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1 > see Stats es anal ee Oe A nee Rate ee tte ' Every ‘About Plays “struck” as the man in charge of the Hippodrome, “so that 2.100 good people would not be kept omt of employment,” instructions remehed the big theatre to efface his fname from all bourse announcements. It was delivered to R. H. Butnside who turned'it over to Mark A. Luescher without comment. Mr. Luescher was unwilling to execute the commission so he handed it to Ballie Rosenthal, his secretary, who has been asoclated with the Dilling- ham interests for years. Miss Ros- enthal gave it to Murdock Pember- tem, remarking: “I think this is something for your Gepartment.” Mr. Pemberton has an assistant Charlies ee ‘Gend an artist to make some obaages on tie house boards He iM Bind the copy in the box-office.’ Rxecutives of the Federation of Lahor connected with thr and musicians’ unic made s gy a that branch 0} Foca tabor nade. grievance . personal): pressed the bi that he would re- sume bis ‘irection of the big theatre at some future date THE WAY | RHYME. ‘When I sit down to write ¢ rhyme And find my thoughts are going vwrong— Tve handled it too often. The cookle jar! I'd write of that; Wo, tt won't help me any; Too old! And then, there’s my straw natt No, that's not worth one penny. The farm! It seems tt ought to do, But ah, alas—I've used it, ve rhymed of it 20 often, too, I fear that T've abused it, Phe swimming hole! Now, there's a thing That ought to have the honor— But no! Last week I had to sing Of it; #0 it's a goner, | Af last a thought lands in my head And themes I cease to dandy, 4 write a rhyme like this you've read; Bay, ten't this a dandy? THIS WILL HELP. Fisher, the. Greene Street, Broskivn, humorist, has gent us an- other joke ahd oa", he hopes it wilt e our mind off the tsi are worrying over ti alx-up, dear and read. oremses, glance this ¢ Suet’ think! When discovered it was imitation butter om the table he threw it at puen try to straighten could I? I became so I ran into the parlor, sat down excited at 1o rr the oaty musiody Poouta ‘th! © Poor But out LEADING HIM To IT. E—My dear, 1 Gehl a te § to buy you e, that hat. She — Still you'd save money if you jt ecause I shall fret myself MM tg I don't) get tt, and you know what doctors’ bills are!—Tit-Bits. i OUT OF ORDER. village was all agog, Flossie T rnc was marrying William Giles, The church was crowded. Flossie, looking as pale as her some- what highly colored countenance would allow, bore up until the plain wold ring was safely on her finger, gy overcome, burst into tears. villagers were touched, but not ‘anxious. Ali girls cry at weddings. Then suddenly William Giles Serewed up bis face and broke into howls. and dri; E ‘8 up? Hush, man!" those Mearest him urged. But Giles con- tinted to howl, and at last burst “Let me be! I feels wuss than ‘er “about it!"—Anawers, © © m pany you made sti] boring? “still boring me with circulars,” —Boston Tran- script. ‘a WHAT IT 18. kinds av advertisin'.” By Bide Dudley "| A lady there was up in Maine | The Day's Good Stories | inquiries about/he excelled. “Shure, Dinny, there's two vclarld LITTLE MARY MIXUP COMIC PAGE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1919 - and Players On- Wit Le. YouRE Here WONT yOu HAVE Some. Dove tnurs 2 IT 'S RIGHT 1A I or 4. ON THE CHAR IDEA ST it FoRGET i g My Har Goo-BY ORS BUSTER ABOUT How Lone Dots iT Take “To “WAKE Dovertnurs CARS Buister Tcame BACK- 7: WONDER DD IT weave my dar Hera ar youR House -IVve +4osT BY WAY OF DIVERSION. Said Silas McGuggin, in Peo- weeple’s store: “I eee that the actors down Bast are ail sore. They've gone on a strike and they're closing the shows, Just who's goitly to win there ain't nobody knows, Ive got half a notion to try for a part in some Broadway show that is