New-York tribune., 1922-09-26
Stage Stars
To Sell Cars
At Auto Show
Theatrical Day Mt Grand Cen
tras Palace 10 Try New
Talents of Popular Actors;
ProcccSlsto Stage DoorInn
Family Parties Yesterday
Champion Group Has %:
Eddie Foy Leading Dad TO
Qualify for Free Passes

To-day, tho third OF the closed car
exhibit at tho Grand Central Palace,
which will continue throughout The rest
of tho week, will be Theatrical Day,
and the management promises that q
Iong list of stage celebrities will be on
hand in the roles of automobile sales
men and help their admirers in the
matter Of selecting new car.
The show committee was able to
make this arrangement through the
efforts in their behalf of Miss Margaret
Allen, manager OF the Stage Door Inn
and the proceeds OF the sales to-day
will be devoted to the fund for the
upkecp OF the organization. Among
the stage and moving picture stars who
have volunteered their services for the
day are William Courtenay, George NJ
Cohan, Maclyn Arbuckle, Margaret
Lawrence, Hamilton Revelle, Grant
Mitchell, Frances Starr, Marion Kirby,
Minnie Duprce, Ina Claire, Mary Nash,
Daisy Humphrey, Blanche Bates, Mar
gallo Gilmore, Florence Moore, Hlda
Spong, Violet Heming, Julia Arthur,
Alma Clayburgh, Kitty Flynn, Eddie
Bowling, Ivy Sawyer, Joseph Santley,
Helen Lowell, John f. Hazard. Marion
Coakley, Wallace Eddinger and Marion
Davies.
Troubles Of Family Day
Yesterday was designated by the
management as Family Day, and it had
been announced that every family
which could muster eight or more i'm
mediate members at the box office
would be admitted free Of charge. At
late hour last night the committee
which was responsible for the idea
secretly admitted that it had all been
a great mistake. and that they would
never again make another blunder e
the kind.
According to the special officers polio
moment during the day because of the
fact that the numerous younger men,
bers Of the many and large families
which took advantage Of the offer to
get in for nothing insisted on getting
separated from their parents. 1t was
then the duty of the officers to see
that the youngsters were returned to
their respective parents.
One Of the large families Of note to
appear was that of Eddie Foy and all
the little Fcys. According to the story
VI al cyCWi iIueSS, lNe party arrived III
half dozen mobiles, but the state
ment is probably exaggerated. Al
though the head of the family declared
that he was prepared to pay for the
entire flock, the committee insisted
that he was entitled to free entrance.
The Champion Group
Figures given out last night by the
management indicate that the cham
pion family of the day was that of
Simon and Elizabeth Essenback. Of
Paterson, N. j. They insist thar there
we're twenty-threo in the group and
that Mr.. Essenback declared there had
beene at one time three more.
An interesting group of visitors at
the show yesterday afternoon was
made up of delegates to the New York
State Automobile Dealers convention,
which opened its sessions during the
morning at the Hotel Embassy, Seven
tieth Street and Broadway. There we're
present at tho meeting both delegate
and an alternate from Syracuse, Ding
hamton, Utica, Albany, Troy, Pough-
kcepsie and Brooklyn. Charles Larson
and William CoPhlan were the dele
gates from New York.
Among the matters to be taken up
during the convention arc the seeking
Of proper adjustment of legislative
matters, unification Of road construc-
tion, building and repairs and co-opera-
tive measures coming within the prov,