New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-03
JOHN RINGING
FRIARS' VICTIM
Circus Man, Guest OF
Honor, Says Lackaye, Is
Guest of Hammer.

John Ringing, foremof, o. the i've
Rnclings whose autographed por-
traits appear in neat perspective on
circus posters. was the guest Of honor
last night at complimentary ten
course. three-ring dinner given b. the
Friars at the Hotel Aston
when Ringing was two weeks cd
he passed oF lead quarter on the
family physician" declared Rennold
Wolf, "and his father knew at once
he was Gu; out for a Snowman"
lie is not like an actor continued
the axe wielder Of the Fr.ars. Gle has
money; he goes home nights; he has
never been in Ludlow Street jail and
he does not wear a wrist watch. What
3 more, he never boasts OF the at
fractions Of his show. lie uses no
high sounding adjcctives on his post
ers. lie is modest man
George VI. Cotan. Abbot Of the Frlars,
introduced Wolf as the advance agent
OF the big show they had prepared for
through he spoke As follows:
And now. ladies and gentlemen,
allow me 20 present the worlds most
fearless and famous forensic orator IN
daredevil, death -defylng duel with
the English language
For every mlrth provoking incident
which the advance man related about
his past Ringing had one in retalis-
ton to hand Wolf.
"He told me he was going 20 say a
few pleasant words about me- he de-
clared. but in the show business |
have found that wolves are always sly,
treacherous, deceitful creatures. and.
apparently, every member Of che
family is the same. The Friars' Club
is always a big show, and Wolf is the
side show But do not refer 20 him
as a freak. as our own freaks are
Greadfully sensitive"
Alfred Ringing, another OF the five,
refused Abbot Cohan's invitation 10 tell
how John took the circus business
away from the other brothers. He only
thought he had. Alfred declared.
De Wolf Hopper addressed himself
TO gentlemen, Friars and pictorial
dreams" with a sweeping glance of the
boxes with the last word, and said some
pleasant things about Mr.. Ringing.
Wilton Lackaye disagreed with the Gus
tom Of dragging out the past life OF
guests at Friar dinners. They come
here expecting 10 be the guests OF
honor" he declared, "and find them
selves the guests of hammer"
Raymond Hitchcock admitted that
being a guest OF honor was not so easy
as il was cracked up to be, and added
that he never wrote his speeches. 81
speak from fright" he declared.
Moving pictures by RUDE Goldberg.
Dave Genaro and partner, in dancing
exhibitions; the Four Bard Brothers,
hand balancers; the De Koe Troupe OF
acrobats, Ching Ling Hee, the Chinese
gymnast, and Johnson and 81. John,
leading clowns of the Barnum & Bailey
Circus, completed the entertainment.
Dancing followed
Among those present were Sam II.
Harris, George c. Tyler. Samuel A.
Scribner, Nat c. Goodwin, Daniel Froh-
man, Isaac Marcosson, Fire Commits.
sioner Adamson, f. f. Albee, John X,
Tener. Percy G.. Williams, Marcus NJ
Marks, A. Paul Keith, Louis +. Cooke.
Charles Burnham, c. F. Daily, A. II.
Smith, F. d. Underwood, Belvidere
Brooks and Frank V. Strauss.
H. NJ. Zeigler, Paul Nicholson. George
s. Dougherty, Sol Bloom, Henry p.
Dixon, Diamond Jim" Brady and a
whole table of guests. including Frank
H. Hitchcock, the former Postmaster
General; Denis F. O'Brien. Claiming
Pollock, Michael and Edgar Selwyn,
Marcus Loew, David Montgomery,
Loney Haskell, James. Harry and Ed
ward Rascovar, Or. Joseph King, Or.
William V. Mabon. Max d. Steuer and
Jay and Julius Witmark.