New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Hylan Target
Of Brooklyn's
Anvil Chorus
Mayor, Impersonated by
Timothy Shea, Plans to
Deodorize Barren Island
German Band for Hearst
Governor Smith Also Is
Given Vicarious Share
in a Notable Programme

Hes sought by rich and poor alike-it
doesn't matter which.
He loves the poor but doesn't like to disap-
point the rich"
So Mayor Hylan was portrayed in
song at the annual dinner of the Anvil
Chorus, held last night at the Imperial,
in Brooklyn.
Throughout the evenings anvil
chorusng by the prominent Brooklyn
politicians, business men, newspaper
reporters and others who annually get
together under the emblem of the anvil
for an all-night frolic, the Mayor was
the centre of the funmaking.
No sooner had Arthur j. O'Keefe,
master of ceremonies, announced the
festivities were on than the particularly
Hylan-like nature Of the programme
began TO manifest itself The chorus
was soon singing this refrain:
Its Mister Hylan. oh, Mister Hylan.
He runs the town for William Randolph
Hearst.
His chief perspective, his mean objective,
Is Mister Hylan. Hylan, Hylan first"
McCabe Pinch Hits for Wilson
Master O'keefe announced that be-
fore he introduced Mr.. Hyan he had
to say those present were particular
" fortunate because the committee on
arrangements had been able to induce
President Wilson to divert his train
from Washington to Brooklyn. James
j. McCabe impersonated the President
effectively and startIingly
Mr.. McCabe delivered a typical
WilSo0ian address,. saving:
And | repeat-what is the trouble
with BROOKLYN" May I not express
the hope that, with my help, all these
agonies may be adjustedl May not
suggest that if our victory celebration
committee cannot work together, and
everybody wants to resign from every
thing, we should have Il thousand of
little commltteeS--one for each
wecomer."
The speech was followed by an in
sistence from somebody that the re-
Gently inaugurated Governor Smith
embrace the occasion to make himself
appropriately heard. Whereupon AL.
Howell, president of the anvil chorus,
and looking convincingly like New
York's chief executive, responded by
reminding his auditors of his oath to
make no speeches before April /.
But" hesitated the proxy Governor,
song" Then followed Governor
Smiths solo, The Sweet Smell of Bar
rem Island"
Mayor Brings His Mirror
And then appeared Mayor Hylan.
Mayor Hylan, like prima donna
whose entrance has been properly pre-
pared, after due heraldry Of chorus
and orchestra, was revealed on the
stage alone, looking at himself in
mirror. lie was impersonated by
Timothy Shea. To Irving O'Hara
George McNamee), to Governor Smith
(Al Howell, stilD, and to an Eagle re-
porter Everett E. Wood Mayor Hylan
explained his purposes, emotions and
ideals He instructed the reporter in
the art of hand shaking, as practised
at Palm Beach.
"Mr. Mayor" said the reporter, eve
want to know your plan for disposal
of the garbage of Brooklyn"
MY plan" returned Mr.. Hylan, with
pompous turn before the cheval glass,
is to localize the smells. It's an
adaptation of the community centre
idea"
Three successive skits, "The En-
peror of Sahara" THE Passing of John
Barleycorn" and "How to Keep Well,
by Doctor Brady" then dealt success