The evening world. Newspaper, May 28, 1921, Page 12

| | | i i i About Plays By BIDE TL:‘TON NOBLES and the tour- ing “Lightnin'” company are back in New York. While on A week of one night stands down Bouth, booked by Eddie Cooke, a men~ dicant fiddler appeared in front of the theatre, He did well and when the troupe reached the next town, there he was. This continued all week. Finally the company went to the sta- tion at 5 A. M. to catch a train and they were ali grouchy. There sat the fiddler on a truck, also waiting for the train. Matt Allen saw him. Matt was feeling particularly sore about | being out of bed so'early, He polnt- 4 to the mendicant. “Cooke must be booking that BUY, | too,” he growled. | erage | A TALE FROM KENTUCKY. H. Van Antwerp, a dealer in stone at Farmers, Ky. has sent us a story with the request that we print it for) the benefit of our subscribers in dl town. Here's the story: ‘The quarry boss and the mil were from New York, got the New, York papers and were always spouting | to the boys about what they read in those papers. One day a mule bit © thumb off Floyd Oney, a cart driver. ‘Oney picked up a club and approach- ing the mule, said: “Yeah! You think yer d—n smart, @on’t you? You must ‘a b’en readin’ some New York papers.” , 1 boss JOHNNY MEETS GEORGE. Johnny Dooley met Georg» M. Cohan en Broadway yesterday. 5 “How's the vagabond with your" asked Johnny. . “T'm still playing it without a net, replied George M. a “Tl have to get up and see you. “Don't miss me,” replied George M. “It's an education.” ‘At that point a humane ice wagon came along and drowned out the resi of the conversation. OBSERVATIONS. Will the East 108th Street young woman who writes us she is taking her meals off the mantelpiece, kind- ly explain? It is our private opinion that Hleanor Painter's bow is the most charming on exhibition along Broad- way. Josiah Hopper of Bronxville writes ws to ask if the ring a blackmailer gives a door bell might be called « blackmail ring? ‘Tom Fox, who won the gross re- ceipts of the Demsey-Carpentier fight as first prize in our Pet Advice competition, is afraid to take the money. He says he once knew a girl who inherited a fortune and was 80 overjoyed she dropped dead. WHAT BILL ANSWERED, Bill, the small son of Sam Sidman, comedian, calls both his mother and is maternal grandmother “Mother.” Mrs, Sidman went to a hospital re- cently and Bill's school teacher heard of it. “So your mother’s in a hospital!” whe said. “Yes, ma'am!” replied the boy. “Which one?” “Mrs. Sidman.” BILLIE SHAW'S PLAYLETS. Billie Shaw (it's a girl), who has written many short stories and play- Jets, will be seen in six of her own one-act plays at the Selwyn Theatre on the afternoons of June 7, 8 and 10 Miss Shaw once won a beauty contest. and we sort o' think she could do i again. Dawgone! Gossip. Charles Dillingham has engaged Robert McWade for “A Wise Child.” Dorothy Ward and Shaun Glenville will be in “The Whirl of Now Yogk.” Grosy Bellaire will go to, Chile with “The Passing Show of 1921.” ‘Loew's new Alpine Theatre in Bay Ridge will open Monday night, Juno 6. Avery Hopwood will see a few bull- fights in Spain before returning to the be a special’ dancing matinee at the Terrace Garden Dance Palace Monday. Each patron will be given an American flag. Sid Caine, Billy Glason and Jimmy McHugh have written a song called “Clowning at the N. V. A." Jack Mills hhas it. Grace Perkins, engaged for “The is one of the best fox Scarlet Ma pe | BUGHOUSE POEMS _| Attention, bards! It is necessary, of course, for the