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‘ By BIDE HN TILLER, who teaches groups -f Of girls to dance iike clookworks, . has arrived in New York from Paris with sixteen of his young women pedal-shakers, They are direct thom the Follies Bergere. We saw them over there, and they were the Dest thing in the show. This group of girls will be in “Good Morning, Dearie,” which Chariea Dillingham will produce, with Louise Groody featured. Incidentally, Jerome Kero, eomposer of this piece, doesn’t like the title and is trying to have tt changed te “Hop, Skip and Jump.” PLAY FOR MISS STARR. ayo well pleased is David Belasco with the success of Frances Starr's Pevival of Eugene Walter's play, “The Basiest Way,” that he has arranged with Mr. Waiter.to furnish Miss Starr With another starring vehicie. SHE RETURNED IT. * Houdini received a request from a Young woman recently for one of his Photographs. He sent it in a folder, om which was printed, “In five days return to Houdini Picture Corpora- tion, No, 220 West 42d Street, New York.” In about a week the photo- @raph came wack with the following Rote: “Dear Mr. Houdini—i received your photograph and am returning a after five days, as requested on the envelope, Piease zend me one 1 may \ ieep.” OH, SHUSH, ARTHUR! “Arthur Rosenfeld, the picture frame poet, saw “Dulcy” recently ‘ad . Lynn Fontanne (a young man, by the way) from the bottom | of his badly scarred heart. Once in his boudoir, in the astilly night, he wrote a poem to her, as per follows: Lynn, oh Lynn, Where have you been All this life of mine? T saw your play, And sure must cay Your acting was divine, OBSERVATIONS. ‘A man at the Empire's box office yesterday wanted two seate for ‘Bloody Sandy.” Jerome Kern went to London in -dune and spent ten weeks ocooped up with measles. Odd Mclintyre, who directa pub- Neity for F. Ziegfeld jr., carries a @ane and lives at the Rits, Leonora Hughes, dancer, just in from Paris with Maurice, wags the it of the town over there, A Marquis was broken-hearted ehe led for home, ‘When writer of this column of- » fered his picture to a New York Cen- tral ticket seller for insertion in a Sommyfation book, the man asked: this—Convict 7799?" THAT'S GRATITUDE. She was of haughty mien, and when & poorly dressed newsie touched her arm at 424 Street and Broadway, she arned on him frowning. =, “What do you want?” she de- ignded. ‘ou dropped yer handbag, lady,” he. said, offering it to her. She al- Most snatched the bag: “Young man,” she said, “there was @ hundred dollars in that bag.” She ena Sound she cash there. yu ha len t mor you'd mr gone to jail.” And pe ehe HER KIN FOUGHT INJUNS. ‘The Wil:amsport, Parla dis- @overed that Alice ig a lineal ndant of Cay yo b eer 3 aes hn Brady, whose ve hd monument are at Hall's Station, Miss Brady visited the grave yester- ay, piloted by Clarence L. Peasley ep Majestic Theatre, Williams- Bight.” ‘ fubert Druce will be in “Brite.” gail Arbuckle ta to be ina now Barry Macclium haa am a vaude: ketch of Irish life, me Mrs. Leslie Carter haa 2 new limou- fine, bought near the Circle, Oliver Morosco will revive “Lom- dard, Ltd.” with Leo Carillo in it. ‘Shinichi Kurasaki, Jap actor, is.en- geged for “A Dangerous Man,” | Renee Delting will be in the support ef Frances White in “Phi Phi.” “Blossom Time" will open at the Ambassador to-morrow night instead OF tonight, . “"Shufftie ng,” at the Bixty-thi: reet Music Hall, had played in Now ‘ork longer than any other colored rection. ‘omstock & Gest will present 'Becca” at the Majestic, Brooklyn, Phe week of Oct. 17. “Morris Gest ‘8 hy Chicago arrang- fog for Delyain to open at the Stude- cer mext Sunday in “Atgar.” . “Follies Night" was celebrated at the Globe last night. Twenty-one for- mer Folllesites were present, Blinor Giyn has written a play for Miriam the chikt whe’ wes ea t” will reach its 600th per- formance at the Morosco ‘Theatre next week. It's all season for this one. To-night will be debutante night at the “Greenwich Village Follies” at the Shubert Theatre. Twenty debu- fantes from Philadelphia will be re. A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Having read that a man named John Hill has been sent to the Ohio penitentiary for forging checks, Hep Skinner “How would you like to see a Valley | Safety Council, according to John A of Wellsville, is asking: Forge?” FOOLISHMENT, Tve never been to Washington, Where Oongress works for every one, But I intend to go some time, That's all, I guess I'll end this rhyme. + About Plays and Players DUDLEY RHYMED PROPOSALS . hes he ae Nee es A rhyme, signed merely “Mollie,” has come to us from West 87th Street. Mollie, it appears, is worried about the lack of nerve in one Joseph some. body. Maybe when he sees this he will take a brace and pop—that is, if he ian’t just kidding Moll along. Oh, Joseph (he knows who I mean). 