The evening world. Newspaper, August 21, 1922, Page 20

Theatrical News and Gossip Good Evening ! By- BIDE DUDLEY “hhitty, kitty!” said a lady, As she called her little cat; “Isitty, kitty!” she repeated, Wond’ring where the cat was at. But the kitty aid not answer. Could it be that she was dead? Then the lady, broken-hearted, Took right sick and went to bed. "Kitty, kitty!” she did murmur, As all through the night she tossed; -tniereaeneenneeseenenniatneaestt POEMS OF PREFERENCE George Reisman of Napanock, N. Y., writes us as follows: “T am a young musician playing at a hotel here. 1 expect to be in New York about Sept. 15 and when I get back I want to have a nice litde girl waiting for mo, That ts why I am enclosing a poem in the yelvet-lined peanut husker contest.” The poem follows: I'm looking for a girt of tooks i JOE'S CAR . Joe | Joe" ey uP Loox OuT THE WINDOW — SOMETHING'S GOING ON OUT HERE — TWENTY or THIRTY CARS ON OUR oe = ~~ Kitty, kitty!” Tears were falling For the kitty that was lost. he it goes in life, dear reader— You may call your kitty-cat, Pot the pitty-pat of tootsies Nevermore may pitty-pat OBSERVATIONS. Yom Toler of Sullivan County Rilied an adder Inat week. Addor doy, Tom! flenry Prebble of Wellsville says {is wife {s as wasteful as the fellow who put the “k” in “knit.” Mrs, Hylan has forbidden John F. to run for Governor. Now, children, all together—who is Mayor of New ‘York? Hawaiian girls dislike housework, says a Honolulu dispatch. Slowly, put surely, the Hawatian Islands are becoming Americanized. Tiecause he hit an aetress © young Hungarian has been sent to jail for eu days. Usually it is the actress vyho makes the hit. An Old-Timer. Obadiah H. Klock of this town celebrated his ninety-third birth- day yesterday, — Kendrick (0.), Times. TAXICAB TESSIE. (Many a girl Gas left home, lured by the glare of a paste diamond.) Tessie entered her poorly fur- nished flat and threw herself on the plano tosob. At that moment the secret panel in the bookcase } opened and out stepped Dr. Gus- * tave Mumps, with a dagger in his hand. A scream! “Whee!” j The pane] moved back in place } again. Tessie took a plate of { fried rabbit from the icebox and ; tore her hare. Five minutes elapsed before she could speak and then there ‘was nobody to speak to. Toady Allen, the yegg, stepped from his taxicab and handed the driver a dime, “I'm on a big job,” he whis- * pered; hoarsely, “and may need the rest of the 30 cents.” “gt, Senor!” replied the chaut- feur, who was a Swede. Toady crept up the dark stairs ‘and burst in the door of Tesete’s @partment. The girl was pre- pared for him. Taking a feather from the ‘feattrer bed, she tickled ‘him on the neck. “Now, I-get you!" she shouted, tickling viciously. ‘Toady laughed. ‘The secret panel in the floor ] slid back and up came Dr. Gus- tave Mumps, a dagger in his Who'll not stay home and read her books, She must be lively as can de, For that's the kind I like, you see. I'm quite sincere about this poem, When I say I want a mate, Because I think that it's "bout time That I met my worst fate. Dream, sweet ladies = N hand. Pointing the knife at Toady, he yelled “Halt, or I shoot!” A shriek of joy came from Tessie, who was just a child merely a child, (To Be Continued.) Times Have Changed. THEN. L remember, I remember The house where I was vorn, There was no sign, “Keep Off the Grass!" To decorate the torn We had about two dozen rooms, All large and light, lt say, Grand-daddy built that house; that’s why We had no, rent to pay. | Now. | A swell apartment, up-to-date. Ie where I hang my hat. Siz dinky little rooms and bath, You couldn't swing a cat One hundred-fifty berries ix The rent we have to pay. If Grand-dad could but see us now, I wonder what he'd say! —Jane Thomas. He Finally “Thawed.” Every once in a while it devolves on us to entertain some out of town friend by showing him the sights of New York. Saturday we had one in tow and we found him a tough one to interest. We showed him the Woolworth Building and he didn’t bat an eye; we took him through Wall Street and he didn't turn a hair, and so it went. The best we could get of him was a quiet “Is that Ee} Cope. 1822 (N. YEW. World) By Prom Pub, Co. THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY fs I THOUGHT (T Wee MR. CASEY ~ CALLING Sos. “or SI et — e KNEW (T ‘ J WASNT “CASEY! @ aan a LITTLE MARY MIXUP BAW! PTRUN DOWN TS THE DRUG | STORE AND ASK Me KAT: FoR SOME SootTHine- SYRUP 39 SOMETHINA- so?” Finally we took him to the theatrical district. At 47th Street and Seventh Avenue we pointed to a little man, “There's Charles K, Harris,” we said, “Ever hear of him?" “Did 1?” he almost shouted. fellow wrote ‘After the Ball.’ And he insisted on following Mr. Harris half a block, just to look him over thoroughly. AND NOW PERMIT US to inform you that way down in his heart the average father is disappointed if his son likes to go to Sunday school. “That AM H. BARRIS has arranged to produce a new play by Clare Kummer entitled ‘Pomeroy’s Roland Young and Laura Crews have been engaged for nt roles. The play will go in- wrsal this week under the direc- ion uf Sam Forrest. POIRET TO VISIT US. Maul Poiret, the French style ex- rt, lias cabled Edward Royce he is ling ” America to supervise the the gowns he has made for Noy ut ut the Fulton Theatre. BEN AMI ITS STAR. the advice of Frank Reicher, d, the Selwyns have en. Ami through an arran, role in he Mysterious tes Hoffma Mr. Reicher says Ben Am! is the ideal actor for the part IT'S A FINE PLACE. waret Petit, dancer, is spending tion on Long Isl le “I have a fine place,” she said to Dixie Hines recently. “On one side | oan see the Sound and on the other ZT can hear the SOPHIE'S HOME. Sophie Tucker, having arrived from Burepe, is resting, preparatory to embellishing Keith Vaudeville, S0- phin was very successful with her jazz song: in London. In fact, they te ony that @veral Dukes—think of ssoms,"’ which Mr. Royce | ; Arthur Hopkins to play \t—-Dukes, hung around her dressing room to give her fic the like. But they could not ier heart and hand IN “THE WARNING.” Grace Louis Mou and R, V engaged for Robert Edeson will be the sta GOSSIP. "Good Morning, Dearie,” be and last week 8 the Liberty to Aug Long Tac Sam and hia Chinese jugglers, Hansen, dancer, and other Hippodrome acts arrived from | Frankie F for the new * lies.” Ivy Shilling, an English dancer, has arrived in th try to be in George Choos's Revue ale has yetired fron Lillian the sta the latest €, will ppen Lo- h has been engaged eenwich Village Fol- Cape. 1088 (I. Y, Kom. Wonk) By Pram Pade. C KATINKA T HAPPENED, JOE fF The Evening World Comics | Trade Mark Reg. U. 8, Pat, Of¢ AND THE DRIVERS are Le AL OUT IN FRONT OF THE }. House — SOMETHING'S _ MayBe SOME AWFUL ACCIDENT! 1 ADVERTISED For A “REK* ROADSTER ttt ay EONS eo ne OF \ 7 wo mene THREE “TiMeS A DAY— Nac 2 AND Now HE NEVER t ao You ! = HE WENT WITH A PARTY CANOEIN'— AN! TRIED “To: CHANGE PLACES IN MIDSTREAM We'hk Go RiGHT TO SLEEP AND WONT HEAR > THE BABY CRY MR KATZ GIMME g SOME FINE STUFF. HE SAYS iF You AN’ PoP AND I EACH TAKE 4 BIE SPOON FuLt wed WE Go T6 RED. Trade Mark Reg. U. 8. Pat. off YOU WERE OFFERED A BETTER SOB BY |T've BEEN TRYING |{ WELL, 1 DOPED OUT A TRICK THE LADY UPSTAIRS AND CAN'T TAKE IT | To FORA WEEK, CAUSE You've Got A CONTRACT HERE, | BUT EVERY THini I Do TURNS ovT EW ? WELL, WHY DON'T You Do THINGS pe RIGHT! isiancst Seize BEAUTIFUL BAB WHAT'S THE EXCITEMENT \( NO-BOT WHEN! YouR, TUBBY -NEW 2}| COUSIN YONNE FELLOW?) Vist YOU AN' STRUTS AROUND IN HER NEW PARISIAN GOWNS WE'LL LOSE ALLTHE FELLOWS WE ; [ EveR Hap. oO “hroeemcemeterraten ——- = == ‘ight at the Broadway Theatre, Long| bier wil Branch fish” at Adolph Klauber i e Em The Be v Gilpin will have his original ro} in Al Jols: i Charles Hampden and George Baz-| George White's You CAN PLAY ON THEM THAT'LL MAKE YouR Boss SO MAD HE'LL (THROW YoU OUT IN A eens’ ty Se 4 ee aw) y of the _ Isn’t It Tantalizing! eee ise MY LUCK! SusT WHEN He's ABouT To TeLt ME HOW To GET AWAY FROM Here, THe SAPHEAD FAINTS! OH, PLEASE Tet IT To) ME, FERDIE - TLL —I Love You AU Hy 2 [ure Le ee eet THE FELLOWS AROUND po You)\ HERE ARE JUST ACHING FOR A NOVELTY AN! THEY'LL FALL FOR HER SHE LONG SKIRTS AN! FRENCH are. She = AIRS LIKE A BALLOON IN ae A CYCLONE! EE, YOURE RIGHT: WE WILL HAVE. TO DO SOMETHING ! WEAVENI'S NO--THAT WOULD MAKE HER ALL THE MORE POPULAR--WELL JUST BEAT HER AT HER ee! T MAVE IT-- WELL TELL THE (Copyright, 1922, by the Bell Syndicate, Ine.) A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY pany ves t for New Haven FOOLISHMENT. PUT IT IN THE ACT, wh t wil n Thursday night at Madeline Deimar, who is sp as an old lady name goles “What is the difference between af / the Shubert ear ar ap ere 1 with gigs auction sale and se kness?” ppear “Sue, Dear gins ite vacatior In i y te “Really, I can't say week at t les Square vtre| the city to obtain a couple of days’ her a d, + “One js the sale of effects and the com-! with to-night’s performapece, rest. ¢ $0 much at the wiggles. ,ether the effects of a sail.”