The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-21
TOPLINERS OF THE SILENT
DRAMA HAVE A NOISY BALL
Eight Brass Bands Required for Dancers as Joe
Humphreys Voice Registers an Announce.
ment...All Camera World at the Garden.

Was undecided up Ia the last minute.
according to his advance dope. whether
or not to bring President Wilson. Gov.
Whitman or Mayor Mitchell along to
lead the grand march. WhereupOn
everybody told Joe to forget those iads
and bring Miss Clara Kimbaii Young.
Joe Drum did 40 and he gav out a
which abe said that she had Just re-
turned from Cuba and after looking the
happy government Of the island over had
decided that We should not haul down
the flag in the Philippines. The Presi-
dent n Congress therefore will de-
eide. probably to-day. to do as Miss
Young asks and keep the Philippines.
even though Miss Younger Joe Drum
in tho excitement Of the moment MINI
eographed philippines with one l. too
many and one u too few.
Miss Jane Gail. who opened up n new
field for movie queens when IL dawned
upon her that she could jump overheard
In tropic waters and fight sharks fear
lessly. because sharks are merely man
eating sharks that cat only mere man.
Was present wearing "a peacock feather
headdress that would have caused Miss
Gaby Deslys 10 leave the Stage Nat through
sheer envy. Accompanying Miss Gall
IN the attractive quartet well up toward
tnS HtstI OF lHe nTtftSsiDll were tsNTu-
ner Soungman. leading man In the CuslS
Film Corporation. Miss Cortnc t-zxell.
prominent IN the Mlrror-Nat Goodwin
company. anil Miss Fanny Hess. one Of
the teN Mirror stars--and she is.
And there were Miss Kitty Gordon, ac-
c%onpanied by the eminent trnRedian
Jack Wilson Miss Grace Valentine Of
the Metro, Leo A ochs. president Of the
Motion Picture Exhibitors League: Miss
Frances I'emorcst. Rirr Mcintosh. the
mighty King Bagot, Miss Anita stewart.
Miss Margaret ,;recn. leading oma in
the Ma; Goodwin pictures Miss Alice
Joyce. Miss Made. Normarh. Miss Gail
Kane. Mr.. and NJ. sidney Drew. Jim
lackaye's brother. Wilton Freddie Ed
die Mckay. Miss Muiie, Ostrich and
feathers. Playwright Gus Maciiugh and
his brother. otto, Harrison Fisher and
mis- brother. Bud joan A.. Hoagland OF
New York. London. Paris. Petrograd.
Nish. scranton. Wilhesbarrc and all
points west Illustrator Al Ltvering. Mr..
and Mrs. ,:eorcr W, Rctts-ard Joe
BGce Humphreys.
Humphrcss's Voice IN h Job.
Joe Sti., Vrs 'hc announcer. hence
the eight brass bands necessary To get
the uo's, NJ the dane" music OUT 10 the
dancers while Joe B';ce was announcing.
which Was steadily. Joe BGee would
( announce. - u handsome prize OF 800 for
the most handsomest costume on this
here floor" and would wind up this
statement by announcing that In a few
seconds lie intended 10 make another an
nouncement.
Joe BC;ce was worth his hire. for
many of the dancers upon leaving the
Garlen fur q snack AZ Jacks would hear
Joe B,i.c make still another interest
ing announcement down ~ Ere Garden.
Thereupon thcv'd hastily call for their
checks AZ Jacks and race back TO the
Garden to hear at close range what Joe
had % say. The result was that Harr:
stevens. ia" sandwich king. had 20 be-
gin 20 slice tho other half OF his ham
toward daylight when Miss Pauline
,'rcis~tck. Maurice Costello. Jim Nc
kenua 81 'iaysidc. Mat Moore Of the
Universal and countless others began TO
troop back from various parts Of n
~ answer To- Joe R,;ee's calls.
Aud 80 II went. because when IL wasn't
one t'iing II wa. another. President 1illy
,u'rL. oV z To- President Woodrow Will
. sons failure - reach tie ball on time.
led Ia. grand marc with Miss Clara
Ninhill Nour" Mss Grace Valentine
ana scenario writer Dide 3udly walking
lieN'. Tho ma',hc;s got ou, Of s,en once
or vice what with ouly the Twenty
second I,.:iment band. H.o and drum
corps playing 1T the time agains, Joe
R,iee ~Humrh-ey~'s announcements And
thou for countless hours .'Ier. was gem
cral dancing nd probably still Is