1 do #0 want to be your Queen, But you're so awful slow, Now, when we meet next Saturday, Why don't you lét me hear you say Them words of love, oh, Joe? CLERGY AT A THEATRE. Practically every minister In Man- hattan, regardless of religious denom- ination, has been invited to see “The White Headed Boy” at Henry Miller’s Theatre to-morrow afternoon by the show's management. Undoubtedly the Irish Players will have a “good” house, MiGoSsH! Wot, & WONDERFUL OLE CourLe You WEAR THAT IT WENT AN BOUGHT You A MAN'S HAT FoR FALL! Detroit Is Inaugurating a “No Accident” Campaign 'c Educate People to Prevent Mishaps and to Make Intel- | ligent “First Aid’—Dele- gate to Eugenics Congress By Roger Batchelder. A “no accident” campaign will be launi shortly by the Detroit Russell, President of the Detroit Board of Commerce, who ts now at the Biltmore ‘This will come at about the same tme as the “No Accident .| Week” of Massachusetts, but will be of large scope. “Education of factory foremen and workmen la an Important step in pre- FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, “I gave my two kids twenty-five emits. What time was it?” A quarter to two.” vention work,” Mr. Russell declared, “For foremen in Detroit, a course will ‘be given which will b ecalled ‘In- creased Production with mo Accl-4 dents.’ lessons, and the instruction will be ‘C | given by a staff of engineers who have long experience in the “The foreman js the ‘key’ man of modern industry, After proper train- . ing in accident prevention work he can direcuy influencg the workman, explain to him what lessons, surgeons. If this training 18 univers- ally imparted, the workmau who Is injured will be assured of the best emergency treatment, and complica- tions will, in many cases, be avoided ‘Safety Teams’ among the executives and workmen of the Detroit manufacturing and these will be qualified to ca: an injure received JOE , THAT ComeDY FILM You WANTED ~ TO SEE (5 AT Te NEw THEATRE ~LETS GO AND SEE IT SHE CAN'T GET ME our “Eun! me it's some. Fim IL wanta see — fm wise Joe TAT wAS ED ye said FoR YOU TO COME NOWN AND PLAY PooL WITH YOUR ®UNCH OF PALS — OH GosH No! 1 wouLDNT WALK DOWN “HERE TONIGHT IF HARDING WAS GONNA HEAVE PIES AT “Ti KAISER « 1M “Too ThED —|F WE HAD “H'CAR \7'D Be DIFFERENT! in Ar ay WC NY YES = I DUST SAW MR.GMRS CASEY “THey'RE OUT CELE@RATIN’ “WEIR GOLDEN WEDDIN' # NOT, \F . tou sta’ 35 MUCH (eon Tm “MAD. I Tou You ‘Ta STAY ON THE SIDE WALK @ FWHAT MADE You HEY Mom! I WAS CROSSIN® THE STREET AND A BIG OTTYMOBUE & Sic SG ee =1F 4 OTTYMonILE NEARLY TRAN - T TLD HIM You'weRe To TIRED % GO out! T sust ASKED For SUITABLE FOR A GENTLEMAN ABOUT HOLY MACKEREL, 1 DIDNT KNOW THEY CAME IN. SIZES! Isn'T Is Nirry ? which makes even the old New York brew look pallid. Morcover, the brewery has a garden nearby, and all vis tors are invited to en: ter. In the centre ts a fountain from which comes glasa after glass of beer.. All the visitor has to do is to take his glass, slace it under the fountain and have It filled, He ts allowed to stay a8 long as he wishes. So you can imag ne why I am strong for the home town.” An appr in Lloyd George and believe that he will settle the Irish question,” as- serted H. J. Ross of Belfast, who nas ba just arrived in New York. “In our|NEW ORLEANS RACING SEASON minds there is no real question,” he POPULAR, added. “The future of New Orleans ts Mr. Ross, who is in the linen busi. |bright,” remarked Alfred 8S, Ames, ness, declared that at present prices| former New Yorker who now lives In are at the lowest, But the outlook | the Louisiana city, and who ts Presi- for the future is excellent, he con-|dent of the Southern Interstate Hotel cluded, ‘Association. ‘There will be a large tive groeni followed. Tere attendance at the racing season this rR “AS OTHERS SEE US.” year,” he said at the Ansonia yester- “I can't understand it," con- | day, “and New Orleans plana to re- fesses a delegate to the Second | vive the Mardi Gras this year.” International Congress of Eu- 8 with In college many years ago— I can't understand it!” ee A PROUD DIPLOMAT, SMALL boy was asked to dine A at the home of a distinguished professor, and his mother, fear- ing he might commit some breach of etiquette, gave him repeated direc- tions as to what he should and should