The evening world. Newspaper, January 16, 1920, Page 32

j DV Vy ype A About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY THEL BARRYMORE E Bive @ apecial matines perform- ance of Macterlinck’s @tre before the Belgian playwright Jeaves New York. Macterlinck saw Miss Barrymore's performance in “Deciagsee” = Wednesday afternoon ‘and later vimited hor on the stage and complimented her on her work. At the came time he expressed a desire| to see her impersonate the heroine ef his own play. Alf Hayman, Gen- eral Manager of the Charles Froh- ‘man Company, gave his consent to tthe special matinee plan, and Macter- Rnck has promised to asyist in the Stage direction. IT’S “THE BLUE FLAME” A. H. Woods has begun changing the title of Theda Bara’s play. now calls ® “The Blue Flame,” end Press Agent Hoffenstein is very much wrought up. Ho fears it may be “The Yellow Pickle’ or something equally as blooey before his boss lights, Donald Gallaher has been engared for the cast. WHITTENDALE BUSY. James Whittendale is back at his desk in Joe Klaw’'s office after six weeks ag manager of “La La Lucille.” Ho is arranging routes for two plays Mr, Kiaw will produce soon—“Double Harness” and “Mrs. Jimmie Thomp- son” They will open about March 1 Mr, Whitendale also will be Manager for Mare Klaw's new musical piece, “Dere Mable,” opening at the Academy @f Music, Baltimore, Feb. 2. : A LEGION SHOW. Broadway Post No. 415, American Legion, has engaged the Cort Theatre for Sunday evening, Jan. 25, and will give a grand benefit show with a bill of headliners as long as your arm. Bernard Granville will be master of ceremonies. ‘REGINALD SPILLS ONE. Reginald Fife has tooted us a poem about profiteers. This the tune he plays: I want to be a profiteer, With profiteers to stand, A 6ilk hat on my forehead and A diamond on my hand. With many thousands in the bank, And more still coming in, The way I'd soak the people—boy! 'Twould really be a sin, THIS SETTLES IT. George E. Powers favors the Flat- bush girls. This is how he would settle the whole borough poets’ war: Tell me not in mournful numbers Why these faded “Twists and Twirls” From the Bronz are any fairer Than our own sweet Flatbush girls. Flatbush girls are better looking, Better fed and more content, Therefore, cease your senseless chatter, There's no room for argument. . “WAYFARER” GOING WEST. Tt was announced at Madison Square Garden last night that the entire “Wayfarer” production will be moved to Los Angeles at once, where the Interchurch World Movement wil! present this big religious pageant for an indefinite run, beginning March 15 FEEDING DRINKWATER. John Drinkwater is finding one blamed feast after anothe Just hopes to play, | “Monna Vanna,” at tho Empire The-| He}; author of “Abrul entertained by land Sunday ni eo Pletac oGlynn i nounced, the Sctences will | Drinkwater, Mr Lam Harris jr Lancoln" is to be Writers to-night, will eat with with rank date yet to be of Arts and a“ dinner for Mr. MeGlynn and W3l-| Gossip. Mate! Hicks, English actrees, has | joined the cast of "Scandal." nile, Will hop nday night ‘eters has writ- Woods's “The Pearl of Great Price.” Arthur has been en- gaged by Arthur Hammerstein to go ahead of “Tumble In,” | The Standard Theatre will return to one-week attractions Jan, 26 with Fiske O'Hara in “Down Lamerick Way.” Frank O. Miller has resigned as of the Manhattan Opera 1 will become assistant to Director Bowes of tho MacHough pital. The Catholic Actors’ Guild is plan- ning a bencfit performance. Brandon ‘Tynan of “The Purple Mask” is Pros- ident of the guild The youthful charges of the Stage | Children's Fund, Inc. are enjoying a theatre party at the Capitol this afternoon | Frank Davis of “Frivoties of "used to be n baseball catcher. fave up baseball to go on the stage J. N. Tait of Melbourne, has ac- quired tho Australian rights to “Trene,” now at the Vanderbilt, | Anna Marie De Milita, @ hanplt, has been engaged by F. ‘Ziegfeld jr. for “The Midnight Frolic.” Lillian | Lorraine will be seen in the now “Nine O'Clock Revue." Mrs. Henry 1B. Harris has engaged Paul Dickey 1 important role in "Big Gai Willard Robert- | son and Kil n, coming to the Fulton iehit. | Lucy Cotton, qstage and screen star, will appear’ in connection with the showing of her film, ‘The Mir- acle of Love,” at the various Loew | theatres during the coming weck. THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Having rend of tho Maeterlinck lawsuits, John, the composing room humorist, is wondering if the noted Belgian author is sorry he crossed the Pond. FOOLISHMENT. “You naughty child,” said Mra, Mace, And Grace, in her hands, hid her face; Her old Uncle Skinner Yelled: “Come on to dinner.” Then sat down to dine with bad Grace, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. (From Robby Speck.) "It's Leap Year, girls.” ‘ell, what of it?” “Just wanted to advise you to do your Leap Year popping early.” > SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING. 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