The evening world. Newspaper, September 22, 1919, Page 18

of laughter if you go to the Hudson Theatre, where Booth Tark- ington’s comedy, “Clarence,” made theatregoing a real delight om Saturday night. <. Your first instinct, on paging your programme, may be to balk at a You may say to yourself “Thre Mr. Tarkington has made all the acts of “ and by doing this made a new record for himself as a playwright. So season goes, “Clarence” sweeps the boards with gales of four-act comedy. wait! ‘3 nothing in town “Clarence” is, first of all, a burlesque in the best sense of the word. Parkington's sense of humor takes a new turn, Tho mild and meek youth uniform, who in looking for a job after the war, finds himself In the test turmoil he has ever experienced when he gets employment In a ing household. Upon being asked, “You were in the war?” his reply “No, I was in the army.” old, he works as plumber, piano tun into civilian clothes he bursts the very end of the play he remains ler insists that it's “Smun” in a very funny scene with the good ‘ing young governess, who mildly persists that it's ‘Moon.” nd it proves to be “Smith,” and its possessor turns out to be a famous oleopterist—in other words, an eminent authority on bugs, @aly to another scientist who can put it all over him with potato bugs. The fun of the play Is continuous; an “open-door” scene is the most eharming stage-setting of a country house that has been revealed in many & Moon or sun; the cast is ideal—and, altogether, George C. Tyler may Be credited with a production that leaves nothing to be desired. Alfred Lunt not only plays Clarence with a detached air that is highly ing, but he plays the piano and the saxophone with an equal sense of Helen Hayes makes the chatterbox of the household delictously + ome and Glenn Hunter is extravagantly droll as Cora’s brother, It ‘t matter that Tarkington has made Bobby another Billy Baxter, for thére’s fresh fun in this boy, te distraction. her for all she's worth, Evra e THE NEW PLAYSe “Clarence” M4 A Real Delight By CHARLES DARNTON WYe in been in the army.” Well, anyway, you're sure to be in fits It appears he never got beyond a camp W& Texas, where he drove a mule without swearing at It. trouble, he lists to starboard, as it were, and explains his peculiar attitude by saying he was shot in the liver while at target practice, igiprovement on this idea that I can suggest is to have him say he was tovec by a mule—a perfectly natural accident. Swept into a turbulent f A real creation is the silly, jealous step- mother, who overdresses on every occasion and helps to drive Mr. Wheeler She represents the rich man’s toy, and Mary Boland plays John Fiood, too, 1s capital as the overwrought Head of the household, who seeks in vain for a peaceful moment, and When Cora starts telling her troubles cuts her short with: your face!” Elsie Mackay walks off with the modest hero very nicely, and the other members of the cast help to make “Clarence” irresistibly funny. Don’t fail to put Clarence, the “bug,” in your collection, Arey ts are enough.” But jarence” entertaining, that approaches its joyous, human After a sea of The only id so on, and when he Until Mr. forth as saxophone player. &@ mystery, even as to his name. In the He bows “Go wash About Plays By BIDE ERHAPS, dear reader, you have noticed that this column has been serving as the battle- for the poets (so-called) of various boroughs of Greater New ‘We have been conducting a ‘war of poets and you'd be surprised te know how much interest the thymesters take in it. Every day tie postman scampers in with at least twenty poetical volleys to be fired at enemy, and often the number is , Everybody on earth, including You, dear reader, has an idea he can write poctry, and give him an outlet his smouldering genius and it will pour forth In a stream. Almost invariably a letter accom-| panies a “war poem.” Lach letter tells us this is the greatest col- ugan in North America, Then it ex- plains that the blamed poets of such and such a borough need a reprimand