The evening world. Newspaper, June 9, 1922, Page 32

| Theatrical Ne ws and Gossip _| bout Plays and Players | By BIDE DUDLEY HE No, 1 ‘Tangerine’ company will have a new King next sea eon, Just who he will be has not been decided, but he isn't likely to be Herbert Corthell, who has served tw« i ferms. Mr. Corthel) has his eye cn @ gomedy called “The Bilmnp,’ which appears to be absolutely made for his avoirdupois, and he may appear in | under the management of that exper poet, John Henry Mears "rhe Blimp" was written by a man in the United States Air Forces whose name We have forgotten. Leo Carillo, by the way, is going to the Pacific Const foon to try out a new stellar vehicle @alled ‘‘Mike Angelo'’ at a Morose: house. If it looks good he will bring it Fast WHY HE'D MISSED IT “Oh, Mr. Sherman," said one of the chorus girls in the revue at Healy's recently to the tenor, ‘id you see my Picture in the Police Gazette?" “No,” he replied. “You see, J shave myself." | | | “NOT GUILTY,” SAYS F. Z. Florenz Ziegfeld jr., apropos of a @tory we printed here yesterday, tells us he did not wire George White a@bout an engagement in ‘The Fol- Nes.’ In part, he says: “I never wired White and I never’ received a wire from him. I paid Ann Pennington $400 and White $200 and have never negotiated with them ince." Bo! THE OILY PRINCESS. {A story for the reader with a heart and ‘soul. Princess Olga was greatly worried about the outcome of her game of! craps with Lady-In-Waiting Bloop. Did her sweetheart know she. had lost 700 kopecks and could he love a gambler? ‘Thelma entered the room. “Ah, there you are,’ said old King Bugaboo. ‘ He was a notorious flirt but, being King, he feared none but the Queen. Thelma, the commoner'’s daughter, flung her gloves out the window, “Oh, shucks!" she said. “Please don't ‘shucks’ around here," snapped the Princess. A tense situation was the result. The old King turned to all, smiling. "Let us play drop the handker- ehief,"’ he said. Pulling his bandana from his pocket he dropped it behind the back of Thelma, ‘Thus did old Bugaboo show his real olors. The Princess wept. (To be continued.) COHAN ON HUMOR. George M. Cohan wrote an editorial for the Boston Traveler recently on humor, calling it the Sixth Sense. “The one goal of every human being,” wrote Mr. Cohan, ‘‘is to at- tain happiness, Whether the, ends sought are the gaining of riches, posi- tion, achievement or any particular uecess, the goal is never reached without the saving grace of humor. It softens the hard heart, keeps sympathy alive, smooths the rough road, makes easy the hard task. It places happiness within the reach of every human being. We must con- tipue giving a smile and a kind word to every man and ‘always leave them nughing when you say good-bye.’ A sense of humor is a wonderful thing. It is everything.’ Mr. Cohan wrote much more than this on the subject. We wish we had gpace to reprint the rest, because it-was all good, hard common sense, . YES, HITCHIE SAID IT. « Raymond Hitchcock, who is spon- soring Michio Itow’s “Pin Wheel Revel,” opening at Earl Carroll's Theatre Monday night, asked Mich Yesterday the name of one of the Jap- @fiese dances in the show. Itow gave it to him in the language of Japan. “Goodness sakes alive, man!" re- plied Hitchie. “How do you expect me to stand for a production I can't ven pronounce?" “Now, hush, little one!’’ replied ch. GOSssiP. “The Rivals” will close at the Em- ion to-morrow night. Its rum was ited to one week, Wancy Vaughn, who hurt her leg three weeks ago, is dancing again, with the underpinning O. K. Guthrie McClintic and his wife, Katharine Cornel, are going to Eu- rope for a vacation. A musical skit called “Ten Nights in a Ball-Room” will be a feature of the Lambs’ Gambol Sunday night. Helen Stewart, of A Pinch Hitter,” imtends to fly over New York Sunde: Jokn Price Jones, of Good Morn. ing, Dearie,” used to play profes- sional baseball. So did Slim Sever- ance. Sam H. Harris has invited the Washington Newspapermen's Golf Club to see "Six-Cylinder Love” Mon- Eddie Cantor has written a poem] sy om Asparagus, but Eddle is a good comedian, just the same. Richard Bennett has to drink some older in “He Who Gets Slapped,” and he eays he'd appreciate it if some- body would quit sipping him vinegar. “The Blushing Bride,” starring poll Lean and Cleo Mayfield, will Cifec its New York engagement to- morrow night. It will reopen in Chi- @Ago in August "Another closing announced is that of "The Rose of Stamboul.” It will @p4 its run at the Century on June 17 ‘Teasa Kosta will go abroad for a rest, FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE. “Do tight-rope walkers have to take | JOE’S CAR nt BUT “THAT DONT ANSWER, MY QUESTION! I WANTA sete TH'car AN’ You FLATLY REFUSE, To SEE MY POINT OF view! — BUT DAWGONNIT woman, WHAT'S “TH'REASON 1 CAN'T SELL “Har CaR-?