Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
DANCE OF SCREEN
CLUB MERRY PARTY
Stars of Movies Mingle Merrily
at Festivities
By JOE FARNHAM
Publicity Manager Lubin COmpa

Publicity manager LuDlu Company.
in the ancient days there may have
been gayer times-in the modern day
there may have been more crowded ball
rooms-but IN wager at long odds that
never in the time that you, tender aged
reader. and / have been seeking the
gayety Of the ballroom and dance floor
has there ever been a night of greater
festivities and tango and fox trot tlaa
that OF last Saturday at Mother Astoi 3
hostelry in Gotham Town, the event being
that Of the fourth annual ball of the
Screen Club. the organization OF photo
Ilay actors and men connected with tae
motion-picture industry which began but
four years ago and " hich now is a worthy
rival to the older sister theatrical asso-
cations.
From the tender hours of the evening
until Terpsichore had worn out her well
come and until the physically weary, yet
ouoyantly gay-minded. had begun TO heed
the call Of Father Time at the treacher-
Gus hour OF a. m. the Screen Club
members, with their friends and loyal
supporters, danced gayly, light-footed
and nght-hearted. and then repaired to
the clubhouse on 18th street to complete
their epoch-making night and morning
and to pay homage 10 the inner man. with
one OF the famous breakfasts billie"
Hannen. the club steward. is ever wont
10 prepare upon the auspicious occasions.
II the mind could have but remained
perfectly clear through the riot of music
laughter. and the maze of beautiful
women, 1t would have perhaps been pos
slbie 10 have formed a coherent idea OF
the attendance, but being that good
time" came along and knocked intent to
| calculate" higher'n kite, must be con-
servative, and so the figure is put at
5000 At any rate, the spacious Gold Room
OF the Astor was filled comfortably So
and as Pete Lang. of the Lubin Company,
argued with the maitre d'hotel. "'Ish
comftRble to dansh witshthir 500 peshople
Oh the foor ash once" So there we are.
Beautiful women. millions OF them II
seemed, with gowns In an array TO daZ-
Zle even these people OF an industry
where dress is the essential and with
cOiffures daring and original men who
appeared to have climbed from the pro-
verbal bandbOXes: idols OF the stage and
screen, and lookers-on, who belonged in
the set in which they were moving.
| Yes. the assemblage was late-due !
am convinced. to the care and attention
] WHICH cdI4l OF LliS NlSlOnS OF lONellneSS''
must have spent with maid and mirror in
their preparation to startle the audience
with her majestic entrance. while the
! humble escort, seated on the old hall
| tree. dangled his feet in aggravated sus-
! pense, 10 be rewarded when eventually
he beheld her with, II am ready, dear"
II one is asked TO say who was the
= most beautiful, who the most handsomely
! gOwned, who the most popular Of the
fairer sex, he could not possibly answer
| they were all the most. the superlative Of
| everything, each and every one OF them.
il was close, mighty close TO the
"witching hour" when King BaEgot an
nounced the grand march and the clock
had struck its u long before the march
had finished What a riot of beauty and
! color IL was and with what precision it
went 1t seemed as if the many beautiful
! figures had been in rehearsal for months
! and months with the absolute smooth