The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24

Edna Goodrich. coming to the Lyric
IN Sleeping Partners" next week. did
more service In the war than many
Of the members OF the theatrical pro-
feesion who went merely to entertain.
Miss Goodrich was an Emergency Red
Cross nurse. The sweetness OF her
smile without doubt helped cure many
q suffering boy
Edna, by the way. Is an Indiana girl
She Is q physical and artistic example
OF the fact that the Hoosier state
turns out some moro things besides
corn and authors. Women divinely fair
have been known to come from Indiana
See Edna.
Logansport, Ind. also Is the home OF
Ab Jones, hotel proprietor, clown, cir
Gus press agent, hotekeeper and other
raconteur.
Col. Bob Courtney, member Of that
munificent class OF human beings known
- circus ticket sellers, reports from
New York that everybody that ever
took drink was drunk on prohibition
eve, Congratulations already have been
sent on the ''colonels" ability even to
see who is, or has been, drunk.
BULLETIN-Julius Tanner will not
( be on the Orpheum bill for at least
aaother year
Jack Curtis is ahead Of an Hawaiian
play soon to play the Lyric. We don't
believe Jack when he says The Daugh-
ter OF the Son or whatever the name
OF the play IT, Is a good show, but we
do believe Mrs jack when she says
50 through the mails.
WARNINoi DANGER
Angelo Cortese. impresario Of all
things musical asked the barbarian
Of the Green Room" staff II he would
like TO meet Sophie Braslau after her
triumph at the Lyric theater Friday
night.
The humble worshipper Of necessity
declined because II he should ask to
be deemed worthy Of kissing Sophie 5
little flnger-and he might have done
so---he would again be Classed as
barbarian. and he's been in that class
long and often enough
But he hopes, however. that sooner
or later Destinn will come to Mem
phis
Also Gslll.Cur
Reverting from the sublime to that
other department, we are requested
to announce that THE Kiss Burglar
refuses 70 play a return late
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LOSS TO ART.
Sub Dramatics" Of the Commercial
has turned to Commercial pursuits.
GAIN TO ART.
SILK Of the same journal now has
but fourteen jobs TO take care of and
is thinking Of taking day of
SIT DOWN.
Uncle Ben stainback Of Loew's Lv-
ceum is authority for the statement
that Marcus Loew likes newspaper men
and at all times would like for them
70 sit instead OF stand al a theater
But when 5000 more persons are
clamoring for seats than can get In
and staff meetings, directors meetings
censors' parties, ct al, are being staged
I'm the press box, Uncle Ben, usually SO
resourcefuI can not do other than
throw his hands aloft and give up.
Bill Adler slept through only one
act Of 1.-THE Kiss Burglar"
George Brown Of the Memphis En-
terprises, will talk to no more women
oyer the phone unless first they are
Identified.
George conducts beauty contests now
and then and refuses to reveal all the
addresses OF those whose pictures he
has mailed back or said he has.
Dave Rosenthal, yardmaster back
stage OF the Orpheum theater is re-
l1earsing a new piece, stop. Thief" in
which the stage hands are cast as
actors They stopped thief the other
night and Of necessity can pay the
piece we'll
Jss~--slcb as we win probably not