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~ Ryley and Flo ziegfeld introduced
as both members of this club" and to
see these rival managers fail to in good
lively fashion. Each of them thinks he
is little syndicate corralling all the
pretty chorus girls in the world, and
this conviction is the cause of the trou-
BILE.
Ziegfeld is working on Miss 1nno-
cence Abroad In which his wife, Miss
Anna Held, Is to be starred. and Ryley
Is preparing his new musical piece by
Paul Potter. The Queen OF the Moulin
Rouge" Both managers have reputa-
lions for getting together choruses OF
more beauty than the ordinary BROAD
way show; but Ziegfeld started first and
thought he had a monopoly this year.
However, rehcarsals for Ryley's piece
hadn't even a good start when some of
the most respondent of the showgirls
began to drift away from the Ziegfeld
flower garden. and reports reached him
that they were blossoming away for
Ryley Vonnie Hoyt left. so did Vida
Whittemore. Hattie Forsythe, Joan Hor-
ton. Bonnie Henkel and others, and
finally Ziegfeld wrote Ryley a note, pro-
testing.
But Ryley answered that he had not
ajoled or in any way persuaded any of
the young ladies to leave Miss limo
cence Abroad" and that the only reason
he could assign 70, them applying to
him FOR jobs was that he supposed they
were anxious to be with q success
This. naturally, didn't appease Ziegfeld.
a night or two ago, when he met
Ryley in Il hotel lobby, he said with
considerable tartness:
We'll, you're doing pretty well. aren't
you? l suppose you'M be wanting Anna
Held next. eh?''
why. certainly" answered Ry!ey.
ia be tickled to death. I've got l
play that would JUS; suit her.
The most important parts in Paul
Armstrong; play of the race track,
Bluegrass" which George Tyler has
lust put into rehearsal, will be played
by George +. Marion. Robert McWade
jr.. Richie Ling. Miss Lillian Lawrence
and Miss Irene Moore.
The principal role. that OF Old Full;s.
an old negro, will he played by Mr.
Marion, The author took the character
largely from real life. and the name was
low the races for years and was known
from Sheepshead Bay 10 California.
Tommy Meade, who used TO be r"gu-
lar jockey. and has ridden for James X
keene, will make his stage debut and
Will play a jockey in Bluegrass.
The Zancigs, the Danish thought
transformers. who were given diamonds
from King Edward and the Kaiser.
nave returned after a long tour of
Europe, ana will swap thinks next
week az the Colonial.
And. speaking of George AIDE, he was
me victim not long ago of one of
Charles Dnllngham's freakiest tele-
grams and the manager = famous for
his te'egraphic eccentricity He and
NJ. AIDE have been great friends since
mo days, Years ago. when they We're
reporters together on a Ch.ca1o news
paper and recently after a visit the
indiana humorist eft New York and
forgot or misplaced his trunk check. 1t
was terrible m!H-up. for he was in
Philadelphia without clothes, and lie
sent a long telegram 70 Mr. Dillingham;,
tu!l Of instructions.
Find trunk at once" he telegraphed
Most important. In station some
where Yellow trunk. plast"red with
Continental hotel labels, Most impor-
;ant. Life and death and al that stuff
Must have at once. Lost check in New
York"
TO which he received the following
consolirg answer while he was tearing
mis- hair and working himself into a
frenzy over his missing clothes:
"George ALE, Bellevue .stratford,
Phiiade,phi?-Why: how perfectly alb
surd.-Charles Dillingham;
Miss Annie Russell becomes very
peevish these DAYS when any one saws
to her: I'm so glad you're well enough
to act again. So sorry you were Ill last
winter"
Il wasn't Ill at all" explains the
actress not very amiab!y. Il didn't act
because ! didn't want to, ! was dis
gusringly healthy all the year. and I
am now and shall continue 70 he II 7
wasn't l couldn't PLAY in The Stronger
Sex"
A Peep Behind tho Crutain.-"Arnold
DAILY. who I understand is drawing n