The evening world. Newspaper, November 26, 1920, Page 40

THE “Daddy Excessively NEW PLAYS By CHARLES DARNTON | Dumplins” Sentimental find their need George Barr McCutcheon and " to patient servants and impat to Burope. But luckily he dies | Be*be true, so self-sacrificing that’ “ungry brood. on im an orphanage. 7 MBATRE-GOPRS disposed to do their Christmas shopping early will nticipated by “Daddy Dumplins,” \Ahing of mistictoe, toys, children, stockings that have seen & fond old bachelor whio delights in reading Dickens's " elyn Arbuckle plays Daddy with an exuberance that even chilling ty cannot discourage after his hard-hearted enemy has triumphed in the law courts and driven him from @ comfortable country pe to Cheerless tenement. Not only does the play go to extremes make it, theatrical, but the poor old bookkeeper is robbed of his little by agents of the Children's Society urged on by the inexorable rich . To make matters worse, this villianous person proves to be the “of Florence, whose mother Daddy had loved, and he carries her everything right with good old Dumplins. nt he doesn’t eat a bite, giving everything but a drap of coffee to It ts all excessively sentimental, with the bachelor on his seven proteges, and never too tired to have a glorious time them. Some of the children are amusing, others irritating, with man- that suggest their training might have been better if they had re- ., Mr, Arbuckle fairly revels in his kindly role, his good nature as great Ais bulk and his gusto inexhaustible. ly manufactured brogue, Olive May tells ghost stories thrillingly. There spine a little dog that acts very well for this play by Earl Carroll at the Repub dent youngsters. in France, and Florence comes back to He ts almost too good when he sits down to dinner jn the As an Insh maid with an obvi-+ of Tom McNaughton, » fwho suffered a nervous collapse ing. While playing with “The Magic " up-State some weeks ago, ‘be glad to know that he is well " road to recovery. He has his brother, Charles, who is in tile cast. of “Three Live Ghosts,” that he expects to return to ts in the near future. Imme- ely after hia collapse Tom Mc- Yon was taken to England by wife, Alice Lidft, where he was slaced in a sanitarlum. He has left he institution and {s resting at ‘under his wife's care. For fd weeks after his breakdown jaughton's mind was a blank, NEW BILL DEC. 6. Provincetown Players ‘have de- to repeat their present bill, em- “The~ Emperor Jones,” on Dec. 1, %, 3 and 4. The new open on Dec. 6 and will con- “What D’You Want," by Vall, and “Diff'rent,” by OWeilll. A DESERVED TRIBUTE. a the Leesville (Mo.) Light we ill the following poom of apprecia- ople knew Mrs. Popple well, those who did were very glad; wasn't a woman you'd call swell, taking up with sily fads. he and I were very good friends, “Working together in charity work, Wn her you could always depend— Her son, Ike, was a dry goods * elerk. HOW ABOUT THIS? William H. Quaid of Proc- Fifth Avenue Theatre claims his wany other theatre in the U. He intends to have an week” goon, whatever that 4 CROWDED. “Ancorting to Lee Shubert, yester- ‘was the biggest Thanksgiving in point of business the New ly ws ever knew. The theatre, Mr. Shubert, has in late years the place of the wig Thanks dinner. It didp’t take the place irs, but, wow! we wish it had. NOW LAUGH, DURN YE! the publication Equity we gestory which shows the mana- ‘of the Bronx Opera House thas a Ie of humor, On the call board day night of election week he @ notice, reading: ular matinees at this theatre be played Wednesday and Satur. ‘There will also be an Equity bn Election Day.” | THEY WANTED JusrTice. ng of the Equity, Eddie Cantor it organization says he was ap- indached recently by two chorus girls wanted him to make a complaint them. ‘o.were aked out to dinner by a ouple of Equity actors,” said one, ‘ when it was over they made us our checks. Won't you take it up th the Equity?” didn’t know what to say. ‘They ‘both good looking dames, you see. -TROUBADOURS PERFORM. Forty vaudeville acts, comprising the F. Keith Troubadoury gave a nkegiving show on, nd yesterday to a large audience DO YOU KNOW a QUESTIONS. . wae weighs the most, fresh or In what Canadian province is mined located? ich animal averages the long- does the sarth rank with planets in distance from does the planets in the iousand Islands i or the United States? ~ ANSWERS. 