Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-19

,x,uES il comes to being automobile
w nisc" there Is hardly any class o
confessional persons as whole who
t,on, more about the good and the bad
.,,, NJ motor cars than successful
a.oro folk, Actors and actresses have
,.rlous kinds of hobbies but it is diff
aouIt indeed. to find n theatrical star
~ manager or produccr--who Is not o
-,o,or enthusiast. That is why the Au
..uob;Io SHOW Of the Philadelphia Au-
.onobile Trade Association, In the
commercial Museum buildings. Thirty
to,rth street below Spruce, this week
hos bcen the Mecca for most Of the men
and women Of the profession playing
here.
Donald Brian, Peggy Wood and
Rolph Morgan, stars of "The Bud
dies company at the Lyric Theatre,
arc three performers who not only own
their own cars but can talk like glib
,oneucd statesmen about their fuyorite
makes. This trio has organized party
N visit the show today, and those in
.barpe Of the different exhibits are like
IL TO be the target for q battery of
nuestions concerning the merits ana de :
merits Of their offerings. Each Of these
nlavcrs purchases a new car every year.
They contend it Is economy to do 80.
So it looks like good prospect for
sales when the party arrives. Two of
the sters now drive Paiges.
Expert Drivers
The three "Buddies' stars are ex-
merits at the wheel, and find diversion
from their stage work in long and ex-
hiarating drives through open coun =
try. Mr.. Brian Is fond of golf and
uses his car to carry him to and from
the links. Miss Wood spends large
portion OF each day in her automobile.
She employs Il for shopping trips, max
ing social calls and for pleasure driv-
Ing. Mr.. Morgan likes speed. With a
car that responds to his wishes and Il
good road in front Of him, he is happy.
Fay Banter, star Of EAST is West, "
at the Chestnut Street Opera House.
Is another actress to whom motoring
Is q joy. She, too, will lead a party
TO the show some afternoon during the
week. Morris Gest. who is in town
euperyising his big production of
"AphrOditc' at the Sam ;. Shubert
Theatre, owns several cars, and will be
anon thos" who will "IoDk 'cm over"
at the show. Eva lie Gallicnne, star
Of the mot SO Long Ago" company
at the Adelphi, Is newer at the sport,
but none the less enthusiastic. The
Paige Is Miss lie Galliennc's favOrite.
She does her own driving whenever
possible, as she says half the enjoyment
Of motoring is sitting at the wheel and
feeling ones self master of the machine.
Miss lie Gallienne hopes TO get Il peek
at III 1927 nodes. and. therefore. will
probably be found among the visitors
at the show.
SO, with most of the threatrical per-
SonageS in town devOteeS of motoring.
the automobile show is sure to find
them present in large numbers. Patrons
wll be Afforded opportunity Of seeing
many OF their stage favorites at close
range. In fact, outside OF an actors
convention or meeting of the Equity
Association, 1t il difficult to conceive
ii any other function that could draw
so many luminaries of the theatre to
on" place. Not only will the show be
gracrd by players in productions now
being shown here, but many are ex-
pcctrd from New York. For the most
part they will be those who were on
tour when the automobile show was held
in that city, or for some reason missed
attending it.
No one or two makes of motor cars
have the call among the profession.
The opinons Of the stage folk regarding
cars differ as much as those of the pro.
ducerS OF the automobiles themselves.
None appreciates the very best in auto
mobile construction and appointments
more than the actor or actress. for, as
has been suited, most stage folk Of any
Prominence at all are famlinr with the
subject. The salesman can interest
them without trouble if he has some