The evening world. Newspaper, February 16, 1922, Page 24

About Plays and Players ILLIAM COLLIER, he of ‘'The Music Box Revue,’ has an ambition, and he says he's Furthermore, plans to have ‘‘The Nifty Revue’ at The Nifty Theatre. He says he has @rranged, some way or other, to con- use of the word. “Nifty,” in as it relates to theatres and In his work at the Music Box z ‘and the iaugh-getting value of these has made him fall head over im love with the word “‘nifty.”” ‘The jonary defines ‘‘nifty’ as “stylish; of the best quality,” and Willie always was stylish. 4 B CLASS, ATTENTION! Usten, children! To-day is exami- nation day. We have prepared a list of questions for the Straton-Brady class in verbal calisthenics and the monitor will now pass out copies. Those children who answer all ques- tions correctly will be given merit wards. And remember, when you get 100 merit cards you will be given a ploture of Izaak Walton, who was great on de bait. The questions are as follows: How many actors are in jail, why not? | How many of those you've seen act | ought to be in jail? How many preachers are in jail, for long sermons and other crimes? Do the members of church choirs hold hands? Do the players in a theatre hold stagehands? Isn't it true that the church women! are very fond of hymns? | ‘Who was the first press agent to at tend a Straton-Brady debate and have his play classed as off-color? Could Dr. Straton’s outbursts be called the 57th Street varieties? Is it true that Dr. Straton writes his sermons and then Mr. Brady rights the wrongs in them? ‘Was it Mr. Brady or Mr. Straton who coined that saying: “Religious druggists are pillers of the church"? How far can the average cow gallop before sitting down and who first said: “Talk is cheap—ening”? and | | NEW PLAY FOR CARILLO. Frederic and Fanny Hatton are writing a new play in which Oliver Moresco will star Leo Carillo, Mr. Carilio's most successful vehicle, “Lombard!, Ltd.” was from their pens.. SAM SHANNON MARRIES. Sam Shannon, the vaudeville agent and producer, is @ blushing bride- groom. He was married last week to Bessie Long, not a professional. Sam now goes home nights. A FORGETFUL, MAN. Jay Barnes, the Morosco press rep- resentative, was in a quandary last night. He was wondering whether or not he ought to take a chance and go » home to his wife, known on the stage and screen as Grace Valentine, “It's this way," said Jay. ‘'To-day is her birthday, and I have been prom- ising her a fine present for a week. But until an hour ago I had forgotten all about it. Now the stores are all closed." “What would she like to have?" we “Well,” came from Jay reflectively, “she just loves turtle soup. I wonder if there isn’t a restaurant around here somewhere that would sell me a tur- tier" At midnight turtle. he hadn't found his FOR “LETTY PEPPER.” Engaged for the cast of ‘‘Letty Pe per,” the musical version of ‘Mage’ Pepper,’ in which Charlotte Green- wood will star, are Ray Raymond, Paul Burns, Hallam Bosworth, Fran- cls Victory, Stewart Wilson and ‘Thomas Walsh. The opening will take Place at the Globe Theatre, Atlantic City, next Monday evening. COME ON OLD-TIMERS! We have been asked a question we cannot answer. Edwin J. Abrams, of Daniel's Hotel for Gentlemen, wants to know whether Sarah Bernhardt made her first appearance in New York in Booth’s Theatre, Sixth Ave- nue and 23d Street, or Abbey's The- hii PO TKNew ty! TELL me “eweenie” — 1S There No dTHER Woman A LOAF OF BREAD. POUND OF COFFEEW TWo Pound of PRUNES CAN OF CORN Bor TLE OF CREAM~- ETC. IN WouR LIFE THERES A MAN OUTSIDE CRYIN’ SO HARD HE LOOKS LIKE NIAGARA FALLS ! MAYBE HE'S AGERMAN ADMIRAL OR AN EX BARTENDER LOOKIN’ FOR HELP —TLL SEND Him IN? f RHYMED PROPOSALS TCAN ALWAYS COUNT ON MYSELF t’Do suMPN’ “To GUM “THINGS UP — NOTHIN’ , CovER IT WITH! ty Lo | uast time ¢ DIDN'T AnleuT SUPPOSE X WERE “To DIWRCE AN’ Youre TH ONLY ONE “THAT EVER WILL pe! — You AND MARRY ANOTHER 2 IT wANT-A-A-4- On-TIMMINTS FORGOT SOME O THE THincs— T'Lu HAVE To Go . HOME AND ASK { MOM OVER AGAIN - YEH (SNIFF) MY BROTHER WAS GOING HOME FROM BUSINESS WHEN AN AUTOMOBILE STRUCK Hitt AN’ BROKE HIS TWO LEcs! IN THE HOSPITAL, UNABLE To WORK — HE HAD NO INCOME — THE CHILDREN WERE STARVING (SNIFF) — Ht BACK ALL UU ICNONIOS AIO NGS