The evening world. Newspaper, November 30, 1921, Page 24

THE NEW. PLAYS Lenore Ulric in “ Kiki” Gon Home ANDY? Come on — Let's GO, HARRY — Joe's Gonna’ C'MON GENE , Joe's “TAKIN US HOME. You'RE MIGHTY Good Oe tae > Bively row: Hero was Lenore Ulric at A Fascinating Little Devil BY CHARLES DARNTON SPHERE burst throngh the door with a gamin’s impudence 1% bright-eyed, defiant creature, shock of bobbed black hair brea’ out from under a rakish blue ha’ brick-red waist turbulent with rugsing shoulders, a black and White skirt straining at the hips, and : r, pretty black-stockinged leg» Winning to feet ready to kick up % | Me Belasco Theatro last night o: Bodying ail the grisscttes of Mauipas- it, Zola and Bugene Sue as Kiki in Belasco's. vivid’ adaptation of Pieard's racy ciwracter study. | Here, too, was the, season’! most : @rikins novelty, a comedy with the it flavor of Paris acted in a to make it a sensational success. ‘had also the glaniour of the the- much the same theatre that to Belasco years ago in "and recently in ‘“Deburau,” time with 2 spunky little chorus fighting tooth and nail to hold job and then struggling even desperately to win the affection the big, good-looking music jali with whom she had fallen -over-heels in love. by her youthful charm, her jous humor, and her keen skill, Ulric achieved a sweeping tr- . In fact, she seemed capable ft mopping up the floor with any ono . who got in her way, swinging a arm and vanquishing the ws valet in a rough-and- . A game sport, she was ready for a scrap, this Kiki, only her beloved Rena! with fanderness. ‘She called his theatre a j .” but respected him. It was very well for him to pick her up take her to dinner, but he never @aspected what he had let himsel! in fer until she established herself in is apartment. You mustn't imagine ‘Mere was anything wrong about this, for there wasn't. Thanks to Mr. ‘Belasco, perhaps, Kiki was “a good strange as this may snem. once the music “hall manager her at home he couldn't set rid her. He. was as helpless as the devil in ~The Incubus" of Kiki was there to stay and to see that Renal didn't take his divoreed wife, a trouble- prima donna. Catch her letting 3 woman get ahead of her—no, is where the real fun of the started and it led up to one of most amusing and amazing, that ever surprised an audi- After ruling over the estab- it with a high hand for a week, herself grand airs and order- extravagant finery in which she shed herself, Kiki found herself ‘danger of being passes along to 4 ible old buron. Indeed, she to, have taken her departure. her bag of tricks was by no exhausted. She merely went another rooni and threw a cata- tie fit—or rather a very good imi- of one. Stiff as a dead mack- she deceived everybody, includ- @ highly interested doctor, and it’ more, acared off the ex-wife, admiring Renal thereupon indulgently and though not nt to her bare feet, made tne arrangement of having his put hér to bed. “Well, anywa: ked the satisfied Kiki as she as she was propped up, stood and swung around like a human Je, Miss Ulric played her cataleptic astonishingly well. Her im- ees and drolleries, all in the About Plays and Players . By BIDE DUDLEY HE New York theatrical man- agere—or some of them, at least—appear to have given up custom of other years of trying , force new shows into long runs. BB @ week or two tells the Three new shows, ail produced Nov. 1, are scheduled to close y night. One is Grace George | “Marie Antoinette,” at the Play- 3 @nother is “We Girls” at the Btreet, and the third is ‘Man's Name," at the Republic. these received good newspaper and the writer found them ‘interesting productions worth ‘What will go into the wo ‘Banses in West 48th Street has not > Seen announced, but A. H. Woods us that “The Fair Circas- Repu itonday under the Gert ‘Newell, Ar will play, > 7 a’ ni jargon of the street, were pqualied by her ability as a liar aa she told of having Spanish blood in her veins, only to forget what she had sald ine short time and declare herself Cor- scan, in proof of which she violently brandished a knife, In all har moods Miss Ulric was a fascinating little devil, irrepressible, captivating, intm. itable, and at moments pathetic. Sam B. Hardy played the