The evening world. Newspaper, December 10, 1921, Page 12

“TURNING ON N THIS SEASON of revivals let us suppose the unselfish theatrical producer steps before the cur- + tain and announces: “Ladies and Gentlemen—Please per- Milt me to say that in producing an @i play I am offering you seconil- Band goods at half-prices, Do not, I | Beg of you, thank me for this oonces- sO, since it is one that, in all fair- ess, is due you. For years you hu ~ Been my good and steady customers, wg me from the time I started ‘oh a shoestring until now I ride in my ) > @wn limousine and have a chauffeur Who is devoted to me. In view of alt 4 nave done for me, it is only just I should ve honest with you. The Play, as 1 have fearlessly stated, is ‘Mo longer in its frst blush of youth; Indeed, it is faded and wrinkled. I ‘am, therefore, compelled to tell you * the truth about it. But I desire with ~ all my heart (0 take you still further into my confidence. The cost of this @me thing, the scenery is from mv Storehouse, whero It has been gathe! dag Gust since my memorable produc- tion of “East Lynne.” Moreover, I Rave prevailed upon the author, who, ‘phappily, is still-alive, to take much ethaller foyaities than he formerly de- ‘mianded. Then, too—always think ag @f you more than of myself, please Dear in mind—I have, by means of fare persuasive ability, induced reluctant members of my all-star ast to be reasonable about sala Biter pointing out to them the valuc “Of the free advertising they would get. Altogether, as you may see for . ves, Iam running little, if any, | Wek of losing anything: Therefore, T of gain, you must not thank me. I . : you,” Here's another thing: Should we be inexpressibly grateful to the movie who returns to the stage? I say not! P one reason, there's an implied cension about this proceeding Mt ie distinctly irritating. It has the of a gracious blessing be- upon a revere'itial public. / the case of a widely pictured ke ress we are likely to be assured it ts “herself” who will appear before ar enchanted eyes, not merely her " production is comparatively light. For) ae BY CHARLES DARNTON fa strange tongue, only to “go Into} pletures” the moment she learned how to speak our language intelligt- bly and intelligently ing, to say the least It's discourag- nally to appear in a film play. In fact, I believe every star of note should do so if only for the benefit of people in small towns with no other means of seeing our famous, playets At the time cr Fairbanks tremendously for his re lfusal to capitalize further his great popularity by a return to the stage, especially after secing his remark- ably fine sereen performance Three Musketeers.” But there are other stars who [should stay where they belong—and | that’s on the stage, | in “The THE BIG | ‘There is no jon in the world | why an actress or an actor shouldn't ake a few months off the stage oc- I respect Douglas | LITTLE FAMILY | JOE’S CAR af THE SPOTLIGHT | FELIX, RON Dow “To TH'ecorNER | AN GET ME A Box OF MaTCHEs.} VLU PAY YOU WHEN 1 Ger =o = ( | \ WHY HE'S SEEN WITH HER Ee ere Quit FIGHTIN’ oomPrF! ton. We are expected to be at her return, to welcome her ‘open palms. It would serve her if we stared at her coldly the | it whe set dainty foot on the and then asked her why she had! ue and her more important! If she answered at all she| probably reply she had such/ offers" she couldn't resist | other words, that she had | getting a lot more money than she could make on the stage. But this means nothing to us. n ‘we care about is her ‘develop- r @5 an actress, and. we may feel, | if She doesn't, that she owes thit indeed, everything—to the o ‘We may even demand whether “Whe has no conscience in the matter, 7 it has never occurred to her Mt Ghe has failed in her obligations, she believes herself justified up a calling and dropping her own sweet will, not to mon- lm the public that has supported - She was wholly dependent it. She might complain at such jons as being unfair and argue Fight as an individual to do as ‘Pleases, but she would needs de } Very fine actress indeed to give the ‘Fing of truth to her