The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-12
GEORGE n. CONAN REFORMS
,.ur,t oT uonor at Dsnarr es sac,et, Of
DramsIi,ts ami Composer SAYS lie
- firrd of His Gisisiy Past ana In.
tend, To Be More serisa,s Hereafter

Z. .rrar"lyl the green room OF Del
o. r.,.- as the guest OF honor at the
. 90. Inner Of the Society Of American
l...u''I-t> and Composers All the play
gin, We're there and so were their
-, Also all the playwrights were
u.., lni 50 were their husbands Tn.
,..:tg atom known a. the Only Their
J. ,..trts Club was present. in fact. To
...sni Last nights dinner was the
go. Nu.'h included the women a rama
,--
$40 han said early in hs speech thar
!. glad OF the compliment the drama
- tai composers were paying him. be-
CI.l>' more than anything else that has
har""u"d him it made him feel that NJ last
b. "a, hecoming something else besides
N" ADVANCE agent Of the American flag
lnl- title speech and many other things
IT, youthful guest OF honor had 10 say
were received with JOY by a roomful Of
diners who had turned out resplendent
10 their third act clothes
vi the 100 or more banoueters present
rr.~.. than half were women As Augustus
InInas. president OF the society and
ta-,mast.r. said. After these Baby
Mir-> and other plays it naturally has
t,lHwed that we embrace mean in
me corner there was a single table with
10, an aigrette or one Of these new head
ache hair illets to he seen. but only the
white shirt fronts Of eight male dranatlsts
AL lacked into one group in which brows
and shirt fronts competed for supremacy.
u-orse AIDE photographed that ha VA,
sorry that he couldn't attend to help
honor the wisest young man ever met
Newton Booth Harrington. known To
the home folks as Moot, also could no,
sst To- the dinner in time But Owen
Davis nf Harvard and the Offices OF \. r.
Woods had a seat.
Mrs Bronson Howard. whose husband
founded the society, sat at MIR. Thomas's
eft and Mr.. Cohan at his right At this
table there was no long guest tlb.. on
tals also wer" Mrs. GsorE" Cohan.
tg"na Presbrey. slr. and Mrs T.. r.
h.di"r and Mrs. Augustus Thomas
Among others there were Edgar Sslwvn
and his wife. Margaret MAYO: Daniel
Frohman. Paul Potter. Rida johnson
Young. MIR. and Mrs. Rupert Hughes
Franklin Fvles. Mrs. Thompson and her
son Frederic Thompson; Mr. and Mrs
,harles Klein. Mr. and Mrs Sarr Harris.
Nr and Mrs. J J. Conan. the Parents -
m. rhlaf guest. end their laughter. Mrs. ,
F7-d Niblo: Mr. and Mrs Edgar smith. .
Nr and Mrs. Charming Pollock Miss
Rachel Crothers. George Marion. Miss
Amelia Bingham and her husband Lloyd
Bingham; Mrs. Harry Dole Parker Mr.
- Mrs Row Megrue Mir md Mrs
Milton LackEye. Mr. and Mrs Henri h. /
Harris. Clay Greene. ! |. &. ClarN" Mrs
q Dor.mus. Bainbrlds" Culby and
Harry p MawSon.
In introducing Mr. Cohan Mr Thomas
~ai tina, Il the late Bronson iowa
war" present the dinner To- Mr. Cohau
you'd doubtless be one Of the mos graf
frng occasions in Mr. Towards career
"CaIse of tbs, founders interest IN IN" .
"rogress oi young men # good arub-
tons.
Mr. Cohan ~ peculiarly Il genius
Continucd tho 'oestma>tnr Il -haut
-r Darr ass him with too much praise b.
yaIse ! know hc is embarrR~s' enough
rps But he has thar kind Of brain hlch
,.,Drdnatcs with his fingertiyrs and his
"-. which works in accord with ell Lrs
r1nmhcrs He mover has writton anything
"trch was unclcan. IAppiarls. | don't
rrJr that he consciously set OH; to vr,'n
? rh.nR unclcan. b.liov" that h" just
vote himself. ant the r, for. I was cl"ln
'a feat His genius is evident IN ~"
rl.v IN that hc took OUT a great mass 81
.'nr"s admitted to him i,ist ono story.
ana don't know Of any writer who could
rlrn done SO vol with the material
am now going To- have him stand on
- foot and then let nature TAX" 1t,
g.. 80"
p''' II tho laughter ans IN" long APP
f.,.-" oobh"t the pale face Of the youth
. VIZ Cohan. who confessed - stag"
Z - bio wasn't SUR be- said that h..
/ property CYPRESS .is appreciation 4
ftuur tcca h. didn't think h..
-.. ID JuggIn tho words" To saw II all
j always imagined. Mr. Cohan con-
'I.'i. hat the guest at dramaiIsrs
crr@r ought To know something about
~. drama voice. Not always
''0r." Id like to know all about 81.
t,' haven't had time {" look tn. stuff
U' Laughter l realize that the only
'e+-..u ! have any standing a. all - B"-
'".r" m freak figure In h" th"ai rl"ai
IAN" In other words. I'm on 20 myself
'aY-,h'"r And one thing / appr-cia'" ,
j. 'ht' ~ not an after dinner speaker
'n'0r invited out TO dinner often enough.
b'.' / n glad 81 this honor because ~ H.
ginning 70 make me think perhaps | !
'ih N" -Om"'hing IN humbl: way m
g"'' ing tired 81 being tn. advan". agen;
- ~" american flag Laughter I've
"r''"n much about prizeightsrs and
l". ..aFI> hat the public has come 10 ,
a--l are m. with Battling Nelson and ?
N"vrE IOrhett Why. over in our on COS I
ne aIrIacty department - tickled 10 ,
deaf oh"n We get anyih ing into some 4
par { N" paper besides the sporting :
IaL- ,
." gwen up musical comedy. how +
"'"' md n" only persons who tell III" :
''~. t-" >0rry are "A few song publishers r
..! be- rO-'lIne designer OF klaw 4 ,
} - - Laughter II had AlnddIns
.' -houldn'r wish for anything finer 7
'N'' .rr- honor NJ tonight but ! needed I
- ~ ind Delmonco's Laughter y
p . -a. haven't been around Town VERY :
,.D ana 80 | had To- be directed her" :
-. Eai 80 give up musical shows 3
d. BIZ" ought lot of stub pens and
90 ..' -Hpu"-- and things. and keep Y
Pun '- 49, and down my room trying I
..' b" slippers on and N without :