Possible Loss of $77.50! — BUT IT'D cost me FIETY Bucks (F “TyaT RADIATOR FROZE uP! (LL HATA Take A cHaANce—! TH COAT ONLY NICKED ME. $2T.So Fwe years ago — Ont x COULDNT BE WoRRIED ABOUT, ANOTHER GUYS “RouBLES! weir, Tee Tee aS 'ONCE Moke — A CAN RENT WAS OVERDUE ~ THINK OF IT, SIR — up for **The Rubicon,"’ opening at the Hudson Theatre next Thursday are SIR- FLAT ON HIS. THAT TIME — DOCTOR BILLS WERE PILING UP— THE FAMILY NEEDED CLOTHES - New York yesterday on business and pleasure. NOW THAT ACCIDENT |S LIABLE To HAPPEN To ANYONE- SO I WANT To INTEREST You IN AN INSURANCE POLICY ay. | of a key did they used to give vis- {tors ?” ‘ is that Miss Dean never felt .happler in her fe and Fi THE NEW PLAYS Brieux's “Madame Pierre” Delighifully Mocking Comedy. By CHARLES DARNTON. the man who fondly imagines | he may escape the responstbili« | ties of marriage by resorting te an trregular alliance, Bugene Brieux says, “My dear fellow, let me show you how utterly mistaken you are.” This ig what he proceeds to show im “Les ‘Itannctons,"” called ‘Madame Pierre,’ with more gallantry than reason, by Arthur Hornblow jr.in the adaptation given last night at the Rits Theatre. | Laurence Irving had it about righ@ | when he produced the comedy here thirteen years ago under the title of “The Incubus,” only to make @ change for the worse by cheapening it rhe Affinity’? in deference te r understanding. But as bis , and especially that of Mabet ackney, kept to its original standard the name didn’t matter. Although the Irving company put more fun Into the piece than it was given last night, the performance at the Ritz gained somt- thing more from Roland Young than his name would imply. For that mat- ter, both he and Estelle Winwood ha@ no difficulty in suggesting youthful lovers, all of which was refreshing if not dltogether droll. Better still, the ironic Xumor ofthe play, proved as diverting as ever. ‘Theré Was the same malicious delight in watching the patient, considerate Pierre suffering tortures at the hande of Charlotte, caressing or clawing him until the poor devil could scarcely, keep from jumping out of his skin. He couldn't sit on the table, nor pat w foot on the sofa. There was no rest the weary professor of natural history who had taken this “little end” into his flat, if not entirely nto his heart. When she couldn't think of anything else to say she would tearfully declare he didn't leve her any more—one of the surest ways of driving a man stark, staring mad. He had never asked her to meet his mother. Well, had he ever asked to meet her mother? And so it went, from bad to worse, with Charlotte throwing the key out of the fifth-story window, so that she might keep her lover from going to see a man who had promised him something for his treasured specimens book. Then the row with the man who had been hit by the key, only it turned out that he had troubles of his own with a woman tn the flat below, so that he and Pterre could sympathize with each other while they pretended to be engaged im a furlous battle of words. Hope of release came only when Pierre learned that Charlotte wae having something more than profes- sional relations with her dog doctor, who had won her by giving an imita- tion of a locomotive one day in the country—yes? It probably pained him more than eurprised him to find she had been lying to him. Anyway, now he would be free of her. Yes, he wou'd! But before being packed off she tore more than one leaf out of his specimen book. Those were happy days for Pierre that he passed alone, but he might have known they wouldn't last. After notifying every one she knew of her intended suicide —and even delaying her jump into the river an hour after the schodule time—Charlotte, of course, came back like a wet cat looking for a warm corner, determined to make Pierre miserable for life. If you're looking for a moral in this play, it's not hard to find. All the troubles of the helpless vic- tim of free love were quietly, yet fec ingly expressed by Mr. Young in @ capital performance. He played from the head and played with character- istic skill, Miss Winwood was a “catty,” shrewd Charlotte, but almost too attractive for the good of her role. It might have been better if she had dressed more plainly, She wasn't quite