The evening world. Newspaper, September 23, 1921, Page 32

ee ae 1 I t b 3, T LAST New York has en ideal 4 music hall, The Music Box of Sam H. Harris and Irving Ber- MH, opened Jost night with Mr, Berlin's Seneful and richly-colored revue. This jal) that its name eusi and even more, for both inside and out It is one 4f the most beautiful theatres to be found on or off Broadway. “The fond owners were justified in lebrating the occasion with scence @. the roof and the front of thelr when a welcome little wer” wae deposited by the stork } recognised by incredulous stage | Minds ae “another revue!” But to ; it expected there waa ‘ material in readiness to dross lavishly, and Hassard Short made | Pte business to see that this was @ in the best of taste. Little Aleta ‘who popped out of the stork’s bundle, fea no excuse to worry her pretty as sho tossed off cocktails in and put doy friends under the in a chaste domestic comedy by Nordatrom given, quite prop- @ly, “by arrangement with A. H ‘Weods.” By way of returnng the ) @pmpliment late in the evening, Miss ‘Moore gave a perfect imitation of Mr. | Woods in the art of conversation. H> lengthy remarke were nothing !f not) personal, but they led to an amazing | | ong about “A Play Without a Bed- | ‘William Collier brought along ; skit called “Nothing but Cuts’ mad had a lot of fun with Sam Ber. uiird, who was mad about the leading | Hady and astonished to learn that Mr Gollier had known her when she wore he dresses, “House Hunting,” a tragedy by Thomas J. Gray, revealed | Mr, Bernard in the guise of a father found himself compelled to shoot Sa children before he could rent | | gpapartment. This was funny, but It| } might have becn dono in half the} Mr. Hernard also enlivened ths evening with a song “They Call It Dencing.” A motion picture dur- “ Music Box Revue” | Filled With Beauty BY CHARLES DARNTON F little house in West 46th Street | “Even Florence Moore looked daz- | Grn _Ceares EW PLAYS || | ined in white against biack by a sur- | prising lighting arrangement. Wilda jother things from t.me to time, and | “The Fan." | Emma Haig danced with both @kill| and humor, Mile, Marguerite was | among the trippers, and Reale ian gave an eccentric turn to the proc. ! ings. Shortly before midnight Mr | Berlin capped whatever climax might | | have occurred by revealing himself and bie atill smaller volce in bits of ongs that have made {It possible for | | him to acquire a theatre. It need only bo added that no one| could be color-blind to the fact that | the exquisite settings and costumes! filled the “Music Hox Revue" with beauty. Yésque, “Words Mean Nothing,” by | ge V. Hobart, struck a new vein | humor. | Joseph Santley and Guy Sawyer fig- | “ered gracefully in “Dining Out,” an! | t@gentous and original number intro- | ducing a delectable mushroom of fem- {mine persuasion, and last, but by no! least, The Check, hailed as ‘Bhe Bad News and called forth by the atest after-dinner speech. It was| wfagea to the queen's taste. Mos:| ue of all the numbers, however, was “The Legend of the Pearls, bout Plays and Players _By BIDE. DUDLEY | \ MB. GPORGETTE LE BLANC- | MAETHRLINCK plans to do} some acting In America, and in y of her own too. At her home f@ Barnardsville, J she is busy pking a spectacular drama out ot] ert’s novel, “Salambo,” and it ‘her intention to take the leading Qn it. If her present plan works the play will be produced tn} } ymber, although she has not yet ‘ ed a manager Mine, Le Blanc] commissioned Herman Rosse te { ign the decorative setting for the ‘ ction and she says there will be dental music by several younx ean composers “whose original \ Senception of the theme will create sGeegeation.” ‘THOMAS AS A STAR SOON. haries Dillingham announces that Charles Thomas will make his tes a star on Broadway in “The @ Letter" at the Globe Theatre Monday evening, Oct. 10, thus ming the regular season of that tre. The libretto and lyrics of ¢ Love Letter" are by William Le n, suggested by a play by Franz . Victor Jacobi has written the The cast will nclude Wil Carolyn Thomevn, Marjorie n, Adele Astaire, Fred Astatre, tharine Stewart, Jane Carroll, the ing Sisters, Charles Lawrence, ‘ Mpwnsend Ahern, Henry White, Pearl , Baton and the Globe Theatre ensem- ; TOM, IS WONDERING. | Jone of the characters in “Duley” ts umptious young advertising man Tom Sterrett, Over in Erie, t there is a Tom Bterrett who is In Advertising business. Now comes Teal Tom with # request to the ent of “Duley” to explain his name crept into the play. 3 good-natured