The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
BROADWAY NOTABLES LIKE
CARICATURES EVEN AT SIS
Horsepower Davis Comes Back With Brand New
Scheme That Works Wel-Old Father Richard
Harding Davis Gets Motor Setback.

MAJ - Dtttet knONn diOnb biOaNN"S
as Horsepower. Davis. who flicked for
tune to Broadway and then for time
mushed in the E<londike. slammed into
town the other day with a brand new
idea. Horsepower aired his new scheme
in Miss Mae Murray's Sans souci trottery
at Broadway and Forty-second street a
midnight or two ago.
Either out on the floor or sitting at the
tables at the edge OF the high tide were
many Broadway notables. Every now
and then one noticed that notable
would hold that rigid side view pose one
sees at national conventions and other
spots where celebrities gather. the pose
indicating that the great man has
tumbled to the fact THAI a carlcaturist
IS making quick sketch OF him for
publication.
Horsepower had talked to the emf
nent Mr.. Igoe, carlcaturist. after talk
ing IL over with Miss Murray and get
sing permission to demonstrate Horse
powers latest stunt. whereupon lgoe
made drawing after drawing OF the folks
around the tables. And the effective part
of the stunt was that until the fiossy re-
suit was handed to the portrait sitter OF
fame comparatively few OF the sitters
knew they were being reproduced In black
without end.
with the ink still wet Horsepower
snatched up a bundle OF the caricatures
and faded mysteriousy. Folks had Just
finished saying. There goes Horse
, power" when. after a fresh breath, they
were remarking, Here he comes back"
Under his arm was a bundle. Horse
power assembled walters and coat room
boys around him. pointed politely toward
various noted persons and sent the
walters and coat boys around the room
with neatly mounted. beribboned photo
graphic reproductions, still damp, OF
page sized groups OF caricatures of the
| persons present.
The accompanying reproduction. for
/ instance. s a caricature OF the mag
nlficent Diamond and Pearls James
I Buchanan Brady, which was handed TO
Diamond Jim In Photographic form less
than half an hour after II had been
! made Horsepower Davis wasn't any
/ happier over the success OF his quick
! reproduction process than Diamond Jim.
who didn't even know that lgoe had
( made caricature of him, was upon
being presented with the Horsepower
/ Davis process picture. Diamond Jim
! gasped dclightedly. handed the group
! picture OF brother celebrities around the
table and promptly bought eXtrava-
| gantly.
There was one sad circumstance con-
/ nected with the tryout OF the Horse
power process, however. The prominent
( Eddie We'll of Broadway and Wall street
! figured In the composite reproduction
! almost as consplcuouSlN as Diamond
! Jim. Mr.. We'll spent less time however.
| In admiring the caricature Of himself
than Diamond jim did.
81 want the original drawing, said
! Mr.. Well to the caricaturtst III give
! you twenty-h-"
sold " cried the artist.
! 'Seventy-hve dollars! - cried Diamond
! Jim, rushing up.
But as the artist sadly will tell you
Diamond Jim spoke an eighth or sec
bnd too late.
A fussy white haired gentleman OF the
! magazine illustrator type OF Suth'n Gun
mel came into an actors club opposite the
| Gerard yesterday afternoon as the guest
OF a member The somewhat loud voiced
Old gentleman. well known 20 Broadway.
sat with his host next to a table where
! the cutup comic OF the club, John u.
Hazard OF The Lilac Domino corr
| pany, was seated with good instruc-
J tive, hishbrow book. The Decline and
/ Fall OF the Roman Empire The rasp-
ing voice OF the white haired gentleman
\ was most annoying to student Hazard
and he said as much TO Boss Courtleigh
Of the club. who had dropped into a
leather wall seat beside Mr.. Hazard.
\ IL always forget his fussness,' said
the calm voiced Mr. Courtleigl. and look
I upou him with a sort Of ave when ! re-
/ member that he sat in a stage box In the
Ford Theatre In Washington the night
Lincoln was shot"
what" cried Mr. Hazard. gazing
with a frown at the noisy person. And
they shot Lincoln :" he sighed
81 Ns.,,s W.. -
celebration on Broadway came when the
noted brother OF a well known illustrator
came up for air in his room in the Hotel
Woodstock late in the afternoon New
Years Day.
Hello" he telcphoned downstairs