The evening world. Newspaper, July 23, 1919, Page 20

Plays and Players met at the Hotel Astor yesterday afternoon. In "Testy to « letter from Frank Gill- Wnore, Secretary of the Actors’ Equity ‘Amsociation, requesting that a com- Mittee be appointed to confer with o organization, wrote the communication: ‘ Mr. Gilimore: In reply to our letter of the 19th, the Producing Managers’ Association directs me to that it regrets it cannot appoint & committer to meet a committes of Your association for the following First—That in the recent ection of past neither friends to the actor nor fo the manager, men who have brs | thrived in the fostering of bit And discord where they did not pre- exist, your association has impossible any serious confer- between it and the Producing re’ Association. hat the Producing tion has undertaken to contractual and other relations actor and manager that will nearly approximate equity as can ised and, in the working out of relations, stands always ready Sescclation or group of nctors. The ion or ip of actors, is follows,the contract under members of ~ association working e past and, there be changes in the future, !t our honest intent that these shall improve rather than the actor's standing. , will appreciate the in which this is addressed to am, Yours, § Lawrence Weber, Secretary.” TO OPEN THE CORT. evening, Aug. 13. “THE GIRL HABIT.” new musical comedy which is for production during the season is “The Girl Habit.” Dickson ts author of the book Charles Horwitz has written the MA. KLAW’S FIRST, Marc Kiaw announces that he has “Petroleum N = CLARK—FLYNN, larry bined of ao ae Fi company in “A Lonely 1e0, to his fellow players last it that he has been a@ bride- for several months. The The Day's Good Stories RUNNING TRUE TO FORM, W the counting house of a city of- fice, usually closed at 6 o'clock, * the boy had been known, like ot that ity, to o0- y forget do thone things he ought have done, and ‘the manager bad * last to impress him =the ‘advisability of 3 = ‘making « note of anything important ‘Om a memorandum form and keeping i in @ conspicuous place as a re- minder. (The other day a piece of paper was noticed pinned to the wall front of the Jad's desk, and upon jon it was found to bear the Memorandum—Leave at Dal! ti WHAT'S THE USE? PYAHE married man concluded to try I out his new theory, Addressing his spouse he said: "My dear, 1 should Wke to go to Fones's to-night for several hours. Mr. Jones is not {i} and does not re- quite any sitting up with, If he did, I should let his wife do it. Mr. Jones ie perfectly well, so far as I know, @xcept for a certain itching for a Poker game. He js a notoriously rot- tep poker player, and very likely a be nicked for several dollars in course of the evening, T! A Cherry Pi2?” Billy Boy.—she can make one with WTAY #0 juicy and luscious and the crust so short and crisp it deli- ‘melts in your mouth. WAY, the snow-whitt butter made the cream of tropical nuts, mabe erust a8 crisp as the top. Sawtay Cherry Pie iz and sift two. flour, 14 teaspoon salt. trad cup BAWTAY, wha ine 7 doughwith ice water, Roll Line pie plate with pastry) fill with sour fic Sherrie ie oe tak SAF and i with floured board. 5 -§ Who went to a faraway city. DUDLEY Bride, it develops, is Marie Flynn, well-known as a singing | ue. It waa @ secret marriage. ir, Clark has acquired a country home at Douglas Manor and® he and the vagal are there, happy and hope- PHIL LIKES BOTH. Philip B. Dooner, our admiration post, saw the Fairbanks twins the other night at the New Amsterdam and his muse insisted on getting busy. Here's the result: Pve seen @ few of Broadway's plays, With beauties rare in oll the acenes, But none with that quaint, charming way That you possess, Sweet iitle Queens. | On the covers of the magazines, Tve seen the beauty they say wins, | If beauty wins, then that sure means That you are winners, Fairbanks Twins. Gossip. Polly Van is acting in Elsie Janis’s ‘iliam Bail b been oognest for Grace George's play, “She Would 4nd 8he Did.” | Betty Britton, cabaret dancef, is ing into vaudeville in her own act. | he’s from the South, | Louls Mann is going to White Bul- phur