about It. til I see the play,” he writes ree C. Tyler, “I shan't know ther to «ue you for damuges or y you something for using my TMr. Tyler has written him to drop gome night, see the show and 5o E ‘and have an ice cream soda ufter- 3) AUTHORS STICK ACTOR. SOowumo Hamilton und Augustus motored into town last eve- and went to a cafe for dinner. they had stowed away a man's meal apiece they discovered en) Bennett sang pleasingly of pearls and | added to the uncommon beauty hi JOz’S CAR n= eesmegereen mamentanbiceemnmewes sr 0 Jimminy crieKers! T CeRTaINLY OWN A 1 | | MODERN “ONE Horse sHay” | APART IN Tu'MIDDL | “THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY Now. PLAY AROUND HERE AND DONT You LEAVE The YARD $ KATINKA LAND SAKES! T WisH THey'D Quit YELPIN' ABOUT THE HIGH CosT OF LIVING — THIS SHACK IS AS CHEERFUL AS A RAINY SUNDAY In BROOKLYN ! J spatched to Mr. Faversham asking the Joan of $25 to pay for the meal. “If you don't send us the dough we can't see you act,” it read, Mr. Faversham got the two out of hock and last night he saw them across the footiights looking lke two tens and a five WELL, WHAT OF IT? “On a Kirondway c writes John Connery of No. 2 West 121st Street, “I saw a girl without Ip rouge, ‘This girl was real-—no insulation, no bobbed halr, no bobbed skirt, und she wore « becomingly simple frock. I pictured her ag a music student from the coun try and wondered how long it would be before she got the New York Idea and began to paint her face. Far bo it from me to give a second thought to the obstinate sex, but this girl looked so sweet and simple I could not restat stealing an occasional glance at her Once she caught me in the theft and On, Jcolored charmingly whe was 9 awect, natural, simple dream, that's all. At 47th Street she left the car and Tad no wont cast a few steps tand dashed into « door ge door of a theatre.” . ane MiSS NORWORTH RETURNS. Margie Norworth, who went to Bu- ast June with Sadie \b She and Miss Barton ing golf at Stockbridge, Mass, Norworth writes she will return to New York soon to appear in a musical production Ve 5) ( OUR YOUNGER POETS May Oriole, aged 14, of Brooklyn, has a keen desire for the castor oll lollypop and has entered the contest with a rhyme of the heart. To-mor- ow aught ends this contest, Jeffer- von Shrewabury Nutt in the judge. Watoh Monday's paper. Here's May's poem: Dan Cupid's love dart Has penetrated my heart. He's only an all-arvund clerk, But I'm crazy about him, Just can't lve without him, Do you wonder I shirk at my work? Ho saw the show and he saw something else, the same being gross rece!pts of $3,100 for the matinee per- formance at a $2 top price. Ever where he went crowds followed tim, cheering and shaking his band. Char. Ite Chaptin, please write, Gossip. “Put and Take" Is no more. Rabert Phi Hoya Woolsey will be In "Phi Bort Melville, John as Cochin are to act Agin, and ‘Mh a Thirty of the 3 Club, Washington, saw te Headed Boy” last night. National “The HEY, GEORGIE'S HOM wersham in “The Si Fox," 50 decided he wee nsitle for ther had « cent. T object in to town was to William note was de- George M. Cohan was in Is old home town — Providence—Wednesday to visit his musical play, “The O'Brien The total attendance at "Get To- gether" at the Hip will pass the 200,- 000 mark to-night, E. M. Newman, traveller and leo- — ALWAYS FaLuIn! LET'S PLAY AROUND TRE OLD APPLE T DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE KICKING — EVERY THING 16 GOIN’ DowN ! Food 1s CHEAPER — CLOTHING'S REDUCED - RENTS ARE LOWER — turer, has returned to New York after five months abroad. Leona Earl, dancer and comedienne, has joined the cast of “The Green- wich Village Follles of 1921." Leste Carter have something to which they may point with pride. “The Circle” hasn't had a vacant seat since it opened. Donald Gallagher of “The Man in the Making” has signed a long-time contract with John Meehan, producer John Drew and Mrs, of the pla Next we Jubilee Woek by Mr. “Bombo, piece, Scprano. Frances Rosenberg of the Shubert offices had a birthday, Sunday, but she won't say which one, y en comedian, Ben appear in ‘Theatre vin, person at next week, day The story of Jocko, the Hippodrome yr $50,000. was suspect Mark crow, being Insure Rood’ press work Tatexener, Barney Bernard, of Away,” plas twenty an Ww F ison W “The ‘I Rn "Religion? don w uce Yes, 1 learn the little religion Anit ticket seller at the hich teaches that we ali come from Tivoli, was once a Mack Sennett*Adam. But my older brother issin a Dathing girl. higher class; be learns the big relig- Oliver Morosco has e1 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1921 WieT'Ss “WE MATTER HERE — “LHAVING “TrovBLe ? TRovBLe’s Th'woRD “WHat DESCRIBES IT To BE PAINTED, AN’ SHE QUITS BEFORE 1 GET HALE, Kk, the last af "The Follles” he Globe, bas been called Follies It] To a poor fish named. Fred: will end Saturday night with a dinner on the stage to the entire company, Franklyn Hatle will have a role \n Al Jolson's new musical He used to be a minstrel boy will Capitol beginning Sun- "Two Blocks d Shylock at the age of ee and Was not very badly A part in tg ingaged Vera ion and th. Michelena and Orrin Johnson for trom monkeys."