The evening world. Newspaper, September 1, 1920, Page 20

oo . i ‘ i | ' ee ee “Call the Clever and By CHARLES “\ HE fellow who said the stage is always twenty years behind the j.. times in its ideas will have to take it back. An idea as new as web the day after to-morrow was bro! Titeatre in “Call the Doctor,” a decide by that young and enterprising producer, David Belasco, {SIes as simple as calling in the plumber—simpler, on second thought If-your marital affairs are out of order, don’t rush off to a-lawyer and sk him to show you the shortest éut gall a doctor of domestic difficulties, put your “case” in her hands and Qrust her to restore your romance, All this 1s made quite clear in her } flever, original and entertaining comedy by Miss Jean Archibald, “very | Young, very talented and"—as Mr. Bel, way from him at the end of the secon «. Ineidentally, the bright little play sounds a warning to wives who are 60 affectionate that they forget to be attractive and interesting to thelr | husbafids. This is the plight in which Enter Joan Deering, Doctor of Domestic Difficulties. At a glance she | sees that the wife is all wrong, loving but dowdy, and with nothing to talk about but her troubles. The domestic Mowbray is often in the company of Alice Spencer, a suburban Mary Gar- den; who exercises her voice and wiles scribes “vamping” to Catherine, takin bottom of her evening gown, teaching her the shoulder thrust and showing her how to cross her knees and put a kick In each ankle, her apt “patient” virtually throw her husband at the head of Alice, thus taking the sport out of that flirtatious ig too sennitive to make any headway with her husband, so she goes to the city and pretends to be having the time of her Hfe at cabarets and road- | houses. She js all jazzed up and talking gayly of divorce when her hus- bind comes to the D. D. D.’s office and Meanwhile Joan and a young lawy templated divorce action have fallen in love, only to have a falling out over the case, in which they take opposing sides. This leads to the most amus- ity sttuation in the play, when Joan and the presence of the utterly confounded -THE NEW PLAYS Doctor” Original DARNTON | ught out last night at the Empire aly progressive comedy, presented through the divorce court. Just} asco added after she had slipped 4 act—"very bashful.” Catherine Mowbray finds herself. expert also learns that Howard | in the elty. Accordingly, she pre- & quite a little off the top and Then she has lady's little game. But Catherine carries her off bodily er entrusted with Mowbray’s con- Dudley talk of their own affairs in and indignant Mowbray. In the earlier stage of the courtship Dudley supposes Joan to be a doctor of medi- eine, and there is a funny scene when he cuts his hand and she, at the sight of vlood, promptly drops to the floor in a dead faint. > Perfect poise at other times marked as the “doctor.” Miss Beecher both lool Walker was in high comedy feather as the devoted, empty-headed wife, | acting at first with plaintive humor, a: laughter by her extravagant behavior. dull, bored husband, brought at last to his senses, and Philip Merivale played the lawyer suing for Joan's hand with engaging frankness. Mrs, | @om Wise was capital in the role of a dowager oppressed by the ¢ -votion of tusband who had never been aw virtuons reason, as she explained, that he couldn't sleep in a strange bed. Jane Houston, in the role of the neighborhood siren, played with the hus- and much as a cat aces with a mouse, portrayal of a temperamental Hungarian artist, and all the other members of the cast did excellent work. ‘This Belasco production of a comedy so truly feminine that It Is sure to delight women lives up to the best traditions of the Empire. T LOOKS as it the National Com- % monwealth Anglish Opera Com- ik pany, whi will open its season at the Lexington Theatre on Monday night with “Tl Trovatore,” is to be a very worthy organtvation. ,Among rove who will sing are Lols’ Elwell, Austin, Eva Leoni, Margaret aver, Ernest Davis, Joseph H. e , Edith Helena, Daniel Den- niet Behner, Lutsa D'Arclee, Bonelli, Stanley Deacon, Valenti, ‘Curtis Johns and Francis J. Tyler, New talent will be yen every opportunity to prove its yh with this organization. } WELL, Now, WELLS! Wells Hawke, Who is helping, Gov. in hig tace for the Presidency, ned yesterday that Mrs. Mark A. eachor favored Harding because e Senator ts a dog fancier. He ther a puppy and a letter in which assured her that the dog was from . Cox's own kennels in Ohio. However, on the crate was a card “From Sen Sen Kennels, Brookly: Will Wells please explain? JOE'S BABY DIES. ‘oe Robie's baby girl, Mary Eliza ds" who died at Oradell, N. J , was buried in Woodlawn ( this morning. She was only inns old, but Joe thought the ronal EXTRA MATINEES | Brock Pemberton has decided to slip im an extra matinee of “Enter Madame.” at thé Garrick Theatre on Labor “Weil,” says. Brock, why not?” John Golden has put in a] 'P, the show, clal matinee of “Lightnin’” at the jiiety Monday, also, John sa the 900th performance on Oct. 12 will ayrcSronize with the anniversary of the. discovery of Ameri by Kit Golumbus. How are yo ? y way CAN YOU GO? ‘From Boston comes the news that the Phillips Amus t Company has teased the old Circus Grounds on} Bu Avenue, and will put on some huge historical spectacies. If you hayen't time to run over, better write the folks. ‘SLIM LEARNS THINGS lim Severance of the Hippo Press apartment advises us t) ghorus giris in “Good Times" op’ bank acccounts during August tar, Stim! Better not dabble! | OF COURSE, NOT! “Deli me," said ¢ nterviewer andrew Tombes of “The Poor Little Me air” “in ‘Tombes your ‘real | eked IK) ‘venand: he replied. »We-don't, either. About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY the performance of Janet Beecher ed and acted her best. Charlotte ind in the end causing unbounded William Morris fully realized the ay from home over night for the Fannie Marinoff gave a flashing | SS nea andl: ONE By Way of Diversion. Thy Bay, fellers, here comes Skinny | Smith; he's hoppin’ off that | wagin, Been fishin’ with that | finted pole ‘bout which he's been | abdraggin’. Jist pipe the two-inch fish he's got. He probty never | caught it, I bet he found it in some hole, or else he took an’ bought it, Now watch him! Ain't he actin’ proud jist ‘cause he's got that minnie? Gee! Last July | T caught a fish almost as big as | Skinny. To him that one looks six feet long. It’s sure to start him tin’. Gosh! When he gets it cleaned they won't be nothin’ left fer fryin’. The trouble is with Skinny Smith, he lets fine idecs win him, A kid that won't spit on his bait ain't got no fish in’ in him, Now, Skinny’s took this street fer home so's he kin brag an’ dally. If 1 had sech a fish as that I'd slip home up a alley. scenes will be put in the show for her. OPENING COLD. warm Monday 1 of the "G As we way es, Who is inte rested flnane re down the aisle t,” he sald, “We're “Hope you lt ye that | Opening colg Then he mopped his perspiring brow ‘ Gossip. Boots Wooster will play the leading in “Phe ‘Toreador. 1 film, will end it run ad the ¢ ino Sunday night Little Old New York” hopped off jat Long Branch Monday night ies caded for the Plymouth Theatre A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY If you ‘haven't anything else, & 1 put a bution in th Phe preacher may pants —Wellsville Opt FOOLISHMENT. Mome Life in Kannan 1 girl rom Topeka named Suc Said: “Ma, why do engines chew chew?" Her mother grew mud tad summoned her Dad Who started a hullabatoo. MARIE DRESSLER GOES IN * Marie Dressler will assume a role in on Broadway” ut ithe Several new, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE Look at that wonderful colt, Can you beat it? “Beat it? Of course noi! 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