The evening world. Newspaper, January 27, 1921, Page 24

Ay cog ree Sra CAEN About Plays VERYBODY around the oficus of F. Yiegfeld jr, im the New Ameterdam ‘Theatre Building, yesterday afternoon was in a state ol gioom. Edwant Royce seemed to @s about to burst imo teary and even Sam Harrison was visibly affected. “Poor Po!” eaid Mr. Harrison, with @ 9%. “Poor Flo! And he looked su Well when he started for Palm Beach, “What's wrong?” asked’ an out- fider, “Is Mr. Ziegfeld sick?” “Siek!" sobbed Mr. Harrison. “He imust be dead. We haven't hed a wire from bim jn two whole hours.” a ie A PIKER? NEVER! 4 Last April Joseph M. Schenck ought the fim rights to a play Crom Wagar Selwyn for one of the T madge girls and paid lim $50,000 them. He conrpiained about the price @ little and Mr. Selwyn said: “No wonder {t's high, You woa't pay much for original #tories.” “wrtte me some and see,” enorted Mr, Bchenck. Mr. Selwyn took a pen and wrote . ot © contmect covering four sturice i for Mr, Schenck for a total of $50,000, y acceptance of them being obligatory. To hin surprise Mr. Schenck signed tho agreement | Later Mr. Selwyn couldn't find the | theart to take advantage of the terms of the contract and just didn't wiste anything. Soon he heard Mr. Sehenck was calling him A piker and a quitter : So he wrote a story amd took it to Mr. ‘ Wohenck. : “Deliver it to John Emerson, please,” @aid Mr. Schenck. Mr. Selwyn did. M ttand laughed. “Why, you've gol two stories here,” he said. “Jum cut it as T suggest and you'll collect twice.” ' Again Mr. Selwyn did. And now § “the piker” is fondting a check for $25,000 bearing the delicious auto- raph of Joseph M. Schenck. ' 4 WHY, OF COURSE! i : Sam Forrest in working hard di- reoting the rehearsals of “The New House,” a Scotch play which Bam H Harris will produce, with Richard Rennett in the principal mle. “Gooh!"' said Mr. Forrest lagt night. “1 tai Scotch, I dream Scotch and | eee Scotch ail the time.” "Do you drink Booth?” asked Abe “ure!” replied the director, sud- Gently shaking off his languid alr “Got any?” | ‘The rest lv a secret TO PLAY “EYVIND.” Conroy & Meltzer wih present Mur- garet. Wyoherly in “Eyvind of the Ws,” a drecou by Sigur Johnnenn, at the Greenwich Village Theatre Tues- day efternoon. ——— SWmerson read NO BABIES AT SING SING. Qfax Marcin, producer “Three Live Ghosts,” 16 worried. The play is to be given at Sing Sing Sunday night, and all the propertica are reudy et the prison but'a bully carriage. Max says he doem't know where to get one. However, if none can be pevoared he Intends to teach the baby 70 wail. A COP HUMORIST. George W. Cafahan, who plays the old shoemaker in “The Meanest Man fu the World,” lives in the Inwnod section and, wince the crine wave Riruck town, he has been stopped and wearched eight times by the polloe out ait way. © last time It happened Mr. Callahan thought he'd “kid” the oop. “Ray, what de you fellows think I a@m—a hold-up man?” he asked. “Well, f you ain't, what are yout” the bluecoat. “I'm a salesman. T set) suspend- “St ders, en? came from the | Oop. nen you wurely are a hoid- Wi and Players DUDLEY Ueville next week at one of the Pruc- tor theatres, Bthel Vavis und Jessica Brown bave ougaged for “The Midnight Rounders of 192i.” Ben H’ Usberall entertained Gua Edwards and the kida at Reisenweb- ers last night. Ben once wanted to be a Gus star, but contracted the hives. Seale EL einngle * hon ® bull un ber farm near Denver tuat took a prige in a stuck show hun week. John Quiden wired the bull kis congratulations, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Time uw money—after it © evo! through the mine of industry. FOOLISHMENT. A dald-headed mon from Pera Said “Winter ts Ane. you bet yout Tn tiater the fy Ian’? wiih us, and | Don't have to keep murmuring, | ‘Shoo! " FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. se mene month do women talk the teat “y PITTSBURG woman. THRASHES HER HUSBAND AFTER. DRINKING APPLE JUICE. /T WAS THE STUFF (CIDER. * GARDEN OF é IM eee. our JAPAN Now CONTROLS ) THE ISLAND HAVE EMIGRATED iA BR Sim TOUGHENS A MAN TO MANY TRIALS WIT THE SMALL | TOWNS ws OF CLEANING Up man.’ next night. Mr. Callahan told George M. Coban and al- eferson Shrewsbury Nutt, _ Special correspondent of this col Gmn, writes ue from Bogash, 0., @s follows: Deer Dud—I and the wife are veading your “Bullseye Brown" tory and like it. The wife has @ wncle, Pepper Bone, who wmows @ cousin of Boots Tar Binghouse, oné Pepper says he Phinks it’s os good as “Ben Redé.” My olf daddy, Ike Shrewsbury Nutt, wee in Hanne Del, Mo. one time, where Maz Trein Mved, and he says “Bulle. wamed after him. Yea, sir, we beth think you're a great author, that the story is wonderful and that you're a fine fellow. By the Wey, would you take time to aend Wty bones as @ loan? And get to New York the she’s going to let you to @ few shows on You haven't got an ex- DULL COPPER = WENT BACK FOR Ati? PEAK Gov. MILLER, Now KNows NEWSPAPERS OF FUTURE MAY BE. PRINTED iN COLORS — I} Wlen Reo Mm "REDNa WHILE ornare. y] - ARE YELLOW ~_—e > BURGLAR, WHO ed WENT BROKE a ‘ue IN WALL ST. 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