The evening world. Newspaper, September 4, 1919, Page 24

About Plays and Players By BIDE OSHPH KLAW, in spite of the ex- istence of an actors’ strike, an- : nounces that he will produce a new comedy, “Double Harness,” in Stamford to-morrow evening. It is by Maurice Marks and Edward A. Patiton. In the cast are Betty Alden, Charles Dow Clark, John Junior, Sam Edwards, Edgar Nelson, Ruth Don- nelly, Minnie Milne, Frank MeGiynn, Helen Currie and Howard Sloat, John Cort is announcing new plays, also, On Sept. 16 he will instal in the Cort Theatre “Roly Boly Eyes,” a musical piece with Eddie Leonard in the chief role. Mr. Cort also states that he will open “Just a Minute,” a new musical show, at the Knicker- bocker soon. SAID COLLIER TO POPE. William Collier sauntered into the publicity office of the Producing Man- agers’ Asfociation yesterday and took & seat near the ice box. “What are you doing here?” asked Frank Pope, “You don’t represent @ Publicatio: “Do, toot” came from William. “What one?” *Collier’s Weekly.” And they let him stay, OUR BABY DEPARTMENT. Dorothy Phillips, Universal film tar, has a friend whose husband was an American army officer in France A month after he sailed for the battie- fields he became the father of a girl baby. When he returned she was two ears old. The baby admired her uni- od daddy greatly the first day she saw him, but didn’t realize he be- Jonged to the family. Growing sleepy, she approached her mother and said: “Muvver, send ‘at sojer man home, please. I dotta go bed.” HE'S A PEST. The man who says, “I told you 80,” Te always on the job, The morning after things occur His name is tegion—mob, You can't avoid this gleeful chump, No matter where you go Yow'll find him waiting for @ chance To say, “I told you so.” ' He didn't tell you so at alt Tn one case out of two, But still, he'll make you think he did, And, though you're feeling blue, DUDLEY Newark, to-morrow, for the week-end. On the ‘same day & vaudeville show will be opened in Boston under the di- rection of Hal Ford and Arthur Hur- ley. It is announced further that a musical comedy company will open at the Academy of Music, Phila on Sept. 9 Reports from to be in town, was drafted for the re- cent Equity show there, and made the hit of the performance, playing the piano and singing. Some of the per- formers announced did not shew up. dossip. ‘The Strand orchestra has been mado a fifty-plece musteal body. Boxes have been reserved for the commanding oMcers of the ist Divis- jon at the Hippodrome to-morrow evening. F. Ziegfeld served Eddie ir. announces he has in a sult to re- tertainment butt In Hoptown, W. ™, Jay Brennan, of Savoy’ and Brennan, a cigarmaker has changed the name of his favorite brand from “Our Post- master” to “Savobrenna.” Marjorie Daw, filmess for the Mar- shall Nellan concern, Has moved to Greenwich Village and likes it so well the picture ple cannot persuade her to go to California and act. \ Harry C. Middleton, formerly a theatrical manager, ha arrived in town from Venice, Cal. with a new invention called “ ie Great Ameri-' can Racing Derby.” It is intended for amusement parks. | If you are an actress and can fox! trot, why remain single? Jeremiah | H, Parsons, who lives’ near Green- | wich, Conn., has written Managing Director Marcus Nathan of Terrace | Garden Dance Palace asking that a wife be found for him. She must be| under thirty, an actress and a fox-| trotter. The regular weekly Sunday con-| certs at the Columbia Theatre will be resumed on Sept. 7. As in former seasons, the bills will be furnished by | Feber & Shea. ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. W. W. K.—See Meyer Cohen, Astor Theatre Building. 8. A. K.—Cannot give home ad- dresses here. Call his office, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. We wonder why all the members of the old Ba... Room Club are hang- ing around the corner drug store these days. They don’t look sick.— Leesville (O.) Light. FOOLISHMENT. A farmer named Henry McPhee "Twill fill his soul with keen delight To give your back a blow, ‘And, with that fiendish grin of his, Remark, “I told you 80.” Hig sally always gets my goat, And hag me feeling mean, Bome day I think I'll take a club, And soak him on the bean, I'm telling you just what Ful do, - Bo when you hear my foe Has got his just desserts, why you Can say, “I told you 80.” , MACK IN A NEW PLAY, Arthur Hopkine is planning to pre- went Andrew Mack in an Irish play, Broadway hears, Crane Wilbur is to owrite it. Mv. Wilbur is now at Mr. Mack's home at Bayside, L. I., taking the measure of his star. NICK 18 THANKFUL, ~ Nick O’Teen has sent us a rhyme. fe says it was so easy to write he Fret had to laugh. See if you can get ~ a erin out of it, folks: Im this land of the free they have taken our booze, ‘And put up the prices of clothing and shoes, They. want our tobacco, the hard- hearted churls, Thank goodness for one thing— they've left us our girls. IN MEMORY OF DREW. A theatrical post of the American ipesion. has just been formed in New fork with members in every branch the amusement business who Served during the war in the army, It has been and Marine Corps. the 8. Rankin Drew Post in ory of the son of the late Sidney w. Lieut, Drew was the first American actor killed in the war, The officers of the post are: Commander, Wells Hawks; Vice Commander, W. H. Roddy; Adjutant, Ralph Navarro; Finance Officer, Louis B, O'Shaugh- RNeasy; Historian, W, G. Newman. A weeting will be held to-morrow night Mt 7.20 o'clock at Keen's Chop House in West 44th Stret, EQUITY SHOWS. The Equity has arranged to send e Equity Revue,” now at the Sec- ue Theatre, to the & ADVERTISEMENT, de Would yell at his mule, “Haw” and “Gee.” The mule didn't care, But he thought it wnfair, At least so the tale came to me. FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE| “My dog doesn't eat hash any ore.” “Why not?” “I don't him a Good Stories ECHOES OF THE WAR. 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