The evening world. Newspaper, April 1, 1920, Page 28

By CHARLE ‘THE NEW PLAYS _ “Mrs. Jimmie Thompson” Simple and Old-Fashioned S DARNTON Dutte: talk of the wors variety. Hurfbut works hard and is the intimate horrors of boarding ‘house Ife that “Mre. Jimmie " revenis at the Princess Theatre. The rest is bread-and- “The so-called comedy by Norman 8. Rose and FMith Elis plunges into of an ancient kind when the bridegroom of the obvious proceedings @owa on his knees to find a wedding-ring for a poor working girl who Pate <, of her way to get a husband. A. Rolfe is true to character as a Middle-Weastern manufacturer. ‘The play is simple and otd-fashioned, nothing more. well as a boarding house girl, and About Plays Next season will be a big im the theatrical world is d by the large list of for which tours are being through the offices of A. L. » Nearly 100 companies have fouted already. In this lst ‘Bttractions of David Belasco, c! Dillingham, Floreng Ziegfeld Charles Frohman, Inc., Cohan & @s a firm, and Goorge M. and Sam H. Harris individu- Henry W. Savage, John Cort, we & C Whitney; Lrianger, Dilling- and Ziegfeld, John Golden, . White, George W. Lederer, Pitou, Henry Miller, Gil- Miller, George C. Tyter, Al G. Neil O'Brien, Wilttam Moore Blook & Gleason, A. 8, Stern, MacGregor, and numerous It’ ty stuted that George fhurst is booking “The Crimson and “The Storm,” and that i Harris jr. is routing “Abra- p Ldncoln” through this channel, Brianger states that he will several new theatres in New three in Philadelphia, one in d, two in Detroit, one in H, one in Kaneas City and in Pittsburgh, Hur” will make its twenty- annual tour, booked through je Syndicate; Robert B. Manteli will ir in Shakespeare's plays; Kolb & a wil have @ new characteristic on; David Bolasco will route play by himself; Foreny Zicg- Sr. will present Lillie Burke in a play and will star Bddie Cantor; Adams will hmve a new play Barrie and William Gillette and Ptié Skinner wil bo seen in now star- vehicles. David Warfield will ‘As usual, possibly in a revival of Grimm ;" William Rock will Wea revue and Fiske O'Hara a new Pe Wolf Hopper will present im @ revival of “Wang.” | MR. BELASCO SAILING, Wid Belasco, accompanied by sev- ‘ae ‘Burope Saturday on the Lapland. A visit London, Paris and Rome. » He will not seek plays or While in Rome he will see «uch on his trip. Tegan my trip ax a duty I owe Me and to myself,” he mid to- “AM will be better for a bit of vision. It is always inspiring to exactly what is being done else and to hear the last word in| | Wellesville is the home of a man} @ temple of the beautiful.’ A PLAY FOR “MITCHELL. H. Harris has accepted a y “Home Again" by Tho p and AE. Thomas which | “Use @@ a starring vehicle for Mitehdll next season. FO STAGE “EASY MONEY.” _ mew comedy entitled are Carroll u Swateon, Liflian ibis Felix Krembs, Jumes A.| J. K Hutchinson and others. A FREE FILM SHOW. sf Late” Will be shown at from noon to 1.80 o'clock « h the courtesy of the Mes and Players | DUDLEY if Attention, Limerickers! } The announcement of our ambition to be President is arousing the en- From Hackensack comes thig mes- of you—away back.” From Central Islip comes: “Our slogan fs ‘Dudley or Bust.’ You'll win in a walk if you run.” From Danbury we have roceived this: ‘The hatters are mad over you. ‘They're all Limeriokers.” Bronxville notifies us as follows: “LAmerickers are all for your candi- dacy. Dudley Drum and Fife Corps being organized.” Morris Plains, N. J., slogun is, wires: “Our ‘Dudley or Bust—Watch are hundreds of other messages on our desk, each pxpress- ing the opinion that it is time for a Limericker to take charge of this Government. When the proper mo- ment comes we'll have our campaign manager, Jefforson Shrewsbury Nutt, call a convention to elect delegates. Any Limenicker who wishes to may send us a check for $100 or any sort of staple or funey groceries. We'll put it all in the Presidential fund, And now, friends, we come to to- day's puzzle and rhyme. The missing word is one frequently used in res- taurants. Find it, send it in, to- gether with a check for $200 and some spaghetti, and you win. Here's the rhyme: There was an old lady named Skinner, The wife of a half-wilted tinner, She'd leave her abode, For a stroll down the road, Its dtage executives, will sail“ A le in London he will talk over the! d plan that he have a thea-| Puccini and discuss plans tox! “Phe Son-Daughter” a grand! Mr, Belasco says he expects Public, to the players working commun ‘will be staged in Baltimore Alan Brooks wrote it In Kath bed when she'd eaten her— ot be calling himself Judge Limerick. Lay off, Homer! atherine Cornell has been engaged by Lee Shubert for a role in Kil- bourne Gordon's new play, “The Man Outside.” Frank and Milt Britton will appear on the Ziegfeld Roof when their vau- Aeville contracts expire Ruth Terry of “Nhe Gold Diggers,” is in AUantic City getting over the grip. ""To-nightt at the Second Avenue The- atre Edwin A. Relkin will present "in Yiddish, : Y, of the firm of G. Lewis Wailer, Ltd., London, is in New York, He will represent John J, Livingston in Great Britain Owing to the success of ¥The Ouija Board” A. H. W. make no more first consulting ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. Al—Mr. and Mrs, Lee. M. B.--Our advice ix to stick to your | job and forget the stage, Marion ¢ “wnnot print unsigned ns like yours, in a while we do print comething clever, but not contribu- tions of that nature. We get one like it in every mail Hunt Onc A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. who never wrote a limerick, He's | very unpopular. | FOOLISHMENT. | Pre got to write a foolish rhyme J don't know what to write, |" sce, it's just about the time That fish begin to bite, I tell you what I think PU do- I guess 'll write a line | And drop it in the briny blue, Oh, boy! Won't that be fine? FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. cal game?" “In the A. H, Woods, 1 presume.” | - a> | Ups and Downs. thusiasm of Lamertokers everywhere. | sage: “Every Limericker here is back | KATINKA ITS ATE A oR WIFE SAVING THAT HER UNCLE DIED AN’ LEFT HER HIS FORTUNE! BOY! THAT'S GREAT! 1'Lt veenT HER Coop AND MAYBE SHE'LL err sy, WITH me! SIGN Tris! MARY MIXUP Sure, Heres #20— it's Hy LAST CENT BUT L DON'T MIND BeINc Busted As Lond AS MY WIFE wo Nice! 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It tells | thing in the world worse than Bory of a country boy who cx New York und lost his re a severe case of seasickness. It PS ROTHERN-MARLOWE AGAIN, | “I remember one doughboy on the| LEAVE IT TO: LOl n. A ‘oe ! @hubert announces that EF. p that took me Cross, who | — ’ od and Julia bly sick, His Wee! wew! OR i ST itmited return ongagoment in | TE t© rouse him to 4 SISTER WANTS A l Peel D SAY? —0o You Mork at one of the Shubert |and get him on deck into the fr SPEED-BOAT AND THINK YOU'RE RUNNING, | YOO WARY A OU Te WHOLE Universe? uh this month. They will apend | air, rushed into his cabin one day, ¢ et season in nul, J -sti NEW PLAY HACKETT. r a tour, James K. Hackett ing “The Rise of Silas Lé im Degin rehearsing spbiay: ‘L'Aventurier,” YAOAT "$= NOW ART AM ro 90% en something ts going down instead of up,’ gurgled the doug doy, adding, ‘and, Cor if you can it up a bit Buffalo Commes- _— But Not the University. new Swedish s. 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