The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-01
TELL WHY THEY MISSED
THE MANAGERS DINNER
Perish the Thought That Differences With Any Theatri-
cal Syndicate Had to Do With 1t, but One Thing
After Another Kept Turning Up.

up. AS FOR business differences with
the so-called syndicate keeping them
away they all scc!fed at the idea. In
fact all the managers sad there's no
such thing as a theatrical syndicate
Take the case Of George Michael
Conan and his partner, =. llenressN
Harris. on the Saturday night before
the dinner Mr.. Harris borrowed Mi. Co
hans shirt studs $50 Messrs. Conan and
Harris agreed yesterday to 20 20 a
racket in Union liill. y. J. Then on the
night OF she dinner Henncsst renl"ln-
bered while dressing to go to the the
atre managers racket that his partner.
George. also had been invited 10 the din
ner.
Immediately Heuuessy pulled OFT his
dress shirt. took out the studs and
called a messenger to send them bact
20 George Michael Mr.. Cohan ~ the
meantime. however. took Il for granted
that Hennessy would wear the studs to
the dinner and therefore before the ines
aenger arrived George went out to spend
the evening in Longacre square peerirg
down into the new subway extension
and all engrossed in watching the dig
gers AT work. From there he went over
To the Grand Central Station to watch
the Sunday evening crowds get off the
trains. The result OF all his was that
neither Mr.. Conan nor Mr.. Harris ar
rived at the dinner at all.
I'm view OF the fact" said Dave Ne.
lasco, that word reached me Just as |
was about 10 dress to 80 % The dinner
that my press representative. Mr.. Wen
dell Phillips Dodge, had just been APP
pointed American editor OF the strand
MnDd:,He and. ~ his card continued,
Sole American Representative OF the
Messrs. George Newnes. Limited. Pub
fishers. OF London, England | was too
overcome TO go out and make merry.
II thought I was to lose Wendell
Phillips D's services. by the TIM he
came to the apartment to assure me
personally that he could look after his
new Job ana AZ the same time send out
snappy news notes about Mar. e-Odile.
now playing at the Belasco Theatre.
which is in Forty-fourth street next to
the Original Domestic Hand Laundry.
- was too darn late to go to the dinner.
Please close the door as you eNeunt"
Flo Iiegfeld said he had ii all framed
lp TO 20 10 the dinner when ne was
told at the rour Of coffee and speeches
The ladies were to be admitted to the
balconies to hear Jim Ford and the
other speakers. So he backed out,
Mercy, mercy. Flo. are YOU as BASH
ful as all that Nj Zegfeld was
3 asked.
"Dashful, hell he rumbled. Any
dinner where they don't le: the danes
right dow on tie banquet fioor among
the diners is no dinner, that's all
The only excuse that the Messls
Edgar and Arch SEWN had 70 on.r
fog their absence vas that on the nigh
OF The dinner they grew so interested
while talking over the details OF the biz
hackstagc party they have been prom
sing to give for some tim that they
plumb forgot all about the funct on.
This is the ra"tv which came 20
N'rh S~clWyr'S lu.nd one day several
weeks ago whcn his attention was called
by Roi Cooper Megruc TO the stupeu-
douSness Of the success OF tho Within
the Law party Nj. SEWN gave OF the
stage Of the EitinEc The.tre two wears
ago Mr.. Selwyu ,hercupou announced
that he would promptly unl!mher a party
which would include the casts aud
friends a. the casts O" The SHOW Snor."
1T PAYS 10 Advertise" Under Cove. 90
TAN Be.s,' old lrliu comb or. Tn.
Boz lecturer OF the B~IueGlaSs" tn,
Lie" and Other SelH}n attractions
- 'ar nothing further has been heard
Of thc party. nothing AZ least until III,
two Seiwyu boys admitted las nigh
that a discussion 81 tho glorious details
Of iNa proposed backstagc function they
,rr about to give kept thom from re-
UrGIher.ur the thea Re managers din
rsr until il vas TOO late for them u
think uc aiteuding The PRESSURE OF
pubic op,n'or. as ms been limited at bee
fore .n these columns. es'deut!y has e,
I4gF gArlFg,l the fFF1 Of Salu+sb A ~.