The evening world. Newspaper, February 17, 1920, Page 20

(s BB, dua, Mr. Cohan wrote: THE NEW PLAYS John Drew Returns In “The Cat-Bird” BY CHARLES DARNTON _ ‘T prince of actom, John Drew, Buljott's Theatre last night. @heence of two years in Rupert Cat-Bird.” ing training that dist! years, he was thoro’ when thrilled by the amazing mn ‘when pursued by an even young woman did not have ‘came to hima as a widow, with ‘ham €riving Bim into his him te air himself on the porch of Dieating love songs. ‘fhe satisfaction of seeing the wild yor villain intent upon juring the restive Coralie to his room. Meident was, it served to relieve kept the play at a standstill. ly~—-the audience included—until Martin called | got an tinexpected rise out of her, is really Very nice, very sympathetic, e nice, indeed—Mrs. Crosby smoothed her feathers und was brought to the opinion that a nest for two wouldn't be « bad idea. why the play was named in honor of the lady, with a star like Mr: Drew playing the chief role, is one of those theatrical mysteries which no one Mr. Hughes has written no end of bright lines, especially in the frst act, but it must be confessed that the comedy has ‘Dut the author can explain. Uttle form and less ubstance. Beecher was a most 4 > William Reymond irable widow, mphorated evening clothes and compelling Even here there was some compensation, for he had However, interest in Mr. Drew's delightfn! acting never waned. thoroughly fearless an@ alert suitor, who carried ’m @ccordance with all the caveman traditions. was given a royal welcome at Maxine en he returned to the stage after an Hughes's mildly entertaining comedy, Ht was @ changed John Drew, meliow, avuncular and leisurely, who the pace for a play resembling “The Professor's Love Story,” with every inguishes an artist. As the elderly 80 devoted to plants and bugs that he had lost the sweetheart of ly at home in his new element. gure, wag not left to enjoy the peace and quiet of his vivarium, Martin, you romances of flowers and insects. At _ “ifirst Be seemed in danger of being captured by a wild girl who broke into wilder ‘youth. It was a relief to find designs on him. His old sweetheart no more uncomfortable consequences a summer hotel while a tenor was yung woman knock down a persuasive Shocking. as the monotony of innocuous dialogues Nothing further happened to excite widow a cat-bird rained that a cat + and—well, very, But when he ery help. Just Janet , Ruth Findlay a tantalizing Coralie, About Plays EORGE M. COHAN is to-be a c. dramatic editor—for one day only, He \s to be in Baltimore WA Fe. %2 to seo “The Irresistible mius,” anew play by John T. MoIntyre and Francis Hill, produced ‘by Harrison Grey Fiske, and has ac- cepted the invitation of the mantge- ent of the Baltimore Suh to “sub” that day for J. O. Lambdin, the dra- matic editor, who is ill. In announc- tag his avceptance of the asaignment to the Baltimore public through the “Dear Baltimore Public: Joba T, ¢intyre and Francis Hill have writ- @ comedy of youth, love and ‘temperament entitled “The Jrresist- Genius.’ Have made arrange- ts with Harrison Grey Fiske to uce ft, 1 iked It when I tead At. ‘Hope you will like it when you see & it, George M. Cohan.” Of course, Mr. Cohan, as editor, can avsign himself tv see any play he selects on the evening of Feb. 23, but somethings— perhaps it's Spwehic—tells us he will sce “The Irresistible Genius,” FAVERSHAM IN IT. } Fiorenz Ziegfeld jr. in Palm Beach, | made an arrangement by tele- nh, and telephone whereby William Vivershum wil play the role of Charles Surface to Billie Burke's a4 ‘Teagle in an all-star revival of 6 Schoo) for Scandal,” which will ‘gp into rehearsed within two woeks. ; | H, C. TAYLOR DEAD. s§Vord from Los Angeles says Hal C. ‘aylur. formerly # theatrical agent few York, is dead. Mr. Taylor estad- | ‘hed aud conducted the exchange on 14th Strect about thirty-five years agp that Was acquired by Mare Kiaw s A. L. Erlanger and which becaine foundation of the present Klaw & | r booking syndicate, He died @ poor man. » & NOTE FROM HARTT. ! artt, also known ag “The (shag . "now doing steno- for the Expasition Man- Geer of the United Retail Grocers tion, writes us as follows: @on't know how many of your remember the ere ae, ‘Macs, knockabout comedians o days, vet litte Jimmy MoCor- passes our window every day. fe a plumber. The other day he ized me and spoke of the okt ‘Ab be was leaving he asked me 0 what 1 and Players DUDLEY delphia last week. has the title role. Theda Bara, in won't be seen Richard Buhler he Blue Flame,” New York until March 15, She's going to Boston first. Madeleine Marshall has been en- gaged by the Mensrs. Shubert for “Not So Long A: “The Passing Show of 1919" will celebrate its 150th performance at the Winter Garden to-night Wildam Thompson has been en- gaged as manager of the Ut.ca Thea- tre, Brooklyn's newest big film house. Fred Schrader, theatrical reporter, ie ill, Me has goné to a farm near Stanford to get welt, Vivienne Segal thinks fate is a mean old thing. Her schoolgirl chum, Sevena Moore, dwughter of the Mayor of Philadelphia, ts to be married March 3, and Miss Segal cannot be present, ag she must appear in “The Little Whopper.” The deferred performances of Ed- ar Atlan Poe's dramatized stories will be given at the Little Theatre next Sunday night, The bill will con. sist of “Bon Bon, the Restaurateur,” and “Lénore,” the latter based on Poe's life. Harry Carroll will enter the field of vaudeville. producers. He is to pre-| sent a Japanese operetta, “The Love Tree,” with book by HEdgar Allan! Wolff and music by Mr. Carroll. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. B,C. R., a reader of this column, writes us to ask if the plays ‘Kin- dling” and ‘Shavings" are from the Woods offices, FOOLISHMENT. T know a young woman named Clune, Who sings awful songs out of tune. “I éure am a peach,” One night she did screech, vot peach,” yelled a neighbor; “a prune.” | FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Why is a hen crossing the stree! like murmier?” ee es “t don't know.” “Because ty is a fowl pas Rasthase tal The Fatal Flaw. j 6 'E Germans,” said Senator Wiliams, “frankly pursued for forty years a policy that had o fatal faw in it, “The Germans were like the chap who said in a sanctimonious tone| one evening to his wife: “‘How happy Iam this evening, dear! I have done three good. deeds | to-day. “What were they?” sald the wife. fas doing. When I told bim 1 Fin a stenographer for 0 food show yp wAtion he smiled and said *Well, yell ale, anpyway yer?” won't NELMS WAS BUSY. Hat B. Nelms, Treasurer of the Belmont Treatee, bad his bonds full Saturday, He was selling tickets for the French Players, who finisped at house Saturday otghti a Spanish “The Passion Flower,” Nance fel starring vehicle, which to the Belmont next week; Sathe Russian Isba,” baie ws wend this week, and w concert given re Fame od night. In all he tried to ~ am td languages—Bnglish, French, Spanish and Profanity. ATTENTION LIMERICKERS! We bave another added inducement 4 ‘our Iimerick fans to-day. The Bret gix that find the correct final (word for the rhyme that follows, may! ux, in addition to the customary a nice basket of fruit containing oranges, Krapes, bananas and| . 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