The evening world. Newspaper, July 8, 1920, Page 24

Uh UT) About Plays ____ By BIDE (NTPR Brock Pemberton as a Fe, theatrical producer! Mr, Pem- Werton, who recently resigned 3 the managerial staff of Arthur 4 has obtained a play by Dolly Pyrne entitled “Kuier Madame,” “Bhd announces he will viter it in New A on Aug. 16, Gilda Varesi wil | Rave the principal role. She was last on Broadway as tho blind girl in Jest,” and during the run of the drama at the Plymouth The- tre she played John Barrymore's role ls he was ill, ‘Ten years ago Pemberton was living In a town, watching the trains in, running after the fire en- ‘and everything. Now he's a New producer, knows actors and car- eee cane. | | _ROOF SHOWS POSTPONED. ‘@The official opening of the Century Promenade has been postponed again. time it is stated the event will Monday night. Several furdred guests of the Messrs, Shubert Bicered on the Century Roof last git expecting to see preliminary nances of “The Century Revuc” “The Midnight Rounders.” It was ed at the last moment, bow- that feady; hen costumes were not quite he postponement. The were treated to a delicious din- and were then invited to go down and see “Fiorodora.” The Cen- faty Promenade, by the way, Is Kolng surprise you with its elegance, M'INTYRE GOT THERE. 10. McIntyre took a ride in a taxi- y the other day and the driver was d on a charge of speeding. Mr. didn't believe the speed d, been exceeded and he de- to appear in court and testify for the chauffeur, He awoke at 9.30 “M, the next day and, realizing he but a few minutes to reach the art, began to hurry. He threw on B clothes, phoned 4 man and broke @ngagement, stumbled over Jun- i, his dog, in rushing for a taxicab, ‘strained a leg muscle leaping into ear, He reached the court just as was called. the Magistrate, c hit. Guilty or not guilty?” ity,” replied the chauffeur. . Mcintyre walked home swear- intervals. BOOKS “APHRODITE.” ris Gest yesterday, on behalf of firm of Comstock & Gest, signed tract with BE. F. Albee whereby pectacular production of “Aphro- will be presented in Cleveland F. Keith's Hippodrome for one sinning Oct, 11. This will be time Mt. Albee ever per- the big Hippodrome to offer ‘but Keith vaudeville. TITLE 18 CHANGED. H. Harris announces ‘that the tle of the new play in which Grant it will be starred has been f d from “Home Again” to “The aeaupios * ‘THE STAGE FOR LOTTIE. d you ever sit on or near the left in the Selwyn Theatre? If so have noticed that the girl showed you your seat was @ looker. All right—now «ct .Her name is Lottie Grah»m, Age is seventeen years and she given up her job to be an actress, Graham bas been assigned a in the chorus of “Tickle Me,” new Frank Tinney show, and Mithin a month she will be stepping ‘the band and sirging light bri ette in the throng of mere villa | Hammerstein thinks she'll be horus girl, in fact, a little gem. WHEN DAVIS “2/7.” eertain newspaperm:h, while in a last night, yelled to a certain | The ga itor, Mrs, Clara Mudridge- * Smith, “I'm s0 nervous—so I'm all run down, and ‘be taken somewhere for my {> But my husband is a selfish, r (@ H, dear,” whimpered the vis- P )romnily iL. Mt Car@delll. , Bopyrignt, 10990, .by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World.) LIVty: se nmeme wma nrvnnecm wermsaee momen and Players DUDLEY ve shina thnnnndinanapnnnnerenoer { BY WAY OF DIVERSION. } AA Silt Meche bt oe The baby with his candy stick will crawl about the floor and, though he can't eat what he has, will howl like sin for more, The man who's worth, in worldly goods, of millions half a score, will fret and stew and worry ‘round, He wants a whole lot more. And go it goes all through this life; to restlessness we bow, My friend, if you'd be satisfied, the time for it is NOW magazine another table, saying: “Oh, Bob, how would you pronounce editor, at Davis yelled back, long 0. | ould you pronounce ‘Folk? asked Mr, Johnson, ““Folk,’ with the long 0.” “And how would you pronounce the | word that means the white of an/ eggs?” | *yolk,'" sang out Mr. Davis, again using the long 0. “Well, what about the yellow of an egg?” asked Bill. , ’ “Aw, go jump In the river,” came from Mr. Davis, And he couldn't eat} another single thing. JOLSON HAS A SCHEME. Al Jolson js in town. We met him on Broadway last night coming cut of the Casino where he saw “Buzaln’ Around.” “Listen! sald Al, “All these young fellers are busy launching musicat shows. Well, keep your eyes on mg. Some of these days I'm going to put on the darndest drama you ever saw,” “Honest to goodness?” ‘Honest to goodness! adie GOSSIP, Mollie Adams is now in “Not So Long Ago.” Jeffreys Lewis has been added to the cast of “The Americans in France “Irene” will celebrite its 275th per- formance at the Vanderbilt Theatre to-night. William Williams will be in “The Checkerboard,” a new Comstock & Gest production. The Theatre Guild has extended the engagement of “Jane Clegg,” at the Garrick, indefinitely. Georgie Lee Hall has been engaged by Sam H. Harris to. play opposite William Collier in “The Hottentot.” A new number by Gone Bick and Dave Stamper will be put in “The Follies" to-night, It 18 called “Peaches.” Georges Carpentier has ‘been in- vited to attend a party at “The Mid- night Frolic’ to-night. Fine, ut how about fighting Dempsey? Erno Rapee Is’ arain wielding the baton for “Lassie” at the Nora Bayes Theatre after s!x weeks in Europe. Marguerite Finley, equipped with a full quota of Titian hair, has cast her lot with “Honey Girl.” Violet Heming, Paramount film star, has gone to England to visit her mother until fall. