The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
New York City
BY o. o. Mcintyre.
ch.rwonen Revensed.

Charwomen Revenged.
New York. Aug. 23.-rhe carr,
morning visit John McGraw made to
the famous theatrical clubhouse in
the He'll Roaring Forties has proved
a delectable bit of gossip for the
Rialto
In this instance the Lion refused
to lie down with the Lambs, and the
scandal has thundered into the dis
trict attorneys ofiice and resulted in
a raid on some choice liquor that
was being surreptitiously removed
from the club.
McGraw. the scrappy Giant leader,
has quite a pugilistic record. he has
fought in many battles from New
York to Cuba, but so far as the word
of eye-witnesses go he has never
won a fight In fact, 1t is said he
has a brace of trained leeches at his
uptown apartment ready to render
first aid to bruised optics.
William Boyd, the actor, who con-
fesses his mighty left jabs sent Nc
Graw into retirement for several
days. has received more irst-page
publicity over the incident than any
stage celebrity since that accorded
Fannie Brice when her husband
Nickey's exploits were a fortnight
sensation.
The affair at the Lambs was bum
gled. The entire organization rum
bled the ball. The members trieo
to treat the newspapermen win
naughty indiference--a We-are.
Ithe-Iambs-you-p u-poor-worms sort OF
hau ughtiness. Rub a reporters fur
the wrong way and you merely
speed up production.
| The club walls fairly rocked the
next few days with exposures There
have been rumors that several CLUBS
in the theatrical district have been
something like the Battling Nelson
grill at Jacks recently. The Lambs
has a worthy membership, but II
must clean house now to resume its
rightfuI place along with the Play
ers and the Friars. =.
| The fight started in the Lambs II
was stated, because of the language
women who were polishing the mo-
sale floors. with handsome actors
fighting for scrub ladies and sum-
mer revue presenting a Scrub La
dies Number" with real charwomen
4 carrying their mops and pals, 1t Is
likely that many who have spurneo
this profession will now take 1t up.
They Run to Love Ballads
, Clare Briggs, the cartoonist. and
Harry station. the circus press agent
have been invited to the Illustrators
Society annual dinner-with reser-
} vations. They have been asked tc
refrain from bursting into song un-
til 7 in the morning. Briggs and
Station spurn the modern jazz num-
bers and sing the songs of ou,
grandparents. They will sing by the
hour at the slightest provocation.
One of their favorites is The Fly
ing Trapeze," a love ballad. An idea
of its lyrical worth may be gathered
from the last stanzs:
He'd fly through the air with tn.
greatest of ease
That daring young man on the iy-
ing trapeze.
His move ments were graceful-ail
girls he could please,
And my love he purloined away"
Breaks Up Water Carnival.
1t was down on Tenth avenue, the
hottest afternoon of the summer
On the corner is a fire station. A
section of hose was brought out and
attached to the hydrant and whirl-
ing spray apparatus attached to the
nozzle. In a short time the children
from the tenements came in their
makeshift bathing suits. Then the
mothers came in wrappers and
! Joined the water carnival. Crowds
collected and threw coins. Every
body was having a fine time and
getting relief from the heat, too.
But a policeman, bulging with au-
thority, put an end to the fun. He
considered 1t a personal insult to
his dignity. II might detract the
crowds from purchasing the ever
present tickets he forces upon peo-
pie for one benefit or another.