music hall Adonis with tolerant humor, and managed his part of the cataleptic business with the utmost vase. Max Figman, Thomas Findlay, Arline Fred- ricks, Thomas Mitchell and Sidney Toler—when he made up his mind to drop an unnecessary accent—alao did good work, Mr. Belasco put such a kick In “Kiki” that it hit the delighted audi- ence like ,the cork from a” bottle of champagne, {LL TAKE You HOME IN MY NeW THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY MY CREDITORS WERE “CHASIN’ ME Were ‘gs. MY cous PeTeR - He's COME TS VISIT us FoR Or Wile . ( George M. Cohan wits those Zegteld je. “MOE” PAINS MOE. Irene Franklin, who sings a song about Moe of the Bronnix in “The Greenwich Village Follies," wonders it she'd better drop it from her reper. toire. The following letter is the rea- son: “My Dear Mies Franklin: your performance in ‘The G. lies’ and enjoyed it until you aang & song that made me feel bad. song is ‘Moe.’ Many years ago, be fore I laerned how to defend myself, I was named Moe by some one who had it in for me, and try as I will I cannot get away from it. For some days I had not been called by that ‘hanger-on’ until last night, and then, while I was out for recreation, you had {to spoil it all by singing a song named ‘Moe.’ To make matters worse, I too come from the Bronnix, leuse give it up.” That's why Miss Franklin is won- dering whether she ought to sing “M any moe, (Hold on—there we go again.) INSIDE DOPE, ‘This is the fourth successive season that Bertram Peacock and William Danforth of “Blossom Time,” at the Weare & suit of clothes that te getting Readers, Big-Face Hank drew nuni- 8, 18, night. If you have exactly $184.78 In your pocket you have the privilege of sendin, column. supposed to borrow money to make up the-amount. We must refuse to V. Foi- | accep! fereon Shrewsbury Nutt has wired us from Bogash, 0. asking if he is barred from this competition. He i, of course, as are all of our corrempond- Nutt, Philip B, Dooner and Arthur Rosenfeld. HULL A PINCH-HITTER. Henry Hull of “Everyday,” wt the Bijou, is gaining quite a reptitation as a theatfical pin remembe: when his sister-in-law, Anglin, produced “Joan of Arc,” she needed an Barl of Warwick quickly leaped into the role on six| attraction at that house. hours’ notice. Well, he did it again in “Everyday.” was needed, at his home at 1.30 A, M. catch a 2.30 train for Baltimore. He arrived in the O; and Henr; Ambassador Theatre, have used the same dressing room and they're get- ting on each other's nerves. “Of course we're good friends,” says u Peacock, “but I'm getting ever THE ACOUSTICS AR& GOOD. He “Takes 17 Like A MAN HUH -BLAMES IT ALL ON HIS WIFE? ‘I DONT LiKe PETER — He sap T WAS * Boo .( — NO; WHAT ? MARS. SPIFF P WELL, WELL I! AT SIX OCLOCK THIS MORNING ? OH, TeLL HER I'l GLAD To HEAR SHE'S DOING WELL— “BE US HOME IN HIS NEW aR} S———c cc—S- FINE BusINEss! How 'BouT BRINGING GENE MONG, Jof i YES WHY AFTER HE MADE ALL Hid MONEY OVER TO He Wire SHE Leer Him evar! Uve SAY. yOu Never SAW Boraie WHAT'S THAT? Two oF ‘en Gos — =< 3. bly Prohibition te to blame. ATTENTIONI 8 from the chance box last| Nov. jemember, now, you're not borrowed cash, Jeff including Jessica Plympton ch- hitter, possibly, You will the world, George, of Jefferecn, has accepted the hand of Frances, of Arverne. On 22 Frances through this column, that a lad who could furnish the dough it to the writer of this| make cake of could her parlor and put bi plano, Here is George! for her to right into hat on the cceptancy T'U furnish the dough to make that cake That Frances of Arverne wants tO) Goiden has taker tho matter up with bake, Ty @ true and loving wife shen be,| ®°ter In the company And make life pleasant aud homelike for me, Just send me her name and addresg| P00! tournament at the Friars Sat- to start A courtship to be based on culinary| atic saw “Good Morning, Dearie” at few years ago art, Margaret | _ — A new leading man Henry w —— awakened | by heart. which of the boys Marle Doro? spoken in “Liles of the Field," the|#re to appear in a Shubert musical thi ly b the pli “ atines ey only hear the players on matinee ‘ 3 days, but they have learned the play |%t the Century Theatre Monday eve- It has been proposed that