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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-14

tirst round, Mr. Xiegfeld. in addI.
tioh To paying Bessie her 81 plus,
put out an extra ono.eighth of their
weekly salary to the entire company. union
girls or not.
Ihe "Follies" fitted into Detroit. Mr..
Aiestelds business manager Sam King.
stoh' hitted in at the same time. He
proneht sixty new contracts which he said
the Equity had approved Eyervbody
signed but Bessie. She said she'd hear
from tho Equity before she'd sign. While
Bessie waited TO hear. she got her hon.
orablo discharge
"You can't fro me!' declared poss,s
You fired yourself when YOU refused 70
sign she was told. Bessie gaid she'd
nave Justice or know why Another rebel
joined her. This was Ruth Andrews, who
had been discharged when she failed 10
SHOW up at the theater one night Her
doctor, she declared, had teIephonea she
was SICK. Bessie and Ruth announced
NY WouIu SUCK with the company till
they got their rights.
They stuck. BY tho time the "FoIIIos-
hit Chicago for n dizzy Christmas weel
everything and everybody was red hot I'M
Guiding the telegraph wires TO Ziegfeld
In New York. XieRfeld was branding
BESSIE Poole as trouble-maker. She was
getting up petition declaring she WASN'T
any such thing, and demanding reinstate.
mont. Among those who signed It were
Raymond Hitchcock, Florence O'Deni.
shawn, Fannie Brice. Ray Dooley, Van
aud Schonck and other notables
The 'Follies" arrived In Chicago Sunday
morning They were to open Sunday might.
Al hre minutes after o'clock. lust ten
minutes before the curtain was tn riso
Edward Roscnbalfn, company manager.
rubbing his hands gleefuly over the s r
o. house looked up and beheld formid
ahle delegation approaching him in the
wings.
\ group Of chorus girls headed tho
party They were accompanied by A
lawyer the travelling Representative of tho
Equity, ana representatives OF the Stage
Hands and Musicians Unions. The lawyer
pokcd into MIR, Rosenbaums paralyzed tIn.
gers contract which he was to sign. II
called for immediate reinstatement of
Miss Poole aud Miss Andrews. Il called
for permission for walking delegates of
the Equity 20 come behind the scenes. II
called for other things all of them pet
denominations of Flo Xiegfed.
sign or therel be no show tonight"
was the ultimatum served on MIR. Rosen.
baum, The manager protested The man.
ager pleaded Tho striking chorIncs were
Just as hard-boiled as so many pickheay.
ots. They were backed up. they informed
Mr., Rosenbaum, by the Musicians Union
and the Stage Hands Union, their
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-14

GERS crying for time and n half for over.
time; bosses charging cuties with man.
ing anarchistlc speeches; even the nos.
sibility OF the public facing famine In
girlygirly shows-theso are all part of
the "props" in theaterdoms labor drama
now being enacted with all tho intensity
Of a nationwide railroad strike
Flo Eiogfeld and tho Chorus Equity Az.
sociatlon, which is tho company name OF
tho chorus girls union, have never been
chummy, Any chorus girl can belong to
the Equity who keeps the rulos and pays
81 month dues, She becomes regli.
lar "union girl" for the Chorus Equity
is affiliated with the American Federation
OF Labor just like the Bricllayers' Union.
the Gasllttors' Local or any other
Flo Hiegfeld has fought the Equity from
the flrst. lie wants To mako his own laws
for his own shows. Tho former husband
of Anna Held and the present spouse OF
Billie Burke is primarily a boauty-picker
and he says he won't have any walking
delegates walking back OF his stage and
whispering union talk into the shelIpinlt
ears of the beauties he's picked.
That was the first issue on which 2ieg-
field and the Equity split. II reached "A
deadlock when Xlegred declared he'd close
his theatre before he'd let delegate pass
the stage door, Another clash came last
Fall, when the "Follies" began the annual
tour.
Eleven Of tho sixty members who packed
their trunks for departure packed unio..
cards along with their prettics. But first
they had a pow-wow with "Ziggic" He
told them he'd pay thom the minimum wage
prescribed by the Equity, S35 a week and
an additional $40 wcct because they
were going on the road lie says they
accepted. They admit they accepted but
with reservations.
Pittsburgh welcomed the "Follics" so
joyfully that an extra matinee was given,
Ry Equity rules, an extra matinee calls
for an additional onc-eighth Of her sal.
AIRY for every little union COryphee.
One Of tho eleven union girls IN tho
"Follios' was Bessie Poole, also known
as Elizabeth Chatterton. When she got
her pay envelope at the end Of the Pitts.
burgh week, she pulled ont S36, her sal
ary, and $40, the extra bonus promised
for the road tour. But was ali
Bessie chocpod loudly. She wanted her
une-eighth, her 81 plus, for the extra
matinee, where do you get that stuTo"
asked Ziegfcld's manager Wasn't Mr.
Ziegfeld paying her "A ten-plunk honus2
Wasn't the extra one-eighth included In
that2 you bet!" said the manager. You
bet-notl" cheeped Bessie.
The cheeping led to an arbitration
conference In New York between the
Equity and the Producing Managers Asso.
citation. Bessie won the decision in tho
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-14

