The evening world. Newspaper, February 2, 1920, Page 18

he nis tate > ee ee concent ee eee “portunity.” by John T. Glynn and By BIDE \ TLLIAM A. BRADY bas ac- ‘Sted for production in the near Tuture a play by Harry Chapman Ford entitled “The Red.” On Feb. 10, at the Plymouth Theatre. Boston, Mr. Brady will give “The ‘Wedding Ring,” a new play by Owen Davia, a try-out performance, and} at tho Lyric Theatre, Philadelphig, the next day, he will try out “Op- Owen Davis. James L. Crane and Alice Brady will appear in “Oppor-| tanity.” Mr. Brady announces further that “he has entered ito an arrange- | ment with Jessie Bonstelle whereby | whe will have several stock com-| fasies during the Summer which wil | test set stage materin} Refore | pring arrives Mr. Brady will sail! for London +o super'ntend the work of producing “The Man Who Came Back” at the Oxfor Theatre. { “STAND FROM UNDER.” | G, M. Anderson bas accepted a new play by William Anthony MoGuite @alled “Stand From Under.” For the cast the anager has John Halliday, Richard Dix, Willa Mor- vis, Sue MadManamy, Bleanor Gor- don and M. Tomomato. Oscar Eagle is the director in charge. OBTAINS BRIEUX PLAY. About Plays and Players jdeat DUDLEY | kitchen at our house and said: ‘Opey de door and jet Lin.’ “I and the wife had to laugh, but she's going to get busy and learn him some better grammar go's he won't say ‘opey’ any more.” A PHONY STORY. And now comes Joe Flynn with a; ory about the theft of $1,000 from nh Herz of “Always You” at the ic. It seems a thief entered the! | Herz dressing-room and made off! with the ¥. The actor was calm! oun Wag all out of stage money. PARTY FOR OLD PLAYERS. The Theatre Assembly of whic Mrs, J. Christopher Marks is Presi morrow, after which the party w!! visit the Capitol Theatre. Gossip. . Jessie Reed, a Texas beauty, will be, in the new “Nine O'clock Revue.” Sidney Dannenberg of the Riaito| announces the birth af tho seeond| finest boy baby in the world. Baward Robins of “The Acquittal" ) will have a stock company in Toronto} next summer. “The Night Boat” will get up steam at the Liberty Theatre to-night with | @ full crew. | Marie Shotwell !3 acting with By cable Leo Ditrichstein, appear- ing in “The Purple Mask” at the Booth Theatre, has obtained the Eng- Ush and American rights to Brieux's comedy, “Les Americains Chez lous,” which was produced at the in Paris recently. ‘TO-DAY’S LIMERICK. We have received innumerable cheoks in our limerick contest. All the anewers sent in were correct, which shows that the readers of this column are of a high order mentally. ‘To-day’s rhyme will be found a trifle more dificult to complete since it concerns a clock which is not of the guckoo variety. Here it is: | , Where was a young woman named Kate, Who started for school rather late; She shed tears of brine When the town clock struck 9, She thought it was just about —~. EXACTLY! Doraldina of “Frivolities of 1920" rede twenty blocks in a taxicab yes- and then out. ite charge te fee" skid the chaut- “Its a all right,” replied Doraidina, “It's grand larceny.” TO ELSIE LANGE. A former soldier has sent us a ‘poet to Elsie Lange of “As You Were,” who was an entertainer abroad during the war. It follows: 1 once again, dear Elsie Lang, Recall how wonderfully you sang, As wounded there we lay. You warmed our hearts and cased “* our pain, And made life seem worth living ogain— May tuck your deeds repuy. IT WOULD po. i ttm frowning" young | mun « up to the box office at the Casino Saturday afternoon and suid: “Got a seat for to-night's show?" “Only one left on the lower floor,” replied Treasurer Lep Solomon, “and [ seldom pel! that one.” not?” “ft'e behind a post.” Give it to me,” came from the or man, “It's for my mother-in- jaw.’ NUTT TELLS ONE. Jer Nutt = us to tell of a cute a bya 4 thse my sister's kid.” writes Jeff. “Yesterday he went to the door of the FOOLISHNESS Gte! I OFTEN WONDERS WHO you ARE THATS LOOKIN AT ME Now? -OR SHORT AND FAT LIKE THE Guy THAT CAN'T SEE HIS FEET WHEN HE WALKS. Youns AND BEAvTIFUL AS ALL SHEMALES Benny Leona in the latter's first| film, “The Evil Eye.” Saxon Kling has been engaged by Henry W. Savage, Inc., for a juvenile role in “Shavings.” , | Louis Mann will play’ hia fourth rooklyn engagement in “Friendly Enemies" this week at the Shubert- Crescent. 1 | Ethel Williams, formerty of ‘Monte Cristo Jr,” is sailing for Australia to| act for Hugh Ward. | The Theatre Parisien Company will | play a limited engagemem in Mon- treal beginning Fab. 16, \ Edward Clark has onguged Roy | Gordon and Wiliam Halligan for his| production of “Little Mis Charity.” Racheel Crothets's new play, “He | and She,” will open at the Little ‘The- | atre on'Feb. 12, “'Mamma's Affair” will move to the Fulton next Monday. Jess Mendelsohn und the Stuart Sis- ters of “The Little Whopper” will ap- pear at the Terrace Garden Dance Palace Thursday night. The Wood Sisters wiil be seen there also, Gordon and William Dooley will re- turn to the Morris Gest “Midnight Whirl" on the Century Roof next Monday night with some new non- sense and phunny phalis. Barney Bernard of “His Honor, Abe Potash,” at the Bijou, will tmper- sonate Potash the two thousandth time to-night. And next season he will have a new Potash play. Three hundred Elks of Perth Am- boy, N. J., will see “Irene” at the Vanderbilt Theatre to-night. ‘The party is being given as a compliment to Elk Harry’ Tierney, composer of the show. Maurice Schwarte will be seen goon in-a Yiddish version of David Belasco’s successful play, “The Lily,” at the Irving Place Theatre. 4) A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. 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