New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07

. prize beauties of the front row, they are
| rapidly being lost to Art, In order to satisfy
| the matrimonial. hornemakins ambitions OF
| the Johnnies. At least so declared the
veracious manager In question.
The editor sent out q reporter post haste
| to investigate this report. for Is not the
| chorus girl the prop of Broadway The
| drammel nay 90 to the demnition bow
vows: mighty syndicates may organize,
dissolve and recoalesce; but consider the
| incomparably greater ruin and general up
| set should the show girl become extinct.
! like the lamented dodo or the ever-to-be-
| regretted megatherium. Lobster palaces
must put up their shutters; bald headed
sitters in Orchestra A and B stay home o.
nights, wisn.akers. costumers, beauty doc
tors and Ynanicures lose their best GUS
| toners. while even the angels" or hackers
Of productions. must Zee the lath-and-can-
vas scene, thus cruelty robbed of its
romance
The reporter got out of the subway at
I'd street and anxiously scanned the
White Way to note the chorus girl famine.
Just at that moment four high stepping
/ ponies" tripped by. Not only their rakish
bonnets. tiny figures. abbreviated skirts
and semi-transparent hosiery proclaimed
their calling. blu. their chatter was musical
comedy shop talk In the choicest accent OF
Bow Bells Hands ACROSS the sea- re-
hected the reporter. "Old England stands
willing and ready to help US should our
native crop peter out. An English invasion
OF this kind our gallant guardsmen and
naval reserve will never attempt to repelr'
He dived into an office building. the head
quarters Of the manager who despaired OF
the republic. The elevators, much too small
for the volume of traffic, were overcrowded
with actors and chorus folk on their way
to the third floor Dozens or them awaited
tho managers convenience. Not stage
type was missing: the stately animated
clothes rack for the display of stunning
gowns the fat Amazon. whose curves are
perfect arcs: the squads and ''broiIers''
built on parabolic plans. the lean and ener-
getIc ponies: the front row beauties. the
ugly ducklIngs who make the comedy.
the ordinary 'hustiers" who are neither
pretty nor plain. but handle a spear with
great elan in the rear ranks
mo scarcity ,ere." said the reporter. aud
then he h ed down TO the stree, and posted
himself near a stage door Broadway was
CAIN. II chorus famine impended II
seemed to worry no one. Groups OF girls
passed In and out OF stage entrances 1T
frequent intervals. They were not raw -.
cruits. either. tut seasoned troops, bold m
the attack. cunning in defence
Tn dying tor drink :" remarked a vet
Gran OF a Seven Years War on lobster and
champagne.
Not In that side door, replied a younger
campaigner. as the squad right wheeled in
the direction OF a thirst parior.
Why notT' said the veteran. ~ ain Z
ashamed TO go In an buy a glass OF beer
Wtsht II was tizz." she added, signing. but
beer'll have To do"
4 sudden impulse TO crafty the maiden $
wisl seized the scribe. Aisck-a-day as nc
felt in his pockets ne discovered only small
change. Resuming his ranbie ne encoun-
tered presently u person musical comedy
V 'se. and asked him about the chorus girl
| situation.
l Broadway - run OF EN-" said this man