= HAVEN'T I-GoT ANYTHING “To oAY ABouT “THINGS IN “is Famicy 77? You SEEM 7 HAVE. tina a ‘ X-X Coord ~ Her DINNER FoR Wou ALL MYSELF — AND “You've Never SAID A WorD AwoutT iT! A = Smattee THSPEPS IA PLS Boo -Hoa! - GOB - SNIFE LITTLE MARY MIXUP Way He SRY ra" t WELL, THEY sav seme’ Ma's Tan “EM ThaT Pop WAS A BUM - Hat HE Never EARNED TEN CENTS — AND —WE WAS LUCKY |e HE NEVER CAME BACK lESTERDAY MARY TusT AGouT crean- EX GP ALL THE Their CHILDREN Because Hey “fe STERDAY — PANNED Her MISSING PaP_ ee. } =) >| BAW-w KATINKA The Evening World’s WELL, YOU OUGKT To KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE “THEN, “THaT YouR QUESTION HAS EEN ANSWERED! Copr 1922 (N. Y¥. Eve. W: BOT SomeHow XK HATE “TO Be ALWAYS ' COMPLAININ' 7 / ae So THEY sai AWFUL, THINGS ABOUT PoP- EHS —BoT you Must A+ Sees OTHER CHILDREN- THINK T'Le HAVE To ‘PONISH You ete OVER MY KNee SSS <R ABRAM EE THE WAR IS OVER AN’ THE DAYS OF HIGH PRICES ARE PASSED ? RENTS ARE DOWN -— Foop is CHEAPER — IT'S NONE O'MY BUSINESS, BUT 1 CAN'T E STAND Yo SEE THE PRICES My Boss CHARGES IN THIS STORE OF HIS-IT'S aii TWME THIS PROFITEE RING STOPPED lwWEo ECassrr Furonsn00e]s AN’ I'M GONNA TELL IT To Jiabil LHIM WHEN I GET 35 HOME | NECKWEAR $ 48 POEMS OF PREFERENCE Musty Martin, who says he'd rather write Poetry than eat, has joined the battle for the velvet-lined oyster open- er. “I am in the market for a girl,'! says his note, “‘and I'd like to have you broadcast my ideas about her to the world." So, if you don't mind, friends, here 1s bis poem: My girl must be a working girl, Who earns a lot of dough. And when we're married she must give Her cash to me, you know, she'll do this I will not care If plain in tooka she be, Oh, help me find this treasure-girl, I don't like work, you see. The Day’s Good Stories - THE BLESSED MEEK. IMPKINS was gallinaceosyly S speaking, henpecked. Mrs. Simp- kins ‘wore the trousers,"* Spanked the children and paid the preacher, Neighbor Smith was quite another sort of person, In his domicile, Smith was lord and master, and he got away with it, too, It was @ pet joke of his to refer to his friend Simpkins as “Mrs, Simpkins's husband,”’ ‘A brow-beateén, subdued wife invar- tably comes in for general sympathy, but scorn and derision is gyer th at Simpkins. Simpkins the shrinking, Simpkins the despicable, strange to say, Was as cool and calm as BamMn- land Bay in January. And he ac- tually smiled. “Heavens! What aro you grinning about?” demanded Smith in a thick voice. “Man, I've lost $500!" “Tm out $1.05 and a stamp book,” said Simpkins. “You see, the wife had our roll in her stocking."—Prize Story in Judge, = TIME TO STOP. INCLAIR LEWIS, the author, is fond of lecturing well un- as as = happy lot of the poor, henpecked writing, and the best story he hubby. However, every dog hath his ‘ FO told us on his arrival here from Amer- OLISHMENT: day, and Simpkins’s came at last. |i froreea t ore ASOD) EY I wonder why you love me, dear, iin day-tnareua tamiticn boncaca |iom Terme © an occasion when he When i'm devoid of charms. the train for an excursion together,|¥&% holding forth on the subject of I wonder why you kiss me, dear, | When a few miles on their journey,| matrimony. And hold me in your arms. we Chipeta layla pias by the] «Mine has been an ideal marriage,” yonder why you smoo sharp com! : ds up!” Two] he exclaimed (while those whose mat T wonder why you smooth my hair| masked bandits stood at the rear of |ringes had not been ideal listened with And call me little dear the coach. pained interest). "My wife and { Oh, can it be, heart of my heart, “Passengers will file past us and} share our sorrows, our joys, our am- hand over their pocket That you are full of beer? peniaie ANU OF bee rected a gruff voice behix 18, our A a Se , our 4 the masks. “What aboot ox Mr courses of instruction to become pro- A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Smith's