The evening world. Newspaper, September 14, 1920, Page 22

Uae Te a Na I cuieglieae ait ai Me: KATINKA * et eee “Welcome Stranger” Simple and Laughable By CHARLES DARNTON NE of the most amusing arrivals of the season is “Welpome Strange: O the comedy by Aaron Hoffman, that came to the Cohan|and Harris Theatre lust night and made it easy for George Sidney th appeal to @ generally sympathetic audience, ! Tt was quite apparent from the beginning that the prejudice against Jews in & New England village would be overcome, in spite of the fact that the brassy young follower of Sam'l of Posen who was given the gate, deserved what he got. it remained for the humble and likabie Isidore Solo- mon to enter and remain, despite a frostiness on the part of the villagers more bitte: than the wintry weather. The hotel would have none of him,! 4nd a0 stern were the dignitaries of the town that they did not hesitate to| order bim to the jotk-up. The author left no stone unturned in the way| of Se arose bent lipon opening a general store. But the denizen to whom delegated the drastic and unpleasant duty of leading the way 10 the calaboone happened to be the town electrician, though the town had No electricity, and he found in Solomon a sympathetic listener to plans for a lighting and power pliant scheme that had hitherto fallen on indifferent ears. ‘Thus it was that the grateful inventor and the unwelcome stranger game to know each other as Clem and Iszy and enter into a precarious Partnership, Instead of being led off to the lock-up, Solomon was left to enjoy the breezy delights of the hotel office and the comforting wonis of Christian Gelence. Then came a mysterious girl ringing the door bell and LITTLE MARY Were # chic - cic. 4 WHeRe ARE YA-J] f Here FT cre ~cHie} | MIXUP © = Yes, MY OLD « RH EUMAT IZ BAch 4nd Lorne’s LTO ‘i he sap THERE wuz. \ & O40 HEN cacKhIN’ WHAT ARE YOu DING 'P THERE | ! SAID THERE staggering in out of the storm, like thé good old-fashioned heroine of melodrama. She said something about wanting to end it all, but Solomon} reminded ther that it was a bit icy on the river, and that she might slip! and burt herself if she tried that route to the next world. So he gave her @ drink and his sandwiches—to warm applause—and you need not be told/ that ‘when she stretched her weary bones on two chairs he took off his coat and put it over her. (More applause, Bure stuff.) To cover himselt | Bolomon took Mie doormat Daring the threadbare wor. “Welcome.” (Satire without the glad hand.) From this night refufe the scene changed to Clem's house, with lazy thoroughly at home, and the electrical experiments working out in the barn. And still the villainous villagers pursued him. They even went #0 far an to set fire to the bayn by means of a #witch in the house. There seenred to be no end and no sense to the acts that the desperate playwright was determined to make these simple New Englanders commit, If they had burned Izy, insteat of the bagn, no one could have been surprived. There Was such a joyous recklessness in the mad proceedings as to make the|" Gblooker wonder how such serious actors as Ben Johnson and Edmund Breese could keep their faces straight, Everything considered, acting is a Marvellous art! Bt to get baMk to business, everything that Solomon owned wasn't destroyed, for good old Clem had renewed his insurance with the money given bim by the wash villagers to pay his back taxes, Accordingly, the electrical plant was put in running order; the Mayor of the town was ex- Posed as a grafter, and, oddly eaough, as a Jew who hadn't been good to his family; the mystertous girl was cleared of guilt as co-reapondent in a divorce suit; the town blazed in electric lights; the tavern was transformed into o gaudy hotel, and in one short year ali the villagers wore evening clothes. as though they had been born to them, ‘The changes were as sudden and semarkable as those worked in “Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford,” far tay the Right” and other theatrical fantasies—all to the gtorification Mr. Sidney, with a lot of funny things to say and even funnier than as the Jewish theatrical manager in “The Show Shop,” scored a hy eyesore int eerste beret) Clem like a good Yankee years expprience ine ai other members of the t bo oe ee well, ; ° si it ie ly safe to add that “Welcome Stranger,” #imple and | Soa at we : imp! 4 laughable, About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY ~~ a: Se writer of this column put [hy Wey of Dicaiea, | , aside his religious ples Sun- . . say nnd/attonded a vandeviile|| BY Way of Diversion. | show. It waa a good one, but what’ attracted owr attention most was the Mamie bought a bathing suit at Programme, Almost every male per- /} city atore, Says it's of the style former whose name was shown there! (in use riong the occan's shore. wis billed “as Wimmie,” “Walt.”