The evening world. Newspaper, March 3, 1922, Page 28

About Plays By BIDE ‘ OT long ago we printed here a} N mote to the effect that Ed Wynn, “The Perfect Fool,” would be pleased if the Post Office Department in Washington would {arrange to flavor the stickum on postage stamps so he could get a little fun out of licking them when preparing ‘his correspondence. When Ed saw his idea in cold type he be- came more of a P. F. than ever and wrote Postmaster General-That-Was Will H. bays, asking him to arrange to flavor the stamps and thus do him} a ittle favor, A reply has been re- ceived and here it is: “My dear Mr. Wynn—I have your letter with its suggestion relative to mucilage on postage stamps. Once, im preparing the stamps, they seemed to have put @ 'ittle too much sweet in the muciiege and consequently we had a very 41% ult time in prevent- ing the buge trom over-running the postal service. If we should adopt your suggestica about adding certain flavors to the :nucilage IT am afraid we would invite another roach plague. With kindest regards, I am sincerely yours, WILL H. HAYS. Ed says now that Will has taken over the movie business, he intends to beseech the next Postinaster Gen- eral to put a little vanilla, at least, on the stamps. He always takes vanilla ice cream soda, 88 RAMBEAU IN “UP.” Marjorie Tlambeau has been placed under contract by the Messrs. Shubert, who will star her in a new three-act comedy entitled “Up. The play has been adapted from the French of | Armont and Gerbidon by Gladys | Unger. It will open in Baltimore on March 20, YOU'RE WELCOME, HELEN! Philip B. Dooner, our poet of ad- miration, saw Helen Menken in “Drifting” recently and wrote a poem to her, by jingo! Here's a slice of it: Through alt your gaiety. | Moving so daintily, | A colorful symphony, Miss Helen Menken. Manner of graciousnoss, Nature vivaciousness, Charm? Goodness gracious, yest Miss. Helen Menken. HACKETT RETURNING. oadway hears that James Kk Hackett, after almost a year abroad, ts coming back to America and will be seen in a new play here, 1T SURE WAS. We attonded a dinner given by the New York Photodramatists’ Club at the Hotel Cecil the other night. Mrs. (. J. Schilling is the President of the elub and she appointed C, J. toast- master. “Now C. J. it snappy.” In introducing us Toastmaster C. J. said: ‘'This gentleman once talked over the radiophone and his wife heard him. That is why she isn't here to-night.”” “Yes,"’ we replied, ‘and it was the only time in our married life that we had the last word.’ Cute, eh? she whispered, “make A POEM FOR MR. COUCH. Over at Red Pank, N. J., the other| evening the golden wedding anniver- | sary of Mr, and Mrs. Robert Couch} was celebrated with a reception in the | auditorium of the high school. Allen} Schaeffer read a poem written by | Helena C. Hartnedy, and we are} pleased to be able to broadcast it to the world, we are. Here it is: | Good luck to Mr, Couch, The friend of girls and boys. He loves them all if they don't | Make too much noise. - If you want a hammer or A nail or a tack, Just ask Mr. Couch and Them you will not tack At Christmas, who puts. Up our tree? Mr. Couch, of cours: Kind as he can be, Who keeps our school rooms Warm and clean and bright? Mr, Couch, of course; who else Could do it right? So here's good luck to Mr. Couch, . Long may he ‘stay with us. A friend in need's a friend indeed, And he’s the best for us. Mrs, Couch received no poem, but she was given a large pot of daffodils BLACKMER LOCKED OUT. Sidney Blackmer of “The Mountain Man," at Maxime Elliott's Theatre, couldn't get the door of his dressing room open last night and he had to climb through a window. At first he thought he'd telephone Houdini and ask him to break in the room, but he ave up the idea when his press agent Jecided it would be best for Mr. Black- mer to have the whole story to him- wall as NECKTIES FOR FORD. "Hugh Ford went to New Haven the other day to have a look at the new musical show, “For Goodness Sake.” He lent hie abilities as a director for several days and when he was ready to leave Charles Judels of the cast approached him with a pasteboard box. “For you, Hugh,” he said, offering the box. “What is it?” asked Mr. Ford. “Neckties.” “But, why?” 4 “You put five laughs in my part and Players DUDLEY Sue of Great Kills, S. I., wants that copy of the song ‘‘You May Hold Me Tight If You'll Get Me Tight,” the prize offered for the best rhymed thrill, She has use for {t immediate- ly. “If I sing to my father he gets mad and gives me things to stop,” she writes. ‘I want a new dress, 80 let me win the song, please,” Sue's thrill follows: “You muy hold me tight if yowll get me tight,” Whispered my escort one moonlit night. Ye gods, but I was in such a fright! But tho’ this thrilled me, the great- est 1 knew Was when I found it was not true, You