The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-19
THEATRICAL FIGHTERS
ENTERTAIN
Max Hart and NJ. S. Bentham, in Professional Bout. In
terfere With the Misses st. Glars Eulogies
on Quiet Life After Belgium.

" so happened that Just as Miss st.
Clair. war refugee member Of the vaude-
Vile sister quartet known as The
Four Antwerp Girls" and her three sis
ters were beginning to cha most pleas
antly at Broadway and Forty-seventh
street yesterday noon about Broadway
matters of interest. out onto the side
walk from the street door leading to the
booking offices Of NJ. s. Bentham and
Max Hart at 1864 Broadway rolled NJ. $.
and Max. each punching the other on
his respective jaw and nose.
And. furthermore" Miss ST. Clair
said. as she stepped aside to give more
room to Max Hart. who was landing on
NJ. =. Bentham's jaw again just as NJ. $.
swung a savage one for Max's right eye,
everybody has been so kind to us in
your country that we haven't had time
to grow homesick for dear Belgium, have
we, Frances"'
Not the slightest" Miss Frances. who
Is the violinist OF the refugee sisters,
agreed as she pressed back against a
doorway while Max jabbed the Bentham
ribs in an effort to make NJ. :. let go of
Max's right ear But everything liz so
quiet here after the terrible days and
nights We went through in Belgium"
Yes, the streets here are like Sunday
always said Miss Elsie, the pianist Of
the refugee quartet. and she moved to
the right a step or two as Max Hart. his
ear temporarily at liberty. took a run
ming high jump, feet first. at Bentham's
chest and landed squarely.
And despite all the terrors We passed
through said Miss Annie. the cellist
OF The Four Antwerp Girls" act. often
! md myself wishing as I stroll YOU
quiet Broadway for just a bit of the
street excitement that
The rest OF Miss Annie's remark was
lost In the ciatter as Max Hart and
NJ. ;. Bentham punched each other g.
multaneously into a galvanized iron
waste paper receptacle at the L.ongacrp
square corner. Miss Annie went right
on. however. evidently in tho light OF
recent experiences being somewhat OBJ
livious to slight Dances. Her ps
were moving in animated fashion.
Despite the transformations spo; at tie
northeast corner of Longacre square
which Max Hart and NJ. :. Hentham had
selected to settle their argument. sew
eral passersby stopped to regard the
argument. including between 1000 and
: uo0 song boosters from the song writ
ing art centres near that corner run by
Charles *. Harris. the Shapiro-Bern
stein Company. Moe Abrahams and the
offices of the songSter firm of Water
sol. Berlin 4 snyder.
out into the sunshine to see Max and
NJ. :, slam each other into the waste
paper can and out OF II again strolled
the members of the Vaudeville Comedy
Gu from their club rooms over "A
saloon at the corner. The Vaudeville
Comedy CLUB men formed a picturesque
group and seemed particularly interested
IN the sidewalk and asphalt proceod-
ings. for Max Hart and NJ :. Bentham
are both members of this club.
Max Hart. as all Broadway knows,
IS the biggest booking man in vaude-
vile. and NJ. :. Benthan is twice as
big as that. Both are tall. dark. slim,
handsome lads. Each has been Inning
to book Nine. Calve in vaudeville in
the cause OF art and for 10 per cent.
OF madame's much press ACCENTED sal
AIRY of $4,000 a week.
And this afternoon" Miss s.. Clair
went on, Mr.. Hart and MIR. Bentham
each learned that Nine. CAVE aas been
booked by her personal manager. to APP
pear at the Palace next week. So MI.
gentham accused Mr.. Hart OF butting
in on the Calve bookins ana Mir. Hart
accused Mr.. Bentham. They Just met
H. the elevator on their way out to
luncheon. Mr.. Hart Is the gentleman
out near the car tracks there who is
now landing an upper cut on the other
man, who, I've just heard, is Mr.. Ben
than"
The Baron de Meyer. ! understand"
Miss st, chair continued at the moment
the office forces of Charley DiilirShaM.
Gus Hill and Hurtig d Seanon across
the square from the Bentham-Hart dis
cussion began to swarm down the fire