and here it is, &c. Frequently the try humor also, Take Benjamin of No, 1608 Pitkin Ave- Brooklyn, for instance. He thinks should know a little about him we admit him to the war; so tells of his life as follows: “1 was born at an early age and six years old began to show talent for art. After complet+ High School, I studied at a Nor- Art School. Then I wanted to @ horse doctor, as I wished ) be of service in my neighborhood. T @inai.y entered New York Univer- for accountancy, as I desired to dpecms account of myself in the fuera. this training has do- Spares we the knack ot writing I have written (or rotten) poems in my days (or daze).” a Benjamin sends us a poem Jémg enough to be used in sections. "8 one verse: nm some fellow starts confessing, ts a manner most distressing, "That he lives uptown, he hus my sympathy, For I'm from the land of te dies, The home of thousand “Abies,” ° speak of famous Brownsville- by-the-sea. Then « sweet girl will get into the ipelee. Mids Angela O'Hara of Harlem ri **1 do not like the way our } boys are being run down by the 1s ef the other boroughs. So here's a Bean for them to quit It” And chen rH The Harlem boy is no country cou ‘ ein, Tee been in love with half a dozen, #o other boroughs just let hin 3 alone, Gr else we'll be certain there's “nor body home." Irving 1 Vullerman of No. Washington Avenue the war with Words, Look u’b read you column cvery day, Rd of its currtents this 'U say: Ehose Harlem pucts write so punk, Brooklyn, too. writes a lot of bunk, Heights dnd West side 0. K, and 4 fine, 1378 the Bronx, ge pointed rhynied Tarkington ever wrote that was good. and Players DUDLEY 4s to which borough has won this war. Then #e'll have them sign the poets’ peace treaty, Gossip, Ida May Chadwi as made a big hit in “Some Time,” on tour, Frank Tinney is comedian of this show. Evelyn Hubbell's dancers will give an exhibition of Spanish folk dances at Terrace Garden Dance Palace to- morrow night. Max Scheck, who has been staging the Sennott Bathing Girl shows, may go to California and put several on out there. ‘Thomas Gill, the Friars’ tenor, will sing at the Strugeville jail next Wed- mesday evening, Dr. J. Lewengood will accompany him on the piano, A LINE FROM Louis, Louls Cohn, ticket broker, says “Clarence” is the best play Booth BUT NOT ALWAYS. The Yankees play a first class game— Sometimes ; The New York ball fans praise their name— 18 @ te Sometimes, s They slug each ball that comes their way, Like pennant winners do they play; I wish I didn’t have to say, “Sometime. “LAY OFF” I8 RIGHT, Frank, you'd better lay off Tom Farrell, because he's a bad man, He combs his hair every morning with broken bottles.—"Rambler,” in Green- point Home News. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Ethel Newcomb, the planist, says music ix divided into two kinds now— classical and jazzical, FOOLISHMENT, Mary, on her pri tty arm, Found a fica one day, When she trted to catch the fica It would hop away. Fido saw her acting so, And it made him jolly. “Woof!” he said; which means “Golly, Mary, Golly!" really FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, “He broke his typewriter.” “Did he drop it?” ; “No, borrowed $25 from her.” ao OF INFINITE VARIETY. My wife Nes 66 Y wife is always speaks — woman hey mind Lie, who al- ways speaks her mind.” “Her conversu- tion must be mo- notonous,” “Not at all, She's continually changing her mind."—Boston Tran- script, elie eemetiaias HER DOUBLE CHIN, = LAT BUSH— ao bd A= ial} Have you noticed your wife's double chin? Be nsonhurst— in my heart's a place I call mine, “Bo, toke it from me, you nut-fed " never see the likes of our . marvellous Bronz, it @ decision Well, I've hap. pened to observe that she repeats 4 . herself, if that's what you meay,— Yonkers Statesman. LOOKOUT ~BoBBIE COMES AS RIPE TERMATY, ¢ HER I AINT HAD A DECENT MEAL SINCE TH WIFF” STARTED “To Do HER OWN CooKIN’ ) JOE’S CAR Cenrviaht. 108, Press Putting Ca. OF. ¥. Granny World) Now DON'T worRY! 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