-—Boston NO “TAKING HER ‘all AY THERE & THa's A FUNNY ONES I'M AN AUTO PAINTER MYSELF ~—— WHAT ARE (“ONLY ONE. Lau DRED BUCKS! THEY SOCKING You FoR Th’ JoB? THAT “TELLS ~How PRICES ARE COMIN’ WHY, THE PAPERS SAY THAT HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF! THE PRICE OF EVERY THING MoM SAID, You Must NT LEAVE TRE YARD? a é Faith, an’ It'll Take Her Half the Time to Count It! From Now ON YOUR WAGES WILL BE TWENTY INSTEAD oF FORTY roles in “Love Dreams,” which will be renamed ‘The Notorious Renee.” A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. A line in the “ads” of “Honors Are Even" used to read: a darned | good show and It’s clean.” Now they | merely read: “It's @ darn good show.” FOOLISHMENT. I knew @ young woman named Della, Whose nature was simple and mella. aut one day she said “Good gosh! You're a helluvafelia.” FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “I was sleeping near an open win- dow last night when a hand organ began to play ‘After the Vell, what of it? ‘I caught cold from the air." es A now “Yes, sir.” “And what do you learn—reading, writing, sums?" “Oh, yes, and I learn religion, too." IN DIFFERENT CLASSES. VISITOR in an Australian home inquired of his host's lit- tle son, “Do you go to school teaches that we all come ‘Transoript. THE WOLF AT THE DOOR. RESIMENT SCHLESSINGER of the Baternational Ladies’ Gar- ment Workers said at dinner: “We all give ourselves away un- consciously, We are all more or less lke the little boy whowe teacher aaked him to define the phrase, ‘Keep- ing the wolf from the door.’ “This little boy wrote: “It does not-mean @ real live wolf from the door. A good example is when the rent collector comes to col- lect the rent. He knocks at the door, and you keep awful quiet, hoping that he will think there is nobody in and go away.'"—Washington Star, jp Bite hes ta MAYBE. CENE: Lobby of theatre, A lit- tle tailor, leading a toy about six years old by the hand, gives the doorman one tloket. Doorman: Here! You've gotta have a ticket for that boy. Tatlor; For dis boy? Ah, don't be foolish, mister. He's only a small little feller. He won't do nothing. Doorman; I don't care, You cun't get in unless you have @ ticket for the Ny. Tailor; It's Promise 1 ‘Theatre ail right, mister; 1 won't let him look. x RUINED BY STATISTICS. ee The Day’s Good Stories |! EL lel 'M discouraged and tired of life,” declared the head of the family. “Why so despondent? asked his friend, “Statistica.” “Statistics? What's that got to do with it?” “Yes; they eay that five hours of work a day is enough to supply each member of the community with a liv- ing, shared by all. “Well, I'm the only one in my fam-! ily that labors. So, if the statistics are | true, to support the crowd I've got to! work twenty-five hours a day."— Houston Post, ———— UNREASONABLE. HEN Freddy came home trom | school he was crying. Teach- er whipped me becaus the only one who could a tion she asked the cl Provided the work is equally | "he walled, Freddy's mother was both astounded and angry. that! asked you?" “She wanted to know who put bottle,—«od! tue ta ime a. “I'l gee the teicher about What was the question she the | ton fSLAND OF COTE BLANCHE, OFF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA FOUND To BE TUALLY ALL SALT — OH, wet / ISLAND _OF MANHATTAN /$ WRTUALAY IDAHO MAN DOWN WiTH | | SENTENCED | Bossism | To dA |_ FoR HAVING 4 WIVES= NEW way oF GAINING HIS FREEDOM “wooeowr PARALDE HYDE ‘ SOLD AS A WHISKEY v So (-$ THAT'S WHAT 17 ‘Sf PAAR Orne CONGRESS M AY | APPROPRIATE. 90,000 \ To STUDY | THE GRASSHOPPER FAMILY oe THAT'S Sy WHAT THE \ MEYER COMMITTEE \\ 1S DOING Ahn \\) WHist ME\ RECORD IN DARLING ~ AUCTION WHIST 5 HAND MADE WITH 13 DIAMONDS = MUST HAVE 400KED LIKE i, JEWELER S | WINBow ee neers | BEER Bite 1s SIDETRACKED.. 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