The New York herald., 1921-03-06
GLOOM DESCENDS
ON FASHIONSHOW
AS MODELSSTRIKE
End Of Pennsylvania Roof
Exhibit Nearly as Rough
as Its Beginning.
RIOT BARELY AVERTED
Girls Gained Somewhat as
They Learn Everyone Else
Is Penniless Too.
HOTEL TAKES OVER CASH
Flood of Passes Leaves But
Scant Room for the Real
Thing, However.
HOTEL TAKES OVER CASH

Inlng, however.
1t didn't seem possible that the
Revue de Fashion, which came to the
abruptest OF ends last night on the
Hotel Pennsylvania Roof, could be born
in the riot that characterized its origin
and not experience a relapse. For one
week the revue moved In unity, peace
and concord. The forty young women
models, chosen from the mob of $500
who sought to be those forty, paraded
the ballroom floor in everything and
almost nothing and received vast ap-
plause. But. applause is about all
they had received up until last night,
SO they struck.
There was no riot last night. That
is, no lady used her fists. The con-
versation became rough in spots, but
no one was f1oored and no one
trampled. Just who's responsible for
what happened is not yet known, but
here's what happened:
Early last evening when Frank l..
Talbot. manager and general director
OF the revue. reached the Pennsylvania
he discovered that some one who evil
IDENTIFY did not know that 1t was to be
the last night Of the show, and did not
care, had locked the doors OF the ball
room and had placed guards on the
dressing rooms wherein the ladies
donned the gowns. Mr.. Talbot called
in Albert Towel, his stage manager, and
asked the why's and wherefores. The
girls were beginning to arrive, and ex-
hibitors, too.
Mr.. Towel insisted that he did not
know why the locks were against the
snow. but suggested that the hotel man
agement be interviewed. The latter in
formed Messrs. Towel and Talbot that
II had been agreed when the show
opened that the rent Of the roof was
10 be s400 a night. The management
went on to explain that 1t had yet to
experience the pleasure of receiving its
money.
More models arrived. Customers were
appearing, and II looked like trouble.
The crowd became rather noisy, and the
hotel people, remembering that they
nearly lost the roof the night the models
were selected, not TO mention about
$1,000 worth of doors, windows, decora-
lions and so on, decided to open the door
For other moneys due, the hotel would
have to take other measures. And SO
the doors were opened.
They Grow n Bit Impctuous.
II was o'clock, and Mr.. Towel who
had been acting as stage manager and
general spokesman for the girls, decided
mat Il was time 70 look after himself.
lie went to Mr.. Talbot and said that the
hackers OF the Revue de Fashion owed
him $500 for personal services and that
ned like to have his money. Mr.. Talbot
replied that Mr.. Towel had nothing what
ever on him, inasmuch as he vas utterly
fiat financially and longed himself to
talk finances with somebody
It seemed that the two men talked
rather too loud. and Clair Hoover, who
promenades for Lucille and appears TO
great advantage in the Century Thea
tre roof shows. announced her desire
TO see a piece of money. Miss Hoover
saw that she was wasting breath and
communicated the bad news 10 the rest
OF the girls. With one accord the ladies'
descended upon Mr.. Talbot and then
upon Mr.. Towel. They reminded the
men that they had wanted to quit
Wednesday night because nobody had
been paid. But on Wednesday another
man. who professed to be willing to see
the girls through If It cost him $4,000
OF his own money soothed the sus-
picious ladies' and the show went on.
The girls were to get si6 a day.
And" explained Daphne Darwin oS
E1gewater. N. j., we're still waiting"
In all their magnificence the girls
swooped down upon the box office. 1t was
empty At least three-quarters Of the
folk inside the show had entered on
passes. The others had paid the ticket
price--sf each. AS each dollar dropped
into the till the hotel took possession
OF II. Ii wes now o'clock. Tho show
was TO have begun at 8. Their profess
slonal smiles replaced by scornfui and
even angry glowcrs. the young women
were strlding UP and down the ball
room floor telling the world that they
had been left flat and penniless and
that there'd be no show unless they
caught the treasurer. In no case, they
shouted. would there he q revue. They
were through.
The old spirit OF mob rule revived
For a moment ii seemed that the battle
SCARED ballroom was to be the scene Of
another battle. Each girl had about a
dozen male friends present, and each
male friend announced his ability and
intention OF licking every official and
employee of tho Revue de Fashion. Tho
crowd began TO mill around.
The Modest Modiste Is Peeved.
A man began making a speech. The
band began to play. An excited lady
hurled a ball of knitting wool at some
thing or other, and a cageful Of canaries
in Dorothye Fayc's French novelties
shop was knocked over. G. X. Corbin.
president Of Dorothye Faye, Inc. rushed
tp ~. booth reserved by former service
men who were 10 have benefited by tho
revue and grabbed painting OF a
melancholy immigrant done by Richard
Erdman, an almost blind lad who is one
OF the 90 per cent. disability cases.
Corbin. a Red Cross man during the
war. icaped 70 a chair and began shout
Ing ror order. He asked for bids on
tho picture.
who gets the proceeds?" yelled one
Of the angry models.
Throw her ont I" yelled somebody.
"The boys get Il, or course"
mo wounded soldier has anything
on me-" she replied ia oud tones. I'm
fiat. We're All flat--at least 100 Berries
coming to each or us girls"
They owe me $50 for fetching IN
sixteen exhibitors" announced Mics
Darwin Of Edgewater. TITS my i'm
preston that some ones slipped some
thing over on me and I'm awfuliy, aw-
fully pecved."
There was such tumuit that Il 1
uoAN GERMANY ptys,'--tbe lynnnrtor hi