The evening world. Newspaper, July 8, 1921, Page 16

i} HERE is little doubt that Ber- ‘a nard Shaw's "Back to Mi\)u- selalf will prove to be at «ust he most unusual play of the coming season, one that will put the powers of the Theatre Guild to a severe test. Ja view of its character, Shaw's opinion of the theatre, as expressed in his preface to the play, is more than ordinarily interesting, and that is saying a good deal He declares thut in 1901 fe found the worst criticism of the theatre was, that intellectual seriousness was out { pluce on the stage; that the the- atre was: place of shallow amuse menti that soothed aficr tie enormous intellec tual strain of w duy in the city; in short, that a playwright was a per- ton whose business yt was to make ynwholesome confectionery out of theap emotions “My answer to this," he “was (o put ull my intellect nthe shop window under tt continues. ‘Man and Superman! Viat part of mY Sign succecded. By good luck and acting the comedy tiviupued on the stage aud the book Was a good deal discussc nee then the sweelshop view of tie gheatve has wen out of countenance and its crit eal exponents have been driven to fake an intellectual pose which, though often more trying than the.t obd intellectual n hilistic vulgarity, ut ieast concedes the dignity of the the. &tre, not to mention the usefviness of those who live by criticising it. And ahe younger playwrights are noc only saking their art seriously but being taken seriously themselves. 1 doing the best I can at my age. powers are waning. but so much the better for those who found me un- bearably brilliant when 1 wus in my prime." | “ALL STAR IDLERS.” At the Shubert Theatro next Thurs- day thirty members of thy Lambs, Friars, Players and Greenroom libs will stage at midnight th “All Star Idlers of 1921," a tye revue vy Will Morrissey. v performaace will mark the first of engagements, principally resorts. In the ¢ Wallace MeCutch Tom Lewis, Fred Wal Will More rissey, William B. Mack, Ned A. Sparks, Victor Wellington Cross, | Robert Giz, Thee, joe Allen, Jed Prouty, Effingham Pinto, Stuart W! in, Robe: Reginald Barlow, Tom Walsh, rk Belcher, Cyril Ring k Rutherford, | Robert Armstrong, Harry R. Allen, | Harold Woolf, Adin Wilson, Adrian Rosley, Harry Short and fred Manat, HUMAN WASPS, ‘There ts w type born in this world, Why they exist is*hard to tell, Inquisitors with yellow. streaks, You cannot crush and never quent “I hear you've lost your job,” they say, And utter it with covert smile “Why do you wear that funny hat And that old sult? It's out of style, “¥t's rumored your papa ia pinched | For using other people's wealth; — | | He was so unreliable, | He drank so much he queered his health.” | Afar off, in a vawning deep, Throvgis red-hot waves ; to goal. WR tx the penalty for wasps That needle-prick a human sont —GEORGIE P. MENDUM. A CRAVING FOR REALISM. Lynne Overman, who playa the fnebriated young man in “Just Mar- vied.” suggested thatthe management of the theatre set up a bar on the S 8. Lafayette, the ship on which the action of the play “Sounds legitimate to me," said Overman. “The Lafayette is a Mronch Line boat and outside the jurisdc- tion of the United States. Then be- tween appearances on the stage 1 ould spend my jime at the bur And T could promise You the mo: performance the world Let’s do that!" they'll fy realistic ever saw HUNTINGTON PERFORMANCES | Commit- of which Te National Theatrical tee of Near East Relief, « John Drew is Cha performances at thi atre, Huntington, L. L, Saturday, Aug. 5 and xramme wil? include two § rean scenes, the first act of Rostand “Romancers" and Stephen Phillips's * those who have pr are. William will, Migs) Mackay, ‘and Carrol! McComas. m, Lionel At- Miss Wyndham GOSSIP. Frank Reicher, who will present Bataille’s “Won Juan” in September HE PRICE OF LOBSTER. ('HEATRICAL man said at Chicago luncheon: “Chorus girls are economic | ®| “Well,” replied Mr. Vanderbilt, | “1 don't know what to call my place.) “He makes them all up out of his URUNeRT AC sates a little things af heart. A wealthy Chi- JEAN M. DIBB, age fourteen, No. 75/ 9 * | “you would understand Blank's odmb ) What name would you advise?" own head.”"