The sun., 1916-02-28
CRANE, STAGE DEAN,
HONORED AT DINNER
Stars Of All Professions Pay
Tribute to the Veteran
American Actor.
WILSON SENDS A NOTE


There was an all star cast. headed by
President Wilson himself, mixed up in
the activities around the grand ballroom
Of the Waldorf last night when william
IT, Crane. dean OF American actors. sat
down with about 800 other Broadway
youngsters assembled TO honor BILLY
Crane with a dinner and things and
stun
President Wilson didn't really take an
active part In the dinner. But during
the course of the evening he Sent a Note
II isn't every bill that can assemble an
all star troupe numbering such big time
disturbcrs as George AIDE, an Indiana
corn aud pig culturist, who writes plays
between crops 50 that he can give tho
folks "a good excuse for going To town
occasionally, Dr. y. VI. Butler of Coz
lumbia, who WAS the heavy of the show,
aud Joe cawthorn, whose song, 81 Can
Dance with Everybody But My Wife,"
was brackctcd with Dr. Butler's The
Relation of the Stage To Education" the
effort of the president of Columbia being
speech, not !: ditty.
There were Victor Herbert Ia person.
the foremost American composer ever
born IN ireland and raised In Germans.
leading the string section OF his orches-
ira. and Miss virginia Fox Brooks.
whose songs were applauded vocifer-
ously; the producer best known AS Miss
Virginia foN Rroukss father, Joe, and
60, ,,.r, go.
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@ @ruSs nv, Vr',''c an" ri',o 'uso".,u,
'eoise WV crane can nan "' .ne
posed OF Van rensselaer, " nee'er' Johh
Park' FRANK CroAton ana George Mac
r"'''"''
r, ,
And second only to Honor Guest Bill
Crane himself was the fluent spoken
POSTMASTER OF the evening. Daniel Froh-
man f'xPres dent Taft, Mayor Mitchell.
Henry Watterson and other celebrities
also took part, like President Wilson,
at long distance. These sent kilograms.
but the President sent the following
note in care of Dudley Field Malone.
who also was among those at the dais
The Hon. UHdicu EicId uoloup: I
wish most unaitectedly that couid
come 10 the a!iher 10 MI .rahc'
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Laughter and appl,u~e.1 Will Won
not convey To Mr.. crane my warm
CARDS. In haste Aftect.onately
yours. WOODROW WILSON
Mr.. Crane received almost AS mucn
tumultous uppl.use as Mrs Crane
when she entered "A box surrounded by
such lilies of the field as Miss Lau-
rettc Taylor, Miss Lillian Tucker
Mrs. Frank Craven. Miss Queene
vassar 'Mrs. Joe ciwthorn in pr.-
vatc life and therefore an animate
passing OF the lie TO every sentence
IN Joe's song about not being able
to dance with my wife }, Miss Louise
Rutter ana acres or more ioveliness
IN the BOXES aioi''
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ty of the applause for the Crane family
v.s the outburst tha. greeted AN inter-
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