The evening world. Newspaper, March 3, 1920, Page 24

COMIC PA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1920 GE © THE NEW PLAYS| “Sophie” In Need of a Rest BY CHARLES DARNTON Playwright, judging by his leanings “play > 18 EVIDENTLY the ambition of Philip Moeller to be our most intimate towards the boudoir in “Sophie,” the at left everything but a bed to the imagination last night at the ‘Village Theatre, He did more for Mrs. Fiske in “Mme. Sand,” and he fett he should do something for that fine arti cousin, ly Steveris—heaven help her! A certain mordant wit was brought to the rescue of Sophie from time to Dut it left her hopelessly spurious, instead of interestingly artificial. . might have been the Iphigenia of Gluck’s opera, but she wasn't, and her :- ‘took the form of shadowy vapors tinged with @ red light. In short, Hike the play, was all rot. It would be a waste of space and morals to go further detalis. a as a lackey. & About Plays By BIDE however, ‘he puts them on and sal- jee forth. And that is what took agree to work for anybody she J ot seen. More than that, she ‘not caM on prospective em- that cook. While he was at {t, Kugel_looked in. _ “Where are you going, Lee?” she "faked. Mr. Kugel gulped. ” “Tm going out to call on a cook,’ ‘And, strapping his wrist-watch on ; th his monocie, he #wept peeved. IT’S ALMOST SPRING. though ‘tis carly in the yeer, know that Spring is very near, Beyond a doubt. have not seen a barefoot boy, little lamblets frisk in joy, I have seen that Spring-time toy, = The top, come owt. trchin knowe when Spring is to the street you'll see him hie "With shout of cheer. ' hear @ whizz end sce @ string something small will start to new “Nine o'Ctock with spirits and, with very arging, can induce tham to lift veil of the future and yank out events. Ail you have to do is to ghow and ask your question. she doesn’t answer it correctly you your money back. A “WET” WEEK. ‘of “Aphrodite” will see this since the two Dorothys are WHO CAN DO IT? | | Attention, limerickers! If you can ‘the missing word in the rhyme follows you may send us the $200 check and two dozen Amer- Beauties. Get busy, now—hustle! | The theft of a pie he confessed, = One day in a town in the West. A cop said: “Me hearty, Yer such an old smarty, Ell just place you under ———. BY WAY OF DIVERSION. By ©. Nick Stable quoth Storm- pe-night stands ‘was there 1 shone with e. lar fame in the g old days of fhe tanks that kn fall'n from ontent and rm Versatility was me middle in comedy I did and as simply raise h—l. ‘Uncle Tom’ Barrooms in One ison in old my days, I oth, “Oh, the ¢ night stands ether days! 1 view them from far. Tho movie show is now the pe; I'm only a star.” CUPID HAS A REASON. the Fairyland scene in “Happy ‘Miss Stevens gave everything but charm to the singer who had a great ‘to say about going to bed. Sho wes radiant, but shrill. Likewise, 0. P. * ‘was everything but French as the prosaic lover who put in his time . a a play when he had nothing better to do. Alolf Link vas realistically |) Pillows a a tootitiess oid lecher and Sidney Toler di u) amusing bit of | But the dragging hours brought the feeling of “Soph.” in need of a rest. KUGEL doesn’t care much;had a copgeired Miss Yoscary had ‘about dressing up. He owns a | become the e, of Hugh MoCabe, one of the Hippo- Bigh sik bat and a cutaway | Srome's electricians. ‘The bride main- But he hates to appear in them. |taing that, although it is Leap Year, eccasion absolutely demands |the electrician did the proposing. fast Gunézy. This ts bow it! atra Amsterdam, will play in Eng- : Mr. Kugel neefled a cook | lish, baer d ge Pomsed yest pe) beget ay a it|@ one-act drama by Rupert Hughes, a Bie tome, An agency said a entitled “Blindfold.” ‘one, but the young woman would | one o¢ Holland's mi Mr. Kugel thought it all over ;*2Mounces that four additional com- and went to his boudoir to) large cities during the coming season, himself in hie best. Naturally |are now being recruited. James Mont- wanted to make an impression | somery, author of the piece, is select- Diuedird’s warble do I hear, Ciroult. At present he is singing at | When sweet Nttle Mary was threc, r {her father chuckled. ‘Why, girlie, ,/you've got to be a Ducheas to wear | lsh oarsman, at a luncheon in New - | York. Players | DUDLEY few hours before, VOGEDING TO PLAY HERE. Fredrik Vogeding vf the Royal The- Mr, Vogeding is popular aetors, FOUR MORE “IRENES.” ‘The Vanderbilt Producing Company panies, to present “Irene” in other ing the players. GOSSIP. The Strand Theatre has designated next week as “comedy week.” , “As You Were” drew $20,132 at the Central Theatre last week. John Drinkwater sailed for Png- Jand yesterday. To America his last message was “Thank you!" Andrew Mack im playing the Loew the American. “Maytime” will begin its tenth Broadway engagement when it opens at the Shubert-Riviast March 16, Nace Bonville has been engaged for the role of Leandro in “Florodora.” He created this part twenty yeans ago. One hundred members of the Long Island Press Association saw “He and Phe” at the Little Theatre last night. dressing room at the Hippo- @rome used by Belle Story has been named for Mary Garden, Miss Gar- den used it last Sunday, Reginald Barlow has been engaged for a role in, the revival of “The Piper.” He was in the original com- pany. Victor Morely has introduced a new topical song called “Hobbies” in “My Golden Girl” at the Nora Bayes, Mme. Petrova has been suffering with blood poisoning in one foot, yet she hasn't missed a single perform- ance in vaudeville. George Le Guere, now in “Mamma’s Affair,” will do some more picture acting during his spare moments. Mme. Anna Kousnetzova, prima donna soprano of “The Russian Isba” at the Manhattan Opera House, has returned to the cast after a brief Ulness. Frank MoGlynn of “Abraham Lin- coin” will address the Advertising Club on March 11 on “Lincoln as an Advertiver.” He will be fed Gest, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. There is no such thing as an idle rumor. They're always busy, FOOLISHMENT. She said to her mother: “Oh, Gee! I'm under your thumb And I cannot chew gum, Who named this the land of the freem FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. Judge—Two years and ten days, Prisoner—W hat’s the ten days for? Judge—War tax. Pa. OE RESOURCEFUL. Representative McLemore . said once at a dinner in Washington: “Our American resourcefulness and knack of getting things done is going to shine out in this war, Look how our commanding officers deal with the French hotels that overcharge our soldiers! They post sentries at the door t explain to our men that the place put of bounds.’ That soon brings the hotel to reason, We're a |resourceful Nation, An American girl jin Paris once halted her millionaire father before a jeweller’s*shop in the |Rue de la Paix and p to a tiara d by @ coronet, ‘Pa, buy me that? she said. you that!" that.’ The girl tossed her head. ‘You buy It,’ she find the Duke.’ ” —Detroit PICKED HER PRIZE. “Woman lacks a sense of honor,” said Lord Cecil Levering, the Eng- “A friend of mine was entered for & sculling mong the prizes was a second prize of a gold clock. This clock particularly pleased my d's wife ‘Weill, the race begun, and after | some hard pulling it looked as if my | friend would win. In the last haif mile he gained splendidly. He worked his way up to second place and was within a length of the leader when his wife ran down to the edge at the Hippodrome a little bal- th d, shoots COMMUNICATING WITH THE SPinits’! 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