not do, Upon his return from the great oc- casion she questioned, “Richard, did you get along at the table all right?” “Oh, yes, mother, Well enough.” “You are sure you didn't do any- It will comprise ten weekly subject. THE RUSSIAN MENU. “The hunger appeal is everywhere MY ee aner in|! Russia,” asserted Lewis Gannett, gentlemanly?” . plished und thg safest manner in “Why, no—nothing to speak of.” Can’t Understand Virility | wien tt can pe fone, American editor, who recently re-| genice, who 19 at the Majestic. FARTHEST FROM HOME. “Then something did happen. Tell 1 ui Y\" “rhe First’ Aid School will give|turneg from the land of chaos and ia “New Yorkers eat anything, at The “New Yorker for @ Day Or| me at once,” she demanded, of New York Men. prantical LR ROON us Burts ie now at the Pennsylvania, ‘The Goy-| any time and in the wrong way; | Two" who és farthest from home to-| “Why, while | was trying to cut meat it slipped off on the floor, 1 made it ali right.” What did you do I just’ suid, sort of carelessly, always the way with tough —Harper's Magazine. st diab Rca Lal, ALSO IT TURNS, But given by twenty prominent ernment ration for each person a day ey ee and work by artificial is only a pound of sour, black bread| lgh€ in overcrowded surround- and a few navy beans. The bread is| ‘ngs; they have too much amuse- d sgusting-looking and sticky. Your| ment and not enough fresh air knife ls muddy when you cut .t. And| @nd exercise; they are the vic- they have tea~a horrible mixture| tims of modernism, of city life day is EB, Joseph, who is at the Penn- sylvania, His home town, Shanghat, is nearly 10,000 miles from Broadway. Laas SNUBBING A LORD. have been organized thing that was not perfectly polite and | Alcws(wpers OY GRE 9 ove U To MARRY —_ Wipow { Because SHE SMOKED Too MuCHe A NEW ANGLE ON ove, SS Wipows WEEDS” | GUNMEN HOLD uP CARD PARTY = RAISING HANDS YouTH WITH rik OFF L.I. FARMERS. LVEY HAD _THEIRG EYES On HIM CALIFORNIA CHICKEN RAISER OF ROSEVILLE, CLAIMS ONE OF HIS HENS LAID AN EGG 9 INCHES Dut TIMES THE CAUSE OF MANY COAL MINERS OHIO GETTING MARRIED= , ANOTHER ! KIND OF "Pick" } WORK { weeny y WHITE PLAINS es MAN SAYS HE HAD To LEAVE. HOME BECAUSE HIS WIFE i THREW DISHES AT. HIM a» PROBABLY PASSED AT 4 BETWEEN THEM ALL COMMUTERS N_N.Y. CENTRAL MUST HAVE THEIR, PHOTOS ON TICKET = ANOTHER, PUNCH IN THE FACE FOR THE ARRY LAUDER, before he be- came Sir Harry, was intro- duced to a nobleman one even- ing and bis lordship was so im- reseed with the comedian that he invited him to dinner, ‘ “] don't mean at my home,” added made from the ‘bulrushes of Moses, | in all Its worst phases, and they | Some people take rice into tho coun-| yi jets for |try with them; I didn’t bave any, r| Violate all te suns of rage Usk man a minute after he has|made wp my mind I would eat only| ‘erment, And—they seem to, is injury.” what the Russian people had. I did thrive on it! A friend of mine eet who has been in the midst of this this for a week. That was all I could THIS 18 CRUEL BUT TRUE. endure. Then I went to the grocery| oity's whirl for twenty years hae In the lobby of the Murray Hill lost none of the vitality and boy- 8 every golfer is aware, it is against the rules to remove anything growing on the course The other day a player asked: “What should I do on the putting green if a worm lay between my ball and the bole? Am I ent.tled to lift store and bought an egg. It cost 1,200 nis inviter. “My wife doesn't approve Hotel, the reporter found a group | Publ Before the war this would of-er-music-hall people, you know. I have been BOW it amounts to| ishnese that marked his coll maine at my club.” it or brush it aside?” of*intereated Hateners, gathered |RAvG, Been L years. Most of the young man (mani ine oun’ said Lauder with a| “Well,” replied his companion, “Z| about a man from Havana. eee one sees on the street are erect, horrified look. h, no! No thank thal you should brush it aside," K “There is @ very wonderful | ULSTER LIKES LLOYD GEOR keen-eyed, vigorous—fine spec- you, my lord, I am sorry to have es," he replie you may be twewerr down’ ikere” ine ema (Oe he nea: ORGE,| mens, Perhaps war training did to decline, bui the fact Is, you know, | right, but this was a young and it for them; but these others, these ‘young fellowe' I used tq be al i ite doesn't—er—approve of club-| rowing worm, you know?"—Chi eaid, “It brews rich, brown beer “We in Ulster County pin our faith men"Boston ‘Transcript. Herald. ae SUBURBANITE SCIENTIST: |; DECRIES BEAUTY IN SELECTING | FUTURE, WIFE OR, HUSBAND om NEVER MIND ie LOOKS y