The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-07
CHORUS GIRLS FOR PARKER.
o,yr SAVE THE COUNTRY, WITH
little MALE HELP.

v,ss ueeIing at the LYRIC Theatre, with
,oun, as the star and Background
ot tcauty--TwO Stray Congressmen
uopcd In From the Small Audience.
The Theatrical Womens Parker Club
had its first rally yesterday at the Lyric
theatre. Sixty chorus girls, the flower OF
.Tbe ROYAL Chef" and "The Runaways'
crowded the auditorium. while few mere
men. members of the profession and food
for argument. fringed the back seats. The
nress agent made little talk, warning the
members to take tho meeting very seri-
ously. So the girls stopped shouting from
box to box. folded their hands and got real
quiet
About dat time the curtain came up.
revealing a scene OF matchless beauty.
The Lyric had set up its best ornamental
soene representing the canals OF Venice
Or balcony, Just in front of st. Marks,
sst , rroup that did credit to the scenery
There was Bertha Blake, temporary presi-
dent, looking very serious under her lace
hat Miss Nena Blake got up the club,
after the press agent thought OF the idea,
and she's president, but she had to make
sneech. so she resigned the chair. Miss
Neua was In black, and looked as though
she appreciated that she was there to save
the republic,
Others picked for beauty sat about them
and framed in that bower, was Congressman
Charles A. Towne, looking like freshman
IN his first visit to young ladies' seminary.
The audience applauded wildly when Mise
Bertha Blake, blushing professionally
read carefully prepared salutatory She
said that the girls didn't want to vote:
their object was to get the men to vote-ior
Parker. Then she introduced Dave Lewis,
comedian of the Royal Chef company.
II they had IL to do over again, they
wmildn't ask Mr.. Lewis to address them.
The press agent admits that. For Mr..
Lewis proved to be benighted Republi-
can. MrLewis didn t let it out all at once.
He said in the beginning that he wasn't
going to tell whether he was a Republi-
can or a Democrat. But by and by Mr..
Lewis lost his lines. so he came to the
front Of the stage and gagged. And IN
the course of his remarks he told story
about getting a fellow actor to come to
New York and vote-and then all OF sud-
den he slipped and let it out that he him.
self had voted for Mckinley.
The lady chairman said that something
had to be done, so she tactfully discharged
the 1e-inch gun OF the campaign. She
called on Congressman Charles A. Towne
the star speaker. Congressman Towne
unshipped his eyeglasses and came into
the calcium.
1t looked for a minute as though the
move OF Miss Blake hadn't been 80 tactfu
after all, because Mr. Towne began by
reminding them that actors used to be
olassed as vagabonds and denied Christian
burial. But he fixed it all right He said
that he was a politician and politicians
used to be called knaves, long. long ago
But the two professions have risen hand IL
hand. =,
tician Is a statesman and every live actor al
artist," Then he came further in the lime
light and became grand and shuddery:
1T was Just great THERE said No S from
pubIcs and apathy and the Constitution
and trusts and things. My' Amt he tn
By and by, Mr.. Towne got the are1men
girls The corporations have q cinch, h
said.
aonoe you were vagabonds,' be con
tinued; 'and were fed In the kit6hens Q
back when rich men and organized gree
dole out boons to your
sOh / don't mind!' said No. 8 front row
her thoughts on champagne. For a me
ment her Democratic principles wayerec
But only for moment. for Nena Blake
leading lady Of the Parker forces, delivere
a clinohing argument.
Our works getting on just hne!r sh
said. "And OIL ever since we went to Rose
mount I've been sure that Mr.. Parker woul
make a splendid President. Any man ths
could be as courteous as he was to us girl
would get my vote if had any to give!
T,oud cheers.
rany then took centre stage. She bega
Nv saying that the franchise makes u
better than Firms and Huns She 60
tangled up at this point and promnpte'
10 pillar Of St Marks. She had som
difficulty in this, for the press agent write
bad hand. But she managed to te
the audience that 'she didn't want. an
Roosevelt was elected prolonged ap
That ended the theatrical part Of tn
afternoons entertainment, but Miss Blak
sighted row OF delegates from Democrati
man slayden Of Texas, Mr., slayde
wasn't for it, but Miss Blake smiled on hir
and he yielded. slaydeIn. said that he
sometimes been lax in his official dutie
and failed to show. up on the floor Of tn
House but that IL the members of tn
Theatrical Womens Parker Club held seat
In the House, he'd never miss session.
And we have with US here to-day, sal
great admirer OF ladies' in the THEATRES
Observation-Disclosures Of Arkansas"
Well, sayl The sensation, when Town
informed them that the republic is gettin
ton produced by that statement; The
nearly fell out OF the boxes rubbering an
split their gloves with applause. An
finally Dinsmore stood up and let Their
look at him.
Mr.. Dinsmore assured them that he be
lieved in them. He advised them to &C
here and cleave to the Constitution.
said that as a tenderfoot from the West
sbuddered at the wealth OF New York, an
threw a few slams at bronco Dustin
individual. whom he scorned to name.
And then, after trying to call out fe
actors who renigged shamefully,. they a
went out on to Broadway full OF zeal t
help render mankind so happy and pro-
porous.
WANTED, STITCH COUNTERS.