The evening world. Newspaper, September 9, 1920, Page 24

“Little Old Has Funny By CHARLE Cleverly enough, Mrs. Young put @%1 coming to this country in boy’ or whatever you Mike, calling Tee talus 4h shat ash Ttecrle, 6 oot ‘Irish as @ servant, and Donald Meek man. ‘ bag @ whole it's amusing, About Plays By BIDE HE NEW PLAYS OUTHFUL romance took the count in “Little Old New York” at the ia Plymouth Theatre last night when Bully Boy Brewster and the Hu- oken Terror wnixed it up. A funny prize fight came at a tate hour ‘ea the novelty of Rida Johnson Young’s mildly sporting comedy. Govern, took the play for production because of its prize fight, At any rate, the fight was the thing that gave the play a novel turn. Larry, the sporteman, had backed “Bully Boy” with his house and lot. Defeat meant’ Minencial ruin. Butjyou never can tell about poor prize fighters. “Bully 5 Boy” was getting it in the neck and everywhere else so thoroughly that ae Uttie Patsy rang the fire bell and by this means brought about a draw. | "as Mr, Glendinning was a very good sport, and Genevieve, Tobin played *5 the turf, but she left behind her a charm that Patricia Collinge might have given to the part. For one thing, she was never sure of her brogue. But she succeeded always in being pleasing. Charles Kennedy was truly ‘S A great deal of “Littie Old New York" ts modern, so far as acting goes, New York” Prize Fight S DARNTON @ punch into her play about an Irish clothes to get a fortune that would tmvVe gone to her brother if he hadn't dled in poverty—bad luck to him! ns here, you may be sure, was the young guardian of Pat-the-next-best- | the youngster a ninny, and all the getting ready to fail in love with her the moment she got ready to ‘wear adress. A man living in the same house with a gyrri and not know- | ing her to be a gyrri till she dressed up for him and made him see for! Dimself she wasn't a boy!—what next will a woman playwright be doing? ~ 96 tal you have the plot of the thing, and it's your fault if you don’t sport from the heyday of Terry Mo- did capital work as @ night watch- There 3 some New and Player DUDLEY LICE BRADY will open her sea~ son at the Playhouse on Mon- day evening, Sept. 20, in “Anna Apocends,” 2 new American play by 4 new author, Harry Chapman Ford. ‘The play deals with the young and ambitious who would make their way unaided in this great ‘wicked city. Frank Hatch and Bfingham Pinto have, been engoged for the support- ing company. Miss Brady's husband, James Crane, is featured in “Oppor- tunity,” nearby at the 48th Street. Now if Mr, Brady will present Grave George at one of the theatres in the vicinity, they can all go home to- « gether nights in one taxicab. . DEAN COMING HERE. ee Basil Dean, who staged John Gals- or”, worthy's Pop Ho) Skin Game,” in “¥ » Lendon, has led for New York to Lge ag acter service for William fmt Se ti the Now York cat” picts ty ciated NEVER DO. ry mys: “Albertina pason' closed ‘the bill witha beautiful dancing number.’ Dien’ Rasch ia welt placed, | Sup- the manager had permitted his to break out with A. Rasch? Aes ERTON INTERESTED. fay hears that Brock Pem- eden producer of "Enter Madame,” fa ‘the Garrick, has an interest in M. Cohan’g latest production, F Tavern,”* in which Arnold Daly many recently opened in Atiantic City, Mr. Pemberton, \t appears, took the play te Mr. Cohan. CARELESS ELEANOR! Bleanor Griffith of “The Poor Lit- flo Ritz Girl” ougbt to have half a dogen keys made for her apartment. Severai/times recently #he has come after the ehow without her ‘and has been compelled to wake e young man ‘who liyes in the fiat above and request. him. to come. down the fre escape and climb 1 ‘dome an ‘mind it, of course,” said the youth yesterday, “but just suppose Pome cop should sce me! He might shoot me Ly ie in the melee. You won't my name, bang you?" Jack NANCY GIBBS HERE. Nancy Gibbs, a young actress who “te popular in London, has arrived in New York to play the role of Lady Mary Carlisle in the “Monsieur Beau- eaire’ company which A. L. Erlanger is to send on . Seven other play- ere fer this company arrived yester- Europe. MARTINI VOID, HE SAYS. Marcetine, the Hippodrome clown, ‘wants to make his stage name bis legal one. He was born Martini, but he gays the Eighteenth Amendment ‘bas made it null and void. ‘TO OFFER