The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-16
ROBERT Lorraine WRITES
OF BEING SHOT HIGH UP
Actor-Avatol-S Says His War Work for Allies
Necessitated standing in the Wind Over
Battery of Anti-Aeropane Howtzers.

wears on all odd days of the month ex-
cept Sunday, that suit is becoming
disgrace. I'm going to throw 1t away
Better than that" said the wide actor
generously. Lets jam IL into a large
packing case and send it to five Belsians'
When Miss Helen Ware has passed a
week emoting in Claiming Pollock's ut
Doesn't Happen" at the Palace next week.
Nine. Nazmova will come to the Palace
a week from next Monday In the first
OF the flood OF war pieces--the newest
war, that is--with which we probably
will be deluged
Nine Nazimovas sketch Is called THE
War Brides" and WAS written by Marion
Craig Wentworth To listen to the Pal
ace description OF the theme one would
imagine that after the first performance
"a certain noted gentleman with red side
whskers would stamp down the aisle
and with cry OF Naughty! Naughty -
climb onto the stage and close the show
In the name of the law
hut the next minute the management
tells one that THE War Brides would
he presented earlier but for the fact that
until 1t first is printed in the Century
Maya: mc for February. which comes out
next week. the sketch cannot be pre-
scented on any stage. And who is so rash
as to take holcr than thou attitude
against the Century Mdgu;ine'
Irwin :. Cobb. who with Marc Klaw
divides honors az being the chief export
of Paducah KY took one flash at the
gross receipts OF something over Sl,400
at his war lecture In Brooklyn on Mon
day night. and then said something to
the effect that. yes, he believed he'd up
and do IT,
DO WHAT" asked the Messrs. Sewyn.
Margaret Mayo, Pincus Hayes. Mr.. Good
/ friend and several other supers who are
going around with the eminent lecturer
to help III out the ranks In the noon
street parade In each town.
Never mind now. First tell me how
the Boston lecture looks said Old Irv
nervously.
We'll. don't want to hurt your feel
ings, lrv." Mr. Selwyn replied but ac-
cordng to a wire | received the bes,
Boston could do on the opening day OF
! the advance sale was "A triiie. just trfie
| over $1,000 Put 'er there. kid"
Then I'm going to do 1t the first Trims
! i'm the morning said Mr. Cobb almos
! bellgerently. III Richard Dick Dawn
can get away with one. so can l."
SO early in the day Mr.. cobb got out o
J the subway unsCarred at Forty-secon,
street and sueaked into a nearby jewelrl
store. Believe it or not. Mr.. Cobb bough
/ q wrist watch The largest size wis
watch the dealer had refused to meet a
the buckle. hut with the help of a sales
man in a trunk store over near Sixtl
avenue a trunk strap was secured tina
went all the way around the wrist an,
buclled. The wrist watch was imbedde
artfully in the trunk strap and. alas MI
Cobb shamelessly began wearing the con
traption.
I'm sorry" said Old rvs running
mate on the SdtcrepoSt Mr.. Wilson
friend. Mr. Sam Blythe when told tina
Mr.. Cobb now is wearing wrist watch
but | knew something like this wa
coming That great big Swedc's downfa
began almost FIVE years ago, when he &C
copied an invitation to make an afte
dinner speech. And now look at him I
he had any supernuous hair I bet he ID lie
II grow long"