otherwise aggressive face] Lewis?” ficient in their art?" No man should play golf without a] went gray. Women fainted and little} And ft is reported that there was "— don’t know, but I'm sure the’ goodly supply of excuses at his com-| children began to cry, considerable silence London An- oper are taut." ‘ mand, { When all was over, Smith looked’ swers. v i Ie SCUSE ME, BOSS, BUT Don'T You KNOW EVERYBODY 1S REDUCING THINGS AN’ You OUGHT To DO THE SAME ! ig Dy j LAS 2) NY y BY GOs You'Re RIGHT, KATINKA- TLL TAKE YouR WOULD BE EMBARRASSING. UIRING the social session of a D looal lodge the other night the expenses were defrayed by levy- ing fines on the various members for real or fancied infractions of the rules. The forfeits were collected by the Sergeant at Arms. In one instance, however, the Ser- geant made no effort to collect the fine and the Chairman directed attention to the oversight. STILLS. A birthday cake, bearing three lighted candles, came as a surprise In the Harold Lloyd studios yesterday. Then it was learned that the cake was in commemoration of the third anni- versary of Mildred Davis's association with the screen comic. Pretty 1dea— wot? Johnnie Walker objects to having his front monicker spelled with a final tye y enough Again the Sergeant remained indif- oe a He says it's not classy enoug! ferent. or him. 2 thusiasm and glad Rapping for order, the Chairman] Bubbling with en' ‘ exclaimed: to get off the road, Phyliis Haver, Mack Sennett beauty, has quit vaude- ville flat and is back prancing before the camera. Dick Barthelmess is limping. His next role calls for some bicycle riding. Dick couldn't ride, but thought it no “The Sergeant at Arms has refuse to collect a fine from Brother Amley We will hear what excuse he has to —I—I owe him money,” town Telegram, Youngs eer ie cage rick to learn, He'll be all better HARD SMOKING. oon. j JATOR HARRISON said in an} One of the scenes tn Glenn peel S address in Atlanta next starring vehicle, ‘Secon: ‘Phe race question goes to »| Fiddle,” reminds one greatiy of the great rminy people's heads, ‘They | Argentine dance hall In "The Four can't discuss it without getting jorsemen."’ . confused as Lush. King Vidor will direct Zaurette Lush drove home one night in ;| Taylor in ‘Peg o' My Heart" for taticab, and the drive, isted him t, | Metro ; his front door, Then, after a minu Rex Ingram will soon be tn New or-owas the driver Vork with the completed print of his "My goodness, m r, you can itest picture, as yet unnamed. ypen your front door with that, That One Stolen Night” is the alluring your clr. te chosen for Corinne Grifith’s “Dear me—hic—so it is," sai | yext. It is another ono of those Lush, “That — means —I've~-hic~ | sahara Desert things—just the story smoke¢ up my latch key.’ "Minne. | or a warm, muggy night—not! apolig Tribune It probably won't make any dif- Around His Neck ! I'LL START ON YouR WAGES !! Boomerang! ~ [BRaAZY SOME PEOPLE ARE SO Duns THEY THINK THAT UTTLE CASINO ISA DANCE HALL Ken Kline» ference whether you are pro-golf or anti-golf—if you see Larry Semon in “Golf” you'll probably laugh. Jess Robbins has just finished an- other six reeler for Vitagraph. “The Angel of Crooked Street,"’ Alice Calhoun's latest, gives this star ample opportunity to display all of her acting wares: Lioyd Hamilton is back at work again. “After a few days in New York," says Lloyd, “any kind of work seems like a res! Dorothy Devore and Vera Stead- man, stars of Educational-Christie comedies, are off on a vacation in the mountains until Big Boss Christie comes back from his jaunt through Europe. Charles Urban'’s “Four Seasons” was given the diplomatic 0. O. by, David Lloyd George recently. David liked “Winter” the best of all, Percy Helton, in the speakle “To the Ladies,” almost got in a jam last night, He's appearing on the screen in “Silver Wings” and, as Percy Hel- ton, the actor, likes Percy Helton, the screenite, pretty well, he ran over between acts to see himslf. He was almost late in getting back. Virginia Valli was engaged yester- day to play the young daughter tn “Kentucky Days,” a film that Fox will soon spring on the ‘public. Rita Rogan, the tiny screen star, will do a vaudeville turn at the Hotel Astor to-night to raise a fund to buy a radio outft for the cony: veterans in the United Stat teer Hospital. Comics Screenings] By DON ALLE) THANKS! Just received a nice invitation E. M. Ryan, praise agent for Ha Lioyd, which read: “When you comé’ out to the Cons —everybody comes sooner or latersq we'll give you a good time. If any of your friends come to Lon Angeles lef me know and we'll do the honors of the studios for them." All right, B. M. R., much obliged Whenever you're near the aaneer River—drop in. A LAMENT. Viola Dana swears she will never gd on another personal appearance jaunt, “Why,” fumed the fair and lovely Viola yesterday, ‘‘since my recent personal appearance trip requests fot my autographed photographs have in« creased 800 per cent. “I should call that wouldn't you?"’ We would—so twmt closed the inters view. autoeratting © UNBRUISED. Malcom McGregor, who plays Prominent part in “The Prisoner Zenda,” was called upon to do @ hard day's riding recently, At the end of the long horseback jaunt Mala turned up without the suspicion of an ache or a pain. “How do you ride like that and escape being saddie-lame?"’ asked Rex Ingram, his director, “I dunno, Rex,” answered McGre- gor, “unless it is because I'm used to driving my 1910 flivver.” at EVOLUTION. 6 E4ward Connelly, the veteran chant acter actor, who was severely oittem a few weeks ago by an ape, is able te be around asain, During his re« cuperation Connelly says that he had plenty of time to think things over and has finally decided that Bryan te wrong in regard to evolution. “I firmly belleve now,” said Con- nelly, “that the theory of evolution, {se the correct one. In fact, I believe the ape that bit me must have been a relative who was mad because I was playing such a villainous role in the picture and didn't want any of his kinsfolk to appear so mean.”’ CHRISTENED. Before the name “In the Name of the Law” was chosen for the big R-C police picture the folks in the pub- Neity office thought it would be a good scheme to get suggestions from different policemen. And so one of the praise arents accosted a big policeman and asked: “What would you say if you were on reserve in the station at mid- night and a riot call came—a big hold up in a bank; one man killed, beautl- ful girl in danger? What would you call {t? What would you say? “Well,” drawled the officer, “if {t was a snowy night and I was com- fortable and warm I'd say It was damned hard luck.’ GOOD PROSPECTS. ‘With Associated First National Pio- tures, Inc,, announcing !t will release between sixty and seventy productions next year, all indications point to @ plentiful. supply of movie entertain- ment from the leading independent stars and producers for 1922-28. According to reports received, there 1s very little, if any, summer time let up on the part of these independents, Of course, from some studios comes word that récesses are being taken between big pictures, but this does nog interfere with the plans for a bigger and better picture year than ever be- fore. SUNRISE IS THE TIME. We don't know what we ever did to Mae Murray to deserve what she did to us yesterday. The ‘‘what"’ in question fs the fol< lowing bit of poultry. Abandon hope all ye who read: “The brightest flower that grows Along the Great White Way, ‘The biggest hit of all the shows Is the Rose of old Broadway. Full of fun, fire and laughte: The sort the boys seek afte: A great girl; why everybody knows The pet of New York: ‘Broadway Rose.’ On second thought, we don't be- &. Meve Mae Murray wrote it, at that, TOUGH JOB. The lot of a Southern California po~ Hceman {s not a happy one. Recently a copper stopped an auto load of disreputable looking charac« ters. “Who are you?" asked the officer. I'm Jack Holt," answered one of the “bums,” “and this is Mitchell @* Lewis."" “Go on, then," decided the cop. ‘You movie actors ‘ll be the death of me yet. I just stopped a car load of folks and asked who they were, and one of ‘em said he was St. Peter and the other said he was Judas.” BILL, HE KICKED. William Russell, now acting in the “Self-Made Man," {s not what on@ could call real obliging. Bill was bitten on the right arm by a bear recently, and while his wound was being cauterized a publicity man strolled up and asked the why and wherefore. When told, the pufflecist stretched and sald: That's a fair little yarn, Pill, but when you get your arm all bandaged up I wish you'd chase back there and yay bite (hat bear. ‘Then Ta have @ decent story."* L cw But Bill te @ vegetorian and ree fused.