Springs to rest, read, paint, sleep and dream. ' Cable advices received by Morris Gest, at the Century, announce that | the complete equipment of new cos- | tumes and special effects for whe wecond edition of "Chu Chin Chow” is on its way from London to New York. The show will open at the| # Century Aug. 4. J. H. Bankhead, United States Sen. ator from Alabama, and W.B. Bi - head, an Alabama Congresaman, coming to New York this week to see “39 East" at Maxine Elliott's The- atre. Tallulah Bankhead, daughter of the Congressman and granddaughter of the Senator, was recently engaged for a role in that comedy. | A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Every man, at some time in his life, deserves a jail sentence. ' GOSH, PAT! — Some day we'll get a good one on Pat Morgan, Look out, Pat!—“Ram- bler,” tn Greenpoint Home News, FOOLISHMENT. There was @ young woman named Kitty, H Of course I won't bet, H But I think she's there yet. | Now, t# thie, or isn't this witty? FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. Clerk—My salary is not what it ould be, ore plerke—iit could you live on what if should be? ated, I am sure that since 1 have! told you the truth about this affair ree a consent to my going. Am I @ wag not.—Kansas City Star. meer eemee WHEN LANGUAGE FAILED. N OLD Indiana farmer was ad- dicted .to the use of strong language. His reputation as a fluent swearer had spread through- out the countryside, and it was ad- mitted by all other experts that in the use of such language he was without a peer, One day the old farmer loaded a wagon full of pota- toes and drove over the hills for town. On the way the end gate came out of the wagon and by the time the market place was reached there was not a potato left in the bed. Strong men trembled and held their hands over their ears in ap- prehension of the torrent of raw- edged words they ‘felt sure would ensue a4 & result of this,mishap, But the farmer took out a bandanna, wiped | his brow, shifted his tobacco to the other cheek and said in calm, dis- Passionate accents; ‘Boys, ‘there ain't to be no cussin’ this time, that'll Herald, suit ee ea SUSIE ASKS QUESTIONS. ITTLD SUSAN was entertain. L ing the guest while mother dressed. “How is your little girl?” she asked Politely, | aot a no little girl,” answered “How Ix your little boy?’ Susan asked then, “I have no little boy,” the visitor sald, Susan's eyes opened in aatonish- Evenings scetarlo ment. “What kind of a person are| jour she _ Body's Marsaeey, eheeery nn A USEFUL MAN, FARMER whose orchard 1s! noyed by the depredations of the youngsters, Finding two voys | helping themselves to his apples, he escorted them off the premises, giv- ing each a parting kick at the gate- way. Next day th chard again, “What are you scamps banging around here for?” he cried. “I told you yesterday what you would get it I caught you here again.” “Yes, sir, we remember, pokesman, “We hi i a > ‘oe THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY JOE’S CAR Soran tae tag Paaaae © OFT bas Do MAYBE NOTHIN’ - BUT I JUST WANT "MECHANIC “T'LOOK WELL , WHAT'S WRONG with (tT NOW? UNCLE PILPHER, WAS A VERY mooEesT AND UMASS UNM OSLIKEO PUBLICITY: MS L/7FE WAS LIKE THAT OF A HIDDEN FLOWER!) HELLO DOROTHY tM VERY BUSY, COMIC PAGE y; July 23, 1919 Tie ONLY Way 15 “3 PRETEND WE WERENT GONG TS TAKE “em HEN MOM win, “TRINK WE RE Good LITTLE GIRLS AND MAYBE GVE Us Some How's “Tuts €D - LL Give You A STROKE A HOLS’? AT'S about RIGWT Joe! CESHISED THE GRAGGARY WT WS OSTENTATIOUS PRETENSE ! WHAT? -RIGHT BesiDe THe Doue#nuTs AND WOULD NT View TS “TEMPTATION — ¢ see! TB. You IT WOULD WoRK NO MUM, He ald HERE! HE STOPPED IN A HALE HouR AGO AN’ as'T me T'Look at “H'caR — — I THINk HE'S AT TH'GOLE LInk, MAM! pW Guage # hi ca Uncle Pilpher Worked Best Under Cover ! “NOBOpY * HE LOOKS AT THE FAMILY A480" wo! IT Send a Nobody te Grindstone Caerge* 2aN'T PAY TO AQVERTISE THE KINO Of DEEDS HE bID! EVER HEARD (1/07 SHOUT PRAISE FRO? THE HOUSE TOPS FOR: Twa DEEDS HE HAG DONE: Now f KNOW WHAT HAS ORIVE SO MANY MEM FO ORIMK! OM, Bur HA seen BEFORE ue, “ay WELL WHAT WILL 1 Do wiTH| A POOR MAN? FOR A POOR MAN WILL You TAKE A CHANCE?