The evening world. Newspaper, July 7, 1922, Page 20

Janied on the ferry. Mr, Dey had his title. They're killing snakes in West- chester They're knocking reptiles dead; The county pays a bounty out Of one whole bone per head. The snake-bite now in Westches- ter 1s dangerous, they're sure. Since Mister Volstead went work ‘And took away the cure. lt_used to be in Westchester That no one feared the snake; A bite meant merely that a man A good-sized drink must take. But residents are wary now, Since all this land is dry; They're killing snakes in West- chester, Fie, Mister Volstead, fie! to OBSERVATIONS. President Harding, when a boy, rode a mule. Betcha he carries Missouri next time he runs. A starving beggar, arrested yes- terday, had $2,000 in his pockets Maybe he was merely reducing. Marilynn Miller is to wed Jack Pickford Aug. 1. Will he become “Mr. Miller,” or will she be known as “Mrs. Pickford?” An old professor is to give Wes- leyan University a telescope worth $200,000. Things will soon be look- ing up out in Ohio. He Got His Title. The late Frederick Van R. Dey, who'wrote dime novels, was always looking for alluring titles for his stories, One day, while needing a Utle badly, he boarded a ferry for Brooklyn. As the boat passed under the Brooklyn Bridge a piece of paper was b’vwn off the structure and it Immediately It was: “A Clue from the Clouds.” ‘ LAUGHING LENA, (A thrilling detective story trom the pen @f- the noted novellat, Wash Mugface.) Jeremiah Hoskins, keeper of “the general store, bent over to Pick up @ nickel that had fallen »from the cash register. As he did so some one kicked him mys- “teriously. Straightening up he turned flushed, “Who done that?” Seven ladies and four gen- tlemen were in the stor None stepped forward. Hos- kins reached for his telephone. “Hello! Give me ‘No, 37, Is this the Five Points Detective Agency? Well, send me a de- tective at once. This is Hos- in the office of the agency Sat Laughing Lena, known as the best woman operative in Wheeple County. Old Sleuth Jones whispered in her eur. “I got you,” said Lena. Picking up her six-shooter and ‘Dlackjack she glided out of the office. e | Once outside Lena laughed. A poor, ragged girl, hanging to a lamppost, looked up. “Why are you glad in this About Play J. SHUBDRT, who returned from’ Europe recently, brought with * him rights to many plays as well @# contracts covering the services of numerous foreign artists, chief among whom is Hilda Woerner, a German star. In England Mr. Shubert ob. tained rights to “The Lady of t Rose,” and Eleanor Painter will have ‘the prima donna role. Another prom- ising importation is “The Life of Offenbach,” which ran a season in Budapest. For Tessa Kosta Mr. Shu- bert obtained “The Little Dutch Wite,” with music by Emmerich Kal- man. For the American debut of Hilda Woerner he selected ‘Madame Flirt,” a popular German operetta. From Arthur Wing Pinero Mr. Shu- bert obtained rights to a play, “The Enchanted Cottage,” and will produce it im association with W. A, Brady. new Leo Fall operetta, “The it Singer,’ was purchased by Mr. in rin. Other musical pieces obtained by him are “The Holy Ambrosius,” “The Millionaire's Sup- per” and “Der Vetter ans Dingsd grotesque tragedy called ‘Th we of God.” by Hugo Wolfgang Philip, ~ PEMBERTON'S PLANS. Brock Pemberton has |: ent of his plans for the com- by gum, we, as a fel- are praud of him. he’s going to pro- Italian, French, Amer- ish authors and, be- @ lot of them are just Hi ; 3 < Pa yas at ERse i | Among the plays by authors which Brock will I heatrica $s and layers as Art Hopkins ever two comedies, “In Freedom's | FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1922 77 SRIF ROT aaa EDITS AIT avo wlOrmImTamon wicked world, lady?” she asked. Lena laughed again. “Why was Gladstone Glad?" she replied, Then darting into the night she headed for the Hoskins store. “Purely a case of love,” was the woman operative’s comment. She was a handsome detective. Mike, the Crook, stepped out fromy hind a tree, “I Know you,” he snapped. Butghe did not, for Laughing Lena he detective, had put on her yrs whiskers. ‘ (79) Be continued.) 5 POEMS OF PREFERENCE. Esther B,, who says she loves new hats, has entered a rhyme in the con- test for the velvet-lined oyster open- er, It tells exactly the sort of a man she wants as a husband. Look: Pa The man 1 wed need not be rich And lookg don't count with me. He need not be so big and strony. As some would have him be, But just one thing he must potecss If he with me would score, 1 want to wed a man who owns A millinery store. Nutt’s Dope. “Dear Dud,” writes Jefferson Shrewsbury Nutt, from Bogash, 0., where he is staying with his rela- tives, the Bones, “I and the wife see that there is a report out that Bie- laski had himself kidnapped. Looks like there is a good story in this. Why not send I and she down to New Mexico to interview him? I'd go to him and say: ‘Well, old man, I represent the Dudley column and it wants to know what's what.’ Un- doubtedly he would come across with the right dope, but if he didn't the wife would step right up and re- cite a poem she wrote to-day called ‘To the Bandit You Got to Hand It.’ He couldn't stand the poem, I'm sure, and the result would be a whale of a tale, By the way, send me $11, Please. I've got a chance to buy a orangeade stand and I'd like to have it to tide me over the summer when news is scarce, Cheever Brown, the barber, found a tack in his soup at the Eatwell Cafe to-day and ac- cused Milt Hage, the restaurant man,.of treason. Much excitement, but could learn nothing.—Jeff.” Scorching Scorchers. The police are making it hot for automobilists who exceed the speed imit.—Wardaville (0.) News. Both Strangers to It. A Brooklyn Judge yesterday asked a witness/({f he was acquainted with the defendant's reputation for truth. “No,” came the reply, “and he ain't, either,” AND NOW PERMIT US To cal} your attention to the fact that there is a dentist on Upper Broadway named Pullem, Name,” by Thomas Beer and John Peter Toohey, and “Julia Counts Three,” by Knowles Entrikin, an ac- tor who hag been a member of Tony Sarg's marionette company for sev- eral seasons. Brock will take a whirl, also, at Lord Dunsany's “If,” and he Promises to haye the Lord over here to have a look at his Preposition. Liugi Pirandelio's play, “Six Char- acters in Search of an Author,” and “Quello Che Non T'Aspett,” by Lulgt Barzini and Arnaldo Fracaroli, are Italy's contribution to the Pemberton stable, and France is represented by “Pour Avoir Adrienne,” by Louis Ver- neuilll, Arrangements have been made whereby “Mins Lulu Bett” will be Presented in London, and “Enter Madame" will be played in many for- elgn countries, Lina Abarbanell will have the Varesi role in Berlin, DALY IN “THE MONSTER.” A new play called “The Monster” will be presented by Joseph M, Gaites in Stamford on July 26, with Arnold Daly heading the cast. Others in the company are McKay Morris, Mar- guerite Risser, Frank McCormack, Walter James, Charles Wray Wallace and Marcel Roussea) Crane Wilbur wrote ‘The Monster.”’ VIRGIE DIXON A BRIDE. There's been another marriage in the line-up at the Music Box, Vir- ginia Dixon admits she became Mrs. E, Jansen Hunt Jast Wednesday, but that’s all she will say about it. ‘Miss Dixon is a blonde and her husband sends her flowers every night ACKERMAN HAS ONE. P, Dodd Ackerman, scenic artist AGAIN =~ Fine! NEXT DAY “Ty! ON “Hts CHECK— AN! Here 1 AM A Boo-Hoo! AND ATS Wor T BUST WHEN © SAID — Pack ENTOYING > we'me MYGELE — iia ben (aenre) TS SUCH OUT OF THIS A NICE PLACE DUMP To'De! SOMEBODY Ke THE BABY M 7 Rf Now tane's “Th SToRY — MY WIFE SELLS T'CAR “TO A GUY AND HEE COMES ALONG NEXT DAY AND HANDS ME. A CHECK FOR #1700 — WELL, OFF HE GOES, HAPPY — AN! “Two BLOCKS FR'M MY HOUSE “TH'CarR FLOPS — to DowN AN'GET IT GOING ——1'M RADIANT WIT JoY — cap sold — BANK ‘ets ME He's StToPPED PAYMENT ('M PUTTING THe a CAN _—- Nice PLA ME EYE ~ 1¥5 A DAWGONE MaDHonse! WIFE NOTHIN UNDER “TH Could ANOTHER DAY IN THIG —Noziree ! DID YA Co AND Tert HER T KATINKA NO WONDER You CAN'T LAND A JOB. 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Van Ackermay, had a dress rehearsal last night at the Longacre Theatre of a farce called “Under Your Hat." An imvited audience was present. Mr, Ackerman is keeping his future plans the Garrick. of vanity isn’t for the play under his hat. Gilland. A PLAY OF YOUTH. ic eespags “Sue, Dear,” the new musical com. FOOLISHMENT. edy which opens at the Times Square Theatre Monday night, is a play of youth, not only in its story but in its cast. Only one of the twelve principals is more than thirty years old. Among the youthful singers and dancers are Olga Steck, Maurice Hol« land, Maxine Brown, Bobby O'Neill, And I don’t think I Matrimony shall try Bradford Kirkbride, Alice Cava- Boy—I want some pills. naugh and Madeline Grey. Drug#ist—Anti-bilious? Boy—No, it's Uncle that’s sick. GO! Fanny Rice is going into vaude- ville, Recollect Fan, To Walt Wincke 5 tor them kind wolds. von! “Ak Cain's! A company headed by Josephine Drake has taken over ‘‘Lilies of the Field’ in Chicago. Arthur Rosenfeld has about recoy- MORE SPIRITS, Walter Hiera limped into the studio cast of ‘"He Who Gets Slapped," at A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. The woman Who is absolutely devoid