see, I'd been dreaming as alt ladies do. Disappointment wus mine. GR-R ~* BLA- BLAW ~ oH PPOWn* - Ba —~- Twin BROWN SLAPPED ME Twice- de Dip KATINKA RHYMED THRILLS Dice! LOOK AT THose KIDS) (T'S A CRIME — PLAYIN’ WITH SOMEONE OUGHTA “They CERTAINLY SLIPPED me A FINE LICENSE NUMBER “THIS Yean — “TWO -ONE —Tw THit's A sweer DISH OUT Se A Gu A -DAWGONE BLACK CAT Ran ACRESS MY PATH =ITS A SURE SIGN SomeTHin’ AWFUL WILL g HAPPEN To ME THe FiRsT Time HE Ait ME LIKE HERE COMES A CoP! Quick -GRAB THe MONEY, FELLERS!) O = FOUR ~ONE —Tiere COMBINGTION 7 FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1922 DONT Be SILLY — OMY! BEING SUPERSTITIONS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS — WHY Bo You REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST MET 2 NO WONDER ('M ALways HAIN GRIEF tory THAT CAR ~— 1 Can Bane. (T ALL ON “Ty’SEGRETARY OF STATE —. —— BUT ADD ALL “iy NUMBERS WGETHER AN‘ Look AT “Ty! MESS IT MAKES Si! REMEMBER? IT Was AT A DINNER PARTY 13 at THe Taste ! WES- AN’ Look wot HAPPENED And THE NEYT TME. LIKE OLD STUFF, LADY— DON'T You KNowW IT's) / HE WUZ ONLY THE MAN DON'T EVEN AGAINST THE LAW | | WATCHIN’ THE BOYS, OFFICER! very nice ones. A BROADWAY TALE. srapefruit . “but the last half you," GOSSIP. Ladder.” morrow night see “Just Because,” Maryland to become a member of cast of “The Promenaders” at Winter Garden th gaged the “hokum” cornet man. ‘There are just five ties—one for each aug.” Mr. Bead -aecepted them. It hes a role in “The Rose of Stambou nee sR been said that every good laugh in| Bride” has had a radtophone put {a a show is worth $1,000. The ties are | her dressing room ut the Astor Thea- Grace George, in association with an, will make-a production Nest” in London A small time vaudeville booking | agent went broke and took a job as} 4 waiter, One dayoa pertormer went | for the leading = to the restaurant and ordered hulf starring vehicle, replied the former book- and Johnny Buff the uneven-weight ay afternoon, After appearing fits this season ut countless bene- Sophie Tucker will staxe one herself Tuesday night for Adeic Klaer has been engaged by W. A. Brady for a role in "Up the] | Fund at the Paradise Crystal Room. “The Deluge’ will close its engage- ment ut the Plymouth Theatre to- Theatrical people are interested in the annual Chu Chin Chow affair and A delegation of theatrical men will | the other is the Bul Original, at Web- go to Hartford Monday evening tv Frances Seay left @ convent in| nay and Night Shelter of the Bronx will be given at t The Messrs. Shubert announce that Mabel Withee has been engaged foi engaged Sufferers’ Relief | rmance for the | am H. Harris The pro- | gramme promises to be an elaborate | The Dolly Sisters, now in Keitb| one vaudeville, will take a jazz band to Mac ii Il prese x England in April. They have en- Hack Hilliard will present the Clef | Club in its final concert of the season elwyn Theatre Sunday night of the club are ail subjects Harris has given the Cleo Mayfield of “The Blushing Treasurers’ Club of America the use fund. April 23 George Yoeman has a new act | called “A Man of the World.” Dixie Hines ole in “The}to arrange for the Miss George's new which Miller of the Hudson Theatre for the annual benefit in aid of its sick and burial The entertainment will be held establishment New York of a season of plays from the Grand Guigno}. he’s going for, too, Jordan S$, Murphy the Hippodrome| sent us a new song, called “Our Governor,” or “The Society Walk, le has dedicated to Gov A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. wish to call the attention of William A. Brady to the report that a two balls to be held to-night. One is|married preacher whose home is in Connecticut has eloped with a school girl, FOOLISHMENT. “Jessie,” said a mother fair, “You have went and bobbed your hair.” essie, in surprise, yelled; “Naw ‘Twas the barber done it, Maw. FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. Vit is taken from you before “t “ft don’t know, Me, Tones “Your photograph ‘ ’ Perhaps unconscious vast quantities of smoke he was emitting; 80 intent was he in reading. “H'm!" she said, glowering at him. “IT was foolish that some of the men in here at least were gentlemen.” straightened from hI8]° paynrg ‘Mont lounging posture |_ The Day’s Good Stories HIS SYSTEM. suppose | |Well, I don't mind if I do, A little MAN who was a stranger to|more of the same, please,'- phia Record will sail for Paris soon the usual throng stepped up to ordered a New Orleans fizz, an- a cigar. the mahogany, swered, politely offering her —Harper's Magazine And that’s ALL TOO'GOOD FOR THIS WORLD. ITH fear and trembling he ap- proached the doctor. there's something wrong with my heart, doctor. that I'm not going to live very long.” Give up smoking." Never smoked in my life, doctor." Well, stop drinking." “T am a total abstainer from alco- holie drink.'