The New York herald., 1921-03-07
MODELS WIPE OFF
TRADE SMILES TO
SWEAR VENGEANCE
Forty Survivors of Famous
Fashion Show Battle Are
Out for Satisfaction.
EACH RECEIVED S1.70
Appeal TO Actors Equity,
With District Attorney
Their Next Stop.
FRAUD NOW INTIMATED
City Club Reported Planning
to Look Into Collection Of
4 Funds for Legion.
FRAUD NOW INTIMATED

sgO y
e fhere were twelve young women in
ethec Hotel Astor yesterday who had
iseyeryth thing that goes to make up an
ASSASSINATION except the address of the
saiictim. They had assembled in a very
1nforfnal manner in a room opposite the
o1Erand yba llroom, where the Actors Equity
Association was holding meeting They
desired TO enter the equity meeting and
tell the assembled artists the story OF
the rise and fall of the Revue de Fash
Ion. which came 10 a dismal close on the
roof OF the Hotel Pennsylvania Satur-
day night.
A. HFheyIhad intended 10 draw up q for
.ssrnai bill of particulars setting forth their
yBt6ryy1 bnt Geraldine De Mile, who by
1eneer strength and endurance appeared
I'd yhAye Become spokesman for the in
ssdtgBantS, declared that the bill OF par
,aEulars bad been abandoned for the
spoken word, and that the latter was
on tap in great quantities for the benefit
OF any who chose to listen. Such was
s;Shalicase, Miss De Mile was one of
the models. who promenaded the ball
ssroum ofBthe Pennsylvania all last week
ffh the interests of fashion, and received.
for her work, something less than s1.70
her per capita share of the money
thrown into a derby hat by sympathetic
.spersens nlao had attended the Saturday
ssnight session and learned. along with
the forty models, that the Revue de
Fashion was not only over. but that the
rnanageaaeRt of the hotel had attached
the box 1fffce receipts matter OF SS3
TT seems to me-" said Miss De Mile
speaking 'for her eleven companions,
who. by the way. had modelled with her
In the Revue. that this destroys an old
Joke. There was time when the funny
papers and the actors used TO tell the
public that the show girl, the chorus
girl and the model were wise birds GO
ing about knicking gents for their bank
rolls. But behold in US twelve out of
forty rail birds kidded out OF a weeks
hard work, and not even wise TO the
name and address Of the guy to see
about IT,"
The Blot on n broadway Record.
"Aint il the TRUTH" interrupted ono
who said her trade name was Betty
Stone I'VE fight our way through 2,500
strong females to get Job that has no
charge tied to II. ] lose a hat, a sleeve
and a pocketbook containing something
more than 50 getting this job, and as
my bean is not functioning / neglect
20 ask the pretty man how am to know
that money will be placed in my palm
st the end OF the week At the end OF
cover that not only are we not about
10 be paid. but we haven't the least
idea who II is we kick TO. And me with
twelve long years of Broadway TO my
record-ne who the managers tip their
hats 10 not because they love me but
because they know that pack a wallop
and have long, long memory"
Miss De Mile explained that they
had come 10 ask the Actors Equity
RI ID OIL
10 help them Word came out from the
Equity meeting that X would not be
possible for the matter to be taken up
Just then. but that complaint should be
filed with Dorothy Bryant secretary OF
the Chorus Equity, 229 West Fifty-frst
etreet. which. Miss De Mile assured
everyone within a block. would be done
to-day That done, they win call upon
the District Attorney and tell him.
Take the word of earnest working
girls for IT, said Mics De Mile. that
we'd adopt any lad or lassie who pro-
vided ua with the name Of any one with
money who had anything 70 do with
organizing this Revue de Fashion II
Is quite probable that we would forget
ourselves and create work for the gen.
darmes: would we not gIrls?'
The girls assured Miss DE Mile that
she was so right that she was uncanny.
And they adjourned 10 the Hotel Penn
syivania 70 decorate the lobby and hope
for the best There they learned that
about $4,000 was due the hotel; that
the ballroom was locked Up and under
guard that about IS 900 worth OF fe-
male attire that they had been showing
off for n week for nothing was locked
up in two rooms that the orchestra
lacked one weeks pay. just as they did I:
that the carpenter and decorator had
about $4,000 coming to them that the
electricians share similar plight and
that the $50 attached by the hotel on
Saturday night stlll fingers in the hotels
strong box
Forty stabs on the Idcs or March.
I'VE we're told BY some one that those
elghty-three dollars had been handed
over BY the hotel for our benefit" sighed
Miss De Mile, II don't recall who
slipped me that sweet information. but
as I understand the financial condition
OF the world, the eighty-three cold ones
are under lock and key. Personally
crave food, and me and lodgings arc
liable 10 be divorced unless some one
showers down on me soon"
'Dearie." responded Miss Stone, sweet
iy, maybe its the Gdes OF March I've
been reading about, or something. but
your intellect was az numb M any
body's last week. All Of us took every
thing on faith last week. which most
Of forty ekirts getting together In one
place before and believing everything
told them-everything. and asked no
uuestions2 Somebody hypnotized US
Good gracious. think OF that"
Miss Stone became excited
Just think OF that a moment" she
cried. "A few guys get forty James IN
n room and con them into q trustfulneas
that leaves their female minds unsus-
pcious and not even curious-gfrls who
ordinarily wouldn't admit that Thirty
Si.th street runs two waye from Broad.
way. Friends. that was art =
Last night man who gave the name
Of J. +. Livingston and intimated that
he was a member OF the City Club. teIe-
phoned TO THE NEW York HERALD that
u was more than likely that that or
ganization would make inquiry into the
affairs of the Revue de Fashion He
said that ne had learned that exhibitors
had paid $500 for the privilege or ex-
hibiting their wares and that there had
heen twelve OF them. Moreover. he said
that models purporting 10 have come
from the revue had canvassed Wall
street az least twice. soliciting money
! for an American Legion Service House
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