The evening world. Newspaper, December 8, 1921, Page 32

atoms Rev K Repeats MIDSEASON of revivals has its compensations. One of these is George Broadburst's ten- year-old play “Bought and Paid For,” which came hack to the Playhouse last night so amazingly fresh, vigorous and enlivening that it repeated its original hit. What is more—strange as this may seem without Frank | a Craven in the cast—it was given its 4 best performance, taken as a whole. a This doesn't mean that William " Harrigan excelled Craven as that ir- repressible mutt Jimmie Gilley, for Mo one could be expected even to equal the comedian who has since made his wer to “The First Year.” Harrigan bad such a bard man to follow that the success of this revival depended ‘upon htm more than any one else ‘There was no need to worry about Charles Richman in his old part, and % was a foregone conchision that | Helen MacKellar would make easy! work of the modest heroine, while Mane Nordstrom got back on the job as Virginia's less lucky sister. Bvery- thing was up to Harrigan, just as the play is pretty muoh up to Jimmie 60 far as its fun goes—and it goes a long way. It is a pleasure to say he wu @urprisingly good, acting and looking the part capitally and scoring every laugh in the lines. Although the programme indicated “Time—the Present,” Mr. Broadhurst @idn’t let Prohibition interfere with his fable of the telephone girl who married a millionaire and left him be- cause he wouldn't promise to stop drinking, after telling the poor thing he had bought and paid for her. Staf- ford got just as drunk &s ever and then smashed in the door of her bed- room to show he couldn't be rebuffed. ‘This act of violence seemed more rea- wonable than the husband's senti- mentality ‘over the wedding ring and its “eternal love” that brought down the ourtain on the third and fourth and Players By BIDE DUDLEY — AURETTE TAYLOR will be seen “1. im a new play soon. It bears the title of “The National Anthem” and is by her husband, Hart- ley Manners. She will be presented by A. L. Erlanger and George C. ‘Tyié. Rehearsals have begun, and the first performance will be given @ut of town during New Year's week with a Broadway appearance to fol- Jew in about two weeks. Miss Tay- Jor bas not been seen on the stage in New York since she closed her en- gegement in “Peg” at the Cort The- atre, April 30 last. gammer in Europe. NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY, COSMO! Cosmo Hamilton caused quite a stir im Stamford the other evening when _ Inte play, “Danger,” was presented. Commo didn’t like the tea set fur- mished by the local property man and » stepped in front of the curtain before the performance began to apologize for it. While the audience listened, mildly amused, Carle Cariton, the pro- @mocer of the play, had six and a half fitz behind the scenes. The next day ‘the Stamford Advocate said: “The author missed an opportunity THE NEW PLAYS “Bought and Paid For” By CHARLES DARNTON She spent the Its Hit Mr, Richman played the drunken scene with more rumor than he gavé to it ten years ago, He was still too oily in the opening act, but no other fault could be found with him. Simple and appealing from first to last, Miss MacKellar thoroughly real- ized the working girl who refused to | sacrifice! her “principles” for the sake | of riches. She acted with the utmost sincerity. Miss Nordstrom, slender beyond recognition, quite outdid her- self as the sister who made Jimmie stand around, and Mr. Harrigan, as has been intimated, was the surprise of the night A clever bit was con- tributed by Allen Atwefl as the e@queaky Japanese valet. I can only add that this revival of “Bought and Paid For" is too good to miss. TS WRONG TS TAKE THINGS WITHouT 4sKIN'. isnt 12 for congratulation by last night's au- dience because of his strange be- tnavior before the rise of the cur- tot.” Cosme thougtt the whole matter a Dally good joke, but Mr. Cariton is @UM spluttering Scandinavian, LYRIC FOR “SQUAW MAN” William Faversham's revival of “The Srruaw Man” will be made at the | Agric Theatre during the holidays. ‘The