Show THOUSANDS PAY Throngs View Valentino Cortege POLICE HOLD LINES v Church Crowded Miss Negri Mourns Deeply NEW V E YO YORK Rit Aug 30 United PresS Thousands Press Thousands of New ew Yo Yorkers York York- kers k- k ers were drawn today into tho the centEr center center cen cen- ter of the theatrical district by Rudolph Valentino Valentino but but I it was to view the funeral cortege of the movie idol anc and not to see th the Valentino Valentino Valentino Val Val- of dashing romance on the screen EXTRA POLICE An hour the time set for funeral services es for the who died a week ago thousands were in Broadway and more than police were assigned tot tOl the specIal special special cial duty of handling the throngs Two thousand milled around th the Campbell funeral home where Valentino Valentino Valentino Val Val- rested awaiting the moment Continued on page 6 THOUSANDS PAY SHEIK RESPECT RESPECTS S Continued from page 1 of ot the removal of ot the body to St. St Malachi's church the actors chapel chap chap- el ci where services were to be said POLA IN N Jean Acker first wife of ot Valentino Valentino Valen Valen- tino was the first to arrive arrie at the funeral parlor Soon afterward came Marcus Loew theatrical man and then George Ullman and his wife and Pola Negri Valentino's fiancee wearing black with a heavy mourning veil Mary Iary Pickford came soon after From the funeral parlors came to the streets the strains of Beautiful Beautiful Beau Isle of Somewhere played on the chapel organ There followed fol- fol lowe lowed Lead Le Kindly Light ht and there was a reverent silence among those gathered around Nearer My fy God to Thee was played next MOVES SLOWLY Soon after alter 10 1030 30 a. a m m. the silver silver- grey casket cake In which rested Valentino's Valentino's Valentino's Val Val- body was carried from the Gold room of ot the funeral parlors an and placed In the waiting hearse The cortege slowly moved down Broad Broadway way towards the church In the first three cars rode honorary honorary honorary hon hon- pallbearers Then followed the active pallbearers pallbearers Joseph Joseph M M. Schenck Adoplh Marcus larcus Loew Richard Rowland Douglas Fairbanks Hiram Abrams Abram Nicholas Schenck Sidney Kent Ma Mal 1 a I St. St Clair James R. R Quirk Michael Humano Romano Ro Ito- mano and Frank Manillo 1 a o. o FLORAL CAR A A. car carrying a profusion of ot floral pieces and andone one carrying the funeral director preceded the hearse Then came George Ullman and Mrs Ullman riding with Pola Negri who sat with bowed head head head-a a striking striking striking ing contrast to the gay figure she pr presents on the screen Next rode Jean Acker first wife of ot Valentino Mrs lr O. O Van Horn and A A. a boy boy- boyhood hoo hood friend of ot Valentino FINAL PILGRIMAGE Norma and Constance Talmadge and Mary Pickford rord followed and after them ss a n. line Une nf nth ln raps all ail irh friends n i making a fl final pi i pilgrimage pilgrim pilgrim- gI- gI age with the body of ot the actor Thousands lined as the cortege moved through the theatrical theatrical thea thea- district a district a bright t sun shinIng shining shining shin shin- ing on the great white way as the body passed many their hats in tribute A cordon of mounted mount mount- ed eli police and motorcycle officers led the way Foot police maintained lines firmly but with only a little dif dif- dif dif- CHECK THRONG Around the church a throng was held back by lines of patrolmen standing shoulder to shoulder with arms locked As the church was reached Bola Rola Negri was as weeping steadily The lifted the heavy casket casket casket cas cas- cas- cas ket from the hearse and carried it into the church Miss Negri leaning on the arm of ot George Ullman Valentino's personal personal personal per per- manager followed immediately immediately immedi immedi- and behind her came Jean Acker first wife of Valentino Over the casket was a blanket of pink roses the tribute of ot Miss N Negri MANY WATCHERS Thousands watched from the he window windows of buildings s. s from roofs and from points of vantage On Oil the streets and in the windows most and of the watchers were women girls At the church door stood the Rev Father Edward F F. Leonrd priest I It of t St. St Malachy's l and his lug two deacons deacons deacons dea dea- cons the Rev Fathers William Donahue of ot the Catholic Actors Actors' g guild and Joseph JOEeph Conguedo who came from Valentino's Valentines home town lown In Italy i BLESSED CASKET As th the casket was borne in t Father Fath ath athEr er Leonard blessed It and sprinkled holy water on It ft Inside the church was filled each of ot Its seats occupied by someone some someone one ona who had been selected from among the thousands of ot applicants to be admitted to lo the services The dim light from high windows windows win win- dows fell softly on images and sa sacred sacred sacred sa- sa cred ornaments The organ played Spots Spot's lIse I |