The evening world. Newspaper, September 13, 1921, Page 24

About Plays By BIDE | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1921 | and Players DUDLEY M GILL, the Brooklyn tenor, } had a story about a school | teacher yesterday at the Friars’ Club and insisted on telling it. “It happened ast spring,” said ‘Tom. “She told it to my wife and me and we had a good laugh. One day the older sister of Ikey came to the school “‘Miss Blank,’ began the girl, ‘papa came the reply. ‘Ikey o'clock. Why?" “‘Well, he hasn't been coming home from school until late and last night he didn’t get in till midnight. Papa thought maybe you kept him after schooi.’” HE ADMIRES HOPE. For some reason or other Hope Hampton, film star, is very popular in the Philippines. Every ship from the islands brings her a number of “mash” notes. One that came recent ly said: “Dear Madame: Tam in great ple ches you. [can you in the movie a strong heartfii. equaintancesh ip. of desire to be your In delight IT would have a fine pictur of you and « I not very bold?) Bu there is no blame it when one is 8 pretty good like you.—Andrea Cris pina.” WHAT A THING TO SAY! A. Narcissus Kober jammed out « rhyme on his type "the other day and showed it to Sylvia, who always nurses him when he's ill, She said it was indeed worthy of his skill, 5° Narcissus sent it to us. Look what we have to blame the Post Office De- partment for: I tasted bliss when I did kiss This dainty, fair-faced muid. Her hand 1 acized, her waist 1 squeezed, I smacked her, unafraid. Then with a sigh she said that I Was first her lips to touch. It brought me fear lest some one hear (This was indeed too much). I gave a sigh and then'spake I: | “If what you say is true, | And you, I wist, have ne'er been) kissed, | Ther&s something wrong with | you.” M'CORMICK SAID IT, Langdon McCormick, author of “The Storm” and of a new thriller) “Adventure,” invited several nd the week end at his | e at Mountain Lakes, N. y over one of the guests , | “f have heard about Jersey mos- | Quitoes. Tell 1 re they thick out Where you live “Not all of them,” replied Mr. Mc- Cormick, without thinking of the ter- tible effects the joke might have on| the public, “Some of them are long @nd thin.” MOSQUITOES AGAIN. | Freddie Goodrow of the National Vaudeville Artists, Inc, joked a bit| Tecently and decided it was too good to keep. “Here's a good one,” he writes. "Be- fore I left the country an old rustic] &Qpprvached me. “Well, son,’ he said, ‘so yer goin’ York!? . sir,’ T says “ ‘Well,’ says he, ‘don’t forget to sec Doug Fairbanks in “The Three Mus-| keteers.’" | “ain't that a smash?” | JUST A RUMOR, Broadway hears that a party of | Managers called on George M. Cohan recently and urged him to rejoin the Producing Managers’ Association and thus put himself in a position lays without encountering the y shop. None of Mr, Cohan’s close as- ociates can confirm the report. The theatri: business needs George M. fohan, but he has taken no stops to fet back in the game as yet. ; GOSSIP. Cora Witherspoon will be in “Lilies @f the Field.” Hazel Turney ix engaged for Lee) Kugel’s “The Fifty.” | Ethel Barrymore opens in “Do- | Classee” in Rochester Monday | The 400th consecutive performance | of “The First Year" was given at| the Little Theatre last night | Kilbourn Gordon, Inc, launched | Edward Chilas Carpenter's comedy | “Pot Luck" in Atlantic City last} night. | To-night, at the Cort Theatre, Sam H. Harris will present “Only 38," a mew comedy by A. E. Thomas. The curtain on "The Blue Lagoon” at the Astor to-morrow will go up| a( 830. Late comers must wait till the act is ovep. “The Man in the Making,” by | James W. Elliott, will be presented by | John Meetan in Baltimore to-night. Marilynn Miller and Leon Errol cabled congratulations to Dorothy Piexson and Leslie Henson of the Fondon “Sally” yesterday for the hit they have scored in the piece. ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. Al K.—That film is at the Manhat- mo Rpen House now. es, many times. name, s0 far as we know Surprised—We used that joke in a minstrel show fifteen years ago. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. | Mrs. Polly Schmid: of the Bronx, | who found a safe cracker at work in| her bakery, notified the police. Evi- dently Polly didn't want a cracker. It's his! FOOLISHMENT. | T never was a flirting man; To live a quiet life's my plan, And I'll say this— If any lady at me winks, 2B won't care what the whole world) thinks, At her I'll hisa. FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. | OUR YOUNGER POETS | Little Sammy Hoffenstyne, aged ten, of Round Top, N. J., is eager to win the castor ofl lollypop. Sammy has sent us a poem that his touched our heart. See how it affeocta you. Here it is: “Papa, you are very funny, You're 80 careful with your money; 1 would like some shoes to have. Shall I spread on you some ‘salver’"" ‘Twas a little poor boy speaking, Soon the father’s heart was leaking. With real sympathy adorning, Johnny got them shoes morning. next “ANATOL” BREAKS RECORDS. Ceell B. De Mille's motion picturs, The Affairs of Anatol,” broke al! ords at the ay. Just 9, voli and 10, people saw it at t the Rialto. SPECIAL Rob LINE, Hooks, FLIES ‘ N'EVERYTHIN’ TLL SHow THese NATIVES HOW “TO CATCH FISH [aoe ay ni and Rialto on} THE BIG LITTLE FA p AARP DRA AARP APPA DARD APPAR DAPLPLPPPL PLP [JOE’S CAR “t- ot “t “t And He Gets Paid for It! Ke You DON'T HAF TA “TELL me AGAIN can't y'see JM IN MY sHIRT SLEEVES: HEADED STRAIGHT FOR “tH' GARAGE ? vy i” “Ty'SAMe AS A CHAUFFEUR! MOE, iS THERE PLENTY OF waTEeR IN “H'RADIATOR —AND DOES SHE. NEED ANY OIL ~ How ABOUT GAs ? TL HARTA SEE “Hat H'caR Is as SHINY @S A DOLLAR WATCH OR THEY'S AN AWFUL HowL! IF A“TRE Goes FLAT (T'S JOE WHO HAS Ty PLEASURE. OF MAKIN’ tT ROUND AGAIN! or “THE MAIN DIEF'RENCE BETWEEN ME AN’ A CHAUFFEUR IS ht’ CHaurreue GETS To RIDE Wt! WELL 5.1 CAN NEVER BE SURE. | | | susT SHow ‘EM How “tO FISH IN A SCIENTIFIC wwe € HER GARDENER. Ont Way oF REMOVING we’s so AWFUL LOoKIN® THAT THE CROWS ARE A-SCARED TS COME INTO OuR GARDEN WE GOT MY | { ONCLE EZR4- Scea s 7 NEED ANY scakc ~ CROW IN OUR CARDEN - om, see? We DONT EVERY BODY SAYS I'M GETTIN’ AS FAT AS A HOUSE, BUT. L THINK THIS LIGHT. DRESS MAKES ME LooK | PU WORSE “THAN Tam! EVEN $105 In Awards Every Week 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, | The Evening World is publishing three days each week an uncum- pleted strip similar to the one printed here to-day. For the best work done in come pleting each strip The Evening) your fifteenth birthday at the time| World will make ONE award of TEN DOLLARS, | . “How high is the Woolworth Build- at’s it called?’ 7 THREE awards of FIVE DOL LARS. TEN awards of ONE DOLLAR. 4 t a THousands WirsdouT SEATS AS SCHOOLS OPEN. STEALING\ HE SuBwars STUFF Gort ASHINGTON Tu Tew YEH, TM ANxiouS To SEE DON'T DARE TALK To) [Your DRESS? = A KATINKA You'Re Bou Tui Sis ol ME - You MADE eee Mints all DIDN'T You Tew 2 foes. aor > LAST WEEK! RUIN My WHoLE To Your ME To DYE’ IT # OF REVOLVER ae Dress! Dress ? SHors. **" prestal . EADS As! erme 8) ING WORLD’S SUMMER SCHOOL OF HORSE SENSE BEAVERS DRAWING—No. 37 | Rn ee SEE THIS PAGE TO-MORROW FOR NAMES OF AWARD WINNERS AND $10 AWARD WINNING DRAWING FOR STRIP NO. 34, LIMBURGER! penis ney i { LITTLE MISS BARRET SHE FED I(T ON SHE FED IT ONE DAY, CHEESE Buncpine nes ' HAD A POLL PARROT- CRACKERS AND AND TAEN WENT Away HOME uP on; BREAD wee | METIMES FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT eee eens CENTRAL VILLAGE CONN. | BOASTS <= H | OFA. j | CucumBER, t 40 INCHES i | LONG. | ' ENOUGH | TO PICKLE ! THE TOWN ij ! i You will be eligible to receive an style as that in which the other pic- | print Number $7 in the lower left| accompanied by such a note, giving The $10 winnin: H award if you have not yet reached tures in the strip are drawn, | corner of the envelope or package |the.statistics required. PRINT your | Will be published on thi Your completed rhyme must end|in which your drawing ts mailed. This|name and address and the number of | york from tormorrow, togel ons, Silanes Meine with a word rhyming with “BREAD.” | is important, your drawing at top of the sameshest.lmnnen toute H v ng It is not required of any contestant! Your drawing must have clipped or! Your completed drawing must be| The Evening World will not return 3 it WHAT TO DO. that the strip from the paper be used | pinned to it (not pasted) a note from jreceived by The Evening World not rawings submitted, ORT SHIP. | “ _ [in submitting drawings, ne of your parents or your gua later th Ms 17. to all, no peti Complete the rhyme in the accom: | “Note that to-day's drawing 49 num |etating your present age and th ayes a8 whe Saturday, Sept. 17-| anall be entitled to more than ane $19 MELTED panying strip and draw the missing bered $7. Bee that your drawing you were born (year, month, 5 Porn poten poten iw rape are he Sor he Bi anaes duns ar ploture to fit your rhyme in the eame dears the same mumbder and alec Ny drawing will be considered unless 140, City Hall Station, New York f” Sez ne ceurae of taste Graning oem LAST” ( y |” PSD seid biieidiabeiiiaiaiahitsiaaiaiitandaidei lt ak