The evening world. [volume], August 23, 1919, Final Edition, Image 12

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COMIC P'AQjE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 33, li lt
LITTLE MAftY MIXUP
There's Something for You to Think Over, Uncle Ezra I
About Plays and Players
By BIDE DUDLEY,
I ' " rasssaT - . ii I s ! i '
APIAN li under Way whereVy
Broadway wi) hAve perma
, nent minstrel ihow, to be known.
It The Greater New Tork Minstrels.
Meyer Cohen, muilo publisher, Mid In
years cone by well known as a tenor,
to 'the promoter and will begin engag-
Ins the entertainers aome time next
Week. He atatea that he haa obtained
theatre and that he will aire the
theatre going public the beat mlnitrcl
show U haa run across In this city In
yearn Good muslo will be a feature
i&i besides the usual black face humor
ab4 dancing, there will be afterpieces
satlriilng local conditions In Nw York.
' JCr. Cohen expects to be able to make
known hla arrangement more fully
-text week. Philadelphia had such a
minstrel abow for year a.
DANCE PARTNERS SPLIT.
As predicted here several months ago
Vaurlce and Florence Walton have
quit dancing- together. Miss Walton
Is entering vaudeville In an elaborate
dancing act under the direction of
IX. 8. Bentham.
NUTT ON THE JOB.
Jeff Nutt, our special correspond
ent, was active In the Broadway dis
trict, laat night and hu sent us the
following comprehensive report on
tho actors' strike:
"Dear Dud I got a tip to-night
from Dluch Egan, dramatic editor of
tne Pica. (Maine) Star, who Is here I
10 repon. mo jinto, inai me iwe
tubers at the Kern Film Palace, Ik
Pica, have walked out. You might
head thla story, "Nutt Discover
Strike lias Spread to New England.
Much Excitement There.'"! hear also
that the manager of the houso has
decided to close up and oome here to
-ee Will Page of the Managers' Press
Department, Maine Is dry, you know,
a It may mean a big story for the
paper later. I and the girl visited
the Equity headquarters to-day but
Mews stay long. The bead Press
Agent Is too handsome. I'm not Jeal
owi fcut I can't be bothered while
tU ttle Is on. Met Lew Fields on
tke street to-day and he told me hle-1
eU. partner, X Lawrence Wefeer. had
qlt acting for good. a real team,
Hmw, la their dAyl If anyfcWag fee,
pet up here will let you know.
There's a lot of excitement but can
lean bo thing. Jeff."
MAMIE' NEW DRIM.
Oiar affie?$ mtMsf up a Srei,
IV iucX a ttvtU thtf,
Whca Mtyfie weart ft the'll be fit
sTo meet a Queen or King.
Tho tklrt, however, teem too ihort,
But Maggie tayt: "Oh, flet
IPt only right to tave the cloth,
With living up to high."
"Wove got to tave,', the tald to-dau,
"To benefit the rflceV
"When theft drctted up, M bet no
man '
Can took her a the face.
She't taved $o much the tkirt comet
up
Vntll it hltt heir kneei.
But Maggie tayt economy
Bat done it, if you pleate.
AH right I fine's got to wear the
dress;
Yet Maggie hat the build,
Shft never donned a ttocktng yet
That watn'i nicely filled. .
Jft fine 0 her to put the cott
Of living on the bum;
But if hir teal increatet much
I fear far what may come.
FAQAN BENEFIT SOON.
The actors' strike. has In no way
dampened the ardor of those In
charge of the Barney Fagan DeneAt,
to be held at the Manhattan Opera
House on August SL The big show
will h neither delayed nor curtailed
nrf th hill will unnear muiv
-
people assoaea wun me caiukt.
Harry Houdlnl has volunteered to
i 4E: I 1 11C "j s 0000 atones
! W& HOW'S HE GET THAT WAY? I
1H? ' r yu believe In. telepathyT'
Hm.: newfangled schools. Give me
IiEfifc' ffoa oia aiiopain every ume. NOT MUCH OF
iKf Baltimore American.
b- , - wsrw
help out' and so has Clcollnl, the
Italian opera singer.
A MAIL ORDER ROMANCE.
Adele Ardsley of George White's
"Scandals of itl?" Is all aflutter.
Bhe expects to be wooed soon by a
soldier now on bis way from Prance.
U ,1a what might be called a sock
romance, Some months ago Miss
Ardsley knitted a pair of socks which
wera sent to the fighters abroad. In
one she put a card bearing her name
and address. Ona of the boys, In
pulling the sock on, toed the oar 4
and his nam waa Donald, lie
wrote Adele, never dreaming he waa
addressing the lovely prima donna of
musical abow exempted by the
Equity, and soon the sock wasn't the
only thing that waa on foot. A mall
order love affair began to compete
with It. Miss Ardsley sincerely hopes
he's good looking, as there aro so
many homely men In the world.
M'DEVITT 18 COMINO.
Word was received In the theatrical
district last night that John J. Mc
Devltt, famous a few years back an
"the millionaire for a day," would
arrive In -New York this mornlnto
settle the actors' strike. It was re
ported that he would dig In Immedi
ately with his sleeves all rolled up.
If John really comes, well, It's good
by, strike!
A PLAY OF IRELAND.
Rita Olcott, wife of Chauncey 01-
I cott. Is all ready to produce her
plr.y, "Lusmore," at Henry Miller's
Theatre on Sept. 1. Tho ptuy la
lon. hK ... ,.Vkm ..i.-a ln lr(.
land In the thirteenth century. The
cast includes John McFnrlano, Eva
Le Galllenne, Loulso Poe, Jlcglna
Wallace, Beth Fox and John Todd.
TWO FEATURE FILMS.
The George M. Cohan Theatre la to
continue with films after D. W. Grif
fith gives It up this weok. "The Mira
cle Man" will begin an engagement
there on Aug. it Instead of at tho
Broadway. At 4he Broadway B. S.
Moo will offer, beclnnlng Aur. 13.
J Houdlril In "The Grim Game." IIou-
1 showing of the picture.
uini will appear in perauu i
Q08SIP.
"Too Good To Be True," by Ken
neltr Webb, Will be filmed and then1
made Into a vaudeville sketch.
William J. Burns, detective, saw
"At .!- at the Dahouse the other
night and couldn't unearth a clue In
thi muntr mVilprv.
Gertrude Van Delnse Is doing Well
with Alex. Quill van's new song,
Vive Me a Smlla and Klsa" at tbo
Bronx Exposition Park.
While on a ship In mid-ocean
bound for New York, Irene Bordonl
wis signed up for vaudeville by
Sadie Darling. Bhe will be at the
New Brighton host week.
O. M. Anderson wants somebody
to tell him what sort' of a picture to
put on his billboard papers to adver
tise his "Frivolities of lilt." Why
not use a Frivol, exaggerated, of
course?
Wllner & Vincent have engaged
Fay Marbe, Reglna Richards, Marie
MoConnelt, Lola Leigh, Gladys Mont
gomery and Gladys Lanphere for the
cost of ."The Magic Melody."
Those wtio attend the opening of
mo itippoarome io-nigni wiu see
Clyde Cook; an English dancer, co
median and pantomlmUt, who Is
very popular abroad. .
Max Manne, trap drummer at the
IUvoll, wrote the scenario for the
i cartoon comedy, "Sound Your A." to
.be shown at that theatre next week.
The baseball team of the Universal
Film Club will cross cameras with
the nine of the Lljrhta at Freeport
tHls afternoon. Althourh the tint. I
vcrsals are all film men,, they favor
mo nuo lor oaso rqnnero.
A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY.
If the patrons of the Interhommh1
ever strike It will be to forco the opot
atlon of that Park Place escalator
after P. M.
F00LI8HMENT.
Said Itoot: "1VA fhc tdnfer note
coma
My old tuit will tave me a turn,"
But alat, Mrt. Itoot
Gave a tramp the old tuit,
Which put ii, of course, o'n the .bum.
FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE.
Why Is a baby like wheat?"
dn't know.
xou see, I've been
!cn a strike."
,.Frit ( oradled Mi thtn ft bf)
cornea the flower of the family."
A NEW 8TANDARD IN ART.
AMONG the bewildered and. In
some cases, Indignant, specta
tors garnered at a recent Fu
turist exhibition of paintings and
cuipiure in new York City was a
young man from Kansas City who
was paying a vUlt to a cousin who Is
very -strong- lor tne new movement
in arb
TJie Kansas City youth remained
quiet during the view and the piiIi.b-
quent explanations of the new Idea
given mm ny nis cousin.
"Well," said the cousin, at lost.
you don't seem in be particularly)
Interested or enthusluatle about the!
pictures wniu ao you thlnK7"
Think!" exclaimed the youth from
nanus ujiy. -wny, man, I've got
iwo aunts oui wesi mat can Knit bet
ter pictures than thetel" Harper's.
A COMPLIMENT.
W do
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you think
U dgg
daugther had her
voice cultivated t"
"Well, frctn the
rasping way she
sings I should say
It was dune with
a raHe.' Balti
more Americas.
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