New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-02
MUSICAL NUMBERS


ACT I. 'Bagdad" .. Mr. Nomburg and Ensemble
Down Among tho shetcrng rals''
"Irs Grand Ola cns NJ N'v"" and Ensemble
ACT H. ia tho Old : s w ' '."'''''''
ACT Ill "ch- ch.ch- Charlie "'''' "''' ''"'''"0''
A, "Ec gH tho Sc Lamp anHpos" Iqsc@Sc
Drinking Song. 1919 Model
Finale "y,,.,co ", Mr. ,o.. Nom0nrs and Ensemble
Mr., Crawford. Mr.. Pierce md Ensemble
ofcncs~" under tho leadership of Reginald Battle
snalnan Dinner ."'ps I'd $ l''' I"i5sp
Staso Manager ......,....... Frank \ Robinson
treasurer '.''''''''.'''''.... Fred IL. Adams
Book by H. A. Vivian
Lyrics by Jn'os A. Iiagcriv
Assisted by w +. Ecazell and Charles c. Ham
Music by Victor Herbert George NJ Conan aud
Irving Berlin ''''
The annual zone night stand" Of the
City Hall reporters was hold last night
With Bagdad as setting, Oriental
music as inspiration and Mayor lIylan
as one of the absentccs, except for
portrayal on the stage seven hundred
men who make up the public life of
the city and the state were amused
for several hours by the antics of the
temporary actors.
The principal actor Of the evening
was voted by the audience to be one
"Ilmothy,' who, during his whole time
on the stage uttered not one word.
"Timothy" is what is commonly known
as lackass. lie appeared as he en-
tire rolling stock of the Bagdad Ragged
Transit Company (B. r. To-.
According to the invitations for the
dlnner,all corners were directed to take
their places upon "the carpet" and to
subject themselves to the commands of
His Sublime Mendacity, the Insultan
OF Swat, IN order to commemorate
fttingly the 424 nights and night
with which the Caliph IIylan-el- Rancid
has graced the City Hall of the town
Political corners, stayers, "has beens"
and others presented themselves in
the grand ballroom of the Hotel As
tor to view life in Old BaEdad and
compare the presentation with what is
now going on in this city
There was an Oriental setting to the
whole affair, which, after the prclim-
mary reception, started with cara
van, which traled through the big
dining hall headed by an elephant on
which was mounted the lnsultan OF
Swat in the person Of Charles G.
liambdgc, president Of the associa-
ton. He was followed by the fair "Fn-
Tina md hcadsman prepared to do
unfold ali the marvellous talc8 Of the
great city Of IlnFdad.
The frst act opened on Highland
Avenue, llagdad, whore Wny-nn, secrc-
tnry TO the CAliph, accompanied by II
chorus Of rare proportions, sang "a fol
lows:
I'npdnd wns n fine old city
Music, vino and maidcns pretty.
Things were doing. nVht and day,
All along ta Great White Way.
No restrictions on fellow,
Paint the town red or yellow.
Mo one had word to say
RaFdad was the plncc to stay.
CHORUS
Life was fair and hnc in Rnpdad
Great old town 60 see thc sights
There were dancing girls enhancing,
And oh. - thousnrd ljnqinp lights.
There was then no lid on 'egdad
Was it dry 7 No Not
And not even n suspicion
or that thing called prohibition
In Oriental Iaednd LONE ago.
There were many moro volsos and
choruaeR of the game order, but tho
crowd stood them patiently, after which
Deputy Police Commissioners O'Gindoo,
heeomngly uttred IN Turkish trouacra
WIN cons cap coat and sh,eI1 showed
it was against the law In Iingdad to
dance the "shimmy.'
The Deputy Commissioner IN the
course OF her conversation, had it all
ilgul0d out how she would be Police
Com missioner when all her supcrors
we're promoted. including the elevation
of4thc Caliph TO tho White House.
AT this point Commissioner O-Gra-
dec sensing trouble in the AR, made
way for the entrance Of lly-Ladin on
the donkey. lIy-Ladin explains that
1. I,,.,, a N ~ ,,tI,t .h In
was able to play without disguise. He
declares that he is the only motorma1
who ever made the City Hall Il y. r. T.
terminal Being cautioned that he
should clean up the donkey, he begins
with the lamp which the animal wears
as a headlight
Immediately there was n loud oxplo-
sion and "lIcarst appeared as the
Djinn Of the lamp.
'Hearst" declared that as the slave
of the lamp he would give lly-Ladin
whatever he wanted as ong as he pos
scsses the lamp, even TO editorials and
full-page pictures of himself bathing
at Palm Beach. Finally Ily-Ludin cx-
pressed the wish to be Caliph and the
Djinn "lIcarst" promised it should be-
Who Bosses the job?
"You mean that can really be Ca
liph % asked lily Ladin.
"Wcli, | wouldn't ro that far"
Hearst replied. "But you'll get the
salary aud the title. There Is but one
condition"
"Only one ?"
"You must always 10 just what tell
you"
"But how can find you all the
timer"
you'll be surprised Mt the way
hang around" Hearst said, and then
sent Hy-Ladn to his homo, there TO
find Wagner, Foley md Delaney, who
we're to dress him, toach him what to
say and how to ride in an automobile
ns " he were used to it, in order to
qualify him for the high position he Is
TO ASSUME
Hy-fndin then sang "Down Among
the Hholtoring Palms." two Of the