needing real art. I understand acting as well as the reat, When I was a amateur I was the best. I played ‘Uncle Tom’ once tn aid of the church and knocked that there audience off of its perch, The girls used to think I was fast simply great. In hero parts I was a pip, I must state. I rented end roared and they used to yell ‘Fine! There wasn't much act- tng ae perfect as mine, Now, I é HEY! You Can't Do “Har were ! ff AINT ALLoweD! “FALL UNDER SHIRT” G-DAY AN’ (T “TICKLES SOMETHIN’ AwFut! Gossip, Mona Morgan is to act in Shake- Spearean roles soon The Famous Players-Lasky Cor- poration has placed Houdini under a long-term contract. It ts said the Sennett Bathing Giris will play a return engagement at the Broadway soon. Crane Wiibur, pleture star and Playwright, bas arrived in New York after four cag in California. All members of Ziegfeld’s “Follies” have been notified to report at the New Amsterdam to-morrow morning a sey: ra Labor Day matines was Village were sion at the Terrace ‘Garden, Danes | is afternoon. Helen Freeman of “John Fergu- son,” at the Fulton, left her COME “T'THINK OF (T THOUGH - WE HAD “TWO BLOW-OUTS, SIX PUNCTURES, BUSTED FAN BELT, BROKEN SPRING LEAF, WATER IN “TH'GAS AN’ A LITTLE IGNITION TROUBLE — — 5 WELL SAY, LISTEN — DID Y'WAVE ANY TRouBLE wirty Ta’ car? GOSH JOE , fm GLAD TSEE You AGAIN! TLL BET Ywap SOME vacation! - BUT NOTHIN MUCH T'SPEAK OF ! OH, NONE T'SPEAK OF, eb! ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. Garcee—We think #0, too, Indy. Sas RE A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. A atrike lost gracefully is half won. FOOLISHMENT. Who was 80 exceeding plain That when she went watking It set the town talking, Now, wouldn't that give you a pain? FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Hello, Bill! How's everything up at your house? ih, she’s all right.” OW, Oy! Boy! TS OAM SO I've MADE ALMOST ‘S AWA ERY AN SOUR, AND Panes eC ey PRE: e MY NeW FALL SUIT! whin yo buy it ye foind dollars an’ ninety-etg! “That's wan kind, eh? What's th’ other kind av advertiain'?” “Well, Dinny, th’ other kind is what ye might call ‘makin’ good’ on yer announcement or yer claims, Ot'll ilusthrate. Clancey an’ meself had an argumint ‘e chewed th’ rag. Clancey was in a folghtin’ mind, d'ye moind, an’ I was not. He wint away aye that he'd lick me th’ nixt tolme saw me. He advertised th’ ruction in tt saloon on th’ dock, an’ whin he tould about it he said, wape an oye On mé th’ nixt toime I see McCar. thy. O1ll bate him up, d'ye moind MMA ‘aves com- Pany, you know.” “Yes, but right now I'm not very miserable al- though I am very busy.” — Detroit Free Presa, “NOBopy” HE'S ALWAYS THE SAME Send a Nobody" to Grindstone Goorge® HE COULD 400K WTO THE BARREL, OF A THIRTY HE WORE 4 SVE THAT NEVER CAME OFF. UNCLE BRAD WADA WONDER FOL. OUSPosi TIO, HE WAS HE WAS ALWAYS CooL AND SELF POSSESIEQ THE YES, BV He Usée 70 Ger NERVOUS WHEN IN THE SAME BOAT. CUNT ANE NEU THE BABY, WHY tA BE was a model butler, He Aiwars THe Samet Yi Rie ay ve MASTER OF HHMIELE! PSey st Ai he BAUWLEO!L THE SAM Hike buttled with punctilious atten- Faqs! + ry You Sew tion to detall that made him in- ME” BUTTONS valuable, But to Jones, his em- ployer, there was one thing in Which He could certainly “stall” a collector. There came a day, however, when & persistent collector who had sold Jones @ set of classics ran Jones down—at his home, The butler es- sayed to be rid of him. There was a ringing at the bell. The butler peered through the door, Then he held @ burried consultation with the nd disappeared, An hour Jones bethought himself of the FF. is advertisin’,Mickey?’ i mane {a this, Din: a shvit av Mickey, explain what ye ~ Ajwas both hout, sir,” he clones es oven ‘in a & “bid you tell him I was not at home, or what?” he asked. ‘ad the maid tell ‘im as