The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
New York City
By o. o. Mcintyre.
On nroadway,s Playground.

On Br0adwny's PiayGrouhos
New York, Aug. 25.--Long Beach
is now the playground for Broad
way The same crowd that Hooks
to Palm Beach in the winter are
row holding forth on the white not
sands of the resort of stucco houses
-an hour and half from Forty
second street.
The beach is strewn with feminine
puIchritude wearing the most dar-
| ing costumes imaginable. The girls
carry their cigarette cases and sill
ver TASKS with them, and very few
of them really get their feet wet.
On a stroll along the boardwalk
the other afternoon 1t seemed like
section OF Times Square suddenly
/ transported to the ocean side. Harry
Carroll, dapper young man In his
early twenties, who has made for
tune writing songs, was surrounded
/ by bevy of beauties.
! William and Gordon Dooley. just
iback from their London Hippodrome
success, were resplendent in White
| fannels and sailor hats with red
bands. Both are youngsters who
have Just begun to shave. Youth in
deed dominates the theater.
Fannie Brice and her husband,
the notorious Nicky Arnstein, were
enioying a ride in a rolling chair
propelled by a persplring African.
Miss Billie Burke, in a fluffy white
creation, looked entirely too young
to be the mother, of the beautiful
red-halred child who played with
bucket and spade in the sand nearby,
Charles Dillingham;, grown gray.
was the center of group of actors
liza front of the Nassau. The noise
of a syncopated band floats out from
Castle by the Sea. There is room
where tea is served to those in
bathing costumes. The resort re-
, Calls the fame that was once the
Castles.
OF course, the chorus girls are
There in gOodly numbers. Spending
= their last penny on souvenirs and
what not. They make a holiday Of
every event, rushing through life
with no thought of the morrow
: They seem to have great admiration
/ for the Apollo-like lifeguards, burnt
black by the summer sun. Wher-
! ever there is a lifeguard, there is
I certain to be found a group of the
merry merry.
In the parking space are autos OF
A every color and description. The
actor folk make their autos dc
double duty-convey them and also
advertise their fame. Many have
: their entire names painted across
the doors in glaring letters. A few
even have the names of the attrac-
S tions they appear in added.
All Have Their Weaknesses.
: The average New Yorker is 9
strange portrayer OF emotions. He
7 will fail to "emote" at the yach
n race, the Babe Ruth home run, q
rally at Madison Square Garden
the Brooklyn Bridge cruth, a raiC
on a gambling house with axes, oil
promenade of sandwich men. Tt
these scenes he is as hard as nails
Yet there is a kindly glance, th'
appraisinS look and the stir of fel
lowship when he sees a woman
; struggling into a street car with {
c young baby. He will take great in
terest in a man with his half-growr
sons at a restaurant. An expression
Il of kindliness lights his face whel
" he sees a party of children boun,
for the country, and he is Away
II sympathetically responsive to tn,
little white hearse up the sid
. street.
Goes Bedroom Farce One Better.
Even the bedroom drama has los
= its kick. The latest theatrical ana
II tomical exhibit takes place in tn
ladies' room of a Turkish bath. i
was so obscene and vulgar tina
a many. of the critics did not stay tn
y opening night to see it out. On
critic said to the leading man tn
+ next day: Il am surprised that yoI
+ would appear in such a coarse pro
duction."
c Surprised" said the leading man
i"Why the director told me mat h
had taken out all the filth. mus
speak to him about it."