Judge, 1924-07-26 · page 21 of 36
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The Pulitzer prize for the season’s best play will be awarded to that play which the committee of award, after due de- liberation, decides should not get it. It is announced, as one of the greatest novelties of the season, that a toe dancer will appear who will not wear pink. Mr. A. H. Woods announces that he will open his season with the late C. M.S. vs drama, “The Jury of F H. Woods will open his season farce called either ‘Sophie's ’s Couch.” ipman will write 8,216 letters to the newspapers calling attention to the great talents of Samuel Shipman. If the amatic editors room left after printing the 6,409 letters sent in by the Dramatists’ Theater, Inc., calling atten- tion to the hievements of the Dramatists’ Inc., they will print Mr. Shipm immediately following the 2 sent in by Mr. Harrison Gre ling atten- tion to the clear enunciation of Mrs. Fiske. In three plays, the heroine will lift a framed photograph of her little son from the center-table and press it fondly to her lips. She will inadvertently replace it in such wise that it will be revealed to the audience as a photograph of Dodson Mitchell. The “Letter-Box” department in the theater programs, wherein answers are to questions asked by theatergoers, will contain such inter- esting information as the birthplace of Julius Speelberg, who played the réle of the butler in the No. 5 “Fair and Warmer” Company, and the fact that it is not given weekly “Oh, really? WHAT THE GENTLEMAN SHOULD WEAR Why not the hair that the ladies won't? Marie Dressler but Julia Marlowe who is married to E. H. Sothern. uRING the season, a ticket speculator will be arrested for charging $5 for He will be fined $ The he will begin charging $8 for tickets. He will be found out about four months later, will again be arrested, and this time will be fined $50. The next day he will begin charging $10 for the $3 tickets. We're sending Billy to Andover.” 17 The coming ason will) mark the fiftieth anniversary of Mr. James Met- calfe’s dinner coat. Wishing a drink of water between the 894 theatrical audiences will go down to the smoking- room and find that they haven't a penny to put into the lily-cup slot machine. A gala banquet will be tender one at the Biltmore Hotel. The recipient of the honor will, in a voice trembling with emotion, thank the committee and all the persons present for the great honor conferred upon him. Everyone will be bored to death and swear off such banquets for good. ‘The committee will make $250 apiece out of the banquet. A month ala banquet will be tendered some one at the Brevoort. ‘The recipient of the honor will, in a voice trembling with emotion, thank the com- mittee and all the persons present for the great honor conferred upon him. Every- one will be bored to death and swear off such banquets for good. The committee $250 apiece out of the banquet. members of some- ter, another eed First Locomotive—Any luck at crossings run)—dJust' fair. Caught two flivvers and a dandy truck but two big touring cars got away. Ree A good sport is a man who gives his straw hat fifty yards start before starting to chase it.