bit of work as the cub who had stolen bonds entrusted to the war-hero, and Harry Harwood was human as the Irish uncle of the plump girl who finally captured the hero. “The Five Milliqn” is a job-for- soldier comedy-drama that carries although clean. | little conviction and holds even less ve @ nasal twang to his ut-| interest, About Plays and’ Players By BIDE DUDLEY is to be Spanish opera; the blimp. This is exclusive, You @t the Cort Theatre after all. Ppa LA mynd Boag eget ed Leoncia Mosquera has decided aca: “POS, Peporures te wtih a permanent dpanian| 0 207%, J dont kas has Kind in New York, and as the first | sparrow. I and the girl are going to in this direction he will present | ® eine Regret iy nares ai ed to the Cort, beginning next Monday, | Promise to take io 2 Sim. pew e wana ~ fd get her to bas iy me. Com. by Manuel Penella and M. Ca- has ay bation obeal A re, bu' in Come IN “TLE TH GREATEST BARGAIN SHOW Nou wort A AT A CLOSIN' OUT, GALE WISE SHOPPER Your Yever caw ! Liv wire 16 ¢ it If the blimp sails awa: Ancluding principals well will tip you off by ‘Thu: BY WAY OF DIVERSION. My sister broke the baby grand while pounding it to beat the band the other night. A key went wrong and wouldn't play. My father, who keeps books by day, saw sister's plight. Said he: “This family must retrench, ['l get my little monkey-wrench and Na the break. Now, all you peo- ple please keep cool, Remembdor, father is no foot, Make no mis- take!” The rest of us just stood Ground and Pa began to twist and pound and take out screws, It wasn't long until he'd shed his coat and then his, face got red, Gnd other hues. That old piano seemed to know that Pa could but increase its woe and spoil ite tone, A string would twang and then 'twould snap, while discords said; “Who is this yop? Let me alone.” But still he tinkered with a vim, We didn’t say @ word to him, Quite mad was Pop. At last he said; “I'm feeling ill, A man who's sick can't use his skill, ai Ta better stop.” We sent and Biviots.. got a man newt day to fiz the grand. We had to pay a dill quite steep, To Ma he said if he'd been called when first the key got stuck or stalled he'd fved it cheap, “Some day,” said father, when ‘twas done, “I'll show you people just for fun how skilled I am.’ I'll overhaul that instrument. The work won't cost a single cent.” ‘Twas all a sham, My mother said: “Don't do it, Will, for work like that you have no skill, You'll bust us flat.” Then father frowned and growled and swore and, as he left, he slammed the door and kicked the cat. “NOBODY” MIS NEW HOUSE 13 COVIPLETED AT THE TIME He EXPECTED! Send a Nebody" to Crindstone. George * Uc A ih Exvectao ve. HAVE THE DOOR KNOBS On AT Two mHRTEEW Rt. TROAX. I HOPE THEY OLGIN EXCA- VATING PRETTY, Soon! UNCLE ED WAS AS SOUARE.A Gu AS EVER OREW \_A OREATA! yes, eur HE USEO TO'FOOL THE CHICKENS WITH GLASS HE NEVER 010 AN) CVIOERHAN DED THING (AN HIS WHOLE Ht DETESTED FALSE PRETENSE Awe FRAVO Al ANY SHAPE MANNER- OR FOR?9! HE DESPISED ANY ONE WHO WAS QECEITFUL. HE. REFUSED 70 CEAL WITH SUCH PEOPLE H. Post it and it has been supplied some good music. | LEBOFF WRITES A SONG. Lebott, our Roselle, N. J., poet- has taken to writing songs. He has just com- one called “Oh, Johnny, She's Now,” and while it hasn't been ‘we want you to read the It is so snappy one wants one’s hands as it’s sung. Take Johnny, I couldn't miss her, Johnny, I simply kissed her, OA, BOY! NOTHIN LIKE TH QUET COUNTRY Fore A Goon, Sond REST!"NO HOORS SNOOZE For MINE! It was love at first sight, And I won her that night, Oh, Johnny, she's mine now! A TELEPHONE ROMANCE. in, Treasurer of Will- ‘Theatre, Brooklyn, @ telephone call recently. ) irl was caliing and her voice was h, why prolo! ‘re to be mai Boon any mame is Marie Schneider, Mr, is President of the Harry W. ical Social Club, Mr, Harris, in telling of incident, says he is pid was sitting on the wire, NUTT ON THE JOB, @ late hour last night wo re- wurre- it, assigned to cover the story ‘the R-34 for this column: “Dear Dud: The newspaper boys| “Huckleherry Finn” is to be made here are working on the blinp|a film by thé’Famous Players-Lasky in pairs, I have teamed up|Company. Me! ©. Peeley, Aviation Editor of] “Ma-Belie has beon engaged by the Dongo (N, J.) Weekly Bugle, and | Moasrs. Shubert for “Oh, Uncle,” due are getting teady to dig up a lot|in New York soon. stuff. To-day I was watching the! eq Lorraine and Gladys Walton balloon, when a bird flew right! of “me Shubert Gaieties of 1919" have ra 1 Weise Whe ee ar | ed a dancing partnership known | wou puncture es ae kt he yas out, but it gdn't. Just in Iton and Lorraine. WHATS THE C. B. Bray sailed yesterday from ) the bird circled atid flew around! can arancisco on the Aree lug of hie | Y MATTER Gossip. Your SISTER OFFENDED ME Q SHE SAID | WAS THE BIGGEST 2 “ltrip around the world for Martin FOOL ON EARTH oiee Beak Mary Miles Minter will entertain at . for Summer Days her home on Fifth Avenue to-night | ; Ne. 8 Gen. Leon Owterrieth, head of the | a, Belgian Military Mission to the = Gold supper on the porch is just | Inited Staten: Lieut, William Van | r . Goethem, liaison officer, and Willlam F as good if served with piping | 4°"Whitcly, American Attache to the | _ hot SAW TAY biscuit. Relgian Mission, A light as a feather, deli- A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. and quick as a wink. SAWTA isouit A Bronx young man’ has written a song called “Take Me Acros on a and sift 2 cups flour, 3 teaspoons i » Me teaspoon salt. Work Blimp, You Simp!" in 2 tablespoons FOOLISHMENT. SAWTAY with a | There was a sweet girl in Cos Cob - 4 Sirk, Add 34 cup | Who sought a stenographer's job; milk slewh, form- | she found one, they say, rd Then tossed it away until ¥4 inch thick, | To marry a handsome young god, cut, and bake 15 mi uses in quick FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. | “He says she threw coffee in his! tace.” ” “Then be probably has grounds for \ Ven Aa