The evening world. Newspaper, August 29, 1919, Page 16

ore COMIC PAGE | FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1919 | LITTLE MARY MIXUP MARY, RUN OVER AND “BorRoW ARS Buster ‘s HAMMER AND ASK IF AR. BLISTER CAN COME OVER AND HELP ME PUT UP THis SHELE Tere 's The HAMMER NTs “To Mom WANTS KNow, PLEASE Kid By Bide Dudley SHE BoRROw YouR HUSBAND ,T60 ~ #0 Mr, Burnside a > JACKSON, who was with| were not on had ‘ the managerial forces df Kiaw |to be attended @ Erlanger, Joseph Brooks and Producers, returned from Lon- ‘a day or two ago as’a representa- tive of Percy Hutchison, the actor- manager. Mr. Hutchison has made aM arrangements to Install the suc- etseful English melodrama, “The Luck ‘of the Navy,” in the Manhattan Opera House on Oct. 6 for a run, and the Scenery is now on the high seas en route here. Mr. Jackson fears, how- ever, that the strike may affect the situation and cause a delay in the show's opening. Mr. Hut@hison is coming here to actthe leading role and is bringing his entire lish company with tim. They plan fo sail two weeks. “I had no inkling of the theatrical strike here until 1 received the news by wireless in mid-ocean,” said Mr, Jackson last night. Asked about theatrical conditions {in London he said business had been recruited a force headed by Mark A. Luescher and himself the work was done. Mr. Luescher proved the most capable at pitching hay, but then he owns @ calf at his home ia Connecticut. c STRIKE NOTES, Joft Nutt hasn't joined the Equity or the Fidelity as yet. Ho's waiting to see wnat Mack Sennett bath- ime, girls do. ; t was reported yesterday that the laundryman who washes Louis Mann's six-inch collar was whoop-| ity yt the Fidelity. . ‘oel Rearie and Major 8. L- Glen- for the ister are writ rhyme Bulletin At that, the win, Faulty Daily uity ma; ‘iam Pago served sandwiches to the newspaper men at the Man- " press rooms yesterday, John leMahon took two—one for later. Mr, Page has an icebox and a piano | in his office, but owing to the fact that the rs are meeting in the room below, he has put a ban on “Sweet Adeline,” A report gained circulation on Broadway last night that the real excellent but that a slump was ex- ‘pected. “LUSMORE” WON'T OPEN. A statement from Rita Oleott, who ‘was to produce the Irish play, “Lus- more,” says that, owing to present thestrical conditions, rehearsals have deen discontinued and the company @isbanded. The play was to have opened at Henry Miller's Theatre, Monday evening. MEEHAN NEEDS CLOTHES. ‘When the strike closed “The live Million,” at the Lyric Theatre, Billy Meehan quit, leaving his trunks m his dressing room. He is now en- gaged by Sam Shannon for “What's the Odds?" and bas been appeariu, @t rehearsals wearing a suit loan him by George McKay, also of the Shannon cast. “I feel so queer wearing George's sult,” he said yesterday. “This morning a man stopped on the street and eyed me so hard I thought he ‘must be George's tailor.” “Was he?” “No. George had the sult made in 6t. Louis.” BUT KEELER STILL LIVES. ‘diame for the closing of the Hippo- drome belonged to the elephants. They were sald to have walked out, taking their trunks along. Gossip. Sam Shannon says he is formulat- ing plans to erect a theatre in West th Btreet., Anderson T. Herd and Henry J. Goldsmith are in the company that ts to present Alexander Carr in “The Rounder.” Scibilia Theatrical Enterprises has engaged Vera Michelena for the lead- | ing role in “My Once in a While.” “The Equity Review,” to.be given ‘at the Second Avenue Theatre, will introduce a burlesque on “John Fer- guson.” Eddie Foy will appear as Sarah Ferguson. wilt be opened for the Grst time to the general public at 2 o'clock to-| morrow afternoon. It is a beautiful house. Ethel Barrymore and Conway’ Tearle wili appear in the balcony scene from “Romeo and Juliet” in the Equity show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Monday night. James J, Corbett and Loney Has- kell are arranging a vaudeville show to be given at the Ocean House, Far Rockaway, to-morrow night for the benefit of St. Joseph's Hospital of Chin call Gest, man, ‘ $20. Before he left the bulld- it was learned he had joined the juity, which organization caused closing of “Chu Chin Chow.” Gest sent for the youth. ae served in the army in Fran you?” asked the . “Yes, sir,” replied Keeler, .“Do you know what would have to you in France if you rted to the enemy? They id have’ shot you as a deserter. re any difference between de- to the enemy in France and deserting to the enemy in a theatri- ‘wart You are a deserter, Mr. er The chorus man threw up his _ hands, “Shoot, Mr. Gest,” the said. But he kept the twenty. BURNSIDE GOT BUSY. ‘When the strike hit the ‘Hippo- drome last night R. H. Burnside, Feneral stare director, | discovered the men who feed the animals SOME SONG BIRD! UE says her new funny song |s ‘A scream.” “It is, the way ste sings t.”—-Baltimore CONTAINE VERY W . .PROPOS of the my the A Rey. Dr, Joseph Twitchell of Hartford, friend of Mark Twain " in the latter's “A Tramp Abroad,” Dr. F. P. Parkin and original of “H. said the other day: “Some years ago Dr. J. M. Buckley, the noted Methodist editor, took some of his clerical brethren seyerely to « task for their tendency to draw on the we of Joneph | ideas and even the la FRECKLES Usly 5: 's no longer the ol any drugg! while the lighter ones have Strap! on ellen a little of it night and entirely, It is seldom that led to com- of ' zning and you should soon see that “ale ‘the worst freckles have begun to : an an ounce is bap nels and gain a beau- Fiat el 4 LES§ need *| WOULD MAKI SURE OF THAT, . ee A Gaeiiss vy that town. Charles Dowling, treasurer of the New ton Theatre, is writing a book of verse on “the front of the house.” One poem runs like this: “A pleasant smile calls for an aisle. A grut demand makes the lobster ‘Well, now! A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. If we could see ourselves as others see us, many of us would simply re- — to believe our eyes.—Doc New- FOOLISHMENT. A farmer who lived in Missourt Was told he must serve on a juri; Said he: “Well, I'll do it, Come on—lead me to it,” But, gee, he was madder than furi FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Adam should have been crazy about Eve.” “Why?” “She was absolutely cut out for him.” Parker without due acknowledgment. “While the discussion was at its sbeight, Mark Twain attended Joe Twitchell’s church and heard one of the latter's finest efforts. “After the sermon he came forward, grasped the preacher’s hand and said: ‘Joe, that was a good sermon, but I have a book at home that contains every word of it.’ “Dr, ‘Twitchell was taken aback— and then he waxed indignant, “If you can show me the book, I'd certainly like to see it!" he rejoined. ‘L gave-n great deal of brain sweat to that sermon.’ : “The next dey Mark Twain sent him a copy of Webster's Unabridged dictionary.”--Philadelphia Ledger, a COMPARING NOTES, 'T seemed that when Rastus and Sam | died they took different routes, so when the latter got to heaven he called Rastus on the telephone, “Rabtus,” he said, “how yo’ like it down thar?" “Oh, boy! 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