| ing g funny lookin’ rig-red “Tommy,” “Johnny,” &o., just as heeded a ee eal though they were all ten-year-old with stripes around. With its ree Ca yeas nt hold of a dows an’ \ev'rything hardly le News, an en- , copy Nittle Rcatianea an the weighs a pound. Mamie's livin interest of the vaudeville players, and| en @ farm. That ain't stopped we @ condition Obtained! her none, She declares she'll Re the mama ae iis ctwe| nathe cach day with the settin’ Donnelly, Connie O'Donnell,| sun; Mamie's named old Muddy ¥ox, Eddie Leonard, Loney Has- kell Billy Sullivan, Jack Gobrecht,| 7¢e¢k Narragansett Beach, For it Winchell, Sammy Smith, Lew} «© style-struck country girl, Ma- Boeksinder, Willie Lae Harry Hay-| mic’s sure a peach. We don't i wher, Boyd, Lou moran and Ks worry "bout her plan. Wait un- on. these men are of age i vigeten pri l y ae ee tt she tries, sCrawdads, skeet yore it a of kids,| ©, bugs an’ snakes soon wilt wepey loot? tu i we should] make her wise. She'll give up) Pp OTe a ent | that bathin' auit an’, in manner | non, rea Peneae. ee le meek, she'll be huntin' for the Barrie, le ryan an Lis "| 3 of England? tudireg'tar, k. ie 4, boys? Sénd your replies | aT tw Dudley, but don't be angry.| 20 to’ sept. 21 ‘in order that it nee ‘We prefer to do gil our arguing at] not ‘conflict with any oher opening.” ; . A NEAR CALAMITY. ‘ENGAGED FOR “EVE” SHOW. | Jane Green, recently wed to James Orion and Colby, preducing the| piyier, made her husband some bis- poe se MR i ip cepted ~ cults yesterday, Not wishing to injure = Canker, Olin’ Hewienkked | her feclings ho tried to eat one and Boy 44s Hes suid Sth ay | AWAY Of THe Porc 9 L, OTe an ARE No cHicKkens cHic = c#tic Hey! & DUMBBELL — LIL SERVICE Sey! AN' BRING . ME A KNIFE Yan’ oul WarTeR JRIGHT FIELD The Death Scene Was Laid in an Onion’ Patch! ———. > . KNEW = vusT / ACTOR ANASN'T HT Out 70 BE | i Ley HEROINE % va BEGIN WEEPING- BM BEATIN F AEM TGET ’EM CLEAN HELP NORA —— i ee ee Mona Desmond for roles suited to w ities. Another engagement by firm is that of Marris Gil- more, poted as an artist's model, It was ahe who posed for Howard jf Christy's pitth Liberty ; Lean poster, ‘ * HENRY IS STERN. Henry R. Stern, miusic publisher, ite he lw the 8. KR. Henry who much of the music for “Lit- te Charity,” at the Belmont, “I chan my name because I do not strive for fame,” said he yester- day, “But lo! my secret is out.” ' AS RENDEL SEES IT, Robert Rendei of “The Storm" met @ friend recently who told him he way to Wien have "© 900d ‘right to 50 " replied Rendel, who is an jishman. “In 1898 you Americans ght fdr the freedom of Cuba and men. St. ig wonder you all go down shere to y it now!" # BUT CONFLICT THEY WILL. Ie Shubert announces that, mn or- der to confilct with other opening. loge will begin his anguge- at the Hroadhurm ‘Theatre on pa Sept. 21, instead of on Mon- , Bept. 20. And then along comes A with the statement ‘shat be has Alice prady's first _migiat at the Playhoure over from Sept, dropped it on his toe, He was able to appear at the Century Promenade last night, just the same, CASTS, For “The Mirage," in which Florence Reed will be seen at the new Times Square Theatre on Sept. 27, the Bel- wyns have engaged Allan Dinehart, Florence. Nash, Malcolm Williams, Reginald Mason and Catherine Proc- tor. For “Daddy Dumpling’ Ear! Carroll has signed up Maclyn Ar- buckle, Florence Flynn, Ed Mordant, Louls Kimball, Isidor Marcil, Daa Dawson, Olive May, Andrew and Gard Lawlor, Helen and Loiand Chandler, Georgina’ Haldoran and Elizabeth Gulick, GOING BAGK HOME. Maybe after a while “The Charm School” will ight eomewhere and tie s <8. P ts to Have Nothing on Her Mind} An’ a Noseguard for