The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
EMPLOYEES OF BELASCO dine
Banquet Is Served on the Stage of
the Theater.
George A. BentIy, TOastmaster, and
Speeches by Hosts and
Guests.

The employees OF the Belasco Theater
gave dinner last night on the stage Of
the theater in honor Of Manager L. stod-
dard Taylor TO commemorate the close of
the regular theatrical season.
The dinner was served on the stage
Tables We're arranged in a form Of ''U''
facing the footlights. A more unique set
ting has not been devised during the
whole of the season.
The following were the guests invited
by the employees:
L. stoddard Taylor, manager Belasco Tbsater.
Burr Mcintosh. lecturer. Clifford K Bergman.
eaTto0Hist, VIII A. Page manager Belasco stock
company Guy Standing, actor; Hal Smith the Bal
tlmore sun; Hector Fuller, dramatic editor The
Herald; Frank Morse dramatic editor the Post
RALPH Graves, dramatic editor the Times: George A
Bentley. POSTMASTER; Clarence J. Harris Charles
Pryor John Othen. Percy Lynn james GambIe
stephen Cochran. T. Arthur Smith, H. Rakeman :
Roy Fairchild Martin Sabine and Frank Craven.
members Standing Stock Company; McPhee, seay.
Maidens. DALEY Leeman. Bell, Goodman. and
Hines, ushers; MeCrink. Frost. Donaldson Ricks.
efstes Nieils, and Bien, theateg emplOyes; By
lasSl, Abe Mayer, Sidney Bieber. Sharpe Benson.
Norris. VIII D, Lambourne, and Donald NJ Nc
Leran,
The members OF the Belasco Theater
STAFF that were present at the dinner. as
they were arranged on the programme,
were:
l. stoddard TAYLOR. big chief Of the Playhouse
Beautful: Clarence J. Harms, first highwayman
Charlie Pryor. assistant highwayman Gust married.
Percy Ly0n, Official receiver q tie uastefSsaryls.
John othen, the CherteTheldiau chief Of ushers:
Herman q. Rakeman. leader Of the Bingyille
Bugiers. Messrs Edwin McPhee William Sesy
William Maidens Fred AIaideus. Gyde DALEY. Milss
Bell Adam Leeman. Grant Goodman, and Edwin
Hines. the leaders o. society; Charles Norris the
heavy weight telegTapher: Jimmie Gamble. Beau
brummel boy with the paste pot, George A. Bent
leg ambassador extraordinary and plonipotentiary
70 beiascoiaud; Steve Cochran. Sammy the "Huno
Boy, Thomas McCrink lori high admiral Of the
coal hole Just back from "Ould Oireland'l; Frank
81 Donaldson, the high and mighty Master Build
eF oi Stageland assisted by Mr. Bien: Rohert NJ
Frost, head prop. and recruiting sergeant for the
s,lpsrnlmeraEies, assisted By MessS Graves and
Kicks John Z. Nialle custodian of the electric igc5
supply; John 5 Greer and Noble, prohibition
officers,
An elaborate dinner was served, and
the following speeches were made:
Our guest, TOsstmaster George A. Bentley;
The belascO." L Stoddard Taylor: The STAFF
For the box Office. Clarence j. Harris: for the
nsAeTs' John Otheni for the stage. Frank N. Don
aldson and Thomas McCrink: Girls or an evening
with Miss Mayclfe. Frank P. Morse The Y NJ
e. A., Ralph GTayes; The eternal feminine
Hector Fuller; The origin Of teddy bear" Gift
ford X. Bergman: Eddie Fov In Hamlet.
William A. Page; J. X Haclett as an opposi-
tiou star Guy Standing College athletics" Burr
Mcintosh.
The whole affair went off with such
success and air of jolity that the dinner
10 Manager Taylor promises 10 become
an annual affair and one Of the real
treats Of the dramatic season.