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i By BIDE HE Messrs, Shubert will make | three new productions on April 5. One will be the revival of “Florodora” at the Century; another will be a vow comedy called “The Man Outside,” written by Kitbourne Gormon and Ward Howe, to be staged in Hartford, and a third will be "A Week-End ~ Marriage, Davis, which will first see the light fm Atlaritic City, Kilbourne Gordon is press representative for William | 4. Brady, is co-author of “Big Game,” recently seen at the Fulton. A MILK FUND MATINEE. Charles Diliingbam has placed the Gigde Theatre at the disposal of New York society women in charge of the Fund for Muk for American Babies, pm Tuesday afternoon, April 6. that a une Clotiide and Alexa will give @ dance matinee, the entire proceeds of which will go to the fund. } JENNIE GOES SHOPPING. Mrs. George Powers, who assists the Hippodrome elephants through their performances » dappy Lays, travelled to Fifth A © yesterday to do her Easter shor n the head of Jennie, the shimmying pachyderm. At ono point on the route Jennie heard a phonog “I Got the Dawgone Lo Sick Blues,” and began to shake, n hal Powers stopped her tmmediate- TO STAGE “FOLLIES.” Wiorenz Zeigfeld jr. has engaged Award Royce to stage the 1920| = edition of the “Follies.” Ned Way- burn has severed his connections with the “Foilies” interests. ' THE CENTURY STAFF. David Finestone, until recently Dusiness manager of the Shubert The- @tre in Boston, has been placed in a similar position at the Century, ef- fective Monday. Lep Solomon, who hes served in the box offices of the Winter Garden, Maxine Elliott’s and the Casino, has been made Treasurer. Tt is a big job, but Mr. Solomon is an experienced ticket man. William Lit- tle, formerly at the Winter Garden, will be superintendent of the Cen- tury building and director of the stage. . HE HAD A DATE. Barney Reilly, advance man extra- \erdinaire, says that, when Chauncey Olcott was playing at Ford’s Theatre, Baltimore, several weeks ago, two Jewish young men came into the labby, and one went to the box office and bought tickets, Returning to his iriend, he eaid: “I've got them.” “For what night? “March 17." > “Change them, old man,” said the other young man. ‘I'm going to the Hibernian’ Ball that night.” YES, WHERE? Wiliam E. Castle notifies us that his littie son is a bright ona time,” writes Mr. Castle, “he said to his mother: ‘Mamana, where dovs your lap go when you stand up?” Whaddye think of thai” GOSSIP, Stivio Hetn ts writing the score for Max Splogel’s musical play, “My Vampire Gin.” Cecil Lean of “Look Who's Here” ‘was once a boy soprano and sang in eburch. The “Fiorodora” company now has ® baseball nine It's getting ready to_cross bats. ‘Walter Poncius, tenor, has returned to New York and will sing at the Strand beginning Sunday. Otto Motzan notifies us that he has off an Oriental intermezzo galled “The Crocodile.” “The Hole in the Wall" will open et the Punch and Judy Theatre to- ht, Fred Juckson wrote it. | Rache Barton Butler, author of “Mama's Affair,” will stayo “Alice! fm Wonderland” at her children’s theatre. Forty Yale men have arranged to | eee “What's In a Name?" Saturday! About Plays and ' Players DUDLEY | Attention, Limerickers! | Capt. William T. Douglass of No. 203 West 124th Street has taken, his pen in hand to assure @ that the sumgestion, made by M., that we are profite $2 from each our trick Lin wrong. Captain says it c right that we should receive the $200, as we are such an excellent perfurmer on the harmonica. \ “Rest assured,” he writes, “there | {8 a (imitless number of your readers who appreciate your kidding. In- | closed please find my check for $200 and a ham sandwich with mustard on it” { ‘We appreciate the Captain's stand | in this matter, but we would like to say, gently, of course, that we never kid. We are