The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-11
IF SHE'S A STAR
COURT HAS HER AGE
Magistrate Holds SOiree for
Beauties Who Were in
Too Big Hurry.
MRS. McMANUS'S MISHAP
Driving Husbands Flivver,
Forgot How Fast 1t Goes
Down Hill.

More than one stage staress had to
stand right UP in court yesterday ana
tell her age-not only tell all but swear
to it. And then, to add injury to In
suit. the mean old Constitution Of the
United States, or the city charter. or
| tho penal laws, or some such soullesS
abstraction responsible for filming folks.
compelled the beauteous stage stare5ses
to dig down into the first national bank
of femininity and set themselves back
several minutes salary
| The various opponents of the oper-
attic and dramatic arts to whom all
these things happened came one by
| one before Magistrate House In tho
| Traffic Court. Therefore their offences
! against the statutes as made and pro-
vided had to do. II goes without saying.
with their desires on Tuesday to get.
via the gasolene route, from whatever
| spot they happened to be to some other
| spot In no seconds nat.
| Generally speaking. 1t may be said
that every lovely lady defendant who
had the honor of being fined yesterday
| by Magistrate House for speeding was
inside the draft limit; in fact, well in
side It.
| Frank A. Grassio of 754 Eighth avenue
| was tho chauffeur for the group of
'Hitchy Koo' lady athletes. who. ac-
cording to Motorcycle Cop Farrell.
| tipped UP Fourth avenue Tuesday eve
ming at twenty-five miles an hour. Also
the motor chaser said that Grassio was
a second offender, whereupon Magistrate
| House separated the chauffeur from $50.
Had Husbands Cnr-Alack!
| The case of Mrs. Florence McCManus,
| which next came before Magistrate
| House. was particularly sad. Mrs. Nc
Manus. who was the star eyed better
half of the "Newlyweds." which her
husbandk Cartoonst George McManus.
| created a few years ago and in recent
years has become famous in her own
| right as concert and grand opera
singer. gave her age to Magistrate
House as 2s years and her address as
Bay Boulevard. Long Reach.
The sad part about Mrs. McManus's
arrangement, however had nothing to
do with her age. or address, or even the
fine of &25 for speeding imposed upon
Ter when she pleaded guilty TO having
driven car at twenty-nine miles an
hour up Broadway from 13oth to 1874
streets The sad part. which didn't even
come out In court. was the fact that II
she had been driving her own car. which
Is regular one. instead of being COM
pelled to use Friend Husband0 fivver,
she never would have been compelled to
| speed up and therefore never would have
been fined.
| To understand the case thoroughly one
| should remember that Broadway is very
| billy between 130th and 134th streets
1t so happened that Tuesday morning Mrs
McManus had sent her own rollsroyce
| to Fifth avenue jewellers repair de-
| partment, or some place like that to
have the grease cups filled with rose
| scented cold cream. and two quarts OF
| imported olive oil inserted in the full
jewelled. twelve cylinder engine
| Could Nearly Make II.
| Consequently Mrs. McManus the
rest OF the day had to suffer the
humiliation Of trying to work her way
northward in the George McManu.
| ivver The fivver actually hit up a
fascinating clip while running down the
| steep hill which begins in the Columbia
| University section OF Broadway, where
/ fore when 1t got down into the lS0th
street hollow OF Broadway II had mo-
| mentum enough-provided no one In
| terfered with the impetus-to run al
| most all the way to the top of the
| Broadway hill north OF 13Oth street
| Therefore when the George McManus
| fiivver ratified and groaned and clanked
| and clattered at a hades bent for cleo
| tion clip down the hill past l27th. 12Sth,
| l2sth and l30th streets. Mrs. McManus
| decided to let 'er go full tilt. her idea
being to get fairly we'll up the hill fac
Ing he.'. and when Georges flivver sagged
| and started to die out backward down
| hill again, to ditch the old boat in the
| gutter, jump out and continue her tour
| ney northward in the first taxi that came
| along.
But who should come along. 1ust when
! Cartoonist McManus's car was running
| down hill at the rate OF twenty nine
miles an hour for the first time in it's
! venerable existence but Motorcycle Cop
| Mclean. Mrs. McManus explained to
! Mclean that Georges car was the first
! unsuccessful model OF aivver ever
! made. and that never had II gone even
| rIne miles an hour OF its own volition.
| But the fact that the fivver had been
| caught in the act OF running away down
! Hill was enough for the motorcycle man.
which was why Mrs McManus had to
part with SIS in the Traffic Court yes
| terday. or the price OF the fiyver
plus slS.
Invested Her savings.
Then up to tho bar before His Honor
| stepped Miss Yvonne Shelton, who said
she was 81 years old and lived at Doug
| las Manor all day and acted up on top
, OF the stage AT lIt NtHluTS lBTONe MID
night Revue" on the roof OF the Century
Theatre at night. Miss Shelton, II de-
veloped. had saved and saved her salary
as a chorus girl until she had thrift
roll big enough to invest in car capable
| Of going at least thirty miles an hour,
That was the rate of speed. according
! TO Motorcycle Copper Mesle. AT which
| Miss shelton was streaking along River
side Drive from Nineteth street all the
way to the marble sculptural exhibit
which hangs onto the caves and cor
nices and window stills and ratings and
| roof and skyline Of Miss Amelia Bing-
hams house.
Miss Shelton not only told her age and
swore 20 II but also admitted that in the
car with her at the time was the stage
manager OF the Century Grove Mid
night Revue"
The stage manager" cried Magis-
trate House. who was naturally aghast
that Norris Gest had permitted the so
cial service and welfare work depart
mept OF the Century Roof show to relax
its 'watchfulness TO the point OF allow
ing one of Its chorus girls 20 go out mo-
toring with stage manager unchap-
eroned.
"Oh, but our stage manager is a girl"
Miss shelton hastened to explain. shes