* “Well, try going to bed ecrlier; get more sleep." “I'm always in bed at 9 0'¢lock,’’ “Oh, well, all I can say is, my dear sir, that J think you had better let nature take its course, You're alto- too good for this world.”"— Everybody's Magazine. of Auburn has and placed it on call Henry came jand were voluble in their praise of it. | The next morn- | completed all ar litt's John} “2 i aged six, the | Jinks’s front door: prominent role in the George Melf¢ and asked to see| production of rug. “For the love of man next to him. | “Why the toad?’ “That toad plays a star part in a system that I have used for many years with great suc- ‘replied the man. ‘Spring it," shouted the mob. “Well, you see, friend toad and place him on the ma- Nogany in front of me and order my \drimk. 1 take my drink ‘and then 1 bewil-| Hugo eee CENTLEMEN ALL. woman, entered an overcrowd- | boy should desire to admire her new tificial, doesn't it? ed thain and, as she was too! the | the front room. John thrust his hands into his pock- | ‘Your Best Friend."* 4 room| Tom Mix has just finished * ind critically surveyed the green cov- | Fi * he finally grunted, * ps then another into| Belle Bennet appears with vi one toad there I stay ear and took a seat near no particular at- | ets, s tobacco and newspa- e man geated next to her was don't make me sick!'’—Judge. there were three. That's my s; Screenings By DON ALLE! FISH! A fish story seems particularly propriate just about now, so we'll ié Bert Lytell tell one. PF If there ts anything T Hke to ati] baal it is fish,’ announced the hand star who is now in the neighborho making personal appearances, I much prefer to catch my o' “One day, just before I lefi Coast, I decided I'd like to have for breakfast, so I took my tackle in hand and sallied forth waters where I kntw fish were, “T had no more than dropped well-baited hook in the water wh |there came a tug. Swish! And ay he ran. TI played him until I got htm within ten feet of the boat and th | gave him plenty of line again, just watch him breeze away and hear th swirr of the taut line cleaving. thi waters. Then I gave him the. and brought him up to within gail fing distance and'’—— “Did you catch him?” we asked “The only thing I caught . morning was a slight cold,” he an swered. ‘The fish couldn't stand th, MORE STATISTICS, Enough gold braid, it is averred was used to decorate the soldiers i Wally Reid's latest Paramount piq ture, ‘‘The Dictator," to stretch fro San Pedro to Hollywood, provided braid wanted to go to Hollywood. The actual weight of the braid 1,700 pounds, again according to Paramount P. A. i? ‘The weight of the braid ts as ti) ing compared to the weight that * \be lifted from many minds When the read the above statistles.. i, Heavy stuff, mates! Heavy stj I COME ON, VAMP, Have you a little vampire in heme?” If so, bundle her all up and tie h with nice pink ribbon and ship haji | post haste to Emmett J. Flynn, | directing ‘‘A Fool There Was’? William Fox. Flynn announces that he has sembled the cast, all save the m important role of the vamp i} that he is already working ‘ eral scenes that do not call for vamp. As far as most folks know who hay read the poem, seen the show at heard. the plot, there aren't mar scenes in the film that can go alor without the principal feminine cha’ acter. If Emmett is really in such | quandary and is in a receptive mo. . as far as suggestions go, we'll sugge ’ right here that he choose his vamp! from three screen players, physica) and temperamentally fit to play t role. Our choice, set down in or two, three order, would be: Ben Tv} pin, Harold Lloyd and Lloyd Ham ton. | FADEOUTS, | “Some folks are like dice, eas! rattled, but hard to shake,’* qu) Aesop's Film Fables, ~~ Will A. Page, praise agent pa + coffence, writes to say that w lected one title in our story Wednesday, We admit it, title we missed is ‘Foolish M Carlo." At least they are imitat “Foolish Wives" to that extent, — } gue, widely kno + scenarist on the ick staff, spc recently before the New York Pho dramatists’ Club, My, how that m | against the censors 4 of the S, Rankin t n Legion, tripp@yy* Post, HE Jinks's had bought a new rug, | light tantestie with their other ally Mr, | friends at the first annual ball at Hetel Pennsy! film luminarie: Cecil De Mille nia last night. Me, hone brilliantly. % technical staff 14 ngements to coms the next 7 eat Lefty lynn, former Yale a lete and All-American halfback, ha} ‘The Woman W | Walked Alone." Dorothy Dalton , | the lonesome pedestrian lin has certainly piel inent title for his next | * fout a pel flatterea lease, featuring Mabel Ballin, ay nam| | stick! of his new film will be “Ly and Rouge.” Sounds sorter | Gordon in Harry Rapf's producti nting Streak.'"’ iti ‘Western Speed’ will be t! of Buck Jones's » thriller,