—Youngstown Telegram. DANIE eT = eago broker told me yesterday that he, Elmwood Avenue, Bogota, N. J. I he Da Ss Good Stories better if you knew Mrs, Blank, She | His friend stood still and surveyed | _> INSURANCE by AETNA took a chorus girl of mine out to | steadied the ladder for him, you see.’ he structure, “It looks lke one of COULD BELIEVE THAT. { Me 2 supper after the show the other night, CHARLES LICHTENSTEIN, age! —Washington Star. | those Scotch castles in the High- Ora; me Jamie, what wasthe OW DON'T GET « As she was looking over the menu in, fourteen, No. 810 Fox Street, New rT eevee arene lands," he remarked.‘ “Why not ca'l| ® : y RED HEADED ABOUT IT the gorgeous restaurant the broker| York City, HOUGHTFUL FRIEND, “But, Uncle Clay,” she argued, “the A PURCHASABLE COMMODITY. " 2 p most wonderful thing you j 1 4 +| it Dunrobin?" hile hia said to her helpfully: F | £6] DON’T like a ¢riena to domineer in the ditch and"—— . | saw wi at sea? “‘How would you like a little lop. LEON SCHARF, age thirteen, No. 1 over me,” said the young 1 Ginnie,” broke ia the old BELGIAN woman, who lost her; “Dunrobin? Dunrobin? Yea, that's| “I think the strangest thing I saw ee oe . Hovard Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. with\ the patient diapoaition ‘that ox ain't nothin’ bus @ A husband !n a railroad acci-|a good name," said the profiteer;|was the flying fish.” a ran her eye down the | iA daition, 4 de ecely 0. -|“only, y e ; “ meou to the lebster department, and NORMA BROWN, age thirteen,) “Who has been doing that?” | stumbling block for folks to hide be- | dent, received from the com-| ‘only, you see, I have no intention! ‘Noo, laddie, dinna mak’ a fyte of Loser Sodan Vallal, NeY: SE ne ee ene ca: ie De Scripture do say if hw is in | PANy $2,000 by way of compensation. |of retiring yet.”—Boston ‘Transcript, | yer mither. Wha ever heard of a fish) TEMPERANCE DRINK “0, no. Don't let's be extrava-!| Avene aul | de h ‘ 7 +, | Shortly afterward she read of a tray- a fleein'?”" ‘ eye 4 dress suit |de ditch to pull hiny out, but it eon't | wi fae 28 rer fe pruch rather you'd | HELEN G GUNNINGHAM, 0 thire that's a good deal of liberty.” | Nowhere say to push him in on sat'-| eller getting twice as much for the| A CONFESSION. “Another strange thing I saw when VENTER IN IT Pay toe. is siWeahs| sseny Nos, 29. Gernell Ayes Yon-| «1 don't mind It, but when he asked | Ay 40's to have a chance to pull bm|loxs of @ leg. She went to the com- | LITTLE girl whose father ts |crossing the Red Sea. We dropped! By Sugar | _ ers, N. Y. for my umbrella I told bim 1 might | Ut on Sunday."—Boston Transcript. | PANY and protested that the differ- A widely known as a writer of anchor and when wo raised ft again| “RX PERTS HAD BEEN MISSING SOMETHING, GUINEVERE CHRISTMAN, age| want to use it myself, But he got i) Bisset Saeed ence was unfair, humorous storics, waa recently|there was one of the wheels of prayers O™. oe Sir Thomas Lipton’s fa-| thirteen, Farmingdale, L. |. lsnateihe anne | HOW HE bDiD IT. adam,” nid the offic BHA 0 approached by a visitor who said: Pharaohs harlot on ie ayr oH, ) vorite stories concerns an old EYERETT FINK, age thirteen, Hills: | “Mon? HE late W. K. Vanderbilt was |@¥ards are perfectly fair. ‘our thou- It must be nice to have a papa ve, laddie, I believe you. We've “TP You CAN Scotchman who went to a horse N “He simply suid: ‘Have your own | sand dollars won't provide the man|who knows so many fine stories.” Scripture for that."—Kansus City yace for the, frst time and was in.| ol Ni % J way. ‘They yur clothes that I'm noted for his quiet, kindly Wit.| Ji) a new leg, but for $2,000 you can| ‘The little girl bluahed. «| Times. 4UMP (TF duced to stake a sixpence in the third JOSEPH JUNEMANN, age twelve, trying to hoep from getting sp | ree gaa bearties wih easily get a new husband,"—Boston| “Aren't you/proud of your papa?" i | 7 -to- o vy some Ne. 429 Sanford A . FL When ‘ 4 f ORS: SAG. SAFO OF & BD: ‘ eo vi riloe on a 40 to-1 shot. By some, Neva rd Avenue, Flushing, | jot min Los Angelos Tinos whoue horee had duet won (ho Grana:| Tr ROsOrD! 