2, tibia; 8, Sherman; 5, Manitoba; 8 third: th rank with ize? About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY Blackwell's | § ! ( What Don’t You Know? | What sort of a gun is used to shoot the rapids? What part of an ice-wagon makes the most noise? What is the scientific value of whiskera long enough to be braided by the incumbent? If two goats of equal size and strength were to meet head-on, how long would it take one to push the other over the State line? Who paid for the apple that William Tell shot off the head of his son with his bow and Ar- rowhead Inn? Why is there redson to be- Neve Mr. Untermyer's favorite dance is the Hylan fling? If a spiritualist, who claims to have supernatural powers, went to a restaurant would she order roast beef mallum? of “guests, fm. ¥. Albee arranged the affair, and had the players been paid the cost would have mounted up into the thousands of dollars. It was a gala event for the lucky ones who wilt wet thelr food and heat free on the Island this winter. THEY'LL ALL CELEBRATE. It is announced that prations of the eighty-fifth annive y of the birth of Mark Twain, which falls on Nov. 80, have been arranged in all the public schools of the pity and a Hunter, Columbia and other colleges. This is along the line that William Faversham suggested. EILEEN’S A BRIDE. Eileen Grenier of “Pitter=Patter” mumbled while dancing yesterday and lost something. It proved to be ¢ wedding ring. Whereupon she feksed she has been the bride of Geors A. Eshenfelder of the Fox Film Cor- poration's writing staff for a month Marriage, like murder, will out. GOSSIP. Arthur Donaldson has taken "Sun Valley” off for re-writing. F. Ziegfeld, jr., has re-named the Marilynn Miller-Leon piece “Sally.” Kuy Kendall of “Honeydew” is re+ hearsing “It's Up To You" in Phila~ delphia. | Honey Boy Artie McHugh, who was | ahead of “Always You,” is back on| Broadway doing some watchful wait- ing. | David Belasco's production of “Call the Doctor” rea its 100th per- Errol formance at the I © yesterday Bomebody has Helen Lee Worthing of “The Greenwich Village Pholiies,” a little pig. Careful, what you do, Helen—the pig may squeal. Belle Story of the Hippodrome ‘burned he and on a hot tur terday, He r, the turkey ¢ out second best, . The ten children appearing in “The nd the Pauper’ gave Ruth y a wrist watch last nigh ‘The ‘special Name Is Womar Wee Home will be given on Sund ing, Dec. 6 ’ evel F k Fay will conduct a serie Sunday concerts at the Cort Thea beginning Dec. 6. The Indian Princess in "Tip Top" eceived a mash note last night. His name ts Charles Mast, although in the show he is Princess Lizzie Cow- face. The Bergen Players, an amateur organization, wanted actors, We men- tioned the fact here and the next| d they had th applications, | twenty-eight of which came through our publicity. You can't hide in this | column, | A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Oscar Kapper, the Wellsville natur- | alist, writes us that the ambition of} every cow is to become a dozen pairs of tadies’ $19 shoes. FOOLISHMENIT, A man named Hera Hassenpop Once tried to whip an Irish cop, 11 got two teeth and one dig toe, | Pm fond of souvenirs, you know, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE.. “What ts it that never aske qui tions but requires frequent answe' MY SWEET | 4 urtue 4 7 LITTLE en \ > [ Minure "FoR meq | AND Dont Ler 4 j MY PAW" WAS DEAD SET AGAINST OUR, aS YOU'RE GO CONCEITED COMIC PAGE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1920 You'bt HAVE A SUEET | B DI UTTLE NAVY BLUE /ER Like Downe \ENE (F Y'DON'T SToP/ [FA ANYTHING “\THAT AN GET To ‘To DAY, Boss! T LET You! 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