The evening world. Newspaper, March 27, 1920, Page 10

About Play s and Players By iis DUDLEY ARRY H. FRAZBE announces that he has bought the Harris ‘Theatre in West 424 Street, | near Bighth Avenue, from ‘Mie Henry B. Harris. Tho price has fet been made public, This theatre te mow under lease to Selwyn & Co., _ But it ts understood the lease will ex- July 1 and that Mr. Frazee will charge of the house on that date. ‘The Longacre Theatre, in West 48th ‘Was built by Mr. Frazee, who dt after operating it several iH A NEW FIRM. Gleason, Dean of the Friars, Fred Block have formed a theat- , known as Gieason- and will present plays, arranged with A. L. Er- take over “The Rainbow fall as their first venture may present Jamos J. Cor- new play, with music, and Produce another aew one the qa i ff } rit TULLY SIGNS MILLER. Richera Welton Tully cables his with David Miller, a popular English Comedian, whom he will feature in a new comedy before summer comes. Miller 1s sailing for New York to- _ dey. Ho made a big hit as Billy in the Lonmin production of “Fair and ‘Wermer.” “41'S THE GENUINE THEDA. waa, what do you think of this? A Morris, L. 1, man writes us as 3 “I have been told by a man con- - Rested wilh the moving pictures that actress now passing under the -ot Theda Bara is not the but an understudy of the ‘Thede Bara. He claims that the Miss Bora died about three ago and that some moving pic- people hunted everywhere for a resembling her until they the present Theda Bara some- | Where tm Burope. Would you be 8 > inform me through yo story is true?” would. It is so: untrue it's a Joke. The one and only Theda is ap- bed in “The Blue Flame” at the t Theatre. Matinees Wednes- - day and Saturday. WANTED TOBSAVE MONEY. ‘well known Broadway comedian, is to appear in a new musical ion soon, is very improvident. inds it hard to aave a cent al- salary. 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I wonder where Izzy is at; I just met your father, Who borrowed a dollar To buy a a dg bottle of - cently his open & bank account, so he went to @ dime savings institution, “Yeu,” said the cushier. “We'd be fad to have you a# a depositor. Howuver, Wo cannot permit you to place more than $2,000 on deposit here ag this is for the small savers.” “All right,” replied. the comedian, “but I want to start accounts for my wife and daughter, too.” “Very good! ‘Tmt would give your family the right to de @ total of $6,000." “I pee,” said the comedian. “Wel, give me three books, please, show- ing deposits of a dime each.” And be really meant it. GOSSIP. When did Harry Daniels change his name to Holen of Troy? Marion Davies will seo herself in films at, the Capitol to-morrow, Claude Beerbohm will present his now comedy, “he Bonehead,” at the Fulton Theatre on April 12. BKdward H. Robins of “The Acquit- tal” has engaged Thomas F. Wise, Yrnest ‘Truex and John Daly Murphy for the summer season in Toronto. After to-night in Wilkes-Barre in “Oh, Look!” the Dolly Sisters will sail for, London where they will act late in April. There are three White in “Apple Blossoms." Aare Gladys, Ruth and Lillian, The usual Sunday concerts will be wife suggested that he sisters named ‘They given at the Winter Garden, Lyric and Central theatres to-morrow. Brandon Tynap, now with Leo Ditrichstein in “The Purple Mask,” will produce one of his own plays, “Happily Divoreed,” next fall, The Orchestras in all the Shubart theatres throughout the country will! play selections from “Florodora” next week. The revival of this plece be- gins at the Century April 5. Manager Quaid of Proctér’s Fifth Avenue Is at home sufféfing with “Dardanellaitis.” He has heard that tune so much lately that it has affected his melodious membrane. “OH, HENRY!” BTAGED. “Oh, Henry!" @ new farce, billed as “an antidote for the Bighteenth Amendment,” was produced for the first time on any stage last night at the Columbia Theatre, Far Rooka- way, before a large and appreciative audience. In the cast are Daas Wel- ford, William Koselle, Eva Condon, Perce Benton, Clay Carroll, James Cormican, Vira Rial and. Florence Carrette. George Vivian staged the taree for Theodore C. Dettrich. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Boware pt the fellow who is always poing to do things—ho'l borrow your money, FOOLISHMENT. \or sing to you,” the maiden sang, And then the mean old cuss Said softly: “Oh, you say you do; You mean you screech to us.” FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Do you know what pickles are?” FOOLISHNESS! Aw inp si Lev ME STA WHEKE From? ‘Sure. 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