A Chorus Girls Union Card
Issued to Betty Lee by the
Chorus Equity Association,
to Indicate That She Was in
Good Standing, Entitled to
Union Wages ard Affiliated
with the American
Federation Of Labor.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-14

that's labor And n languid
gentleman who dresses more
like n matinee idol than n
magnato and answers to the
nickname of "Hlggie"--thatR
Capitall Put n few powder
puffs in place of the picks:
substitute lobster and snug
gled champagne for tho din
ner pail, and the picture be
gins to take form.
For Broadway, instead OF
the coal fields OF West Vir-
ginia. Ia tho newest union
battle-ground; tho chorines in
'Ziegfeld's Follles" are the
warrlng wage earners In the
beauty union; Florenz Zieg-
field, Jr.. Is the head OF tho
beauty trust they are fight
Ing; and the scrap has
reached the stage whore the
toller-broilers threatened to
strike. and Ziegfeld fired"
all sixty of them.
Tho worlds most famous
beauties sporting union cards
Just like miners or brick
masons; walking delegates
supersedlng Johnnles at the
stage door; dainty dan
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-14


accorded nobOdy-ever! Mr. Ziegfeld
labbed one finger on a button, and yelled
for his stenographer.
The Chicago strike was, in his own
language. the last straw
This is the blowout" he cried.
tie wrote a letter, demanding a meeting
OF the Equity and the Producing Mana
gers Association. lie issued orders clos.
ing the "Foilios" four weeks ahead of
schedule-because he declared it would
cost tho actors $4,000 in salaries and
teach them lesson, And. by refusing to-
make new contract with any of the sixty
chorus girls, in effect he fired them ali
Mr., Ziegfeld is in the wrong and knows
IT," declared Paul Dullzell. for the Equity.
The whole trouble was caused because
this man, who boasts of his milion-dollar
productions, begrudged little chorus gin
few cents extra to which she was en-.
titled by extra work"
Il have been very uniustly treated"
asserts Ziegfeld, Conditions in the thea
tre today are deplorable, No self-respect.
ing manager would tolerate them Therem
be brandnew faces IN my next show. The
girls will be young and they will be anna.
teurs. And, II the Equity makes the
chorus closed shop by 1924, as it threat
ems to do, that's when III quit the show
business in America!"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22

Miss Margaret Jenkins, DAUGHTER
or MIR. and Mrs. Edmund l.. Jenkins.
whose marriage to MIR. Wesley
Fcchter White OF Fort Alberni II.
e. viii be solcmnizcd Saturday. June
II. win have as her attendants. Miss
Lois Wiley as maid Of honor, and
little Myra Moll OF Arlington for
flower girl and Robert Dent for
ring bearer. MIR. Wade Hall VIII he
best man for MIR. White.
Tho ceremony will be performed
Il the home OF the hride.cloct's par
ents. tesv. sidney Morgan reading
The service at o'clock IN the
Afternoon. An informal reception
will Follow the ceremony,
Miss Jenkins Is graduating from
ehc University OF Washington this
spring. MIR. White attended tho uni.
vcrxity.
To honor her daughter. Mrs. Jen-
ktnx IL entertaining with a series of
bridge teas at her home Wednesday.
THURSDAY and Friday OF this week.
Five tables will be In play each day
and additional guests have been In
Vited for the tea hour.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
Program Announced for
st. Johns Church
Concert
E011cert

