The evening world. Newspaper, November 19, 1920, Page 36

Ben-Ami S In “Samson By CHARLES DARNTON oul-Shocking | and Delilah” | HRINK es we may from human aa actor who can depict it «| Wich Village Theatre for his first £1 Miah,” s play by the Danish author, easily be above suspicion. This is Door Peter says “My soul is tired of It is at thie point that Ben-Am fine, and with Bdward G. Robinson lo touch. There's little hope for the play, Natural actor, full of great possibiliti Bilitie= will be realized. Pauline Lord is wholly common} Robert T. Haines ta wolid, if nothin Es ____BY_ BIDE i AQQAM H. HARRIS bas placed Fran- y eine Larrimore under contract if sad will present her as a star im = new play by Rachel Crothers called “Nice People.” Rehearsals will Abe Degin in 4 few days. Mr. Harris now has under his management four stars, the same bel: Mrs. Fiske, William Fs Collier, Grant Mitchell god Miss Lar- es rimore. “YOUNG VISITERS” SOON. “The Outrageous Mrs. Palmer” will conclude its wement at the 89th Street TheatrS on Saturday evening, Nov. 27, and on the following Monday evening William A. Brady will offer that house “The Young Visiters.” is dramatization of Daisy Ashford's _ book bas already won success tn Lon- | ¢on, In the cast will be Herbert Anstruther, Marie Goff, Herbert Yost, Lionel Pape, Leslie Palmer, Kathicen _Andrus and others. EQUITY PLANS. Plans for next season, including the support of bills in the Legislature making obligatory the construction of sanitary dressing rooms in theatres and the protecting of the public against misrepresentation in theatri- cal advertisements, are announced by the Actors’ Equity Association, The ity hopes to raise $20,000 with its fl at the Hotel Astor to-morrow night, which money will be used to further its ideas. It has a plan, also, te compel managers by law to put up @ bond to insure the return of all @tranded theatrical companies to the | point of engagement. LIKE JOK TRY THIS! girls of “Irene” were talking . One blonde said he: “He must be able to show eix feet, y," she said. Maun came from Jim Mentgom- ‘ery, the capitalist, who was listening, “you ought to marry a centipede.” A TWIN CELEBRATION. * A movement to celebrate annually on Nov. 30 the anniversary of the birth of Mark ‘Twain has been launched by William Faversham, now appearing in ‘The Prince and the Pauper” at the Booth. On Nov. 30 next several prominent men will at- tend the performance at the Booth and deliver addresses. IT’S “HELLO, LESTER!” John Vort has decided to change the Theatre from “Jim Jam Jems” to “Hello, Lester!” “Jim Jam Jets’ gave a wrong impression of what the show Is, he explains, MARY JANE !8 HERE. Mary Jane, who has @ number in the ensemble, ts really Mary Jane Woodyatt of some small town in the ‘Middle West. Miss Woodyatt came to New York about five years ago de- termined to reach the heights in musl- cal comedy. We once wrote a show called ‘Keep Smiling” and tn it she was the beautiful singing vamp, Mary Jane made a hit, but the show didn’t and it never reached New York. Mary Jane did, however, and we say with- You Know? 1 Where was Louise Aloott born? 2. What State produces the most turpentine % What is the name of the heir to the throne of Greece? 4. Who wrote the “Essays of Elia"? 6. In what city is the Washington 6. Who invented the hydroplane in wie 1. Who was Fred Stone's partner for several years? 8. What is the name of the god worshipped by the Gypsies? What plant cultivated east of the Missouri is highly prized in China as Medicine? 10. To what family of trees do plums, peaches, pears, &., belong? 11. Sy what other name is the in- sect known as the “Harvestman” often called? 12. What famous university football team has'crimson for its colors? ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. 1, Concord, Mass.; 2, Florida; 3, Paol; 4, Charles Lamb; 5, Cambridge, actor is Ben-Ami, who has come from the Jewish Only an actor of fine sensibilities could make much of the play, for It te largely a morbid study of a poet who goes mad after discovering wife, an actress, has turned from him to a furniture dealer stuffe money. But the very sordidness of the situation commands attention. The poet has written a play called “Bamson and Delilah,” but It is not until he/ directs a rehearsal of it that the real tragedy raise | tts leaping at the throat of the furniture man because his wife is playing fy to the duffer isn't convincing, for the Delilah is po listless that she might fetohed symbolism of the characters. The fine part of it all begins when thers t* a scene that touches the heart. You may go to the theatre many | @ nicht without finding anything to equal the sympathetic understanding) Of this moment. Extravagance goes mad when the poet puts on a pape €rown, flourishes a pistol, and, after his wife and her lover sneak out through the kitchen, shoots himself. This is nothing leas than madness, ie something better in the second act, with the rehearsal given a im his new field. Arthur Hopkins has brought from the Yiddish stage a Ben-Ami, florid as he may be in style, ts an actor ‘for whom there can be | nothing but pratne. He gives a performance that is soul-shocking. Utle of his musical show at the Cort) “Jimmie” and who leads the ladies of | | suffering, ite appeal is universal, and ds out as an artist of life, Such an| age to the Green- ‘Samson and De- ing in English, with Sven Lange, as his medium. at bis} with | Even then} its head. no more the real thing than the far- doubting, suspecting.” { proves himself to be an actor truly Qs the tactful director of the theatre, perhaps, but great hope for Ben-Ami| jee—and, for one, I believe these possl- place and matter-of-fact as the wife. x more, as the furniture dealer. But DUDLEY { By Way of Diversion. 