3 the visitor asked. SOUNDED ALL RIGHT, NoT| EeeuINs miracle the horse won, and when the - - and a banker said ? Acne, | "Yes," the little girl answered, “but RIGHT AT ALL. | OSTER, Deokmaker handed the old man ins STUYVESANT VAN VEEN. age ten, UNCLE CLAY'S LESSON. SEAR AMERUTRALT AURGbARtn. the _ ? I think 1 ought to tell you something.”| 4 teacher in a provinelal school was GIVES WOMAN Ropeeke SE hardly believe his! No, 2 Pinehurst Avenue, New York Wold ieee ullerig to waned alprlal eusonne (e oan HE reluctance of some of our res-| “What is 1 | giving instruction in toola and their AWAY WHO ip va qnene' to tall maeTiest aii) SK: ally Gane upont nen Te vertiGdh OAS Mio Laer trace tauren proprislors to ont down | {rhe stories of my papa’n aren't utes He held up a bradayi, © as SToe HIM, | Names of award winners and $1 the bouse finishing on Suadu, young Man. Of all ui 0 Be on DHASS to mins tis) stories at se eet Pee eee | Wo Th replied the bookmakar. award winning drawing for Strip Wo, pine. work noglecied the day titers | roowtess chaps l-aver saw be wi Tldl¥s| story of a certain English profiteer.| “Not stories?” What other kind /of/awiliia thera! woman “Ma conscience,” muttered the 6 will be published on this page next |» 4 See Sey recklesa chap WAN SHO! TS ncaloiesiak a gray) mediaeval cial! Nei" He had in mind a shoemaker's awl. Seotchman. “Teri me, mon, how long MONDA You to| “alee Ginnie! Miss Ginnie!” hn It is beyond moe how he has ay aa However, @ bright boy flung up his WAS has this thing been goin’ on?’ cians Moomtete’ will be printed TO2MoR’ | monatrated, “you shore ty breakia' de| been able to climb to the top of the| OM ® mountain peak and 43 he was| And ina deep, hourse wiinpei, tine | pund and said: | CHICKEN Fe some | Sabbath aay. ase as hp hae Wong" approuching it with @ friend ha said, | child eontessed: | "Town “AlL ir.’—Londoi Chronicle E/THER. ¢ : . x noe ~ i omen SESE ST LE: | mnecomsiominsidematiinsiialadiMN iia 7 6 ia RE eg ‘ >" ‘“ » - ple went there to @e a RAYMOND G. KILLS, age fourteen, | at the Garrick Theatre, has engaged Lou Tellegen to play the title role. A pw producing named Authors-Pli fer its first play in September, Dudley Digges has been eng: Mare Klaw, Inc., to stage “Other Lives,” by Theresa Helburn and Ed- ward Goodman. A requiem mass in memory of Jo- sephine Cohan-Niblo will be cele- brated at the Church of the Bless y and Tist St i Tuesday horning. | The Nighteap,” the new Max Mar- Holton mystery comedy, will Ne first week in August at the Street Theatre | Adolph Klauber will produce “ of Three.” a y by Julian Fran Thompson, ‘To-morrow Mr. Klauber sails for Eur rt has been added wl set Maugham's com- h will open rly in Septem- | 8 will leave vaudeville Whirl of New York” noxt week. Th ¢ film version of “The Three Mus- | rs," with Douglas Fairbanks, begin a run at the Lyric Theatre | on Aug. 14, ' LITTLE MARY MIXUP a SR-R-R-ReO organization, | ers, Inc, will af-| ed by | Ue <= 3 Gosu! don't ASK ME = T DUNNO WHAT T'bO! How'd E ktlow It WAS GONNA BUST DOWN ? ‘ THEM THINGS Witt HappeN — = J —- TELL Boasie WS » COME J -AND UADTICE THEY ALWAYS HAPPEN ON ONE | OF OUR “PLEASURE* “TRIPs! YOY'RE SO ALL-FIRED smaRT, uMy DON'T You “THINK OF SOME way To GET THis THING Te ) We cant come Now- He says He te come As | SOON AS HE Teactles | LWERSTER'S DOS |) Some “rRIckKs — +ERES GLAD FERDIE'S WORKING IN AN (CE CREAM STORE — WHEN MY i -——_ MISSUS MAKES (T HOT FoR ME SORA = uw T CAN Come "gs 56 How Doo, rissus| SNOBING Ton | ~~ | 4s de Teac + thts CO WAY /| MULE des 4 \y 5 34 L NOTICED THAT WOMAN DIDN'T RETURN YouR. Bow, KATINKA ! I DIDN'T} Expect HER To! B; : THAT'S OUR NEXT DOoR NEIGHBOR AN’ SHE NEVER RETURNS ANYTHING $10 Award Florence Lichtblau, (Age Twelve), | No. 301 Columbia Street, Brooklyr $5 Awards Theodore Backer, (Age Fourteen), | Broadway and Cedarhurst Avenue, | Cedarhurst, L. |. Lester Stein, (Age Fourteen), No, 228 Beach 87th Street, Rockaway Beach, L. I. 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