New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-07
UP STAGE, SUFFRAGISTS
Loney Haskell Meets His Match
at Hammerstein'S.
WORSE THAN THE CHORUS
Producer of Freak Acts Tackles
the Hardest One OF
His Career.

Lonev Haskell says that those sufrra-
gettes are a smart lot OF ladies' ou1 u
they were going 10 be chorus girls tneV d
need a lot Of lessons.
Who is Louey Haskell? Why he Is press
agent. emergency rehearser and anything
that Is. necessary az the moment al Ham
merstein Victoria Theatre. He explained
10 the Tribune reporter yesterday mat MS
particular stunt was managing any
special freak features that Hammersteln
put OF. II really and truly wasn't WIN
any intention that Mr.. Haskell said tnat
Just before ne described how be was help
ing manage the suf1ragette shows thaI
are 10 be an attraction at Haulmerstein'
every day next week.
Asa matter OF fact Mr.. Haskell - hav-
ing the time OF hts lift with those suf-
fregettes A Few OF them were az the
Victoria yesterday rehearsing-a6out I'VE
hundred. The Woman Suffrage party,
which VIII appear on Monday and the
womeu's Political Union. whose day IL
Thursday. both rehsarsed. The party haH
-he stage first. They began at Il O'CLOCK
and az 7 M Haskell was tearing his hair
and wondering how he'd shoe them or
ana rshearse the union and clear the
stage Tor the matinee az o'clock.
s~Tvo hours for a rehearsal I thought
would take only fifteen minutes ne
rnosued. Il told the Woman Suffrage
marty 70 be ready 20 begin at lo:so O'CLOCK
and most OF the $50 OF en- come rushing
n about u. saying. oh. pshawi The SUB
-vav was late Then Mrs. Eugnson started
20 -ehearre EN-, and after about an hour
I saw she wss getrtn' nowhere and
conle,,t make EN- hear what she said.
What's that? You say you've seen MS
A. c. Eughston managing SURFACE street
meetings and you can't believe sns
couioa't make herself heard? Oh. Well
The stage and outside LIE are different
Entering Left Side Front
..rhese gurragettes know why women
ought 70 vote IN China, but they ain ID
:, stage craft. Tell EN- 20 enter ierl size
@-,,, and see how. mixed I'D they GET
-z0,v when I took a hand and yelled. 60
I'm stage- blamed II they didn't al come
.-,o,,-i down into the auditorium.
~ HASKELL nopped his beaten brow
and sighed
Now. how nm going 20 shoe en- OF
~ asked. 'Tve been tellin' EN- Tor As4I
an hour that the bargains al the depart
-,snt stores viii all be gone before they
get there. and they won't leave the
stage"
put me slfragettss declared that u
80. va anv r1fx-up e was the fault OF
a-rhat awfulIy nice man. Mr. Haskell
lie told both the Woman Suffrage parry
and women's Political Union 70 come At
1919 and renesrse."
And said Mrs. Arthur z Townsend
.-,asr,-s- If the union. "t7vo bodies can
not occupy the same space al the same
time
They did though. They occupied Ham
,uersteiu's and they overhowed - There
was the party with its banners from al
the Assemble districts o. greater New
York and leaders and captains and 50
forth nor 10 speak Of Mrs. z. Jean Mel
son Penfeld ana Mrs James Lees Laid
law and the rest Of the city commiItee'
and Mrs Hughstou. distracted by trying
20 group the whole thing on the stage IN
2 wav 10 impress the audience with the
marvellous growth and importance OF the
generalization. and there was Loney Has
keu standing Oh one leg with impauenee
and finally dash!ng IN and yelling stage
directions at the startled Eunrasettes IN
tue managerial style
And there was the union with real
auto1nohile and Miss Annie Tinker 70
drive II. and speakers and mob and al
the requirements Of a street meeting
which il 10 be their stunt THURSDAY.
Their rshsarsal came of finally when Mr..
z4sskell mad shooed the other organization
CT the stage.
Enter the Automobile.
Tia automobile made q most impressive
entrance. though Miss Tinker had 70 man
sxs Il OF q pint OF gasolene. which is all
the Bureau OF Combusubies viii permit
an the stage Putting and snorting, Il
DAMNED on as II Il was going neadlonz
over the footlights. but y dicn't Il
stopped right IN the centre OF the stage.
Really the surrragettes were pretty
oslrn throughout the rehearsal consider
ing the psriious way they had 10 mount
% the stage Il was necessary 10 20 up
on zangplanks. and the feat was more
amusing 70 the onlookers than 10 those
who performed Il AZ Loney Haskell
.aio. that rehearsal brought together AL
sizes. shapes. compilations. nationahtes'
h..xhts and weight OF women, and the
PROCESSION up the gangpiank was really
very funny 4 deputation OF women in
formed Mr. Haskell that he must build
soma steps 20 the stage before next week
and be promised 70.
80 ala Il 20 quiet en- he observed
afterTard. The Fire Department would
not allow the steps they want
Mr.. Haskell has had 20 do with sxacting
vaudevflie artists in MS day. and he SAYS
he knows now that the feminine nature
Is tust the same, though wanting the
vote.
every sunragette here wants the star
dressing room" he complained I've had
4 star painted over the door 20 they'll
know where II is. but It wouldn't hold
EN- all Now. would IL?
and they want 70 make ID. They all
do 7 told 'em: NO use maxim up. there
WON'T be any lights but the footiights,
ard you'll look Just the same whether
YOU do or not In spite Of that ] hear
en- sayin' 10 each other Wed better 20
90 one Of those professional persons who
DO actreEses aud be made up right
Front Row in Demand.
And they ali want 20 stand in the
-. - ~ .-o., shi,Lr Pm ooirg 20