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Earl Carroll ana built the theater
bearing his name for him.
Going Good at Al. M
Between zoo and 500 guests were
present at 4 a. M. today. when
the party reached Its heights, or.
depths. as you prefer. The C0un-
tess Cathcart, barred from the coun-
try because OF moral turpitude"
but admitted on bond was an in
ferested and sRonde ring spectator.
It Is reported that she left just
prior to the wine bath, as did Irwin
Cobb, Clinton T.. Brainerd, Condo.
Mast and several other Totables.
Harry Thaw was there with Polly
Luce. who had accompanied him
throughout the evening. Polly is
the girl who takes a prominent part
IN q living picture" scene In
CARROTS latest show. In that scene
she wears mascara on her eyebrows.
paint on her cheeks and talcum
powder elsewhere.
Frank Tinney was kept away
from the party by his physician, 1t
Is said. because the doctor didn,t
think the comedian would be able
20 stand the excitement
Girl Dances In TEDDY
The Charleston contest warmed
the party up. One girl. who danced
In her sheer silk teddy" lost out
by e narrow margin to one of the
Vanities girls. Earl congratulated
the girl and told the guests she
was soon to undergo an operation
and was going to the hospital in a
day or two.
ashe's q nice little thing" he
said. 'sThe girls think so much
Of her they have purchased a set
Of lingerie"
He held them up. They were ex-
eeedingIy dainty There was a
chemise, a ''step in" combination,
and a nightie.
s:Put sen on" cried someone to
the Charleston winner, who stood
there smiling.
"surely." she cried, grabbing a
chemise and dancing away.
sWeIl, WELL" Carroll is reported
20 have said, "let's give the rest
Of them to the girls who'll put them
on. Let them wear them and keep
them. I'll buy more for my Charles
ton winner"
Seven Strip to indies
In a few moments there were
sevensgirls in silk underwear-and
Iess-dancing on the stage with
men in evening dress.
Try Cobb at this juncture is said
to have turned to Harry Thaw.
Pretty raw. isn't it?" he in
Quired.
"Rah! Rah! Rah9 replied Thaw
happily. Thaw then was pushed to
the center Of the stage and asked
to make a speech. He talked about
everything, but rabbits, in a discon-
nected way. He was happy, he
said. The crowd listened Lady
Cathcart made a speech. She
praised the noble American women
who helped get her out of Ellis
Island before spring.
Dorothy Knapp, famous artists
model and beauty prize winner, who
poses nude in the show. was the
most completely dressed woman
present. She helped the countess
cut a five-foot birthday cake.
It's Dry Country, Too
Wine passed freely. 1t was aug.
mented and strengthened with the
contents OF numerous hip-pocket
TASKS which glittered in the brill
liant lights. Two orchestras played
in turn, relieving each other
throughout the night.
After the big crash OF the eve.
ning-the bathtub episode-the tub
was pushed back into the wings
again.
The girls in sheer lingerie, two
dozen others in the tghtest OF
forn.fitting bathing suits, and still
more in abbreviated stage costumes
took possession of the stage. The
orchestras played feverishIy. The
dance went on until the dawn cast
a. sickly light over the stage, dim
ming the brilliance of the electric
lights.