play wes originally produced at Wallack’s Theatre in October, 1908. Mrs. Lydig Hoyt, who will be in the cast of the revival, will be known as Jala Hoyt. TO STAR WILL ROGERS. B. Ziegfeld jr. will send on tour a “Midnight Frolic” company with WM Rogers as its star. Leon Brrol, who ‘Is under an exclusive contract to Mr. Zsecteld, wih stage the production, eeing the best features of “Frolics” “3 ir seasons, as well as new ma- ferial. The company will open in Philadetphia on Jan. 9. The present lidnight Frolic,” on the New Aa- Roof, will not be affected. HELP US OUT. ‘Who will answer these questions for readers of this column? there a dramatic oo +—-What amateur musical or- < jon might use a good black- t L,—When did Otis Skinner open his play, “Blood and Sand,” at the ? (Get busy, Rene.) it plays Brown—What Marion pearen in during the past years . A. Mis Mr. Warfield to be seen & revival of “The Music Master?” wrote “Peter Grimm?” . H.—To settle an argument 11 home, who first “The n't played in New York in a grustcal comedy since “Sinbad;" also that “Sinbad” has been off Broadway two rs. B says—but just a moment! yell answer this one. A wins. EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY. The freedom of Ireland caused great rejoicing in the Hotel Astor grill yesterday. The theatrical men present held @ sort of impromptu celebration, Among these who par- ticipated were Marcus Loew, Lee Shubert, Adolph Zukor, Jake Rosen- thal, Martin Beck, Mort Singer, Jules Murry, John Zanft, Carl Laemmie, Abe Levy and Harry Reichenbach. A CABLE FROM BERNHARDT. Sarah Bernhardt has cabled BF. Albee that she would like to come to America again for a tour of the Keith theatres, The destre is included in message in which she offers co! gratulations on the Keith third-of-a- century anniversary, There ts no plan, however, for her to come here at this time. Mme. Bernhardt is pre- paring a foreword for Mr, Albee's forthcoming history of vaudeville, which will include a resume of her experiences here in the two-a-day, PITKIN AN AUTHOR. Robert G. Pitkin, tenor of “The Greenwich Village Follies," has written a sketch called “Santa Claus in Our Village,” which has been ac- cepted as a new feature of that muaical show, a es | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1921 PANU inn UCP Di} TTT Nies é pe \ } JOE’S CAR ‘LET'S “WY “To LOOK OUR BEST AND BE.ON Our BEST BEHAVIOR JOR! we ‘WANT TD MAKE. A LASTING IMPRESSION ON “hE STENDAHLS. WELL, WE'RE DOLLED UP LIKE ‘YES- AND TLL BET iF'X WERE TO DIE “%-MoRROW” SYou'D MARRY Some OTHER ’ WOMAN IMMEDIATELY ! We ~ THEN — MAY We HAVE 4 CouPLe of DoveNurs 2% HEY MANAG! A WOMAN FELL AN CAN'T GET UP! | RHYMED. PROPOSALS Bobbed hair spoiled the romance of Sally Jean. He didn’t like the mop style and he quit her cold. Now Sally has turned to us for help in finding his successor. Look: A sweetheart I had till I bobbed my hair, And then I was told I could “take the atr.” So now I'm as lonesome as lone- some can be, Altho' I've been told there's more Reh in the sea. I'm small and I'm slight and my eyes they are blue, Weight ninety-cight pounds and I'm Just five feet two, To him I'll be true as the blue sky above, Oh, find me a man to give oceans of love! ‘Theatre yesterday and they got away from her maid and followed the actress onto the stage. bet 5, Circle” Mrs. Carter is Lady Kitty and the dogs heard the other players calling her Kitty. MISS LUESCHER BAPTIZED. Mary Aileen Luescher, tho two- “WOOF!” SAID EACH boa. Mrs. Leslie Carter her two Sufty ealyham’ dogs ‘to the Selnya year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. CERTAINLY _, HELP YOUR SELE = DON You 0 a tLADY— WE'LL CET RIG UP ALL RIGHT YOUVE ABSOLUTELY RUINED my New wart AR -A> ORIMICER TEE FE ~——) NEDEZ T AIN'T FRIGHTENED — BOT YouR KE Is TERRIBLY TD TaKe A REST First Ube Ceti An Afterthought ! ner yesterday by the Rev. G. C. Houghton. It a@ coincidence that the little girl's initials are the same as those of her attractive mother, Marie Antoinette Luescher, and also those of her daddy. Thus “M. L. L.” becomes the monogram of the entire