Said Lily Mae Jones, who was four, “Now Mother, I've thought it all o'er, For five or six years, maybe more.” PUT IT IN THE AcT. “Sprained a ligament in my leg,’ corrected Walter, “How?" asked the curious one. “Chasing ghosts in ‘The Ghost Brealter,’ explained Walt, and the interview closed, IN JAPAN. Paramount Pictures are now to be distributed in Japan “through the Famous Players-Lasky organization as a part of the latter's world-wide distributing agencies, The only tip we can possibly offer Paramount is that before they start the general distribution of their films in the land of the Mikado they better eliminate all kiss scenes. They don't like our final clinches at all in Deah Ol’ Tokio, y’' know! NEXT. A certain young movie star found she could not get along very well without a stenographer to angwer all her fan mail, So she decided to test out the first applicant op some dicta- ton. In answer to a letter from Wash- ington asking how the film business ered from his operation. He is very peatardey ae was coming on, the player dictated; much provoked at his appendix, What's the trouble?’ some one} «7 hasten to afswer your letter of Gilda Grey, shimmyist, has formed | 2***4- June 30; This is, indeed, a yery in- a sewing club which will make clothes “Sprained a legament in my Hg." |teresting business”. for poor Polish children. blurted Walt, Then she went out to shoot a few Albert Bruning has entered the “You WHAT?" scenes. When she returned the «teno- / We'll agree heartily with the last applicant hended her her initial ef- . sentence, John, old topper. fort. It read: "[ hate to answer your letter of June 30, as this is indeed a very dis- gusting business”— Another applicant STILLS. Hays, “head'’ of the mo- vill Hy was then tried E went to Boston yesterday to out talk to the National Education Asso- ciation, and, quite incidentally, to COLUMBUS II. sample the beans. Hope he doesn't Johnnie Walker, the boy with the spill any. ’ pre-Volstead name, and who recently hot-footed it away from the environs of Broadway amd trekked to the Rex Ingram, the widely known director, is due in New York soon. He will bring the negative of “Black Coast, where he will make many pic- | Orehids''—which isn’t anything like tures for R-C, aims to be # second BY ee Along” or “Strut Miss Columbus. A letter from Johnnie explained his ambitions along the discovery line, Tt said in part: “This boy Columbus started to gather in fame once he began to look for a morthwest (or was it a south- wost) passage to India (or perhaps it was Patonogue), Anyway, I'm fols lowing in his footsteps, After my little tranacontinental hop in the mid- dle of June, I'm looking for a nerth- Wost pasange to California, I'll probs ably make my fortune by atarting a atoamship line to Toeland; then build a vallyoad due north acrosm the Aretio Yono to Alaska and then eatabiiay an alvpiang service trom thore to Houth. ern Caltformia, All T need tm a Title capital, I've already got the nerve!" The General Federation of Wo- men’s Clubs yesterday announced it had passed resolutions favoring the Hay's outline for cleaning up the movies. ‘ Fern Andrea, Well-known German film actress, killed yesterday when an airplane in which she was stunting crashed. We get a jotta nut mall, but the postal that reached us yesterday ask- ing whether our real name was “Don Allen or Done BrowneT?'’ was all to tho Brasil, Harold Lioyd, like many another rerogn star, loves dogs. Ho believes that his audioncon like dogs, too, Net roault: HMarofd haa shown a dog in Nie last three big pictures, Bob MeoGowan has started work on the fifth of the “His Rascals’’ series It is said to be an animalistic kneck out. Paul Parrott, in his latest comedy & gets mixed up with radio outfits It is some mixtur: Arabs and camels. and Paul declares he didn’t like jit much because he never smokes cigarettes. “Why did you write ‘The Fas: Mail?’ '’ we asked Lincoin J, Carte: “I wrote it be cause-I hadn't received any salary weeks and needed the “* he anewered, right truthful daddy of melodrama. for three mone; like, Look out girla! ping your 1 He's ea rings in ‘To Have and To Hold."’ “Thor, an eight-week old poli: dog puppy belonging to Agnes Ayres, is valued at $5,000. By whom? David Imboden, famous as a swin) mor and all round athlete, has adopi ‘He has an important part in Gimme," Rupe! od the movies as a career, Hugh latest, A girla’ club out in Milwaukee is known an the “Mary Anderson Club.” and each momber is pledged to boost, and boost har@, for tho little scree, player of that Aamo, Brenda Fowlor, who playa one of the ohiet roleg im “Money, jong,’ Money,'' le « reformed parade, : Bert Lytell is coy