The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
GreenROOm Gossip
q "STuBBY" AND AL


Evelyn Nesbit and team Of trained
mules are on the coming Orpheum bill,
Jack clifford Is not with either act
Bob Murphy at the Orpheum, who,
with millions Of others expects the
return of booze, has n colonization
scheme. For $4,000 600, he believes, some
| human beings could be colonized In
| country communities and with a little
tact could supplant a few long haired
| legislators and get some medieval laws
repealed.
Another world greatest soprano" has
sung In Memphis There win be an
other one. at least, later In the season,
! Meanwhile one Is singing in New York,
one in Frisco, one in Rio dc Janeiro, one
in London, one in Buenos Ayres, to say
nothing OF few in capitals in Europe.
Pool halls are facing closing in Texas
as iniquitous breeders of crime. Thus
runneth the campaign Of regulations
upon anything amusing.
| We may yet live to see law making
| 1t obligatory upon husband to file an
| affidavit that he is taking his wife to
show for educational purposes before
he may be permitted to attend, and If
he laughs be promptly elected,
Berlin cafes threaten to cut out
meals" says a cable. Nothing Is said
| of drinks. Even in Berlin they can do
| that.
| Those who write in this column are
preparing to join in the exodus from
America TO Russia, England or some
other country less regulation rid II the
18th amendment proclamation really
goes in in January, and stomach In
spection as well as breath smelling may
have to be submitted to to prove to
United States authorities that perchance
nothing alcoholic has passed the lips In
moment of mental hiatus.
SOME THANKS
The prize for effusive thanks comes
| from the mailing room in the following
request for a theater pass;
Mr. Dramatic Editor-Please don't
forget me for the Orpheum tonight,
Thanking you TN ADVANCED for
PAST favors, remain, yours, ...
| Joe Rolley, the Memphis boy, until
recently with Charles Gallagher in the
blackface act 1.-THE Battle of Whatsthe-
use" shortly will be seen in the Follies.
| Gallagher, reports say, will hunt UP an
other blackface companion and continue
In his act. The two played Memphis
during the pop" days OF 1919.
Manager Bertram, OF the Orpheum
saws we ought to mention the new mail
| box in Green Room Gossip All right.
here 1t is
The new mail box backstage at the
Orpheum has been installed, It's
bright red in color. The question arises
who is responsible for the color motif,
Chalmers Cullen, Dave RoSenthal, Alex
Boggiano, Jody Martin or Doug Sims?
One OF the biggest jumps ever made
by vaudeville artist was recorded sew
eral weeks ago when Madame Petrovs
left New Orleans on Monday forenoon,
arrived in New York Wednesday, and
then hoped to Houston, Tex, to fiji
an engagement at the Orpheum house
in that city. Petroya spent Wednesday
In New York singing for the records,
The rest Of the week was spent on Pull
mans and over 1000 miles negotiated.
Alexander, 1.-THE Man Who Knows,
has been ordered by his physician Ia
take a six months rest, reports saying
that this Snowman needs absolute quiet
or serious consequences may result. Al
the close OF two week engagement al
Atlanta Alexander suffered a break
down, the doctors edict following, Ht
played the Lyric here early In the sea
son =
See where Harry Watson made Dis
. hit at Cincinnati tho other week II
. "Rubeyille." This act Is headed soutl