7} (By the Head Beliboy.) A hotel dead-beat died one day, as ali the flesh must do. He tried to enter heaven, but they wouldn't let him through. Then to the gate of hell he went (he had to go somewhere), and found 'twas there his tribe be- longed. He gained admittance there. “Ah, hal" said Satan, “You're the man for whom I've long prepared. I used to run an inn myself; here's where the deal is squared. Had you not crossed my path in life I'd not be here—that's true. Though I don't bow to old Good Luck, 1 thank ‘him, friend, for you." Then to the depths the dead- beat sank, Old Satan grinned in glee, and other hotel-keeper imps laughed loud the sight to see, And when ‘twas over Satan said: “Gee whiz! This life te great. At last, my friends, I'm I herewith abdicate.” out fear of contradiction that the} Middie West may now ‘point with pride to her, THAT WAS DIFFERENT. James O'Day, who built the Capitol, the Times Square and the Apollo Theatres, had to hustle to get the last- named house ready for its opening | Wednesday evening. At one time he| decided it couldn't be done, Hunting | up Mack Hilliard, the manager, be! told him go, “It will cost me $10,000 to get this theatre finished before Wednesday,” | complained Mr. O'Day. “I Just can’t do it, that's all.” “Say, Jim," replied Hilliard, “I've | got @ bottle of Scotch In my office. I know a theatre builder who's going to get it if the Apollo ts ready by Wednesday night." | The theatre was-finished on time. Gossip, | E Elizabeth Murray is to be in “Ob; Pat!" | Florence O'Deniahawn introduced a |new dance in “Hitchy-Koo"” last night. | An actor who likes his has) asked Max Marcin to Mand tii to! Canada with “Three Live Ghosts.” | = Ruth Chatterton is to appear in the Frohman production of “Maury Rose." | Tom Neabite will have the leading} 1k will play at the Hippo- rome Sunday night at a benefit con- cert for the Church of St. Jean Bap- Uste, | Marjorie Rambeau will recite rie| | | of Channing Pollock's poems at the dinner the Friars will give him Nov, Fred Stone will have a horse show of his own this week-end at his ranch | at Amityville, L. Two broncos will be busted, The press department of the Cap!- tol has lost a bottle of wood alconol. | nant that stuff was improving | ately | Louis H. Chalif has been engnged | to stage a dance pageant commemor- ating Armistice Day tn Lyons, France, | next November, Joe Cawthorne of “The Half- Moon,” has advised us that in 1916 Guate- mala exported 2,365,432 marimba players. This country seems to be improving right along. The Selwyns will produce Rot Cooper Megru new comedy, “Hon- ora Are Eve at the Garrick, Wash. |ington, Monday night. There is a |song called “My Heart and 1" in it, Ray Hubbell wrote it. A THOUGHT FOR TO-Day. When @ barber isn't busy with his tools he's arguing.-Pinklespeare FOOLISHMENT, \ The wife of our friend, Henry Popp, | Went out one fine morning to shop, | The bills knocked him silly, | | And shocked him until he | | Just yelled tilt they summoned a cop FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. | “Why are women like salad?” = | I wonder!” | cause they need lots of cng | f THE NEW PLAYS | tli ra | A ‘COMIC PAGE | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1920 4 LM AWAY, KATINKA = AND TAKE Good CAR JOE'S Conve 8, Prom Pobihin PUP! € OF THE | CAR 14 C0 Yawning Wed 2 HERE Y'COME WITH “Hat SILLY GRIN ON YOUR Face! Now DON'T START RIDING ME ABOUT TH’ CAR ~ 1 GOT “TROU SAY. LITTLE GiRL_ “SK YOUR MA IF De ‘Lk TAKE A SLANT AT MY PATENT— POTATO PEELER - BLES ENOUGH! F——~ ASKED ME IF HE COULD REST IN MY WAITIN'’ ROOM” A FEW MINUTES - AN’ HE'S: BEEN “THERE ALL AFTERNOON | RUSTY 4fMUVVER, [HE 'S THE_MAN ) . THIS OFFICE IS A BUMS REST”-HERE AN HES STILL PARKIN’ HERE! MY MADAM'S AWAY TOO, AN L SAVE LOTS OF MONEY. 1 ASK THE BUTCHER FoR CHEERO JOE! Gosh , BUT You've. GoT A Sweer Liv PEEVE ON — WHAT'S UP- WIFF GRAB THE BOAT “T'DAY? THERE y'co! | DIDNT 1 SAY _ NOT “To KiD ME? GOSHAMIGHTY ! HE MUST THINK IT 1S @ CLOCK Cd bo TLL Do THAT MYSELF — IT'S A GREAT IDEA! FS you PooR or' cRAB! Now LisTeN — IN JUST “Wo SECONDS You'RE GONNA SMILES NIX Now ED - LEMME ALONE! Hey | wake up t ITS CLosin’ “Time ! ; TS ASK YOuR MA TS GINE MY PATENT PoTats “PEELER TAE ONCE over] —_AND you've DRAGGED ME NINE Biocks FROM THe House ALREADY — OME ON BROTHER -TAKE TH AIR -"IM GONNA CLOSE TH’ DOOR FoR Now Katinka Is Dog-gone Mad! a SURE | THERES ° THE MEAT — THATS A FAIR - Bur we Dont ANS DACK THree~ WE LVvE ’BouT a~ MILE OVER. THis war ¢ ul TLL Have You L UNDERSTAND THAT PAINTERS ARE. EXPENSIVE AND SCARCE THESE f {