IBSEN. Mme. Borgny Hammer of the Na- tional Theatre, Christiania, will make ‘her debut under the pan. : oo agement fot Laurance Clarke at tho} I Little Theatre in October, Ghe will / , . TWO HAVE BIRTHDAYS. . . Bessie MoCoy Davis gave a birth- Gay party at the Hippodrome yestér- day for her little daughter, Hope | Pavia, A very handsome man who ‘writes a column in a New York dally * had a birthday yesterday miso Louie Bahr of Schenectady wired him congratulations, and the mesmge wasn't “collect” either. SMILES FROM W. HARRIS. Bainjer in “East Is West” oan the house record for dramatic [_ Our Beauty Contest. James Sinnott nominates Ar- thur Levy of the Woods forces for frst place in our beauty con- test. ca “Arthur is somewhat of @ vamp,” writes Mr, Sinnott, ‘but he i# handsome from his wrist watch to his cane.” Edgar Mels of the Worcester, Mass., Gazette wires us to enter himself in the competition. Re- Ports say he i# 80 handsome Worcester peoptt point. with pride at him. “Tell Jefferson Shrewsbury Nutt, the judge," his teteg:am says, “that I'N accept the prize, Lebel aid it is not Mrs. Nutt. Much excitement here, but can learn nothing!" ¢ Mark A, Luescher wishes to nominate Henry Young, Treas- urer at the Globe Theatre. Mr. Young is of the brunette type with a fine Roman nose and heart-breaker mustache, “An Admirer” has nominated Frank Wilstach of the Shubert forces. Mr. Wilstach is @ nat- ural blond, graceful, full of fun and loves chewing gum. Get your nominations in early. Remember, the winning five shall each receive a copy of the book, “Dudley, the Man and President, Se Reed In “The Mirage” at Far Rock- away to-morrow night. Earl Carroll has engaged the Chandler children for the cast of “Daddy Dumplins.” They were in “All Boul's Eve." Ina Claire will reach her 400th per~ formance to-night at the Lyceum Theatre in “The Gold Diggers.” Ruth Budd, who comes near break- ing her neck’ nightly on the ropes at the “Midnight Frolic,” ts afraid to cross Broadway alone. Bertha Kent drops us a little note to say that she is not in Margaret Angiln’s cast, despite reports to the contrary. Jane Green and James Blyler of “The Midnight Rounders,” who were wed Fecently, had a hon oon of one day, “Why,” they ask, “let marriage interfere with the bank account?" Henry Hull returned to New York yesterday from Old Lyme, Conn. He wil begin rehearsing soon in a new. cr A ‘arry Connor and Harry Evarts have been engaged for “The Girl in the Private Room,” which the Measrs, Shubert are producing. Charlie Chaplin, who, by the way, fs on the road to fame, visited the Century Promenade last night and gaw the show. During the intermis- sion he went back stage,and almost stepped on his old friend Lew Hearn, ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. Jerry—She's of the movie clan, Y, M. A\-Barrle is not in New York. No selection announced, Bisbeo—Not to my knowledge. About four years ago. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Horton Bly of Wellsville is #o thin that if he were to stand still and close one eye he'd be taken for a knitting needle, FOOLISHMENT. “Mother, may I have some pier” Mary asked late in July, “No," her mother said, “not now, We ain't got none, anyhow.” Why, I ask, do mothers act Just ag if their heads were cracked? Moulan ‘Little Mins tn to be aarty-od" ver ny Ber which Wil- ture Pat Hoo- a Bent will he called If she had no pie, land sakes! Why not give the girl some cakes? FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. WHEN ARE You THINKING OF Fouks AND & NEW Kid In THe Neichdortooa — Guess Int Go over And See Wo Hey Are aap HAW HEI! — e AGAIN , LOU $ — You've oN REACHED 2. %% WwW CewWitien Ou 4 ADIES AND GENTS TAILOR ect iniee »> » Rg wee es ENON Ty COMIC PAGE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1920 RE WHAT SORT = -|SO LONG AS He's OF AMAN I GET, EITHER ~ | RICH, YEAR [Hl ONG - HEA NEED fits THe Best NHE FoR HANDSOME, KIND AND ” HEN IN YOUR OPINION F =|A GIRL To MARRY 2? HeLLo — war YouR NAME T see some New NerGHBors IN — WONDER eRous! eae The Points Are Well Taken! ~ BaARNUM (ae gc BUM HILL SAYS HOU WERE BORN ON ‘ “Wr SAME DPY AN YEAR AS WIS SISTERS TW TRAILE wns ? AT THAT RATE eONE SEY. Lout— Wey AON OLD AS TH HILLS Soe elmo FF xq COVLDN" ve n DID YOU SEE 5 "DID YOu EVE! MRS, SMITH YELLING ae \| HEAR SUCH