the Butter! A REVOLVER” For “1H CHEESE!) a Bude Counrtia “Hat's ) CANWesset } = wai fe er Oe em PHEKY PLS Le. Maven wig ¥ wp. It opened at the Bijou; then it) “1 moved to the 89th street, and now, ac- cording to an announcement just in. it is going back to the Bijou. ‘Yester- day we wore told it Was gonng to the Nort Bayes. Wotell, “Charm? night. ™A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Lincoln A. Wagenhals also has a| W°¥® sad when it'e over. new hat. Whenever Fred Block takes long] 7 » FOOLISHMENT. ‘The Capitol calis itself “the largest theatre in the world.” Boy, page Mr. Hip! her; Ben F, Holzman is giving away Her beau, just the same, quarter cigars, It's a gir) and her name is Gertrude, Would hold the fair dame, Ernest Truex became the star of| And 40 the town ran him for Mayor. “Blue Bonnet” at the Princess yes: -_ terday. Ernest says tut, tut, it's nothing. FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. Lew Fields has arranged to have “A man is known by the company “The Poor Little Ritz Girl” produced | he keeps.” in London ‘And a company t# known by the Kdwerd Dolly, brother of the Dolly’ men it keeps.” | Sisters, mad¢ his debut as a dancer in “The Midnight Rounders” last/ ThoikyoDY Noro Onrjpaxditar Asks. TD wrist ‘watch go out of fashion with the war? That's the chief Problem raised to date by the Ouija-boarders. that none but alssies would be seen in puble with a timepiece on iis wrist, tat still thero are a number who declare that they wore them when the bullets were flying fastest and are content to hold on to ‘em in peace times. Some go so far as to say that they would like to see any one with the Miestalea, wo wear watt | he doesn't mind being called a sisay.| 6. Who held the bridge for tt. ts, kiddo ties, wrist watches | patent leather hair. Jack o' Hearte—I wore one with Fighting 106th and am still wear- Nothing was said then, s0| why make wise Gossip. Women who kiss each other are al- | The majority say | H.C, 1. steps he looks shorter, There was a young woman in Thayer, So large it took hay scales to weigh |like to wear skirts if they were] 9 Who were the allies of Engigna anks—Jf we sporty | men can wear our wrist wate i Go thefe we®are, dnd »ve have thed-— Text of the week to decide the ques-|Pditor has one, but he'l] be mighty tion. Ldts of girls think that their|Slad to hear from all the fang this 4 week little wrists, and none others, were | made for wrist watchey Now let's! tobacco, slide it into Oulja’s mouth, hear from jall fans on the subject./and when he looks happy, ask him. J. H. Dolley awarded the Editor the) hand-painted ohina doll, and? more-\ WATCHES? sent it along am evidence of good faith. ‘The: ing any more and dignity, who’ shall qu Bobby of Bay Ridge—it wears a wrist watch, Fill up a calabash with the best doesn't look at it all the time. Don't some of 'Nive&ingen Ring? Gods); these fool men 190; silly enough with their near moustaches SHOULD MEN WEAR WRIST Shoot the answer '& no need of send-|F-'tor, Phe Evening World, New York ia mow that the City, wateh to their make-up Limited—Wrist watches were made cleat’ Spain called? and camphor; 11, Leigh Hunt? % evenness kes caanbihtns libel - - ~ — — — ) to grace @ pretty wrist, not a clumsy |ragut in Madison Square? one, | -§ Who was the most fahidus maker Carraneila—Certainiy not, unless | of violins? Ls Practical Pete—i'm not a sissy, but |Romans in the famous poem by I find a wrist watch useful, comfort- | Macaulay ?. wole and plekpotket-proof, which is|. 7. From what part of the whale!ts to be considered in these days of | whalebone ebtained 7. ° 8. What is the genéral name gies J. H. Dollay—No. Some men would | to the West Indies? = In the Crimean War? ns 10, What principal materials aré the basis in celluloid? 11, Who wrote thi ba bi Do You haart e the poem “Abau ber 12, Who Is generally acknowledgué Kmow? the greatest French playwright? ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. 1, What is the Jast opera in the “Gotterdammerung” (Dusk of the 2, Pica; 3, Mherians; 4, St, 2. What is the name for 12-point | Gaude! 6, Antonto Stradivarir 6. type? 7 Horatius; 7, Mouth: 8, Antilles 3. What were the inhabitants ofan-|Prance and Turkey; ‘10, Gunegts' lowed 4. Who designed the figure of Far- ' Moliere,