The evening world. Newspaper, April 8, 1920, Page 32

“THE NEW PLAYS ’ Ed.Wynn Absurdly Funny In His “Carnival” By CHARLES DARNTON SHOUGH cursed with the 8 of an auctioneer, Ed. Wynn manages somehow to keep on the during almost the whole course of his “Carnival” and then scramble over the footlights to say goodnight to audience at the New Amsterdam Theatre. The rest of the time he has ing to do but change his funny hats and coats. There's none of the nonchalance of Raymond Hitchcock about Wynn. is always busy at something, from explaining the plot to helping the acro- Popping out here and there unexpectedly, he is like a jack-in-the-box ‘king overtime. But if he feels a heavy responsibility resting on him, he ‘n't for a moment let you feel it. wrote most of the show. If you e has a neck like a typewriter— to have that thrown in his absurdly funny. His good @ fiddler and a lightning is back unblushingly upon familiar stunts, yet he never be- tedious. He might easily make a bit more of his piano playing if only the sake of Lillian Fitzgerald, who indulges in an operatic outburst that ny less than a scream, An exceedingly clever little lady is Miss Fitzgernid. She has a real gift mimicry, and her imitation of a French music hal! singer is good enough be true. Miss Fitzgerald and Wynn mak +h a capital team that Wynn’ id make more of her, Then there's Trixie Jennery, an agile toe-dancer, Eyan Burrows Fontaine, who gocs in for Egyptian gyrations, and as a gets herself locked out of the Sphinx for the night. Although the of the chorus cannot be classed as Ziegfeldian, they're by no means os } Regal and Moore score one of the hits of the performance as ¥ncommonly skiiful acrobats with a sense of humor. j But it is Ed. Wynn more than any one else who makes the “Carnival” | KATINKA MY DAY OFF, Fervie ! About Plays and Players By BIDE LIVER D, BAILEY, Manager of the Fulton Theatre, was in his office yesterday when a tall, -@ark young man entered and an- ounced himself as Dunhinger, the Master Mind of Modern Mystery. He Wanted to rent the theatre for a _ feries of Sunday night psychic lec- tures and demonstrations, _ “What will you charge me por “Dight®’ asked the visitor, Mr. Bailey was thinking deeply. Just as he was about to reply, Dun- hinger said: “Isn't that a little high?” | pink pajamas sand smoking a big | tions wilt be engaged and the whole owne: ) Times, ts visiting chaneroned by his son, Mr. Driscofl's home ts in but he moulds public R, RoctenentS. Asked last express ‘his opinion of New Fiitor Driscoll said: think this city is rootem and otherwise ktbella, | be wrong, but where was it? rend of things, but why T cannot hd Ite a fine large evening, ain't WHAT DON’T YOU KNOW? om ean onewes these questions pbody to Wide you neven Timse) ‘tna was the great actor, Mel- ‘bonrne by aney. orn and why? werk WhoSrat _wtaged the play, "A Fork ‘tn the Dark Meat,” and who wasn't / the aythor? _ . What year did the Blootch Theatre / burn down end how many quarts of ie @id ‘fhe firemen ‘drink that Who is to-day looked on as the test Hetor in Jinkton, O., and how r has he ever come to starvation? anked off her blonde wig in a scene in “The Frying-Pan’s Moral" and threw it at a cockroach that was apmetely approaching her. it noted dramatic critic was it hat was taken ill atter seeing Phi- bens Phair in “The Tumble Bug” and later c! Phair three miles with a gun? GOSSIP, Se Olver Morosea announces that he vy revive “The Bird of Paradise” on rate. Akron Clit will repeat “You'd jurprisea” at the Cort Sunday added open- DUDLEY Attention, Limerickers! THE BIG 7 | Jefferson Shrewsbury Nutt, our! campaign manager; has notified us that he hag selected Col Ura Clam as Marshal of the grand Dudley-for- President parade to be held on Broad- way late this month Mr. Nutt is sure the Colonel is just the man for | the job as it was he who wrote the well-known limerick: There was a young lady named Blaine Whose face always gave one a pain, . She looked in a store And it made the clerks sore, Oh, she was a fierce-looking Jane. Any man who can turn out such ‘beautiful rhyme deserves the highest of honors always. The Colonel will start the provession at 110th Street and Broadway at 2 P. M., wearing AY 7TH" CLUB DISCUSEIN' “TH WITH “TH GANG! black cigar, The cigar will indicate force and determination and the pa- jamas gentleness. These two quali- ties will be embodied in our campaign for the nomination and later in our race for the chair. We wish to announce that we spent most of last week in Washington and while there, had a look at the White House, When we take possession we intend to establish a free lunch coun- ter at the Bast Gate and have a side- show on the lawn for the amusement of the visting Limerickers, Included in the show will be Hobo, the Loving Motorman, and Unglean Annie, who eats mud. Other high-class attrac- “Tum IN PARTHUN HALE. —MUWERS IN THE BAF TUB, BUT THEEL BE show will be free to Limerickers. All DOWN IN A through our two terms as President | |4 ‘we shall see that none of the gresemen bite the Limerickers; fact, we shall cater to our loyal sup- Porters in every way. Those who wish to be in the parade will kindly notify Jefferson Shrewsbury Nutt, care Lim- erick Editor, ning World, The first hundred who apply will be as- signed to the Flap-doodle division and each will carry a corkscrew and a harmonica. Now to-day’s puzzle rhyme, Limer- lekers, refers to something that will burn but will not sing. If you can find the missing word drop every- thing and send it in together with a check for $200 and a nice basket of posies. Here's the trick Limerick: There was a young fellow named Hatch Who smoked a cigar called old Scratch; It wouldn't stay Ut, And he worried a bit, And yelled: “Golly, who's got a —-. r = oe = “AD called “Soak the Profiteer" in “Look Who's Here" to-night, The 150th performance of “My Lady Friends” will be given at the Comedy Theatre to-night. The 100th performance of “The at the Belmont Th was given of “Three Live Ghosts" will play Columbia, Far Rockaway, Friday and Saturday. a ni at the Jowish Ar The play will be “Oh, He Dallas W role; is r¢ tour. 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