serious about everything -even the paying of bills. Now to- day's rhyme, dear Limerickers, con- cerns something that some people have in thelr heads. If you hit on the rolution of the puzzle, or think you have.solved it, rush in your an-/ swer, together with your cheok for #200 and a nice new tooth-brush. | Don't delay or some one may beat | you to it. Here's the rhyme: Hick Pickens was terribly dense, | He used to hang over the fence | And make funny faces For ten-minute spaces The truth was the lad had no —— ——————————— night at Maxine Eliott They will ait in the gallery. * Loretta Sheridan, formerly of “Good Morning Judge,” has been engaged | for a part in “My Golden Girl.” Poodies Haneford, the clown on horseback at the Hippodrome, has nearly twenty-five years. | at the Selwyn Theatre n its 200th performance to night. ‘This doesn’t include the Bos ton run. Helen Ryan and Harry Kahn won the silver cup offered by Dorothy Dalton in the Exhibition Waltz con- test at the Terrace Garden Dance Palace. . M. and Mme Georges Carpentier saw “Apple Blossoms” at the Globe last night. Appropriately enough the purilist had a box seat, A. H. Woods has closed his option on the English rights of “The Sign on the Door" and will produce the Play in London early next season. The first performance of “The Ouija Board” will bo given at Paterson, N. J. to-night. ‘This new Woods play will open at the Bijou Monday night. Helen MacKellar and Edward Arnoid are to meet in a terrific golf battle soon. The winner will then play Fat | Quigley, Business Manager of “The | Storm.” Barry Baxter will support Laurette | Taylor in “A Night in Rome” in Lon- Theatre. } don this: summer after all In the fall | |: he will return and create an important role in “Happy Go Lucky,” to be pro- duced by A. H. Woods. Ben H. Atwell, Director of Publicity at the Capitol, has returned from At- lantie City much improved in health, He will resume his battle with the mimeograph next week, William @ Stewart, the theatre's Stage Director, who is ill, is improving. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. The Rev, Boley Prebble of Wells- ville hag bought the control of the Wellsville Bank. Evidently he's beea saving something besides souls, FOOLISHMENT. A girl named Luella Burnett Would wonder why rain should be wet. Said she: “Winds that dlow Should dary tt, you know, Still, over it I'M never fret.” FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “I call my girl Hinges,” hy?" cause she's eomething to adore." Kreisler Plays Brahms Concerto At Philharmonic Recital By Sylvester Rawling. RICZ KRHEISLAR was the so! et the Philharmor ths Brahms hi eclf is a mastirpiece and Mr ler'a playing of it has becc dition; but Mr. Kreisler did best pronounce on chorale anc and prelude. by A hae there w sky and t) phony Warrant his to rite . Th ruso, a8 Lionel, with » | donna Nancy. Both operas attracted anudi- ne, full of enthu- siasm. ur was pelted with ouquets, as is the custom nowadays. Alagk, and a day! No prima lonna can tent on such a tribute. € izio’s admirers duplicated it and robbed it of its significance to the uninitiated the night afore when the Italian prima sang ‘Tatiana in “Bugene Onegin.” Tho recttals of yesterday were two, bot nd both at Aeolian noon Vernon Areh- from Chicugo, ac- by Frank Bibb at the pi- sented a programme of Ital- h and sh soigs that tingly. In his ar own Henry Ha Biair Pa and enu Helen Yorke, soprano, presented by David Bispham, gav recital at Avcolian Hall on Wee | nging of *M'Appari,” with her exquisite}and Lemaire t st Rose of Sums |quise,” sung with archheps and gra: ble Plunkett, Francis Moore waa bi fascinating pian, = __ ta,” an old French “Yea and Nay, ‘Vous, Dansez Mar- | at the FRIDAY, MARCH 26, COMIC PAGE KATINKA, MY “COCOm IS , corp! OUT UNTH A YEG ! 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