The program TO be given under the
auspices Of ST. Johns Episcopal
church, at the West Seattle Masonic
temple. 2s42 California ave. s.. w.
Tuesday evening, is as follows:
"Duex Polorsises" ...............C,b onfn
Eondo. ''Perpetuum Mobile" .........
....s.......... .ss.... Carl Won Weber
Miss Olive Vallencey Hoaehe. pianist
la Echo Song. ...........,C Eckert
fbJ - Spirit Flower Campbell Upton
teb serensde s-+.......t.-.... Counod
toi Iorning s........ Obey speaks
Miss Helen Enegrin. soprano
faJ y Hear a Thrush at I've" .........
fb) 'Baiut Demeure" ffron fFaust") -,
Anker H. Hauxen
1fiss Frances Ryan, dance
Apollo Club Of Seattle. double quartet in
repertoire.
"springs Awakening. 49,. Dudley Buck
Beyond the Dawn" Wilfred Handernou
Mrs. Florence Rush Hlles, soloist
fs) Adssio, Concerto. II Minor. . Bruok
''hoHgonetta". .....s.4s.s.s. GODDARD
fb) Hungarian Dance. .s...... Brahms
"Balisde" (from "Rosamond'D.
..s........... ......s..... kreisler
Miss Eleanor Mehnsrt, yiolinist
ipCaro Nome" "RlHoletto" ...............
"waitz Song" from Romeo and Juiiet"J
Vera Downs spreeg. soioIst
Miss Aieia vaEotte, danEeune
fa) "Bandelfer0" ...ss.s........ Stewart
fbJ Repertoire s..................
DR. Carl Hoffman
Reading-'~The Happy Prince.
..............s..r... oscar wilde
Frank Giles
Mrs fnez :. Morrison and Mrs. Mehn-
eft Will be the accompanies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
Palace Hip offers
WeN-Balanced Bill

An outstanding feature OF the bin
at tho Palace Hip this week Ia the
offering Of ti~ Royal pekin Troupe.
including a quartet OF Chinese men
and two women. all Forgeounly ap.
parrled In deliberately embroidered
costumes whctiNr they offer fsats
~ magic. Juggling. acrpbatica or Orr.
entail novelties. all their work II pro.
rented with skin and artistic finish
that inspire merited applause.
An individual hit il scored by
''Tho Poster Girl" who has evolved
a new and picturesque way Of pre-.
fentinK her Representations Of celeb.
rifles. She confplren with a bill.
poster 10 put up posters Of Fay
Iiain,~r. Of Knryi Norman. the
Creole Fashion Plate and Of a
Fay foilies Eiri. and as each II
shown. Ahe appears before them. an
exact counterpart Of the characters.
Lee Mason. aAslnfsd by Stan Scott.
succeeds in keeping the audience
guessing a. 10 whether 'he" In a
gtn or ''ahe" In a man. At any
rate. ''nhc" poss~snes a pleasing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
Wilkes Players Seek
to Get AWay Clean

The wilkes Players want TO get
away clean"
That in why they are planning 20
stage eight performances Of "Msry's
Ankle" thir week. beginning Wednea'
day afternoon and ending sunday
night
Since January the players have felt
they could not continue with their
work at the local house. They have
not met with financial success, tho
their work hnn been appreciated by
many theater gocrs Of the city. Hini.
larry. the Woodward company failed
Co make both ends meet. and closed
liH doors two weeks ago.
Last Wednesday the wilkes people
seemingly presented their last play.
since that time. however. the desire
on the part OF the players 10 get
away clean" has changed their
plans. They viii present 'Mary's
Ankle" play never previously
shown In seattle. 20 assist them In
paying rent and board bills. The
musicians and stage hands have
made concenalona To work with them.
Members OF the Wilkes cast. who
have made for themselves many
friends IN Seattle. have no definite
plnns for the future. They declare
that theatcr conditions all over the
country are bad az present. Radio
parties. spring weather and itn ac-
companyinR auto rides. are affecting
the thcater trade. they say.
They are not certain whether or
not they ~iii return to Seattle In the
fail. They are planning now just 10
make enough from "Mary's Ankle"
20 pay back blils-and 10 get out
clean"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
Pretty Tea Giren for
THO Honor Guests

with two guests Of honor--Miss
Frances Cutler and Miss Helen
Mertx OF Evanston. H.. Miss Eliza.
beth Baird was hostess at a very
smart tea given at her home Satur.
day afternoon from ; until o'clock.
The dining room In pink and
white. was ahloom with Columbia
roses. sweet peas. tulips and snap
dragons. and a wide basket OF these
Towers conferred the tea table light
ID by tall tapers- Hers Mrs. James
n. k4xclson. Mira John Hamilton.
Mrs James Rogers and Mrs. James
d Trenhoime dispensed hospitalt.
ties assisted by Miss Mary Small.
Miss Ruth Trcnholnre. Miss Jane
johnson and Miss Constance Trieste.
Lavender and white liIacs ar.
ranged in baskets and artistic pot.
terry rcceptacles decorated the living
room why're the hostess and the
honor guests received.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22