success of this col- umn to have your contributions; but, gosh, must you address the revered columnist as Bughouse Bide? Three contributions, @0 addressed, reached ‘ws to-day, and now every body in the New York Post Office is aware of the fact that we are. First prize, @ copy of “He's Ravin’," by Frank Pope of the Journal of Commerce, goes to Sol Rintel in to-day's contest. Sol lives at No, 1323 Clinton Avenue, Bronx, and is 4 fine boy. Here's his rhyme: If life was lived on foolishment And reading wit would bring the cent, T'd read your stuff, And that's no bluff, Pd soon be some bank President, Mecond prize, a self-cheesing mouse - trap, goes to Ernest Demure of No. 664 East 189th Gtreet, New York. His yhyme, which is really lovable, fol- lows: BH met fair Fan by the garbage can and Players DUDLEY Here's ANOTHER: LT THINK {LL ASK “THE OWNER IF HE'S SATISFIED WITH (FY —"THAT's TH'WAY “Td JUDGE A CAR You'RE “H/CHAUFFEUR EH? HM-M~M — SAY, “TELL ME — (S THE UPKEEP ON “THese. Jo CARS VERY MUCH ? Gee put’ Tat “Le-Mon” 13 ONE. SPIFFY LOOKIN’ BoAT ! EVERYWHERE 1 Look Now 1 SEE 'EM —GosH Bur 'D LIKE “To OWN one! trotters and rag-time piano players in Westchester County. Crane Wilbur and Martha Mansfeld, film stars, are appearing $n the Proctor theatres in a new sketch by Sam Ship- man and Clara Lipman. MA GOODNESS BOSS ~ y'GIT AK BILL Fo UPKEEP ON DIS CAH — A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Do one thing well every day and you'll never have the wolf hanging around the front entrance of the domicile. FOOLISHMENT. I danced with sweet Cordelia, | My joy could not be hid. Said I: “My dear Cordelia, You surely are some kid.” Then answered gay Cordelia, This pretty ball-room skidder: “Oh, thank you very much, sir, You surely are some kidder.” FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, “I understand you're separated from your husband.” ‘m."" What did he do?” ‘Jes’ died.” THE BIG LIT{LE FAMI HOLY MACKERALE EVERY TIME “I DICTATE A LETIER To THAT DUMBELL™ SHE BAWLS wuet KIS WOT T SAYD- WHY DONT Sou WRITE (T DUST AS T GosHamiaHTty # OUR CUSTOMERS WOULD HAVE To BE SAM LLOYDS TO DoPE Oot THESE LETTERS! MY TYPEWRITER HASNT GOT THe “ CATARRH” X64 ae fou Don's SEEM h TS UNDERSTAND — y | wHar I want To f KNOW 1S — WHERE ih | WERE THE Bott OF YOU © WELL, Bowsie WHERE WEeE MaARy- Wieee AAVE YOu Been ? ( 1S HER UNCLE HERE AGAIN FoR SUPPER ? GOSH, THAT OLD MISER HOLDS A CENT SO TIGHT HE CHOKES THE INDIAN ONIT! THE SUPPER WAS FINE, MY GIRL — HERE'S A Tip FOR YouR. IF THAT MUCKWORM OWNED THE PACIFIC OCEAN, HE WOULDN'T GiVE A PARCHED OYSTER A GoGGLe ! once [[WANT A DIATIOND % TESTED, LADY ? A REAL CANCER ? Gee t- MosT OF THE Sey LOUt— TM GONNA SRING A FELLOW Over WHO'S ONE SWELL DANCER! if I was Adam? Td go right up to Heaven and I'd say, ‘Please, Mr, God, if it's just the same to you, I'd like “Not a chance, Yoa couldn't get any kind of a crowd together these days that ‘ud think of allowin' one they don't deserve. It’s like the case of a girl 1 know. “What a brave, brave girl Mary the United States? “1 hov not, sir.” The sergeant looked sternly at the | The Day’s Good Stories | to have any rib back.’ uffalo News. | man to do all the talkin’ besides bein’| applicant, and asked: “What have] is!’ sald a young man in enthusiastic pat es a res the instrumental soloist."—Washing- | you read?” tones. ; , THE SPOTLIGHT SCRAMBLE. ton Star. Patrick hesitated but the fraction] ‘Mary brave? How so? inquired DISAPPOINTED iN LOVE. | down hill on his rival's new sled. 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