Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-05
GARRY WATCHES
IRENE CASTLE PRAC-
TTCE DANCE STEPS
Ry HELEN KLIMPF

sSrT,HE city's simply deserted Garry
l. remarked, quite as though she
meant It. as she forced her way through
the crowd at the front of the theatre.
"And nothing ever happens.
ooh. yes, something does" OBJ
iected. Mrs. Castle--or Irene Castle
fireman. rather-has been in town, and
where she is things always happen"
"Oh, yes, I forgot !" Garry admitted.
II went in to Delmonico's the other
day and there she was practicing dane
ing as hard as though she had just
invented it.
You know, since the new dances
came in she's simply had to forget
everything she ever taught at Castle
House and start all over again. And
when her picture comes out every one
will think they've never seen any one
really toddle before. Irene Castle
makes every one else who has toddled
look like correspondence school pupil.
Shes just as cunning as ever, and
not quite so thin. Living up in ithaca
and just resting and playing around
with the dogs and horses has done her
loads of good.
She didn't have enough excitement
just making her picture, The Broadway
Bride, 50 one dull afternoon she started
lawsuit. She sued a theatrical man :
ager for an enormous sum for not keep
ing her in q show he had engaged her
for. She lost the suit, as he proved
she was undependable about coming to
rehearsals-but whatever fun there was
out Of that suit Irene Castle had.
One might just as well have had
one of her baby griffons or her pet
monkey on the witness stand for all the
satisfaction she gave the opposition
lawyers. And she was so sweet and
pretty that all the people in the court.
room hoped that the judge would find
it necessary as part Of the evidence to
ask her to dance.
She's finished that picture now and
gone back to Ithaca to read scripts 80
as to select her next one. She and her
husband have wonderful time up
there. They are both great sportsmen,
so from the brisk canter In the morn =
ing, through their morning dip in the
swimming pool out at the side of the
house. on through all the sports Of the
day every day is like a sports carnival.
People drop in from all around. and
the porches and lawns and swimming
pool always look just like the second
act of society comedy. with Irene
the center of attention naturally.
When she is not doing anything else
she puts on amateur shows for differ
ent local charities and she's developed
quite gift for costume designing"
''She would" I cut in. ANY one
who could go to all the trouble of in :
venting whole lot Of dances for
American people. only to see them pass
out of it in favor Of something new md
ugly. and still be good natured about
it could do almost anything"
shes left for the country now-If
YOU consider aristocratic Ithaca the
country-but Pearl Whites back. SO
the city isn't quite deserted. Pearl has
divorced her Wallace Nc.
Cutcheon. YOU know. and provided fans
with a new game. Do you want to
play it?'
Yes. Of course" admitted. What
Is it?"
"It's a sort Of guessing game" Gar
ry explained. "You take n newspa per
and open it at the society news, and
then you shut your eyes and put one
finger down and make IA record of the
name you hit. II you win. the name
you hit is the man Pearl is going ia
marry within the next few months"
'But il you lose | murmured.
You cant lose anything?" Garry
protested. 'rhink Of the poor man
though. He loses Pearl"