family. WRITES HIS OWN PLAY. Brandon Tynan, the Irish actor, has written himself a playlet called “That Northeast Corner,” and will stage it on Dec. 8 at Port Chester as a try-out, LOST AT THE HIP. The first lost boy of the season at the Hippodrome was turned over to Charles Gabriel, head of the big thea- tre's lost and found department, yes- terday. He proved to be Fletcher Hodges, aged six, of the Brooklyn Home for Children. Fletcher had strayed from a party of kids who were guests of the management of “Get Together.” Mr. Gabriel sent him home in charge of a messenger who returned with a signed receipt for “one six-year-old boy.” Gossip. A. H. Woods has arranged Doris Kenyon for “The Claw and the ‘he | Wing.” ‘The Rena Club will have a big minstrel show at Palm Garden Sat- urday night. Ina MacLeren has-been added to the cast of “The Hindu,” in which the Dec. Mabel Brownell and Orrin Johnson will have the leading roles in ‘‘Green Jade,” to be produced by Jules Hur- tig. Astor Theatre Monday afternoon, 26. During the week of Dec. 26 “Good Morning, Dearie" will have matinees on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Whitford Kane, now in “Madras House,” will be in Ben Ami's support in “The Idle Inn,” which Arthur Hopkins will produce, The Ninety-second Street Y. M. H. A. is organizing a dramatic depart- ment under the supervision of Mon- roe B. Hack. Plays will be staged. We forgot to include “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife” in our enumeration of the season's plays from the French. Beg pardon, Blue. ‘The new Ohio Theatre in Cleveland will be devoted to Shubert vaudeville. It will open Dec. 12. The new Gar- rick in Milwaukee adopted this policy last Monday. Whyddye think? Neal R, O'Hara, whose jests adorn another page of this newspaper, is writing a play for Joseph M. Gaites, Emma Carus has been engaged by the Surac Producing Company for the featured role in “The Salt of the Earth,” to be produced in January, Rabert C. Benchley, humorist, was the guest of honor last night at a dinner given by the Ha-Ha Club of “The Music Box Revue. He was in the care of Rente Rolanda. Walker Whiteside is appearing. Al Jolson will have. a Christmas Tree for the “ company at Mark A. Luescher, wae christened at the Little Church Around the Cor- s Joleo. Theatre, Dec. 34. “Little Miss Rafiles” wit! open at !be returning to the speaking stage tm 1ttle® A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. We wish to announce to our clien- tele that we saw the American “ad” in which Elsie Ferguson was said to é TOO MUCH CEREMONY. HE battalion was resting beside the road toward the end of its sixteen-mile hike. After the vreary marchers had eased their packs and sipped from their nearly empty canteens they watched dispiritedly the energetio setting-up exercises being gone through by a strange outfit in a nearby field. “What's that there gang?” inquired Private Hanks of Oklahoma without enthustasm, “Infaniry Candicates’ plied the Corporal. “Candidates! Infantry candidates!" eaploded Hanks. “My good gosh! Do School,” re- yo. have to make application and be initiated to get into this mess nowa- days?”—The Home Sector. “The Varying Snore,” and we refuse to kid Bill Randolph. FOOLISHMENT. She’s only a@ maiden of thirty, And yet people say she is flirty. There's seldom a day Her Ma doesn't say: “I'm worried abou that girl, Gertie.” FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Henry, can you let me have a little money?” “Certainly, darting! ® Er—about how| twice as much work to do. ington HUNTING WITHOUT LICENSE. Ds. in Kentucky they do things in their own way. from the North, who had returned to his birthplace for a brief visit. “I heard that Bill killed a man, Is it true?” “Sure,” replied Tom. “He chased the feller three days with a shot-gun, finally got a good bead on him and biffed him right through the lung.” ‘And killed him?" queried the Northerner with horror, ‘ou bet.” "Welly how is it that they didn’t lynch Bill for cold-blooded murder?” asked the man from the North, “Well, the feller that Bill shot didn’t have a frieng on earth, so the game warden jest fined Bill $2 for huntin’ without a license.""