common enough, and she missed Jone of Mabel Hackney’s best tricks by not spitting fruit pits out of the window. There should also have been less gentility and, accordingly, more humor tn the Limouzin of Cecil Yapp and the Brochot of March Allen. Aa the concierge Fuller Mellish showed a better sense of character. But outside from posible faults im the acting—barring Mr. Young’s sat~ isfying work—"Madame Pierre” re- mained a delightfully mocking com- atre, now the Knickerbocker. Who George Vivian and Mary Ceci! “Would Mary say anything about] “Whiskey!” mumbled the dark one] very sad, | edy, one too good te mi can tell us? Tom, who gives his address as just | Conchita Piquer, who was in Thi Hollywood?” we asked. and did a fadeout It's just one of 1) “situations” New York City, is in the matrimonial | Wild Cat," Joins the cast of “Frank Mary would—NOT, — that make the movies hard wort more timn 15,000 books In his library. MUSICIANS IN COURT. Sauekek. ite aa wie at ' ‘uy's les"? at the Park next Mon —— “What about the Taylor case?” we SITTING BULL. Remember this on Xmas aud send him oe eaiaitiniwin toca sucl ee lay evening WINS THE TAN DIP. would have asked, if Mary’ tad] George Walsh has mussed up as CUT-BACKS. eo ae Fier Dore Mayr als TEE eee rene erica) foun | "008 pie’ and clean a window! a} Jolson discovered some of Buster Keaton won the far-tamea|lstened, and her eyes would have|fne a set of features as have ever]! Emmett J. Flynn annoui that} William A. Selter, Doria May sic Union and President Weber of d, her b hi i natn ch plot spoils the American Federation of Musicians, | P29: #18 writing looks as though it} Russians of The Bat Theatre m eae rt " aytg | Snapped, bi »rows arched and the) graced a motion picture film, Y he has completed the cast of "A Fool} rector, that too much pl poils n al Musicians, brown derby last week. And, what's| smile would have faded from the raat? vomedy, If he's right, then some of to # Schir. | might sit well on a check, girls, so pay | Pany of Moscow in the ‘Bom? ‘ om rom the] they are his own, and it all happened| There Was'’ with the exception of the | # romedy, slp hag got into the courts. Adam Schir » Birls, so pa more, he's wearing it, too lovely Pickford lips as she 5 he plotiess comedies shown recent! Ya, cornetist, representing the old| close attention—here’s Tom's plea ence yesterday afternoon 1 told a oo . . soins ee lips as she answered: | when a horse he was riding sat down.| vampire. Ye sods yell raid Ibias craic ore haminial al oer Ree inatituted @ uit for an Insune few of his jokes in pigeon Russian And thereby hangs a tale—or @ vee ea a +|George didn't sit down, but he fell] With ull the vamps lonal and | Should be perfect ‘ le flon restraining President Weber ana| 2! 2"end, I am a lonely guy, bump tee pretty hard and the mussy profile is| otherwise, runni Emmett, Charles A Ee eat cenit r one ler o . can’ * ' ! sereen suc sto Ke i the new local anion, No 602 fromact.| Pledac lead me to a jane A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY Buster, in hi irthquake, |" 4) : ie Bab resuit cat tinea cn cne makes ' i . Huirthquake, > minating as . ‘ ey up, Charl ‘ou'll cateh Heinz yet. Beene fo anee NE HPF TPB aaah Entin Howto agen a:gle. | AcMaliegs Naso woman seve cous [Lee WiC) Revotieae” eos SiICSL EAS ORDER HCE cae Oe cie li gPlee umes Bummasle Vomaitien Cols Nfolet Mariersany atlas Oya muadlie | hay Bed on iacatlan a ie Re ataetees Gf tea cid Galen ser i : f : ra eetete Oo d : an y the] to he catastrophe, Walsh turned| vacation following the fliming o aly Reid si phen aR Teh reo tell MCGEE Rid tie edad de aad Pospn ea bie. ENGL Wath, Tia been. de ; [upon to take @ header into a life net, | Los Angeles police, at that. to a friend and muttered: Nero," sailed yesterday for Italy| Scenes for Richard Harding Davis's Mig Court immed & tacnporesy. 1. And ev'ry ev'ning when I'm thru Boned, Had she raised “hey tte! He started all right. Ho ended dia- “Krom now on I'm gonna call that] again. She will be one of the chivf he at oe a Ae junction, and an application to con-|_ MY work here in the city, against the camel {dex for beverages fastrously. ‘The net, being indisposed WRONG KEY. baer declare Players in ‘The Shepherd King | et Gitded OAL Bn nll “nue it will come up before Justice | With love she'd have to greet me, too.