The sun., 1918-09-23
BROADWAY'S STRAW
RIDERS STAY IN RYE
Casinos Mountain Maids Do
Not Reach Green River, but
Enjoy Gaslcss Sunday.
BILL COURTENAY'S FAULT
Virginia Harmed, With Norah
Gone, Gets First Food Aid
From Kind Neighb0rs.

IN the DAZZLING moonlight mat hooueo
the white house and barn and garage
and lawns and gardens belonging to
William Courtenay and his wife. Nir-
ginia Harmed, In westchester county.
near Rye. the notable theatrical couple
were taking their usual SATURDAY night
stroll shortly after midnight yesterday
morning and discussing the weekly week
end part OF the morrow.
Every Saturday night. II seems, Mr..
and Mrs. Hill Courtenay stroll on their
lawn to assure themselves that all IL
well at Great Neck, far across the
Sound for they can Sc, from the high
ground on which their home is located
the lights in the Great Neck bathrooms
Of Frank Craven Raymond Hitchcock.
De Wolf Hopper. Sam Harris and George
Conan on every clear Saturday night.
And on the first Saturday night Of each
month they can also see a light in the
bathroom OF Morris Gest. Some Satur-
day nights they can even see, FAR to the
south Mt New Rochelle. light In the
bathroom OF Eddie Toys house
Tomorrow. my dear" began Bill
Courtenay to Mrs. Bill. as he led up dif-
hdently to the subject OF the Sunday
party in the Courtenay barn. For to-
morrow I have invited"
But Norah has" began Mrs. Bill,
but got no further.
DAMN mean darn--Norah," broke
In Bill. we"
II have" sighed Mrs. Bill IT,
Darn Norah. Virgie. Whether Norah
Hikes 1t or not. we're going to have our
usual party. in fact an unusual party.
The idea came to me tonight when I
went to the Casino to dress for the show.
Walking along toward my dressing room
j heard the whole darn Maid of the
Mountains company-the female por-
ton, at least-lamenting the fact that
tomorrow. the fourth gasoleneless Sum
day. promised to be clear day, which
would leave them all cranked UP and no
place to go.
- Just n Nice Little Party.
$50 invited five or six OF them to
come tip here, Virgie. and have an old
fashioned straw ride on sasless Sunday.
We shall"
"But listen. Bill. Norah has,
'Da-darn Norah. There'll just be a
Httle Darty that you can count on the
fingers of one hand. Let me see--E.lliot.
Comstock and Gest, our pripa donna,
Il Miss Espero. Marguerite Morris, Capt.
Hans Sundstet, Erma Steinway, Mar
Frewen. Miriam Halfportion Doyle
Evelyn Egerton. Stage Manager Al Rob
erts. BIZ Danforth. our comedian: Bert
Clark. our other comedian Jean Bayne
Gabby Pitcher, J. A. i. Malone. Johnny
Steel. Regina Ahlstrom---"
William interrupted Mrs Bill, who
addresses the star of the Maid OF tho
Mountains so formally only on mo
mentous occasfons--"Wiliam. Norah III
and left us fiat to-day. She's quit"
So nobody from Broadway came L
the Courtenay home for the gasles!
Sunday straw ride yesterday except tn,
two or three listed by Bill Courtena!
and a group of one or two others tina
Included William Truetalk Page, tn,
noted publicity man; Mr. and Mrs
William Courtleigh. Miss Elsie Craig
Mrs Ernest Lawford, Miss Margot Cor
don. the beauteous Miss Lillian Tucker
Mrs. Lawson Butt, Mr.. and Mrs. A
e. Arson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kellard
Comedian Victor Leroy and Westcheste
county In general.
Yesterday being Sunday Mrs. Bill
Courtenay could buy no food. but for
tunately neighbor. Mrs. Ethel Barry
more Colt, had had twelve pound roas
on Saturday niGht--a fact that CAV
promise Of some cold meat left owe
for .the Maid OF the Mountains" gas
less Sunday strawride. And on Satur
day night also Neighbor William Court
leigh had ordered In the village q
Harrison four pounds OF top round stea
for meat balls. only to find at the las
minute that he and Mrs. Courtleig
had to stay in Manhattan for thei
Saturday night dinner.