The evening world. Newspaper, August 23, 1921, Page 20

By BIDE DUDLEY UR old friend Al Jennings, + ' ago to make a little cal) and tell us he is to lecture on. Al and we fived some years in the same town—Leavcnworth, Kan We didn't meet so very often o there, however, as ne resi of the big Governmeat hotels, ‘We were forced to eara our own living Patside, Al was a yeeat friend of O. Henry and he told us a story of the famous writer and himscif 1 Dufty and 1 “Gilman Hall and Ric Magazine men, and O. Henry were dining at Mougquin's one n gaid Al. “I was telling of some hold-ups in which I participated and Hall and Duffy were deeply interested AW the time Porter—that was Henry's real name—leaned back and said , nothing. 1 held the centre of the stage, When we had finished dining, ‘orter and 1 went to his hotel, the ledonia. “ Colonel,’ he said to me, ‘I sat in you telling of your exploits. xt time we ali meet tell them | held your horse on a couple of your escapades, will you?’ “I laughed and said 1 would. It wasn't long until we four dined to- gether again and | told some more of my experiences. While describing a train hold-up 1 stopped and, turning to Porter, suid: “That was the time you held the horse for me—oh, pardon me! IT didn't Mean to give that away.’ “The next day Porter called me up. ‘It worked like a charm, Colon @aid. ‘I sold those fellows two.st this morning.’ “THE THUNDER BIRD.” Charles Dillingham — afte ference with Fokine 8 call the ballet in the show, in which M. and Mr will appear, “The Thunder Bird. as taken from an and Tchaikovsky : | STOCK IN MOUNT VERNON. Daniel Bagnell will be director of the Westchester Players of Mount | Vernon. Engaged for this stock company are Corrine Cantwell and Smythe Wallace, who will have the Teading roles. “Civilian Clothes” will ‘be the'opening play. i WHO'S LOONEY NOW? “The girls of “Sally” and “The Fol- "we are informed, want to be called “refrain girls" hereafter in- mead of “chorus girls." They say that every time a scandal is aired | in the press the woman in the case | ja-called a chorus girl, when in nine O@t of ten cases she was never on the stage. We'd like to quit using the old mame, but we fear we can't refrain, girls. THIS 1S PROMISING. ‘William Collier and Sam Bernard @re among the bright lights enzuged Sam H. Harris for {rving Berhn’s usic Box Revue,” now being pre- Pered for the new Music Box The- etre. GOSSIP. “Swords” will open at the National Sept. 1. “The Detour” will open to-night at , the Astor Theatre. | Miss Marguerite, the dancer, now Bas the role of Zadie in “The Last | Waits.” Jessie Bonstelle has been made a| r of the Producing Managers’ Association. Primrose Caryll, daughter of Ivan Se. has been engaged by George | ©. Tyler for “Erminic.” | ‘Ann Andrews will have the feminine ead in “The Champion,” starcing Grant Mitchell. Mary Kennedy has been engaged to appear in “Other Lives" which Mare Klaw, Inc., will produce. Marie Wells has been given one of the leading roles in ‘The Merry Widow,” now in rehearsal Phil Baker arrived from Los An- yesterday a sick man. He ip at forse e members of "The Bat" cor y will celebrate the first birthd: the play at midnight to-night on the gtage cf the Morosco Theatre, It Yooks like a big night Cecil 5 De Mille’s film, * "has been appr San Raphael Hotel ‘The Affairs ed in its Board of shown ul @t the Rivoli and Rialto Si A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Go-carts to hire to tired mothers at the Bronx Zoo Park.—Newspaper headline. Why “‘to hire"? FOOLISHMENT. He's home again, Owen Wister, You know who he is, of course,! Mister? If not, drop around, And if he can be found T'll introduce him and his sister. FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. | “I saw a negro baby to-day that! weighed only two pounds.” “Ig that out of the ordinary?” “Sure! Whoever heard of a negro Baby vo light?" ———— SOCIAL DIPLOMACY. MS. CHARMER and Miss Blunt met at the parsonage as both were paying calls. Tea was gerved, and as Mrs. Charmer nibbied @@ ner cake, she murmured: “I must say, my dear Mrs. Pastor, | ‘this cake is delicious.” ‘Dhe pastor's wife beamed. Then twy ladies left, and as they walked » Miss Blunt burst out: “Really, Mrs. Charmer, how could you say that appalling homemade fake was delicious?” _ “ didn't say it was,” cooed Mrs. “I only said must, you in the city 9.) * Life's a bubble pamraneenousnenmatascnneses | {_OUR YOUNGER POETS || | “We have decided to est for eb. of fifte have a rhyming | the age | a nice npetition en under Jeb follows, sch, of Wooe My brother fell in | 4 deep nud puddle, | And he was very sad. This was written Hawn Station | T says to him Youre muddy, but dowt fect bad.” | “PERSONALITY” SOON. William A, Brady present} by Phitip cr Ewing the Playhouse Satu night, Louis Bennison and Henry Dixey have the leading role bors othy Bernard will be in the cast also, | will Brady, at | TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1921 | anne - YEW, dus! 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WHO HAKIGs OVER’ “THE KITCHEN STOVE ALL DAY INSTEAD OF GETTING AN LL EXPENSWE COO! Cc ‘a 1 ASK vou! Ti SAY TAM -HE CALLED Me A BIG “SAPHEAD'— AN’ I CALLED HIM ANGIHER i} RE! by qr "es ASKS FOR ty Separation /////) | /#.~ BECAUSE HER RusSIAN HUSBAND SNORED. Musr 8E A | TERRIBLE | 4aNGuaceE | 70 SWORE ™ THere| “MUSIC” OF LIKE A DUCK FARM Duck CAUSES JERSEY MAN Ais MA Lis: Home. PALER RIGHT — 5 ne SUE [ARE You (No - No TipaT pobre L sure she’ 14 F Home, ges ae Bowe irradia! DID. You WOULD NT e { TT IN? LASH Him? [eee cu vue ee GRASs — ‘@Le MEN WHERE'S | CUTTING Grass | my ea AND WORKING 4 ON ROAD me BUILDING ‘To PAY WAY} THROUGH COLLEGE es ( WONDER iF) PARIS Doctors GEORGE BLAME PARKER CIGARETTES foamy AND COCKTAILS FOR INCREASE TAKE THREE TAKE Aw TAKE Wol Pur one, = | #1 GOpDNESS! WONDER BF HOW DARE You BREAK |S 2 & OF Ore ee val WHAT LITTLE Teppy OPEN THAT BADY'S /&T ONLY WANTED} 2 1S SCREAMING ABOUT- To BORRow THAT'S « I THoucut THAT HINT FOR CHILD WAS ASLEEP. FoR THis WEEK, 44LD HEADEP MEN ALTHOUGH THBRE ARE “THOUSANDS oF EMPTY APARTMENTS “fal S ARE TED AGAINe SHARPS AND FLATS SMITHS LEAD ALL FAMILIES | EVENING WORLD’S SUMMER: $105 Every Week In Awards Three of $10.00 Nine of 5.00 Thirty of 1.00 For Children Under 15 Years of Age To stimulate interest in drawing | among the New York school children, | Yhe Evening World is publishing | three days each week an uncom. | pleted strip similar to the one | | printed h€re to-day. | For the best work done in com- pleting each strip The Evening World will make ONE award of TEN DOLLARS, THREE awards of FIVE DOL- LARS. “4 TEN awards of ONE DO} omp! panyin, LITTLE JACK HAD A BALL AND A | your drawing is made, Vetyle a ge that ttn which SPRATT SAI KNOCK A HOME D AES WATCH ME RUN. * corner of the envelope or GUESS fiGHT’ MBor GUESS (FIGHT! THIEVES CLEAN OUT CHOP Suey FL ACE HEAR pity pie HALL bipy'T ° HAVE A coy SHIMAMANS CHANCE RO Ee OOrey You will be eligible to receive an| tures in the strip are drawn. in which your drawing is mailed.) name and address and the number of) will by iblished this page one S TO ASK award If you have not yet reached ,, YoU" completed. rhyme must end This is important, | your drawing at top of the same sheet. | week from to-morrow, together with | BRITAIN H} your tifteenth birthday at the te)" it'is not required ef any contestant| Your drawing must have clipped or| Your completed. drawing must be the names.of the 14 award winners, FoR SELF { that the strip from the paper be used | pinned to it (not pasted) a note from | received by The Evening World not The Evening World will not return GOVERNMENTs ubmitting drawings. one of your parents or yeur guardian | later than & P. M. Saturday, Aug. 27.| any of thi wings submitted. A CASE WHAT TO DO. ‘ote that to-day's drawing is num-| stating your pres je and the date| duress Editor, Evening Wortd's|_,'0, fairn all, no competitor te the rhyme in Bee that your draicing | you were blue, Dinan! hehea. PD ee ghall be. snblited te more than one SF Janwica ip ani ri e same number an oo ama or five awards our rhy! vanlerias Member Sh in the lace tale 140, eet Halt Btation, New York Qity. [Seng ‘the course of these drawi ng GINGER, | SCHOOL OF DRAWING—No. SEE THIS PAGE TO-MORROW FOR NAMES OF AWARD WINNERS AND $10 AWARD WINNING DRAWING FOR STRIP NO. 25 INN. INC T. OME “0 WONDER WH AL SMITA AS LEAPER RRO eee PHI KE HIT THE BALL FAIR, nee teu IT FLEW THROUGA THE SAYS SURE ZN |\oen = FIRE RULE To HOLP HUSBAND IS To "KEEP HIM GUESSING’. competitions. The $10 award winning drawing i / } i