—Harper’s Monthly. ————__. ANTIQUATED UNCLE EB. EPRESENTATIVE FREAR was R praising standandization, “The opponents of standard- lation,” he said, “are like old Uncle Eb. “Uncle Eb was whitewashing his barn one morning with a brush that contained very few bristles. The squire happened along and said: “Uncle Eb, why don’t you get a brush with more bristle in it?’ “What for, squire?’ asked the old man. “What for? shouted the squire. ‘Why, man, if you had a brush with more bristle in it you could do twice as much work. “*Mebbe so, squire; mebbe so,’ said Uncle Eb; ‘only, ye see, I ain't got '—Wash- AN’ GosH! How You IMPROVED MINE WW “FELLER” The light that went out when Buf- falo Bill passed on to the Happy Hunting Grounds is to be, in a meas- ure, rekindled. Almost every kid in the country felt a twinge at his heart- FINDS A FRIEND. strings when the sad news was flashed that the hero of heroes had breathed his last. Now along comes Universal with the announcement that its next big historical release will be “The Lite of Buffalo Bill.” The scenario is all ready and the company has started shooting tho opening episodes on the wlid stretches of Edgar Rice Burrough’s ranch, a few miles from Un.versal City. Art Acord, the ‘Ridin’ Fool,” wiil portray Buffalo Bill in his younger days and will be supported by a cas? of widely known players, And the youngsters are not tuo only ones who will thrill at the pic- ture, either! + NOW SHE’S HAPPY. Violet Mersereau is a happy, happy girl. Most girls would be happy some One would come along and say: “Take a_year’s vacation in Rome; all expenses paid,” and Violet was told just that. But that's not the reason the she's so happy now. She's in seventh heaven or some such pl. that represents the ultimate tn joy because—well, just because they hav fnished shooting William Fox's big spectacle in Rome and have told h she could do anything she wanted. | What did she want to do? Guessed right the first time. Now she's on her way back to America | and—home. STATIC. Ruth Goodwin, niece of the Inte Nat Goodwin, has a part in Witian Farnum’s latest Fox feature. Mildred Moore, best known in genue roles, has a prominent role “Any Wife,” Pearl White's forthco! ing release. George Melford has just finished his Paramount production, “Moran of the Lady Letty,” in which Derothy Dalton stars. The mark “Louis Silver” on screen music is like the sterling mark on tableware. D. W. Griffith turned the Silver music to gold when he as- signed him to write the score of. “Way Down East,” for now Silvers is swamped with orders. James Cruze, accompanied by his company, has just drifted back from location in Pine Crest, Cal, where they were shooting exteriors for “Ts Matrimony a Failure?” | Lucille Carlisle, screen comedienne, is Larry Semonds leading woman in his new Vitagraph comedy now near- ing completion out West, | They are to have a big Xmas tree | at the Fox Hollywood studio, Tom | Mix says he'll play Santa if some one will lend him the whiskers, “‘Nero’ is nearing completion in Rome,” announces William Fox. We rather imagined he saw his finisr some time ago. But this is tn tho movies, however. “My primary motive for going into the pictures was to get a bigger sal- ary,” quoth Eileen Percy. Candid. to say thé least, and—we belleve— absolutely true. Corinne Griffith, Vitagraph star, ia in Florida looking the crockadiles and giboonas over. She says she has seen animals she never heard of be- fore. Now she's going to Cuba, Usually the order is reversed. They generally see the menageries after a few days in Havana. n- Have You Heard This One? —= By SID GREENE = H E was bragging about his wen- derful children. “Tom, the greatest children world. You don't have to te! anything; they know just what do the right time. 1 ppose comes natural. Now, for instan | little Jimmy was out minding | baby the other morn, rd the baby cryin, h little Willi wife to Jimmy. : sihothin' “Mother,” safepilan litte immy, on " i'frnosked it off with'a shovels =” q