NEW YORK. May 2,.-Does a 20
year.old girl need $4,000 year for
living expensesg
Miss Diana werthcim. New York
heiress. thinks 80.
But the Y. w. c. A. estimates that
$1,000 n year u fair budget for any
young glri.
John r. Couch. surrogatc's referee
will have 90 decide.
Mrs. Emma Stern werthcIm.
mother Of Diana and her l5.year-oid
sister. peiitioncd the surrogate to &c,
$4,000 a year as the children's In.
come from their fathers estate
These figures Mrs wertheim
pointed out. ARE in keeping with the
money spent upon tn. girls by their
father during his lifetime and with
their station In life"
Here's how they compare with the
bulge; arranged by Mrs. Marie Lut.
tcrs stanton OF the Y. w. c. A.:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
Personal

Mrs. T.. &, Rrlcr Is leaving Thurs.
day for indianapolis. where rhe viii
spend several months. visiting rcla.
tivcs, She viii return by way OF
Yellowstone park Mrs. Brier spent
several days last week with Mrs. IL.
$. Frye at East Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. X. Stephenson.
after spending several weeks In the
city. left Friday by motor for their
homo at Long Beach. Cal.
Miss Doris George. daughter Of
Mrs. II. II. George. has returned
from years visit with relatives In
Mount Vernon and Akron. Ohio.
Mrs. Philip J. Sinnott and Philip
J. ir.. are spending fortnight In
Portland. visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Thomas Frsnsioil and daugh.
ter. Miss Josephine. are leaving
June for New York to sail June II
for six months travel abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. III. Kerr returned
Saturday from a short motor trip 20
California Miss Carol Kerr and her
cousin. Miss Elizabeth Kerr. who
have been attending Mills college. re.
turned with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert BLACK and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Black. Jr..
spent the weekend in Vancouver.
II. c.
Miss Emily Jerome. who has been
attending the comstock school in the
East. Is expected home the early
part OF this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Cooling wit.
ter uieIen Perkins, are receiving
congratulations upon the birth OF a
son In san Francisco last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Hood ief,
Saturday for a short trip to Alaska.
Miss Karla and Miss Claire stolt-
cnberg returned Friday from ten
days visit In Portland.
Mrs. Harry sharples returned yes.
terday from visit OF several weeks
In Pasadena.
Mrs. Godfrey winaiow. % New
York. has arrived to spend the sum
mcr with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. J. Smith.
Mrs. George II. blackwell and Mrs.
Roy Jamison are leaving Thursday
for a months visit In the East.
Mr.. Edward Morgan Mills left sat.
urday for a short business trip to
San Francisco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22

voice Of exceptional rnnge and sings
new songs fetchingiy
A blaokfnce act that II good en-
ter'ainment is supplied by Calvin
ana O'Connor.
Billie Rose and Blossom Den oTgn
the bin auspicioueiy with some
classy cycling fcatA.
THE Right That Failed" Ii the
feature photoplay In which Ber,
Lytell IN the star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22

relate an incident which @.
CURED last night ! Was standing
on one corner OF the street waiting
for the chr. On the opposite side
gentleman and lady were waiting.
lie came over TO me and asked II
he could be Of any assistance 10
mo. He said hc had an old father
Il ann 10 years old. thanked
hi mhnd explained Why | was walt.
ing there. l don't remember any.
thing that gave mo more pleasure
than hla solicituda on my behalf.
l consider ho ~ one OF natures
gentlemen. w. "A.
what In perfect Gentleman
Many will say "A man who dresses
well ana faahionahly. one who knows
just what 10 do and how To act on
all occasions. one who II a graceful
dancer. one who knows how 10 show.
81 little attentions on a woman. and
one who can converse well; but DO
you really think that manners and
dress alone make "a perfect gentle
man7 Perfect genticmen-the kind
would call perfect gentiomen--are
very hard 20 find nowadays
Suppose | were 10 choose n huH.
hand-~of course | would want him
10 be n perfect would he
have to be handsomr7 No. for you
know the old saying. "I1eauiy IL only
skin dcep"-is. oh, 30 true. lie
would be good natured man. on.
who would always be kind 10 dumb
animals; he would love little chill.
dren There must be something
wrong with men who don't like little
children. music or naturel. he would
he AN honest man. with unquss.
toned business integrity. he would
be kind 10 old people. don't think
II r. necessary for men 10 give up
their seats IN a street car 90 young
girls or business women. but when
little. old. feeble man or woman II
left standing. ! think I, IL n mans
duty 10 get up and give them his
scat.
Furthermore. n perfect gentleman
win always be iuss me- courteous and
kind n his wife ms he usually IL 10
some other fellows wife
MISS f. n. A.
Reading carefully and understand
inKiy the whole book ~ Proverbs
will teach the requirements ~ n real
gentleman Reed ~
SPIRITUAL ADVISER
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
Seven Graduate at
Lake Grade School

