The Washington herald., 1921-09-28
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NEW YORK. SEPT. 27.-Manhat-
tan's high-fying sons and daugh-
ters-frollc hounds. Broadway calls
them-were momentarily chilled by
the aftermath of the party
which in later days has degener-
ated into private apartment drink
ing orgies. The, plight of Fatty
ArbuclSle produced the chill.
New York hotels are now turn
ing down requests for private
rooms where liquor is brought in
from the outside. Before the
Arbuckle affair, the best hotels. IL
patrons were known permitted
rental Of apartments for parties"
and winked at the serving of liquor.
The party" was brought to New
York from Hollywood by moving
picture folk. New York in the old
days did its hard drinking in cafes
where there were TO be sure private
kept an eagle eye out for the first
sign of scandal.
Several high-toned bachelor
apartment houses this week issued
orders that all LADY guests" must
lsave the buildings at IL o'clock or
leases would be revoked.
The tragedy that has more than
likely ruined Arbuckle's career was
quite a shock to Broadway, where
he was known as a spender. The
cleaners who fatten off wastrels
along the White Way are shedding
crocodile tears but are carefully re-
framing from sending messages Of
sympathy.
Last March / travelled on the
same trains with Arbuckle from
New York to Los Angeles. had
never met him before. There were
only about twenty people aboard
and Of course the comedian was the
center of attraction. He took a
special fancy to my dog and would
have the chef especially prepare
pork chops for him.
He struck me as a bewildered
boy. Success had come too quick
ly. He appears. more youthful
than the photographs show. His
type in our town used TO live in
the unpainted houses along the
eternally hidden away in damp
and he wolfed his food like
starving beast.
when the train stopped and we
stretched our cramped limbs in the
small towns of Kansas, Colorado
and Arizona, crowds gaped at
Arbuckle but he seemed quite un-
conscious of 1t. The most Of his
time was spent organizing crap
games among the colored walters
in the dining car.
Belasco has produced play
called The Wandering Jew" The
cast was not announced before the
premiers. A Groadway wit met
Belasco and inquired: Who's going
to play the leading part, Morris
Gest?"
81 suppose the mosquitoes are
thick out where you live" a friend
inquired of a New Jerseyite.
Well" responded the Jerseyite
thoughtfully, some of them are
long and thin"
There is a little theater III
Greenwich Village which is a saucy
haven for the Indignant and rest
less of the community kind of
alley-Grand Guignol wherein short
plays of a bold nature are per-
formed without vexing the police.
There the down-trodden playwrights
barred from uptown producers Of
fees, contemplate with astonish
ment their own verbal brilliance.
The latest play deals with a wo-
man OF the streets who happens by
a big church on Easter morn. II Is
a cutlery thing. reeking with un-
clean phrases. The minister finally
is attracted by the noise and comes
out to the steps and before him, in
a gust of embittered Trades. she
drinks acid.
Greenwich Village shakes its
head and cries: That is life"'