The sun., 1919-03-02
IA Raving Nights Entertain
ment" Given at City Hall
Reporters Dinner.
GOV. SMITH ATTENDS
politicians Lampooned in
Oriental Extravaganza
Hearst Is One Feature.

Famed Hearst, were revealed at the
Hotel Astor last night to 700 politicians
and other more or less public men by
means of a gorgeous extravaganza called
IA Raving Nights Entertainment"
/ Tho show was concocted and acted
by the members of the Association OF
City Hall Reporters. This Is the all too
old and serious newspaper men who
deserve the bastinado for the irreverent
waggery with which they spice their
annual dinner. Their burlesque reeked
with saucy songs. was the most am
bilious political satirical stunt ever at
tempted In these parts and was even
Raid to have a plot-which, II true, diff
ferentiated this undertaking from any
of Its predecessors, including those of the
Amen Corner. the Gridiron Club and the
'monastic old gentlemen who played
horse on the grand ballroom stage last
night.
= Pours OIL on Waters.
Before Disgusting himself as the In
.stltdn Of Stodt, Charles G. Hambidge,
IN his own person as president OF the
association, poured oil on any waters
that might be troubled by declaiming:
/ Ihe follies that tonight We swat
ne Ars Just ne same old common LOT.
Oid Noah ran q transit line.
Increased fares and suffragettes
Are wheezes old as drys and vets.
The Bushwick part of Athens town
Was where vast intellect was found,
And demagogues with ivory domes
Dwell elsewhere than in Brooklyn HON e..
5Yox Populi got stung Is well
When ballot was an oyster shell.
30 too in ancient Bagdad town
BY all traditions handed down
The game OF politics was played.
And then as now the people paid
To get line on our intent
, You must interpret what Is meant.
1t we offend be II recalled
The wincing Jade alone Is CALLED.
And IL We rake you o er the Goals
May the Lord have mercy on your souls.
4 All Ringing himself could not have
Improved on the Oriental procession that
opened the show. The InslIltan rode an
Elephant, followed by Fdtino edward
Stats Luther) In chains Dismounting
And ascending the throne the Insultan
froaked his blessing on the company
NPeace and prohibition be with YOU
and gave assurance that nothing was
10 be feared except the wicked magi-
clan. Anderson, "the potency OF whose
black art is such that with a mere wave
Of his legislative wand he can turn a sa-
1oonkeeper into a street, a prohibitionist
sfnto a nut and anybody into n camel
Fotino, condemned to die. craved per-
mission to unfold "the marvellous tales
of the glorious city of Bagdad"
The Insuitdn war for granting her
wish IL she could solve the riddle:
Dragged from obscurity dismal and deep,
Thrust into publicity sordid and cheap.
iForsaken by friends, despised by all foes
NO wonder cen Brooklyn should turn VI
. Its nose.
~
Supreme Swatter. Tnsultdn as thou art
thy riddle is easier to unravel than q
statement by the Public Service Com.
mission. Thou canst but refer to Bar.
ZEN Island"
Transported to Bagdad.
z Whereupon FGtima transported every.
body to Bagdad on a magic carpet The
curtain went up on Highland avenue
An that strangely familiar town. where
.Wit-nee On. Mack Nomburg) and 9
CHORUS sang:
= Life was fair and nne in Bagdad,
Great old town to see the sights,
There were dancing girls entrAncing,
And oh. a thousand Raving Nights
There was then no LID on BaEdad:
Is Was It dry? No! MOI
And not even suspicion
OF that thing called prohibition
IN OElentaI BdBdau long
b In came O-Gnodee "a. w. Pierce),
Deputy Police Commissioner of Bagdad
She drove the girls off the stays Even
tually she confided that man like Hy
Ian was needed In the White House.
why" asked the InSultan from hi
throne across the ballroom.
We'll. 1t would be a decided chang,
from anything We have ever had" sal,
O-Gradee.
sorrowful man rode on on a donke,
labeled B. r. r. He was Hy-ladin Char
old A Vivian). poor motorman from
bushwick. Starting to clean up, n
rubbed lamp which was the donkey
headlight An explosion smoke, and on
of the smoke stalked Hearst (W, p
Beazell), saying that he was the evi
tgenius Of the lamp. the one man aliv
who could make Charley Murphy SILVER
You rubbed the lamp, master. I an
here" said Hearst.
: Don't call me master" beeget
sHv-ladin. I'm the servant of the peo
pie. That Is the one thing 1 am sure Of
but he was told that he had but to rul
the lamp and any wish would be granted
isHy-Iddtn decided that he wanted to b
l9Caliph. You mean I can really b
iscaliph?" he asked eagerly.
strict Obedience Required.
n Il wourdnT go that far" said .Hap,t
but youth get the salary and the title
There Is but one condition. You mus
always do what I tell you"
HU-Id6in promised and was sent home
where he would find "a full outfit q
pussy foot campaign managers who vii
tell you what to say and what not I
cay. what TO wear. how to comb YOU
hair and how to look as II you yyer
used TO riding In automobiles.
= "And then what"' said Hy-lddin.
u Then come back 80 o'clock,
tordered the djinn OF t..o lamp. But in
,stead of departing Hy-ladin san
s'Down Among the Sheltering Palms,
which began:
willie, listen. dear,
Don't go way and leave me here.
J am grieving at your leaving.
Want to have you near.
fwinIe, take me too.
WITHOUT you what would 90?
You must guide me. keep beside me,
Let me 60 yith ou-oo-eo-oo-oo.
z yips-n,dn IF. Stua< Crawford) rushe
4n. raising such clamor that Hv-lddi,
picking up the donkey's halter. mutteret
Come. Timothy. this is no place for
1ackass." and left Bagdad fat for
while Jfm-mdh vainly sought the al
,of Hearst in his Speakership trouble
then threatened the dim with loss of Il
Morning Mesopotdmidn's circulation.
r "Stop! Stop!'' cried Hearst. IS
Tong as the flag flies over Bagdsd AT
There's a place to print 1t on my froi
page ] fear you not. It's u gyand ol
gag, that use OF -the flag" Which II
Ill 81,