The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
LIVE ALLEGORIES AT A BALL.
SOCIALISTS PACKED LIKE SAR-
DIMES IN BIO GARDEN.
Women Faint AFTER struggle for Life"
-Eiig Sword for CZar-"Ainrselllaise"
Sung by $1,000 Threats Under Red
Forward Association Triumph.

-Eiig Sword for Gar" AiRrselllalse"
Sung by $4,000 Threats Under Red
Flag Forward Association Triumph.
For once in its between campaigns ex-
isteDce Madison Square Garden threw up
its hands and quit. The occasion was the
| annual masquerade ball of the Forward
Association, which gathers together the
Hebrew Socialists of the East Side and their
| admirers, and the time when the Garden
tuTnstiles went out of business was about
IL o'clock last night, At that time at least
1900 people were packed In ground floor
and gallery A violent brass band was doing
its best TO make itself heard. and some
1900 masker5 and plain clothes men and
women were rolling around each other
and imagining that they we're Waiting
The Forward Association always draws
an immense crowd; last year the police had
to quell the riot when the doors we're opened
But this year the Russian revolution came
Just In time to swell the attendance, which
broke all records
About half past 10, after the shepherdesses
and the dancing bears and the princes and
tramps and Indy Jockeys and lion tanners
had squirmed through four dances, the
crowd began TO wedge itself before lot
Of little booths framed With muslin and
closed In front with black curtains.
committeeman with red rosette in his
buttonhole approached the first one which
was labelled "A Struggle for Life and pulled
the string. There was a tableau vivant OF
a young man and a middle aged man who
were trying to rise from the grasp Of an old
man, who was holding them down. They
~. ., tfaft
a muffled voice was heard to call: For
Gods sake, Morris, pull tho stringl' and
the curtain fell. allowing the actors to rest
their arms.
That tableau could not be seen from
every part Of the hall Those In the rear
pressed forward to see. and for minute 1t
was a sure enough struggle for life.
Indy jockey went under o. had to be passed
over the heads OF the crowd. they carried
away Pierette and princess TO the ladies
dressing room before the curtain fell and
the crush abated a little.
Next was n tableau entitled "PrometheuH
Bound" Prometheus, in pink under
shirt. was chained TO tho platform, with
a stuffed vulture affixed 10 him In the
corner beautiful blond Liberty was
aiming at the vulture with spear. Liberty
held the pose for two minutes. but she
had an invisible wire to help. As soon as the
curtain closed on this there was a rush to
tho next booth 10 see THE Reservist's
Farewell" In the crush the crowd surged
heavily against Proiuetheu5's platform,
endangering Liberty. whereupon PRONE
theus rolled over on his back and kicked
them away with the soles OF his feet
The reservist WAS holding his weeping
family. while a stern soldier of the Car
tore him away. Next there was u booth
which bore this fable Once there was a
man who heard tho cock crow at dawn;
la +nI 20 f>F bR al ypr1 ~ a
cock There was back drop showing a
sunrise, with Constitution painted on its
bee ms IN the foreground was rooster,
bird Of domestic temperament. who
shrank from public appearance. He was
labelled Zemstvos.'
Next became apparent the reason Of
IL foot column covered with white cloths,
which lowered amid the booths. A COM
mitteeman climbed d stepadder and un-
veiled it. 1t was a monument. At the
foot were a workman and a sailor. and
above them stood figure OF Social Reform,
with a red dag in her hand. The COM
mitteeman jumped TO the pedestal, I'M
furled a red flag and tried to lead cheer.
The crowd didn't respond; they had too
much 10 do with their bre ath Just keeping
alive in that crush. 1t wa until pretty
girl leaped up beside the committeeman
and got busy with flag herself that the "
drew "A long breath aud sang The Mar
Alter That tue committee sprdDg tne
best thing it did. This was contained in a
big booth labelled The Present Order
and How TO Change It" The curtain
showed a groupof digntaries sitting, proud
as Numidian lions, IN the far corner. There
were a monarch, got up to look like the
Car q diplomat in dress suit and sash
and a priest At their feet knelt a workman
10 the waist and painted with
ghastly wounds. To one side stood a
blond Justice, pointing TO a figure OF
Social Revolution. The costume OF Social
Revolution was red shirt and big sword.
He had raised the sword and was aiming
at the group IN the corner. ANY one could
zee that he had his eye on the Gar for the
first lick
After the grand march OF maskers which
managed to sQurlu around tho hall some
how. and after the committee had retired
to award the 500 prize for the best dressed
lady. Abraham Cohen Socialist leader and
Niddish editor, got silence and made a
speech. He said in part:
Since Russia rose, only week ago, |
have received hundreds of letters from
jew and gentle alike, sending funds for
Russia or asking where TO send funds,
One farmer Of the Far West wrote that his
grandfather died in the American Revo-
luton. and if he himself were younger he
would shoulder a musket and 20 to st
They'll need the funds in
Russia, already the call has come to us.
Tie real fight the Russian revolution
j. on. What happened last week is only
a prelude to what il 70 come
At a signal every Socialist on the floor
pulled out a red flag and set il waving.
Ten thousand flags were going, before the
band hit up the "Marsc!llaise, and every
one mRsker and plaincotheser alike, |
joined IN another grand march around the /