nd told to|the office force give a special per- formance of the comedy-drama for City at 730, was! charity some day. handed his part and appeared on the tage at the matinee that day, Give ‘im credit, folka! Jge Klaw could| '8t will, appear in Norman Trevor's role, but| *Peakies” in @ new Oliver Morosco could sub for| Comedy. FROM FIFTY COUNTRIES. Ap unusual i sboates pabty “Main Street’ saw foal Teas tre last night. It was made up of members of the Intercollegiate Cos- mopolitan Club. Bifty countries wers fepresented, some of the students ap- pearing in the costumes of their na- tive lands. CHURCH VERSUS ACTING. John Golden bas notified us that George A. Schiller, an actor of four years’ standing, now in “Thank U,” at the Longacre Theatre, has decided to leave the cast. Authorities of the Methodist Church, aecording to our informant, said Schiller must either give up acting or quit the church. Mr the church in an effort to keep the GOSSIP. Harry Jacoby will hold a crazy uray night. Twenty officers of the S. 8, Adri- the Globe last night. , Edythe Baker and Clarence Nord- strom, now at the Winter Garden, show later. “The Chocolate Soldier” will open ning, Dee, 12." Tessa Kosta and Don- ald Brian have the leads. Jack Mayn, film actor and scenar- make his debut in the Little Patricia Ziegfeld will see her IN His NEW Car FAIR ENOUGH! To “Wwe US ALL Home, OLD “tang ! WHAT ABOUT BLL Oe, MY Car's How JoES SHE STACK UP OL DEAR — SATISFIED You DIDN'T PICK ANOTHER: 7 Doe SOUR ONE ! “TIRTY THOUSAND AND | NEVER HAD “l’ BEARINGS LIAKEN UP ft Then She Didn’t HAVE To! -GHE GAID SHE COULD'NT WOH A WHO CHEATED WIS CREDITORS LIKE “Harr ¢ A Great “Character Analyst!” Wei tow D YA. KNOW RIGHT AWAY HE WAS 8 Beary MRS. SPIFF NEXT DOOR HER FINGERS IN THE CLOSET THIS MORNIN’ AN’ FAINTED DEAD AWAY ! Century Theatre es general under- et rudy. Al Jolaon, having found he needs a. bigger orchestra for some of his songs in “Bombo,” hag had the pit enlarged at the theatre which bears his name. ‘The orchestra is now one of the biggest in town. Seven, little girls who give at Cald- well, N. J. have formed a skating club and named it for Charlotte of the Hippodrome. Marietta Tusoh was'the prime mover in the forma- tion of club. William fhgersoll and Grace Hen- derson have been added tb the com- Dany that will appear in “Alias Jim- my Valentine” at the Gaiety Theatre a week from to-morrow night. Anna Niebel, the Washington girl who claims Congressman Herrick failed to make good on a promise to marry her, has joined the beauty octette of “Tangerine,” according to a note just received. A-THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Well, well, how are you? Have you got rid of your Army-Navy cold yet? FOOLISHMENT. There was a young woman Sue, Who wanted some gum for to chew, Said she to her sister: “Tl knock you a twister, Unless you find some P. D. Q.” named mother, Billie Burke, act for the first time to-morrow afternoon when she witnesses a’ performance of "The In- thmate Strangers.” Charles Warburton bas. joined the Bahery oni Mevtose company ap the A AL FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE." “Smith was buried last week.” “Oh, is Smith dead?” “It he isn’t they've played a mi ‘wig en him." « “4 A COSTLY LAUGH. ‘6c HE way the Germ:aos flaunt German bankruptcy, German Bolshevism and al round Ger- man ruin im our faces when we ask them to pay up reminds me of Gobsa Golde.” The speaker was « Congressmi \ from Missour!. He continued: “Old Gobsa strolied down to his artificial lake one morning, where he had put up a big ‘No Swimming’ sign, and there was a/ stranger swimming out into deep water. “Gobsa was beside himself. “I'm going to arrest you and take you down to the squire’s as soon as you come out!’ he yelled, “Ha, ha, ha!’ laughed the stranger, ‘I ain't comin’ out! I'm committin’ suicide!’ . “And with another burst of merri- ment the man threw up his hands and sank!"—Washington Star, ee FAIR WARNING. HE last twenty minutes had been T nothing but a succession of passes, and Private Snow had become restive. “Man,” he remonstrated to the bones holder, “pears like impossible fo’ a man to do nuffin’ but maké na- 1s lessen he's crookin’.”’ huff, man,” responded the other, “dis boy was done born wid a pair o’ dice in his han’.” “Yeah,” replied Private Snow, “an if dt bey don’t see a little more dat poy Is, gwine die d* same way" +The Amer- ican Legion Weekly. . Screenings By DON ALLEN. HURTS THEIR FEELINGS, ‘The Cherokee Indians, who have gained great wealth through oll lands, have, according to D, W. Grimth, been very much hurt because the mo- tion picture writers have almost al- ways made villains out of Indians. Now they have banded together, formed @ committee and, what is more important, set aside a fund, for the suppression of Indian villain roles in the movies. Monte Blue, member of the Chero- kee tribe and widely known as @ screen actor, has been appealed to and asked_to refrain from playing any character that might cast a slur upon his ancestors, Blue is now act- ing the part of Danton, a very villain- ous villain, in Griffith's "Two Orphans, He's promised to be good future, in the PLAY BALL! Cullen Landis doesn't carry all his egxg in one basket. Besides being a corking good actor, both movie and speakie, he 1s some ball player. Of course, Cullen doesn't expect to walk up and knock the crown from the classic cranium of Babe Ruth or grab Ty Cobb's job. Not this year, anyway! But deep down in his heart of hearts he firmly believes that when the screen gained a good actor the diamond lost a champion. Just to prove what a good actor he really is he played in a game of ball in Los Angeles recently He proved his contention beyond | the flicker of any doubt, but Manager McGraw of the world champion Giants says he will try to get along next oneon. without the services of Landis meaning Cullen, of course, Judge K. M.). fours ee NORMA HAS ‘A KEY. Norma Talmadge, accom her mother, Mrs. Margaret Taltmedeo, arrived in Los Angeles last week. Ac- cording to word from Filmdom the ptown looked as though Prewident Harding and a bevy of Kings and Queens were about to reach the falr city. | The buildings were decorat fluttered from every siaff, eel ie ber * pee iar ures band 'nevery- ing down at @ statio ilps ee n to greet the yor George E. Cryer first to extend the warm Nand ne welcome to the screen star, ani then | he burst into oratory which carried lee ee ie “rock-ribbed reefs of ine to t sun-ki: California,” eet Seeds When he was all through with the verbal barrage he handed Miss Tal- madge the key to the city. She's been. carrying it ever since, but says she hasn't’found a door it will open yet. CUTTINGS, “Manslaughter” will start at tho Paramount studios when Cecil B. De Mille returns from a two months’ Bu- ropean jaunt, Don't get excited; it's only a fillum! Mrs, Mary Jarvis of Philadelphia, founder of Mothers’ Day, has juat de clared William Fox's “Over the Hill the greatest mother film ever filmed. Ethel Ferris, one of the Orienta’ dancing girls in the “Queen of Sheba,’ was formerly premiere danseuse with the Chicago Opera Company. Dame Rumor is busy again. ‘This ) time she vows and declares Frances/ ™ White, musical comedy star, and Raymond McKee, movie leading man, are to wed. ‘Those most concerned are letting Mrs. Rumor do all the talking. Warner Brothers have sent out in- vitations to a prerelease showing of "School Days,” Wesley Barry's star- ring feature. ‘It will be shown in the | grand ball room of the Hotel Astor hare ead night, n amplifier may be Installe theatres showing Mabel Nomeand ie ‘Molly 0," so that Mack Sennett can check up on the laughs. Seeing as how Mack is in California, @ llttie laugh will go"a long way. il Rogers is happy again. He has always wondered what became of all the bowlegged children. He saya he knows where ONE is, anyway. He saw her on Bréadway recently. Major Jack Allen, who catches wild enimals with a lariat and a camera saya that it you want to duplicate his you ave " stunt. got to know the ‘Nothing recedes like Ne Aalizes Aesop's Film Fabien 0h Doris May and friend Wallace McQNonatd, have fast Tee Sreationing in the mountains, Ana- 5 ved at the fis! are telling and retelling: Tee they arene, Aoki, wife of Sessue Haya- ‘awa, has returned to t » two months’ abecnne, © ren Sitter amaey Wallace, toadi: i “The Call of Home,” says he ties his prose Tole, hotter tha: i ie, hetter than any he id, 7 ‘ ‘ever pla: