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THE NEWS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1920. 19 UNNATURAL Afe s4 bent Afo vies MY LArlY EXPERIENCE RIVOLI REVIVES CHAPLIN'S OLD CARMEN COMEDY "The Woman God Sent," a Selznick pic Charles Chaplin Revived in Old Carmen Burlesque ture featuring Zena Keefe, has been at last completed and will ve released very soon. "The Powder Puff Follies," a musical re vue, will supplement Pauline Frederick Have you ever been face to face with a burglar in your hornet Or been accosted by a holdup manf THE NEWS will pay $1 or every tetter published on "My Burglary Experience." Address Burglary Con- test Editor, THE NEWS. 25 City Hall Place, New York. N.

Y. PITY POOR DAD. After I arrived home one night I decided picture, I he 01 Juetty, at U. to. Moss's Broadway.

Theatre next week. "DURLESQUE ON TTodufed by TSsFanay. Presented at the Hivoll. THE CAST. Charles Chaplin Edna Purviance.

Bn Tunin. Conrad Nagel and his wife, whose screen name is Ruth Holmes, will come to New York some time next week. Mr. Nagel has I wanted something to eat and went to the been working on the picture version of "The kitchen for it. After I finished eating I started upstairs again and heard somebody trying to get in and started to yell.

Then I recognized my father's voice saying, "You dai fool, can't you keep quiet and let your ma sleep so Ican get into bed without get Fighting Chance. "The Luck of the Irish," a film version of Harold McGrath's novel, is announced as the picture feature at the Capitol Theatre next week. Anna Q. Nilsson and James Kirk-wood play the principal roles. Matt Moore, who will appear in the Marshall Neilan picture following "The River's End." is the only bachelor member of his ting a lecture for once 7 P.

C. HAD HIS NERVE WITH HIM. Standing on a corner waiting for a street famous family. His brothers, you know, are car, I placed- my handbag on the sidewalk alongside me. A man came out" of the cor Owen, Tom and Joe Moore, all of pictures ner saloon and picking up my bag started to and all benedicts.

The p. a. prophesies that saunter away. I caught hold of him, where some daruigmaid is likely to take matters upon he calmly spoke up, Carry your bag, By McELLIOTT. 'J'lIE big storm and the revival of a Chaplin picture were two events of the week, although those who pay the eccentric comedian the homage of roaring laughter will think the revival should be mentioned first, in order of importance.

"A Burlesque of Carmen" is an old Es-sanay film, and of the plot it can only be said that it is punctuated by periods of kicks, commas of swat3 and colons of tumbles. The sub-title editor, instead of standing by to permit the morose Charles to garner laurels of comedy for himself, splashes gayly around in an puddle of humor. Some one evidently said to him: "You gotta be awfully funny, boy. You gotta spread yourself." And spread himself he has! As a matter of fact, it would. not really matter if the creakinly humorous insertions were dispensed with entirely.

Charles has only "to kk-k his rival, carve him playfully with a sabre, or spill a platter of spaghetti all over the village tavern, and his audience aitares him. And when, with matchless ease, he cram's Carmen's MISS E. C. W. ma am in" her hand, this being leap year, and lead Matt shyly to the city clerk or whatever official it is performs the fatal deed.

THE STINGIEST PERSON I EVER KNEW The matinee performances of Eugene C. O'Neill's play, "Beyond the Horizon," at the Morosco next week will be given on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. We've all known a Miigy man or teaman at some time or other. Put on aper your story of the "tightest" person of your acquaintance. THE NEWS icill pay for every letter published.

Address "Stingiest Person" Editor, THE N2W8 25 City Hall Place, New York, N. Y. The fifth annual presentation of the "Pas sion Play," by the Union Hill Parish players, will be given on February 21 in the Columbus Auditorium of Union Hill, N. J. $0 PER CENT.

PROFIT. AMUSEMENTS. I buy THE NEWS every morning from the same dealer, but last Saturday stor, CHARLES CHAPLIN doesn't look a bit natural in this serious guise, does he? Minus the mustachios, the derby and the trick feet he's not the same Charles at aLL, at all! However, he's his own giddy, romping self in "A Burlesque of Carmen," a rather aged Essanay picture which has been dusted off. and is being unreeled before joyous throngs at the Rivoli this week. was closed when I arrived.

I was walking ER.T I n-wy 40th St. IV1 I It Mat'nrea Wed. .0 HELD ACDLENCE Time. la Zoe Akins' Flay ETHEL back home, very much disappo nted, wren I saw a man with a copy of THE NEWS in his pocket. Walking up to him, I asked him to sell me his paper for two cents, whereupon he replied, "Why should I sell the paper for two cents, when I paid "that1 BARRYMSRE 'DECLASSEE much myself?" But when I offered him threa and Burke and Shea" is the title of a musical play written by Au'gustin Mac-Hugh, author of "Officer 66," as a starring vehicle for Thomas Egan, grand opera tenor.

The Russian "Isba," opening at the Belmont Theatre Monday evening, February 16, is announced as a three-act production without a classification. Serge Barowsky heads the company' of forty-five, and the programme is said to include folk songs and Russian peasant dances. Because of Ida. St. Leon's success in the role of Eve Orrin, in "Mamma's Affair," Oliver Morosco has decided to postpone until next season his production of "The Little Clown." a play by Avery Hopwood.

Miss l.l-O I KJ B'way A 43d. Uva. IS COHAN UilUii Wed. and Sal LAURETTE TAYLOR la J. HARTLEY MANNERS' New P'aT "A NIGHT IN ROME." rose between her teeth, he touches depths of funniness hitherto unplumbed.