defense. Tf the stage depended entirely upon v3 who left it for years at a time : be tm a dilapidated state. It constant building-up, ceaseless, work to make it a worthy Neglected by those who At allegiance, it would quickly be by its public. of all is the duty of the Meredited star, man or woman. But ie; for example, a woman who has en @iven every encouragement by a thetic public. Let us suppose Nive te be a European actress pationt- x ‘because of her undoubted pt while she was struggling with * red |. About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY WAS just wondering,” said “how many stock com- we'll have on Broadway this five,” we replied. Aud that mot be such a bal guess, Productions of late have not Dhitting the bull's-cye regularly th to give promise to the theatre of keeping their houses Oh, there are some managers & man to us last night, |“ KATINKA THAT GUY FERDIE IS A PEST AROUND HERE- IF I WASN'T AFRAID KATINKA WouLD GET MAD AN’ QUuIT-T'D Kick HIM Watched with interest. If is success- ful, others will spring up. Incidentally, if the producers kee) on staging old plays the revivals may develop into opposition for the Nu- tional's stock company. With “Bought and Paid For” and “Alias Jimmy Valentine” going along at top speed the Nationals may find it difficult to locate an old play which will revive as well as these two, Yes, it looks as though this will be Broadway's biggest stock season. IN THE OLDEN DAYS, Ada Lewis of “Good Morning Dearie,” has an old theatrical pro- s7amme which shows that the prees agents of years ago were up and do- ing. The announcement {t bears rcada follows: “On Nov. 26, 1821, there was pre- sented at the Adelphi Theatre for the first time W. T. Moncrieff's ‘Tom and Jerry,’ or ‘Life in London,’ described as an entirely new classic, conte, | Operatic, didactic, aristophanic, } walle, analytic, panoramic, camera -ob- scuraic extravaganza, burletta of fun, frolic, fashion and flash, replete with prime chaunts, rum glees and kiddy | catches.” to don't have to worry, but there ‘ ‘who are wondering what uit isn’t overdone. CHERRY FOR THE LEAD. Guthrie McClintic, who is to become & producer with A. A. Milne’s new a wet “hs HEAR OF YOU ABour QO NITH “THAT GADDIN' AROUND. (® HE AIN'T A PE NINY t] HE's SINGING — WELL. WoT HAVE Wou GOT To SAY AGIN: HER "UNK™ <r \ 2 \ MINNIE GREEF 1 ey Mone, Bosse Wont 1 guit- Bur Bowe - +e WOULD NT QuiT - BE You wAY! Ronse! oF MARY WANTS “WS Quit AND BE Goop — YEU MusT Do YUR PART AND QuiT, 160 ~ AT AT, KITCHEN HIRST OF TH’ MONTH I'VE GorTA MAKE A PAYMENT ON TH'CAR - I DON'T WANNA SEE THAT LO! CUR. AGAIN- AN 1 ALUAYS THOUGHT HE MADE Hts Money 1 CANT “THINK WITH That KID WHISTLING Le's SEE ~~ LIKE A Fash TS BE MY WHAT 2 AT 0T. AGAIN 2 LE XY This Twin - GET A BILL FOR motor FEED “maT KNOCK ME. FOR A GoAL — an! "VE SPENT HOURS POURING oil IN ‘eR! ny NO- 1 JUST FOUND OUT HE'S A BooTlescer ! Mk UTE i TT (@ AN “WEY SAY A GuY & NEVER SIX INHALES Gas: USES WATER! As fa L KNOW "MINN IE” Hae Promised He Keres STARTIN® ANoTHER FIGHT? EVERY “Time T SLAP HIM- “To OLD “To LEARN - BUT 'M “He EXCEPTION !! — LALWAYS MANAGE “To Blow IN “Two BERRIES FoR Ev'RY ONE } N fSe¥Cosu, CAN'T V'TAKE A LIL SOKE, FERDIE~T WAS ONLY m KIDDING ! 1 WANTCHA UP FER SUPPER RHYMED PROPOSALS } Sally Jean—she of the bobbed hair— need not worry about the desertion of her beau, We have received several applications for her hand, After ex- amining them all very closely we e decided Roarin’ Bob would make the best husband of the lot. Listen to his plea, fair Sally Jean Just five-eteven is my height, Oh, I get girls and treat ‘em right. They tell me I know how to kiss, I'm Roarin' Bob from Dry Lake, Wis. T like your line, sweet Sally Jean, You sure must be one high grade queen. I’m dark and lank and full of pep. (The cops all know me by my rep.) You say that you want lots of love— Well, that's the stuff I'm fullest of. If you look like I think you do, Then lead on, kid; it's me for you. Morse also have been signed for this play GUILD TO STAGE “HE.” The Theatre Guild announces as its third production of the “He on by Leenid