The Washington times., 1919-03-12
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Warrington piaygOeFS VINO Wit
messed '"The Aftermath" at the Shu-
bert-GarrieC TheAteF a few weeks
ago may be interested to learn that
the play has been stirring up a small
tempest in Providence, r. l., where
1t Is being shown this week.
Surg. Gen. Rupert Blue Of the
navy recently made an Endorsement
OF the play-Which, II will be remem-
bered. is q propaganda against social
diseaSes-and one Of the Providence
papers featured IL. Immediately all
the other papers started in denounc-
ing official Endorsements Of shows,
and there's quite a controversy still
going on.
For all of which. our friend the
press agent, is deeply grateful, and
sales are doing nicely, thank you.
''Oh BOY" the popular musical
comedy which Washington has twice
seen, is now to go in the films. AL
bert CapeIlani has just bought the
screen rights, and work on the piece
is now going on at the Sclax studio.
Creighton Hale, June Caprice and
Irene Tams will take the principal
roles.
Now comes Elsie Ferguson. who
says she has a hankering to return to
the stage. All see needs Is a play,
and as soon as she gets that she'll
return. behind the footlights.
Yesterday" the new musical ro-
nance. which opens, at the Belasco
Theater next week, had its premiere
in Wilmington, Del, last night. The
music of the piece is by Reginald De-
KoVen. and the book by Glen Nc
Donough.
With a keen eye for publicity. a
prominent mattress manufacturer re-
Gently offered to supply Miss Peggy
Hopkins with as many OF his best
mattresses, free, OF course, as she
would require for her home The
catch in the offer was that Miss Hop
kins should request the Shuberts to
use his brand in the bedroom scene in
"A SleepIess Night" the new farce
comedy in which Peggy is Ftarred. To
give the use effect. he stipulated that
a note be printed on the program
stating Mattresses by -" Miss
HopIxIns asked him whether he would
nut his oTeF in writing. Eagerly he
agreed. but Miss Hopkins Was tender.
she invited him to first call at her
,.home." He found II to be one Of the
large Fifth avenue hotels. the title Of
which is in Miss Hopkins name. Her
.sborne'' contains at least 300 beds. OF
various sizes and sorts. The mattress
manufacturer is reported 20 be re-
considering his offer.
Florence Morrison is one stout
woman who does not mind being
sized about her bulk. Neither have
y.atent reducing devices, lemon baths,
or the gymnasium any lure for her.
Elorence Morrison is proud OF her
nower to smash the ordinary scale.
10 Won have seen Ladies First" at
the Nora Bayes Theater. in New
yrrk YOU have seen Miss Morrison.
POSSIBLY, when as Aunt Jim she has
cIectioneered with Nora. you have
wondered at the way the scenery
seened to shrink. Miss Morrison
dwarfs everything and everybody in
the play.
NV size has been the means OF my
livelihood for many years" says Miss
Morrison IF I were built like Jacks
beanstalk,.I would not have the sue
cess I am having in getting work
and keeping it. I enjoy a great ad
vantage over other women my age
and over most fat women. I don't
Rave to diet, and I don't have to take
any more exercise than feel like
taking. You may be a perfect thirty
four and struggle to maintain it
through the years, but you get
whole lot more fun out of life being
q more or less perfect forty-siX and
not giving a Whoop who knows it"