BAD TASTE we PARTY FIGURING OUT THAT THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN HEAR A BAD TASTE HE freshman sat upon the It- brary steps, He was engaged | in dismal reminiscence. A stranger, struck by this forlorn spec- tacle, approached and touched the youth upon the shoulder, "My boy, why are you in such @ sorry mood?” The lad propped up his head upon his hands, “I've just read the ‘Book of Fame,” he exclaimed with an ex- preasionless voice. “I've read about | Strong as honseradish. of Wright, of Edison, of | idea of the question in pictures. Lincoln—I've read about all thove | mwo x had hoped that a nde tae 5 Ban Pee Written | brought up this week and they may|Q¥! ‘My boy,” quoth the| govern your answers. stranger in a consoling tone, “and | Ouija-boarders say t somewhere in that book didn't it/all stenogs, and can sit down all day mention a college man?’ “It did. | anyway. That 1s juat the trouble. In the ‘Rise | up ‘om Stowe, the Street Car Kin,’ it “mentioned four football caj who are motormen on his cars. Carnogie, (By Hoary Fisher.) “Why did you name your kittex "Because sho die two hundred laps “how te the pine And you are discouraged?" suredly am," sobbed the lad. “I On the Library Steps. so Byoning World Ouija EANOT ASKS | Copyright, 1920, by The Press Publishing Co, (Tho New York Evening World). ELL, well, At last we're getting back to the old stride which we lost for a minute when our column was switched to the magazine ‘That, as we said before, is the classiest page in the paper. Think of writing for the same page as Marie, the Nothing like it, lay football and I don't know drive a it oar,”—Call- Pelican. sao lites tee i} i} | ROR Ye MY MouTH ( FULL OF FINS! 3 — VAN ZELM ——e y be bad ethics, '8|a@ business man sit if he can get a Serious Fan—Standing won't hurt Panarele PetenY et, them and the exercise will do them other in which he ean sit. Alice of Chatham, N, J.—If he's a gentleman he will. Alice of Brooklyn—One has to be white-haired and feeble to get a seat, and then it's the young girls who get if there's an- Betty of Hohokus—if she's a good W isn't stay seated, Honest—One might think that all women went to matinees every day I'd just as soon stand and let some hard-working ma Doyo cal eee ‘by action of a current | of electricity called? 2, Who was the adviser and mugi- Roumanian Queen, or Finish up the week in the If you cam wield the pen and ink, let's. have your Betty Vincent! Knickerbocker Buoko—Out In this est we all have seats when Gordon Gin—It'’s a woman's right to have @ seat, so let her etand up for her rights. Prince Charming—t always give Ladies first is my mot- t I just cawn't resist the dear things, doncha know Bobby of Bay Ridge—A real gei tieman would, Y'know that my friends ja Editor, The Evening World, New York City. Shulie of Third Street—I used to offer my seat to many, who, on ac- Henee, they ask, why sive ? Others declared acate at once, the alone mentioning the word, ‘The Prom Fubliahing Co. Now I let ‘em stand. Babe of Brooklyn—They seat because their shoes don't fit, and anyway you might as well get up that if you don’ ladies walk on your feet. about that, | Egypt? Coax Oulja out from under the piagsa and ask him SHOULD A MAN GIVE A LADY he J—They're all welcome to mine, 4. What is the name of the Groot! statesman who was nearly assassin! ated a short while ago? 5. What™American broke the Ot pic reoord for the 400 yards hurdles 6. What is the name of Ed, Searle secretary, who inherited most of hi@ fortune? 7. What 1s the name of the rome, South African diamond mining syne dicate? 8. Who ts the national poet of Scots) land? 9. From whom ‘did the Midianttel claim to be descended? 10. What United States Prestde: said: “A man's best gift to his cot try is his life's blood,” 11, What was the name of the b ber of Seville 12. What is the title of the ruler { ANQWERS TO QUESTIONS. 4 1, Flectrolyais; %. Merlin; 8. Homeg! Norria; 4, Venizelos; 6, Loomis; T. Wi ig 7, De Beers; as they only stand on your feet until t The Doug H. Fairbanke—Emphatically 1 prefer the platform, Bill B—Moat ginls ot all in at wing Arthur's Court? re slenograph-— oo L gag let enue ok prokenmann HIS SUBWAY 86. famous composer and ore 'An. Mekiniey; 1, Figaro; 12, eee Then shoot the | lately died? dive, iis sae g Basra} raham (by Ketura