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY, A chorus girl in Ed Wynn's “Car- nival” informs us she has written a song called, ever Miss a Dinner When It's Free. FOOLISHMENT. Now, who will be our President? I'd like to hear from any gent Wilo thinks he has this knowledge stored. Come on, boys; who's a outja board? FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “He lost three fingers in an acci- dei hat's he doing now?” “Writing shorthand.” He's detached at present,” suggested Mrs, Jarr. “I'm surprised at you, Mra, Jarr.” erled the other. “You used to be the soul of propriety, And besides that, Mr. Dinkston 18 always so shabby. And I despise him, anyway.” “Well, he's the ‘only poetic vaga- te, tight-fisted old wretch! ‘all the satisfaction he gives’ me| , Owing to business conditions | the ‘tightness of he won't be able to “any length of time this year.” Mi, that shouldn't prevent you going,” suggested Mrs. Jarr. you think I'm crying because ean't go?" asked the young matron ly. “But he says I can't go. nt = Pi why wasn't I born a simple beg- |’ mn mid?" jumph!" sneered Mrs, Jarr. ‘ pe born poor enough. Mir-srace. And you'd have been a 1d maid if that rich old man gdn't vome along”—— “t twit me. I am so unhappy,” d the visitor. wanted a rich husband”—b doesn't?” asked the other. why couldn't he have been and handsome end kind apa Mr. Dinkston?” Mrs. Jarr in- ipted. “He is more or less all ‘things except the wealthy part. "t you heard that Mrs. nk has left bim? Or, rathor, has him leave her—put him out?" fo. Did she? How er Mudridge-Smith. to Arcady together?” E "Why couldn't you go hand in hand # the hills to ir husband acr ly?" asked Mrs, Jarr. 7 With the asthma imatiam?” ‘retorted th nat “We'd look nice going to iady with hot water bottles and flan el goWns and lithla tab- /*Well, go with Mr. Dinkston then the money | and the arrogant demands of |'°, pd such silly little things like|,"G But that's} el!" gushed Ls hy couldn't vere gone hand fn hand across ing in, an bond 1 know of,” said Mrs. Jarr. “How would Mr, Stryver strike you as a travelling companion across the hills to Arcady? r his wife is going ried the visitor, “Is time in matrimonial cir- “I am @ sympathetic friend,” Mrs. Jarr went on, “But I'd like to « a few visits from those of my quaintance who do not regard me as a dumping ground for woe. Why | don’t you come to see me when you} ppy? Why don't you come and e out in your automobil yuld you like it if I came to use “and wept all over tho Before Mra, Mudridge-Smith could answer, the bell rang and Mrs, Gratch- Dinkston tottered in. Mrs, Mudridge- |Smith regarded her askance, She re- |garded the last comer as being pre- sumptuous in having a hyphen in her name and marital trouble, also: Both of these privileges, Mrs. Mud- ridge-Smiq thought, belonged to her- self, ted at the same temperature in return by that bait militant feminist. ow are you, Mrs. Grateh?”* wer, a asked She always called her by her first husband's name on such occasions as she knew Mfr. Dinkston waa given the gate. “Oh, I am so unhappy,” moan the militant feminist. ey nA “Pl mum," said Gertrude, look- Mrs, Stryver is at the door. Hut she says she can't come in if you have company her gris ie m than she can bear." OTe '¥ more “It's more than I bear too,” said Mrs, Jarr. “Suppose you all go home and cry on your own premises?” +e svatlten selbst The *‘Ouija’”’ and “‘What Do You Know” Features Will be on the Magazine Page. | “ans et CCL ila KATINKA 00D NIGHT ! THAT SCANDAL MONGE RIMM IS KATINKA 1S HERE AGAIN. THE Guy WHO m STILL WITH INVENTED THE TALKING MACHINE]"| You, MRS (ie /.)\ MUSTA USED Her Gessitt? | AS A MODEL | T THINK MAYBE You'd BETTER SLOW DOWN ALITTLE , MY FRIEND! Just Map “TH'CAR OVERHAULED GOIN’ DOWN “TH'ROAD AN’ SHE'S FULL OF PEP ~ SRE? A WAYS STRANGER? MAKE y'NERVOUS 60 FORTY FIVE AN Hour? NO.MARY You Re “Too YOUNG TG GO SWIMMING ALONE — You MusT rave AN OLDER PERSON wit i You ° ate Neary Six? you're do~ Im omy Five AND & HALE? 2 re | Im ure FoR MY AGE Bur Im neariy AW- T WANNA Go swinnin’ — ME AN’ “TH WIFF” ARE LUCKY To PICK OUT SUCH A GREAT PLACE For OUR VACATION ! CN SOY Aire Yea Bo! 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