Seven pupils were graduated from
the eighth grade % the Lake school
King county dis,ric, No !. Saturday
night. when the largrs, audience ever
IN attendance at the school witnessed
the graduation exercises
one graduate was Maldin Mishaud.
who completed his fuii eight years Of
grammar school without being once
fardy or absent ". was presented
a s. bill by the principal
Fancy dancing. drill exercises and
tnunioal numbers were on the even.
tng's program.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
State College Boy
From Here Honored

PULLMAN, May g. > Clarence
fsoomia. of Seattle. has just been
elected 20 the Crimson circle. student
organization at Washington state
college. organized 10 further co.
operative inierca, In athletics and
general college development
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
Minute Women

Combined meetings OF King County
and Seattle Association OF Minute
Women will meet In auditorium OF
Frederick & Nelson; II n. m. 70 p.
m. election Of county officers and re
ports from councillors OF local units.
o'clock Dean William G. Hicks will
speak on "Americanismi' At . p. m,
Seattle council conyenes for election
OF officers and other business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
Tea VIII Compliment
HiSifOr

Miss Nina Bower will be hostess
Tuesday afternoon at her home on
Queen Anne Hi. eompiimentlng
Mrs. Thomas Doherty. Of Maine.
Who Is visiting her sister. Mrs
George Donworth-
Mrs James Il. Howe. Mrs Don
worth. Mrs RoIlin Sanford and Mrs
Thomas v. Sheahan will preside at
the tea table and assisting are TO be
Mrs T. G. shorrock. Mrx. Reginald
Parsons. Mrs. Robert ]. Fisher. Mrs.
Charles Rollins and Mrs. David Bax-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
Thursday Musical Club

The Thursday Musical club VIII be
entertained Thursday by Mrs. Elmer
C. Green at her home at Hunts
Point
The steamer Tukwila win make
special trip. leaving Madison Park
promptly at IL o'clock. An interest
ing program will follow the lunch.
con. which viii include these mum
bers:
"A May Morning. ...............D enxs
Mrs. r. A. Nichols
-Fafci4us fefln
Mrs. y. =. Larson
sNother Goose" "a readinxl.
Mrs Elmer g. Green
sAufschvung- ............. sehumsrn
Mrs. o. I. wiilstt
Tmprompfn No. q" -.....+...... Schubert
Mrs. Frank Coodhus
~Bunriss and Sunset .sproxs
ssrs y. W. OsKeefs
fat wind Soma" ..-.s..............
CD The Star"..............
Mrs. Lawrence Goodhus
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
Service at Tea
Shop Tuesddy

Denny-Fuhrnan guild viii be in
charge Of the service at the Ortho-
pedic Tea Shop Tuesday. Mrs. A. u.
Parry will be hostess and will be
assisted by Mrs. ~. A. Johanson.
Hrs- Phineas PendIeton. Mrs. Edgar
L. Webster. Mrs. George Myers. Mrs.
a. ID. ToiIefsen. Mrs. T.. W. Ederer.
Mrs. A. J. Falknor and Mrs. c. Il.
Dole
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-22
Mrs. Perkins to Speak
of Fine Arts

Mrs. John Carroll Perkins, who
spoke delightfully."- on Gardens Of
Charm and Distinction" al the Fine
Arts Gallery last week. will be heard
again tomorrow morning AZ the Fine
Arts az II o'clock. when she win
speak on June norders -The High
Pomp Of summer"
Tickets for these charming talks
may be obtained at tho door.