| she would have won 'n a wa'h—ycaland rather anaemic, refused to sup-| Viola Dana took Birmingham, Ala, Be eel et HUBS AV ORE wai sBCOly ps Beton UT chet ant ei Ford to-morrow. rs— rte bo, a camel walk : : : Gi ‘ #4 Feorge h i 5 Yom Mix is the father of a bouncing xt Pi ease, rT On, girls—oh, girls, take pity! 0, a camel i port the star. The spot where Bus-|>y¥ storm during a recent “personal! “Because he's always sitting buby girl Both mother und baby are) | After the Jak reel of “Love's Re- Len ARS ee —= FOOLISHMENT ter'’s konk busted the sidewalk is now|@PPearance” engagement, She was —— fine und Tom is as well as could be| Comin er ee Basiahinas will reach its 300th performance Sat ‘The infant prodigy speaks a mud puddle on rainy days and on| “mobbed” by fans; took a ride in the EMOTIONS. expected espaol eb eerecee es Shes After changing his opening d: urday afternoon, Feb. 2 ta child. ; . . “i Twenty feet apart, Priscilla Dean “The O! Swimmin’ Hole," Chi bisteady, as twere, his new play, ‘Bavu," at his Hae Aa I'm but a child, but Lam brig) the northwest corner of the comedi-| famous presidential automobile and nd Ni Le Aware Geis. 9 fant ab-titlel pictu t ~~ —— completed theatre several time cat Go PAE SRG ee ce | Cll Mulbdegroatlans Tit revit in's head a nice bump, one that|Was presented the key to the city. lind laughing respectively during tly | ‘sed us part of the teaching cows A FOE TO EXERTION. Carroll has finally decided to launch it] Gt. Jumen Anditorium, Beooklen, Fen} Aud then TU sing and PU be vice} would never be recognized by a As she stood on the station plat-| shooting of (wo tilms. sume public school 66] \VANT you to write a good aonair Sousa and his band will play at the} /# mamma says I'm born for fume} Buster tried every + of a cap| Nesroes evaded her guard and man-| ‘168 Tiel rence and the d orf hot afraid of tion Interesting, if! “Why, Zeke was one of the eorriest OED as sintmeg has oan ef ,|PRodrome Sunday evening, And that TH surely make a name.}and soft hat, but couldn't get one|ased to edge up close to the star. | woutd not stand for glycerin or onion{ truc tiers who ever lived," sald the pemppiey Liclines. bes bean ngaged) 6. At present they are in Hava: Yo entertain you I'll be glad that would house the bump, ‘Then| “Miss Viola,” stuttered one, “Will] juice. ‘The plaintive whine of a cello] | Chivase The our! «ditor of the Ch ANlo Clarien, } The N. ¥. U, students, who took| What? Are you going? That's ,too\he qonned the browr ; rho} yo! all lemme see ‘at air key to th'|((rifted toward Priscilla, The tune n of the the | “And besides he owed me money. Louis H. Chalif, ballet 1m ‘ “Phank-U" 8: donned. t h derby. The The ' ture of 1921 , : plane i alif, ar) part in an amateur “Py U" re bad rutiperanoo dist fits ints the orcan (oe? |was "The Song of India.” And Vris-/best pleture of 1921 ago IS odd, { ou recall a single accomplish- E412 Amierion from Russia sixteen|cently, are diming to-day with John = beer sain a . ' aitla cried woisn't it nent Zeke had?” years ago this weei Golden as honor guest = | mn , ola dt » 4 stt t Twenty t away Edwards The third issue of “OMeial Urban We he could sit im one place Miller, a tak and'ault man,| Hyman Adier, tho Viddieh star, han| "NOM THE CHRBTNUT TREE ieseneea bUtT tne ponderous ke The darkey| bubbling over with laughter in Mivvie Chats of Motion Picture The- | without moving longer than any otber 00d sing, Dearic last! wen cons i by A. G3. Qbelaniuitar fc Motel te What i d long and disappointedly, Inheritance Tax’? while some ons}atre Owners of Ameriva’t will be re-| man I ever knew, but I don't suppose might, the thirty-fifth time. , uw role in “Broken Branches,’ is Lea's Rae rae SILENT aint de key dey useter giv jazzed “What Do You Make Thos| leased Sunday, The title takes up half it would comfort his widow end “Get Together,” at the Hip)\ iso, thoue who bav: roprietor—Put him e of he mifttered, and turned away. yes at Me Vor?'’ the footage. rowing relatives to put that im ybems, Among 2 have beso elgeed! gouren, os ” I decmel amiable tea itatens | semi 4 Zl @" estes “eas. Khe Gunny pard of the whole Wal) Chester, BO atandhy, hae Mery Miokiord o& al anivad 4 cd <fo