Andreyey, translated by Gregory Zilboorg. “He has been successful in Ri and Germany. | TWO “BATS” ABROAD, Collin Kemper has sailed for Lon- don 10 produce “The Bat” over there. | Mildred bad wasted alot of gasoline, It will be presented by Wagenhals & Kemper in association with Gilbert Miller at the St. James Theatre on Jan, 16, The company will be all-English. After launching the London company Mr. Kemper |will go to Parls to stage a French |"Bat" under the title of “La Chauye- |Sourls.”” ‘This one will be done in association with Baron Rothschild, | DID SHE KISS HIM? | | Mildred Sop one of the most }b utiful as well as the strongest girl in “Blossom Time," at the Ambassa- |dor Theatre, cannot endure the | thought of an unkissed man. If you want to sew her jump a couple of fences just slip up behind her and say: “Unkissed man! Oh, boy, how mad she will get! Well, Mildred heard yesterday that one Jack Weinheimer of New York {University had never been kissed and didn't care who knew it. On the word of C. P, Greneker, who deals in Shubert publicity, Mildred gave one leap, landed in her flivver and set sail for N.Y, U. Arriving the waited until out and then (again we quote | 4d Greneker) od down on {him and asked for a smack on the | ruby lips. Well, sir, Jack just gave | her one look and says as how he wouldn't do no such a thing. It be- gan to look to the crowd as though dack came she swoc | Jay But Millie was not to be balked so easily, Stepping in closer she got a strangle hold on Jack and went after that kiss, Jack struggled and yelled for mercy, but Mildred was determined. Finally, the story goes, she managed to plant on kiss on Jack’s cheek and then she released him, “Now,” she said, “you can't go around saying you've never been kissed." “Listen, lady,” he replied, “I'm still unkissed, That smack of yours ex- ploded in the alr.” Millie gave Jack the ‘merry ha, ha,” leaped into her flivver and turned on all the jets, A BAS, WALT KINGSLEY! S. Jay Kaufman, who rounds the town daily seeking the festive sub- Ject for literary effort, is slightly peeved. It seems that he has a sketch called “'Tis and ‘Tisn't,"" which is billed to play the Royal Theatre next week, and in some press stuff sent out by the fair-haired Walter Kingsley credit for its authorship given 3. Jay and Herman Tim- It was just a mistake, but S. has requested us to set the public right about this sketch, man Timberg had naught to do with wa berg. the writing of it, So, there! GOSSIP, Rovicty, of Arts and Sciences give a to David Belasco os Her-|~ sinned AlN NEE at the Hotel Biltmore to-morrow evening. . Letter here for Dr. Carl Hunt, pro- ducer. “Madras House” won't close until Dec. 30, at the Neighborhood. Alice Lioyd has arrived from Eng- land to appear in Shubert vaudeville. Elephants never forget, Those at members. FLA. M Master.’ the Hippodrome performed a trick yesterday which they had not done in six years, “Captain Applejack” —_ will launched by Sam H, Harris on Dec. 26 at the Playhouse, Wilmington, Del. Eleanor Woodruff has been added to the cast of "Green Jade,” to be produced by Jules Hurtig and the Messrs, Shubert |, ‘The revival fever has hit Al Jolson, | too, He has put two of his old song |hits, “Swaunee Rose” and Rockabye Baby" into “Bombo.” Bleanor Dell, who has chorus-girled in some of our most fashionable mus- ical shows, is to be in “The Blue Kitten.” | Monday night at the "Midnight | Frolic” will be known as Will Rogers | |night. Three cowboys will sit at one table, ull of whom have hearn tell |that Will is a reg'lar rip-snorter in New York theatre after It is Reade's State, in J “Now, champion stag |0 exhibition da’ —No plan that we know of for Mr. Warfield to revive “The Music David Belasco gets credit for writing “Peter Grimm.” ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. Reader—Otis Skinner opened “Blood and Sand” at the Empire on Sept. 20, 1921. Michael—The Crescent Players, No. 2905 Farragut Road, Brooklyn, want A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Emma Goldman is trying to return to the United States, good place to live, after all—eh, Em? It's a pretty FOOLISH MENT. Harold,” “I thank you," said Henry H. Blue, To-day at a quarter to 2. He had no real reason To thank me this season, So I don't know just what to do. FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “He wanted the earth,” “Who?” “A sea-sick man I once saw.” Siceeeneatiiiet COW DIDN'T WANT IT, OTHHR had been seeking by every possible means to stim- ulate her son's somewhat un- developed sense of gratitude, said she, on one rasion, “don't you think that you Brooklyn, will| ought to be very grateful to the cow meet Burns and Biler, champions of|for the milk she gives you every Manhattan, in a challenge contest at | morning?"., the ‘Terrace Garden Dance Palace | Tuesday night. meet all comers later, contest men “Well, ey eaten ben mother," The Wipuers will | don’t soon oat I should, a no use for rgelt."—Harper’s said Harold, “I She has Mag- WAISTLING , FELIX —'L Don't Wanita “THINK ti! in low GOON WITH Youre Screenings By DON ALLEN i LISTEN, SANTA! Rupert Hughes, now directing t “Rememberance" film, offered sot advice in re Santa Claus recently “Brother” Trimble, the flive-year-o youngster who plays a big part in t film. “Brother” didn't eay a word abo what the director had confided to h and stalked about all the rest of t! day, just bursting with the seer‘ That night, however, it came out fo when Ma Trimble ‘heard her son prayers, ahe just had to smile whe he lisped: “Dear God, Mr. Hughes says | don drink, smoke or swear, and I'm good actor, so Santa ought to gimn what I want. Will You help?” GIDDAP! Although Charlie Chaplin is wei into the shooting of his latest fo First National, he steadfastly refuse: to divulge its mame, race or for condition of servitude. Hearing t the name of his new comedy mix “The Three Profiteers," a fri asked Chartle, right casual-like, i this rumor was true. “Profiteers?” cross-questioned tly: comedian. ‘‘No, my next release wil be a comedy; there's nothing funny about a vulture. DOUGH-NUTS. They searched around in nook and cranny of the Mac} {nett studio in an effort to lo title for M. 8.’s latest release for Turpin, the lad who cries down back of his neck. Finally they ¢ elded on “Love and Doughnuts.” The “Dough” part of the title i tributed to Mack and the " to Turpin. WHOA! | MAKES IT UNANIMOUS. | Wheeler Oakman, playing |MoGee in Oliver Morosco's. fi | that title, believes thoroughly in t | proposed naval holiday propose, i | doesn't think the navy needs as mi of a vacation as several different thin: connected with the movies. He | favor of a perpetual yacation, for conor advocate who never attends picture; gum that will not stay put o a theatre seat; the usher who thin’ one iy an owl and the producer w7 a one-reel brain.” Good! ‘That makes {t unanimous FADEOUTS. Jackie Coogan is little, but, » what a lot of hearts he can \ Wait’! you see him in What with “Skin De Home, ‘ooden Spoils, ‘Jim, Hottentot” and “The Desert Fidd Thomas H. Ince and his players | downright active. Capt. Mario Carillo, late of Italian Army, has went and done Now he's a screen actor, and a g: one, too, with Willlam Farnum. Harry Plimpton, Fox cameram who went to Rome last May to p tograph “Nero,” 1s back. Says he } hard work to locate the fiddler, finally caught him. Pearl White will ferry across Paris, eat her Christmas dinner a ferry right back again. These wee end trips are 60 tiring, too. John Galsworthy of “School Day Je no relation to the English novell: ‘That takes an awful load ¢ our mind. Richard Walton Tully left yest: day for Los Onglaize, where he + start work at once filming “The M querader." Bebe Daniels is a shooting st: She's out trailing the Umphus no She shot one yesterday, but the bi let didn’t “take” and the bird craw: Constance Bi onstance Binney is a Sheriff of Kern County, Calitorm She wears a badge ‘neverythi: gets no salary, ee Have You Heard This One? —= By SID GREENE == anding in Park Row gazing at the ing. A fiy~ ing machine soared overhead. “Uy, oy!” said Abie. “I'd hate to be up re in itt” “Well,” replied Tim, rubbering at the airplane, “I'd hate there an’ not be in itt" Peay { oe ema =