New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-09
FR|ARS HONOR STARS
Notable Gathering at AStor for
Montgomery and Stone.
MANY WOMEN ARE PRESENT
Men in Other Walks of Life
Praise Stage as Adding to
Lies Uplift.

Montgomery and Stone were the guests
OF honor at a dinner. followed by caba-
ret entertainment, given for them last
night at the Hotel Aston by six hundred
members of The Friars. In addition to
the club members who sat down to din
ner in the ballroom Of the hotel there
were present nearly two hundred women
who witnessed the entertainment from
the boxes and balconies.
Last nights dinner was one Of num-
Der which The Friars have given In the
past in honor of its distinguished mem
bers on the stage, representing IT In
business or in a public capacity. John
W. Rumsey. the present Friar Abbot
acted as POSTMASTER OF the evening
Seated at the head table with him were
Dave Montgomery, Fred Stone, John KEEL
ierd c. +. Daily. Lew Fields, Jean {.
Havez, Clay NJ. Greene, +. a. Vanderlip,
Victor Herbert, Rex Beach. Don [. SeiZ'
Marc Klaw, John b. Stanchheld, Damei
Frohman, Judge j. b. Lawler, OF Call
fornia; Joe Weber, Joseph Brooks, Rhine
lander Waldo and Charles L. Chaplin.
Following Introductory remarks oy the
POSTMASTER. Mr.. Havez outlined in hui
morous fashion the careers OF tue TWO
guests OF honor. lie was followed by
Mr.. Seitz. whose subject was the feia-
ton OF the press representative TO the
conduct of theatrical enterprise. Judge
LAWYER, member Of the bench IN Cali
fornIa, praised the stage as contrbu-
tory factor toward the advancement OF
the life of to-day and the guests of honor
as two of its most prominent members IN
adding 10 the pleasure Of life.
MONTGOMERY and Stone, as team re-
sponded to the demand for speeches. Ihe
reception given them was hearty enc
and was made the subject for JOINT
thanks. expressed in alternating Lines by
the two stage stars.
The cabaret entertainment Participated
in by members of the BTiars and guests
followed, the programme being in charge
Of Friar r. H. Burnside. IL inciudeu
moving pictures Of the Friars on tour
| Charles a. Mason, OF THE Lady OF Inc
! Slipper" company, and chorus OF men IN
PAROLES on popular songs In German;
| Ray Samuels, OF the "Ziegfeld Follies'
company. singing Il Should Worry ;
Harry Williams and Jean Schwartz, in
songs; double octette from the Lambs
Club; Bessie Wynn, George NJ CohnI
and William Collier, Harry BulSer a
burlesque on popular cartoonists by
Douglas Fairbanks; Jack Norworth, En-
NETT Corrigan, George NJ Conan, Roy
Atwell and Clifton Crawford, moving
pictures Of Fred Stone and James J. Cor
bett in a boxing bout, and Montgomery
and Stone I'm their original sketch In
which they appeared in black face.
Among the guests who witnessed the
\ entertainment were Miss Elsie Janis Mrs.
Janis and Allene Crater (Mrs Fred
Stone). Included In the .Friars present
were Charming Pollock, Sam II. Harris,
Jerry j. Conan. Neil Mckay, A. II.
Woods. Marshall p. Wilder. Jim" Brady,
| Christy Mathewson, John j. McGraw,
| Arthur Klein, Arthur Pryor. Frank Nc
Kee. George NJ. Conan, Douglas Fair
banks, Andrew Mack, Gustave Kerker.
Raymond Hubbell, j. Fred Zimmerman,
jr., Richard Bennett, Jesse l.. LAsky.
Henry HUT. Sol Bloom. Jules Hurtig and
Harry Seamon.