The evening world. Newspaper, May 11, 1920, Page 24

‘About Plays BIDE 'T looks now as though there will ‘be @ clash of the big vaudewille Anterests next fail. Martin Beck Orpaeum Circuit, which ts af- Miiated, in an operating errangement #4 least, with the B. F. Keith U. B. O. interests, has begun building theatres ‘Im which to run vaudeville and pic- ‘tures continuously daily from 11 M. t U1 P. M. Marcus Loew, operated most extensively in the three-a-day vaudeville looks with disfavor on Mr..Beok's and regards it us an invasion domals. > & af rt He threatens to re- y going-into the two-a-day in opposition to the Orpheum U, RB, O. interests. The jubert aro stockholders in and would thus be in- Te ryt (tinuous shows at very low rates. Beok is building hoyseg in San isco, Los jes, Kansas City, his and Minneapolis and these be operated as is the State-Lake. this junior policy, as Mr. calls i, the Orpheum Circuit s00n have nume¢rous continuous ce houses in opposition to theatres, Hence the attitude Mr. Loew. * way and 45th Street Mr. Loew 1s crecting a fine theatre to be quiled Loew's State. It he goes in the two-a-day this new house will edly be the centre of such and wuuld thus become op- ‘for the Palace, the U. B. O. ing centre. / ‘The Loew interests now own or over 300 theatres in this coun- and Canada, At present they are Gevoted to popular-priced vaude- Fille and pictures. Most of these “would likely remain under their pres- @xit operating policy should Loew, decide to enter the two-a-day But Mr. Loew says he intends % acquire numerous other houses Very soon, and ‘it is inferred he will take over or build houses for his two- @-day shows. Among these theatres might be some of thpse controlled by the Messrs. Shubert. “{ don't like to have le invade ww fieid,” said Mr. Loow it night. peaple do I may do some invad- myself. Look out for some sur- week.” the Messrs. Shuhert be in- terested with you if you went into ‘two-a-day vaudeville?” was arked. “As stockholders in my company, yes. And ff they had any houses or _ “Darned tf I know,” concluded Mr. . “Come .in 4o-morrow and I'll “you. The boy who operates the , Machine has gone tw the ball game.” JOE AND LEW TO HeLp. Joe Weber and Lew Fields are to hands again at the William Ray- 4 Bill testimonial performance at the Globe Sunday night, May 23. fam rd and Lillian Russell, formerly the Weber & Fields forces, will be too. ~ PLAYWRIGHTS TO DINE. | ‘The annual dinner of the Play- te’ Club will take place at Mur- ‘8 Friday evening, The speakers and. guests of honor will be Wilton Lackaye, Arthur Hopkins, Alice Keauser and Arthur Richman, who wrote “Not So Long Ago,” now at . the Booth. A BY WAY OF DIVERSION. > aren, circus day hez passed at last. _ Whe Grandest Show on Earth sure tapped me for a dollar ten. ‘8 worth, but now my sportin’ is cooled; I've had my fill of » Yer Uncle Si must get to work, me down that hoe. I seen whole menagerie frum monkeys fe. I seen them derned old clowns an’ had a hearty laugh. _ @t some peanuts—oh, In fact, 1 the whole blamed show. Yer — college professor. Government service at Camp Knox ing to Mount Clemens for their vaca- bisroca teams. They will play Fri- eres 1 Orvis wee, a certainly |““Tne curtain will rise at 880 to- ‘wee them.” night on the first performance of “How wuny theatres have you) Alexandra Carlisle in “Respect for 77) and Player. DUDLEY _ Skug, one of the Sniff Hounds im- Ported for use in the Dudley-for- President Campaign, has strayed away from the kennel and Jefferson Shrewsbury Nutt, our Campaign Manager. is very anxious to get him back. A man with a whiskey breath passed the kennel some time yester- day morning and Skug, the only dog not securely tied, broke away and fol- lowed him off. Limerickers who have cellars in which is stored liquid sus- tenance will kindly examine them and seo if Skug isn't pointing a barrel somewhere. If you find him show him @ bottle and he will follow you back to the kennel, which is located at Scotch and Barleyocora Avenyes. Now, to-day’s trick limerick, friends, needs‘a final word that means something which helps lawyers to live, If you find the word send it in with your check for $200 and some aspirin tablets for the campaign fund. Here's the rhyme: An artist who lived at Rich Hill Said; “William my aon, please sit etill.” 