Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Sees "Jane' Giuen by Members of the
Younger Smart Set-Mr. Kuhn Celebrates
Birthday-The Sorro,Us of Danny

VOU ought to have gone with me out
L to Wayne on Monday night to hear
those girls play "Jane." 1t was aw-
fully good. Sophie Yarnall was Jane,
the heroine of the play, and she was
simply great. Agnes Yarnell brought
down the house as Mrs. Pixton,
and can you picture Margaretts
Large as an old lady? Well, she was,
and acted splendidly! Virginia Heck
scher was ''sweet young girl" in the
play, and she certainly looked the part.
OF course, Howard Ritter, who was the
butler, acted well he always does; he's
almost semiprofessional.
The families of the actors and actor
ines were there in full force in the
front rows, with much applause, and
between the acts George Gibbs, Jr., and
Joe Harrison played saxophones in the
manner of the Brown brothers, of Jack
o Lantern fame, who play on all diff :
ferent sized saxophones. Well, George
and Joe were wonders
The Wayne Theatre was packed to
the doors more than half hour before
the play was even scheduled to begin, so
YOU may know whether the Reed Street
House had good benefit or not.
TNHE Hartman Kuhn dinner was very
- interesting last night. You know
Mrs. Kuhn entertained at the Rabbit
IN honor of Mr.. Kuhn's birthday. 1t
happens that Mr.. William Whelen, who
is Mrs. Kuhn's son by her first mar
riage, has birthday within two days
OF Mr.. Kuhn, and so the families for a
number of years have celebrated the
days together. Last night there were
twenty two guests, mostly members OF
the family. though one or two extra in :
innate friends were there. You know
William Whelen married Miss Virginia
Arter, of Pittsburgh, the one who has
such lovely voice.
HAVE you seen that good lookine
- blue silk frock with white figure.
that Mrs. John Shipley Dixon is wear
ing! 1t has white vestee and collar
and the skirt is most gracefully drapet
at the sides. She wears a dark blu,
georgette hat trimmed with white flow
ers with the gown and the effec
against her light hair is most attractive
llD you hear about the troubles o.
- my small friend Danny? You know
he is the angel child I have often tolc
you of, whose cheeks are like roses ant
whose eyes are like the skies. He il
two years and a half old now. Hi
uncle and apnt are building hous
on the grounds of his grandmother
place and much time is spent near th
foundations of said house by Damn.
and his small cousins.
1t was Sunday evening and Danny
looking more like a cherub than any
thing human, dressed in fresh whit
with pale blue bow under his chin
was allowed to go out on the lawn TO
q few moments of play before goin
beddy bye.
Suddenly the air was rent will
frightful yells and shrieks. One aun
rushed out the back door, anothe
through the kitchen door, while uncl
tore through the front door. Grand
mother ran to the front window an,
mother almost fell down the stairs from
the third story. At first they say
nothing, but as the yells continued the
spied coming up the end of the dir
path pale coffee colored object, whicl
looked somewhat like a prehistoric bug
The yells were proceeding from sal
object, and to their amazement and,
must whisper it, intense amusement
for he was one sight, they recognize,
Danny. But a Danny not hurt no
injured. A Danny in boiling rage
crying Mother Mother! I want moth
er, don't peak to me; don't top me
I want MOTHER
He had gone down to the foundation
to play, had slipped in a puddle an
sat down in it, and in trying to get u
had lost his balance and slid dow
the side of the foundation, which wa
at least eight feet into soft brown mud
Then he had had to dig out of that
And he was mud from top to toe, hair
face, clothes. So that when mothe
finally reached him she removed hi
once dainty clothes right then and ther
on the front lawn, and picking him u
by the few clean spots left droppe
him and his offended dignity into tn
tub.
NANCY WYNNE.