New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
WEBER-F|ELDS DEPART
Tears Follow Cheers as Train
Takes 125 from Broadway.
ALBANY HOUSE SELLS OUT
Will Play One Night Stands as
Far West as Omaha, Return
ing in Five Weeks.

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ing in Five Weeks.
In forty-eight automobiles Of various
| kinds from taxicabs TO touring cars. the
| Weber and Fields Jubilee Company. num-
bering l25. left the Broadway Theatre yes
terday morning on its spring tour.
IT was a happy, cheering crowd that lined
| the streets from the theatre at %lst street
and Broadway to the Grand Central Sta
ton 10 see them of.
! First came band Of twenty-four pieces,
all wearing the familiar minstrel coats OF
| light tan, trimmed with black at tho
sleeves anc neck. and outing hats OF the
| same material. Then came the automobiles.
! headed by Joe Weber and Lew Fields. at
tired like the band, bowling acknowledge
| ments to the crowds.
| immediately behind them, In large tour
| ing Car. sat Billy Sill. the chief press
! agent of the show and several newspaper
men, And here II Is only proper to mention
that said c. p. a. and his guests were tho
only ones in the entire parade not wearing
! the long minstrel coats.
| Then followed Willie Collier, John Y.
Kelly and George Beban in another taxi,
while behind them came Lillian Russell,
frankie Bailey, Ada Lewis, Bessie Clayton.
Fay Templeton and the rest Of the COM
pany, whose costumes differed only from
the men in that they wore very chic bon
nets of cherry colored straw, trimmed with
silk OF the Same shade and little splotch
! OF white lace
And when the parade reached the Grand
| Central aud the band stopped playing
| Rosie, You Are My Posey," a thousand
people Who had gathered 10 see the COM
| pany OF set UP shout such as greets MI
| BRYAN In the convention hall every time
the Democrats nominate him for President
"Johnnies" Wave Farewell.
| After all piled into the special train 81
nine cars a dozen sad-eyed "Johnnies VINO
| had ca Joled the Catekeepcrs 20 let them IN
TO take a last farewell stood waving their
| hats on the platform.
! The inside 81 n theatrical train during
the first few hours after II pulls ont Is ike
/ a co-education school on wheels AFTER the
days lessons were over. Many OF Inc Sixty
odd chorus girls were In tears. II started
with one and then the hysteria spread
What Is done for them? Nothing. Ihcy
must have their cry out
! Rut there were a few cool headed women.
| Ada Lewis and Mrs. George Beban TOOK
their ease in the observation car. while AT
a table nearby sat Lillian Russell. beautifui
and radiant. playing game OF hearts with
her latest fanc@. Colonel Alexander T.
Moore. Of Pittsburgh.
The little chorus girls had their cry out
and then began 10 worry about theH
ber,hs. Some were dissatisfied. This girl
snores: | do not want To shar" "A berth
| with her" said one. Il don't snore.
| loudly protested the accused. Another OBJ
jected TO sleeping in berth No. lS and she
was satisfied when the same berth W"s
numbered l9is.
| Albany was 70 be the first stop. ana one
| girl. who had never been out on the road
before asked: How near are We 10 AL
bany?" Another with more experience
! answered: silly, ASK how far are we
| from New York
Lew Fields. with Willie Collier and
George Bebsn trailing behind. came in
search OF the newspaper men.
"Chentlemen," exclaimed Lex. "Chon
Kelly would like to see you all"
Mr.. Kelly Has No Lemons.
| Every one followed, and Kelly in hts shirt
! sleeves was found presiding over a large
! array Of mineral waters OF various descr1p-
| tons.
"Bhoys. can't find the lemons. bat ?e
won't mind will ye?" asked the comedian.
| They're packed up in me shtaner thrunh
| and ] can't get at thin. Bought Two
Gozen OF thin this mornln me an Willie
! Collier. An say. | look pretty good for an
! old fellow who's been out all night with
little Willie. don't T."
| And he proceeded TO mix the drinks
| that Is the mineral water-and every one
| pronounced them the qulntessence OF per-
| lection and agreed that lemon peel WAS
an aJomination any way.
/ And next, dinner was served in the dining
| car. and a little before > o'clock Albany
! was reached. The company gave one whoop
when told that the Harmanus Bleecker
| Theatre. "A little above tho State Capitol.
| was sold out three hours after the box
| Office opened
| And after the curtain dropped on the
| final number last might the company fled
| back 10 the train, which IS To be its home
for 1--WE weeks, and tonight Springfield
! will he played. The tour Will extend az
| far west az Omaha, and regardless OF tho
| theatrical importance OF the various cities
| visited all viii he one-night stands.
!