3 Then, though he’d no fear That grim death was near, The artist at once drew hie ——~, Uncle 61 is eatiafied. Jest hand me down that hoe, NEW COMEDY STAGED. A new comedy, entitled “$1,200 a Year,” produced by the Selwyns in association with Sam H. Harrig, had its first performance at Fort'é The- atre, Baltimore, last night under the personal direction of Edgar Selwyn. It is By Edna'Ferber and Newman Levy and deals with an underpaid GOSSIP. ‘The benefit show of the Treasurers’ Club of America will be held at the Hudson Theatre, May 23. J, Fred Holloway is back on Broadway after two years in the ‘The Hippodrome elephants are go- tion this year. Lon Hascall beg been made Cap- tain of the Winter Gardeu's “Passing Show” ball team. ‘The employees of the New York and Brooklyn Strands have formed Riches,” Harris Theatre, A lot of the newspaper friends of Larry Semon, former cartoonist, caw him as screen comedian et the Capitol last night, A dinner will be given to-night at the Ritz-Carlton by the organizers of the Catherine Curtis Corporation. ‘This convpany was launched by Cath- erine Curtis, the first woman motion picture producer, “His Bhiness Wife,” which opens at the Belmont Theatre, Monday, is pased on Forrest Halsey’s story, “The Unwanted One.” A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. The man who eats ple with his knife makes fun of the fellow who eats it with his fingers. FOOLISH MENT, Said a tenor named Tony Loretto: “I'd like to sing higher you .bettol A dentist P'u try.” To-day he sings high, For his teeth—well, they're now a falsetto, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “My wife is threatening to return to her mother.” “How can you keep her from go- ing?" “I'm going to order her to go. That will do it.” ie tt wie a ‘week's Oulja question seemed ‘ to get under the skin of some of our readers. The question aks 4 a > SHOULD A MAN LET HI8 WIFE + WORK (OUTSIDE THEIR HOME) AFTER. MARRIAGE? ) “)Hard-Boiled, Jersey City.—No 1 oman should work after marriage. Didn't we get married to dodge work? | = Modern, Canarsie—I'd prefer to } Work rather than sit around the house a @i day stewing and reading 2,000- ‘Word articles telling how to save ten { gents on a mess of cabbage. i | Wide- Awake, Yonkers—I have been Married five years and have not been | Plessed with children. many things now by reason of my gdded stipend. q Sensible, East Orange—A wife werk? How come such nonsense? A woman's place is in the home. A Man likes to know where his wife H } { pe Evening World OuijalEdtiur Asks Copyright, 1920, by ‘The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Hvening World.) We enjoy! {s, rather than feel she is hob-nob- bing in the busy marts of trade. Listen, readers, to after- thoughts of last week. SHOULD A MAN GET MARRIED ON $35 A WEEK? Helen Rubin, the Bronx.—I am not looking for luxuries, but I don’t see where you can go housekeeping on $36 a week. Anxious, Brooklyn—Belleve me, I am only’ sixteen years old, and I would marry any man making $35 a week, providing he came my way. Arthur Shulby, East Second Street. —No, he shouldn't until she gets a raise, the -_ f\ You know? en, *e, The Pr oF Oo, (the Now York Brening World.) 1. What was the name of King Ar- thur’s famous sword? 2. Who is supposed to have dic- tated the Koran to Mahomet? » IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE to VAN’S NORUP whether it is to esi: te fabrics or coarse, heavy terials. 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