The New York herald., 1922-05-29
WARRANTS ASKED
IN BOSTON ORGY
Men Are Sought by Girls Who
Were Thrown Down
Stairs.
MUST EXPLAIN PRESENCE
Geneva Mitchell Told to Tell
of Her Participation at
the party

Special Dispatch TO THE. New York HERALD
! BOSTON, May 2s.--As a result of the
wild dancing and drinking orgy at 246
Commonwealth avenue, Back Bay. on
the night of May 16, when two chorus
girls charge that they were attacked and
thrown down flight OF stairs, warrants
for the arrest of all the men who at
tended the party will be asked by the
girls.
Geneva Mitchell, sally" principal. lost
her position. through the notoriety at
tached to the affair. Marie La Won and
Eleanor Lasar, former members of 1.-THE
Last Waltz" company, playing at the
Wilbur Theater. who had hospital
| treatment for the injuries they are al
legged to have received at the hands of
some of the men guests, will make appli-
cation for the warrants.
A prominent Back Bay physician. g
dentist and two naval officers are among
the men said to have been in the party
Mystery surrounds the other feminine
members of the party One from the
Ladies Night cast attended 1t Is said.
The actresses, by advice of counsel.
are not discussing the events OF that
night but one guest declares the girls
got knockout drops"
"One of them was dragged to the
cellar and beaten until she was uncon-
scious," says the guest. '"The other at
tack took place in the attic of the
apartment.
The party wasn't staged by Miss
Mitchell. 1t just happened there. We
started it in a hotel. but we couldn't
raise hell there. so we went to Geneva s
place. When we got there some of the
trf I'll In o.. GILL iay
There was plenty Of drink.
Everything might have gone along all
right IL 1t hadn't been a mixed party.
There were girls from Sally and girls
from The Last Waltz Soon an argu-
ment started as to which was the better
show. Well. IL was a hot argument and
ended in fist fight. the girls attacking
one another and some of their clothes
being torn off.
Miss La Won objected to remarks of
some of the boys and was beaten up.
Then they dragged Miss Lasar away
and when she. came back she was a
sight. The girls We're dragged to the
front door and sent reeling down the
steps"
Geneva Mitchell. who danced into the
limelight last March when she eloped
with wealthy school boy. must explain
satisfactorily her presence at a riotous
party In Boston before she will be per-
llittcd to reappear as a principal in the
musical comedy sally"
This was the announcement yesterday
of Florenz Ziegfeld, producer of the
show. AS soon as ne learned of the
midnight orgy in Boston he wired the
17-year-old dancer to leave the SHOW
and call upon him at his office here to-
day.
II took her out of the sho"' let Fri
day night" said Mr.. ZiegfcN rrslerday
"and she will not reappear un.n she has
explained to my satisfaction that the
wild party was no affair of hers"
Mr.. Ziegfeld denied that Marilyn Mil
Ter, who plays the leading role in sally,
was the girl who asked him to order
Miss Mitchell to leave the show. Miss
Miller. it is reported. has denied also
she refused to continue in her par,
unless Miss Mitchell were removed.
Soon after the marriage of Miss
Mitchell TO Robert Savage 81, son OF
the late John A. Savage, wealthy steel
maker of Duluth, the girl left the bride
groom and lived with her mother. Mrs
Verna Mitchell, at 8 Pomander Walk
They have been in Boston since the
musical comedy opened here. Savage
was In the graduating class of Milton
Prep" School at Milford Conn.