The New York herald., 1921-02-17
Police Reserves Called to
Carnegie Hall When Anti
British Rumpus Begins.
Is PERSONS ELECTED
Women Scream for India,
Egypt and Ireland-Fat
Man Bellows.
ROUGH HOUSE IN BALCONY
Thirty Involved in One Fight
With Amazon as Chief Bat
tier for Sim Fein.

Sir Philip Gibbs was telling a ca
racity audience In Carnegie Hall last
night story about the hungry chill
dren Of Austria A tall. dishevelled
man arose from his seat far UP In the
topmost gallery:
What about the children of Ire
land?" demanded the disineveIled one.
And the first OF the three or four
spirited riots that added verve and ex-
element TO Sir Philips lecture was on.
About 80 per cent. of the audience
had come to listen sympathetically
and this overwhelming faction began
kissing and begging some one to throw
out the disturber a woman In the
balcony clambered to her feet and
mounted chair. From beneath her
dolman she produced an American flag
which she began to brandish. Mean
while she delivered herself OF a few
remarks. but inasmuch as about 100
other and more vigorous persons were
indulging in the same thing. what she
said was lost.
little woman in n red turban arose
to announce herself a friend OF freedom
for India. Another woman began
screaming Egypt! Egypt" at the top
OF her lungs. Some one tried to throw
out the tall man. but he was an able
quit after a minute OF mutual rough
stuff.
Call for Police Reserves.
Louis Salter. manager OF the hail. and
CosIno Hamilton, who introduced Sir
Philip. called UP the West Forty seventh
street police station and demanded re-
serves. A very fat man who flied his
chair so tightly that three ushers had
TO abandon their concerted attempts to
bulge him, decided II was OF no value to
make aruculate protest, so he merely
opened his mouth TO Its capacity and
began roaring He roared 80 loud that
even his Irish compatriots asked him to
cease that their protestsmisht be heard.
Before the cops arrived something
approximating quiet was restored Sir
Philip. By all means the least excited
person in the hall. proceeded TO tell OF
what an American doctor had told him
in Vienna What the American doctor
said to Sir Philip was not ascertained
because n shrill woman with Sim rein
banner bade him return TO England and
shut up" The second instalment OF
the excitement was on.
The stationary fat man was roaring
again very much like a giant sea lion
who scented fish. Long and loud he
beloved. An earnest youth almost tum-
bled down the gallery stairs to the rail-
ing and. leaning over sa far that the
woman folks below decided to hurry out
before he fell. began to deliver an ora
tion on Black and Tan police, the Royal
Irish Constabulary and so on. An usher
rushed to the rescue.
Usher Tackles Orator.
The downstairs audience was on its
feet and shouting whatever occurred TO
It's several tongues. The usher took a
clear strangle hold on the orator-took
It from the rear. Then he thrust a knee
into the speechmaker's back and to-
gether they went TO the floor.
In no time at all there were at least
thirty persons involved. not the least Of
whom was a muscular woman. who was
laying about her regardless OF friend or
foe. Apparently she had neither. Again
the friends Of freedom for India and tho
lovers OF Egyptian nationality werc
shouting themselves hoarse.
Sir Philip was teetering back and
forth upon his toes and heels. intensely
interested but not at all flustered. Then
there was great shouting from with
out. The COPS had come and each car
ried long riot club. The fight on the
gallery steps was still under way. One
cop took care OF that. The orator who
started II was dragged. shrieking MUIR
der and Up. Sim Feln." toward an
exit. and several cnraged citizens nudgcd
him with their boots as he passed.
At the exit there was so much OF a
furore that Lennon. the patrolman. who
had the disturbcr by the mock. lost his
man. Lemons pals we're busy. One
after another they hurled fifteen persons
Into Fifty-seventh street where a woman
stood waving a large American flag and
announcing that Sir Philip Gibbs couldn't
tell the truth because he was English.
Around her the ousted patriots gathered.
and there they remained until charged
again by the cops. None was arrested.
sir Philip Proceeds.
From then on. save for sporadic out
bursts from the fat man. who was Inn
movable even by cops, Sir Philip was