Ben Turpin is the mild recipient of most of the kicks and swats. (I hope he was well paid, because he must have had to take a month's leave of absence after the ordeal.) Edna Purviance, of course, plays Carmen. -The expansive scenario editor, taking you in his robust confidence, says she doesn't look Spanish, and she doesn't. But it's a Chaplin film, and be he ever so vulgar, there's no one quite like him. cents, he quickly accepted.

MlbS PIECE WORK. I was with a young man whom my brother did not like, claiming that he was stingy. I didn't believe what was told me; but one night, we were on the way to the theatre, hs asked me if I would mind waiting while got a haircut. I agreed and stood outside the barber shop. However, as he did not reappear in a reasonable time, I started to enter the shop to look for him, openimr the door in time to hear him say; "Givs me a little haircut: just a 10-cent one." MISS M.

O. GLOBE-DAPPLE BLOSSOMS" Kreisler-Jacobi-La Baron Operetta with JOHN CHARLES THOMAS, WILDA BENNETT nd Star Cast MATINEES WEDNESDAY A SATCltDAY. t.tO St. Leon is to have the principal role in it, AMUSEMENTS. but she will continue her engagement in the Harvard prize comedy until next September, when the circus play is produced.

AMUSEMENTS. The 43 St. I SO Henry miller M. Thur. sau Bates In Jamr.

Forbes' JJJg FAMOUS MRS. FAIR AMUSEMENTS. PI XIPJF iD ST- WEST OP B'WAY. 8.30. Mnts.Wed.

Sat. 2.3 A. H. WOODS PRESENTS FLORENCE MOORE BREAKFAST IN BED Of IOI I West 45th St- E'en at 8.30 Matine Wed. 2.36 BARNEY BERNARD Wallace Reid IN "Double Speed" CHAPLIN Comedy RIVOLI ORCHESTRA Riyou Proaduay.

49th St. ivi 44th St. Eves. HUDSON slatlneea Wed. and Sat, t.tl BOOTH TARKINGTONS COMEDY DOUGLAS ALL-STAR SHOW PLYMOUTH THEATRE WEST 4STH STREET SUNDAY FEB.

8. his mmn aoe potash CLAREHG is .1 Weat Pt. F.ves. at IVepUOllC ilatlne. Wed.

Saturday MacLEAN DORIS MAY IN "What's Your Husband Doing?" RI.tl.TO ORCHESTRA Cohan Harris wlV "I "The moat effective melodrama that the Ne York ataara haa itnesaed in a ion? time." TIMES iQlAKE Lawrence Reamer, Sun. THE ABSOLCTB DRAMATIC TRIUMPH THE SIGN ON THE DOOR 'Ths Acnuitti MARK Soplii: Tucker Harry Fox Abu Ctacoler Henry Lewis Lew Docksiader Kounz Sisters Julia Kelety Ni O'Brien Barr Twins Donald Brian Avon Comedy 4 Cilda Grey Frisco i George Jcssel 4 HaUey Sister Lloyd Clristie Bennet Ricaardi Senator Francis Murply TRA6M A NEW PIAY BY RITA WFIMAN. A MA-TEU1MK IN PLAY CONSTHI CTION B'WAY 47 St WILL ROGERS Best Comedy, "Water, Water. Everywhere." O. Henry fc'forv Review Scenic Soloists Orchestra V-JLl WAV A Evenings at 8:15 Sharp F.

RAT COMSTOCK MORRIS GEST Preaent aphrodite MATINEE3 WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. JOHN present FRANK BACON in LIGHTNIN' OAIETY. Brondwii end 46th St. Even .8. MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATIRDAY Kaufman, Fields Kaufman and many others BENEFIT BETH DAVID HOSPITAL JOI.UEST SHOW IN TOWN DONALD 1EOGY RALPII Brian Wood Morgan ilOTU CT Theatre, nr.

B'way. Evs. 8.8 tO 1(1 Ol. Mal)nee, xhura. and S0 THE STORM; fTI If TON Weat 46th Street.

Evenlnga at 8. SO JtiJi- Matinee TO-DAY at 2 30. "SETS THE BLOOD TINGLING X. Y. World MRS.

IIKNRT B. HARRIS OFFERS "BIG GAME" By Willard Robertson and Kilbourn Gordon IN BUDDIES "A Crashing Hit." Evening World. Jr-i- W. 45th 'St. En.

8 30 VJ a i Thurs. at. till RiCHAuD BEMNETT-li FOP. THE DEFEWE- WEST 42D ST. Evenlnue.

1.1 V-t. Wnl, 2 ta SELW YN W. 48IH al sCAPITOL 1 Willow Tree' "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast" 100 PEOPLE ORCHESTRA OF 80 VANDERBILT "WEDDING BELLS" MOST JOYOUS, OF ALL. COMEDY niTB i'nMP APbr W. of way.

Evea. at 9 Matinees Wed- 2 30 r. RAY COMSTOCK AND MORRIS GEST PRESENT ADAM and EVA -PoliU comedy, rare and refreshing." World. Eves. 8.45 Mate.

fP 'ed. Sat. MRtJRFT -J WALLACE E1D1MER LAWRENCE iS KJtM Mat. at A DDTC WEST 'T Evtilnga. s.45 ITAKK13 Mat.

Wed. S.20 1J2V. Wilt kdUa Day. Toe Musical Comedy Hit. Il 1 1 L.C 1 flti 1 MS.XU hone URYAXT 121 To-Night at 9.

MATINEE TO-DAY. 2.S0. OLIVFR MOROSCO Presents TIIF. HARVARD PKIZK COMEDY "MAMMA'S AFFAIR" WITIT AN ALL STAR CAST. MOVES NOT MONDAY TO TDK FCI TON.

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