New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-24
ON THE BOARDS FOR CHAkIi'
CLEVER PERFORMANCE AT The
LYCEUM.

,,.y Is ACTED AND THE LADIES
,.rrrp ORCHESTRA APPEARS.
- a.. .,r,.,rs WIRE rolled apart AZ 'ne Io0ouin
rn..tye Yesterday afternoon there wa" -, =,
loycsv landscape, in whfch s'oou' " rh
fair women armed with m's'o~A ,"'' .'. -
- ,rerc all arrayed in spotiess white dresSes'
Pofiormors - ashes. and presented picture as
,, % the eve a. their playing subsequently
- m the ear They were the members Oh INC
aI.a,.., Amateur Orchestra Who unaer the III
,a.,ion Of Iennard Schmez, were ahhouhccu W up
-. 9TH other volunteers, for the benefit OF the
N"-r'vork Skin and Cancer Hospital and The Shelter
,nr arms Tho instrumental programme consisted
-, TIA o,elture to the Magic Flate,' an Air on q
s,.ug Bach-wnnclmj Introduction, Loreiey'
ranch and Hungarian Dame" Brahms The ias'
WIS euoorcd. and its stead the march RON inc
Ruins of Athens" was given
After the nstrum ntal numbers Ladies Q"@r'cs
from tho Rubinsten Club sang three unaecompanioo
sons ID excellent style. One Of tbs quarter was '
vycll- kuown Ammo Louise Carey Raymond As so"H
A. the curtains were drawn on the first part 'ho P
formers who had shown how mnch eeneraHs u-S '"'-
pected musical talent NoW-York possesses 'ooh 80
in she auditorium one of seats IN inc Oa''"''
was reserved for them . -.
The third part Of the programme vas "a
MAY Sc tontrasf- adapted by Mss MarDnry rom INC
French Of Cecourccie and ThibolSt II was IEesenea
with TIE following cast: Andre f1'"00 uo 800
Nr Herbert keicey: Paul Nerdcr" an ar"s'' "i
wv
Edward Faics Coward: " Diane Rcgnier," Miss Esle
Anderson dc " olie' A@'4"n' "0' '
loves Morgan ,,
The uerod is Louis XVI, and the scene IS iaad IN
IN. boudor Of Diane de Regnler.T singer and acpess
II Is New Years Day, and the stage Is loa"ou VII"
flowers and gifts sent to Diane 10y her numerous
admirers and adolers. Some Of these come 70 pay
brief visits but all bent hurrying away 10 uhe
with their mothers Poor Dane" has no near reis
tious and She seems destined to have solitary nn-
nor she Invites three OF her admirers, Including one
whom she really loves, but all are compehea 10 to
fuse Then, in a fl OF desperation, she orueiS her
maid 10 dine with her, but even The MAD hao Pe'
iouSy received PERMISSION to go ana dhe "''h NO.
mother poor artist, with whom Diane" h9o
grown up says he viii take her to the home OF hrs
humble parents II she will put On simple dress ana
pge,eEd 10 De III enlbrOdcress. FOR moneht she
consents, bal aielWard refuses to practise sucu We
oep,,un At the END she taAcs up her mother
picdare, kisses it, and says: i Will not une ~'O
j Will dine with my mother
This little piece is neatly and gracefully "r1uen'
hut is ending IS weak aud uDdramauc. One Speech
in wh.ch DlaHe" tells OF The triumph Of successful
actress remarkably good There We're Soy al
h5s1y laughs du-lHs 'he piOsIess ~ 'ao p"s ne
WORDS OF the AIT nor. 1t due To Nr aversharn,
VINO bo.diS stated My father poor, but honost
niana.er OF he pay and Mr. trohman gave the use
of th- house. The performance VIII De repeated
would be nearly $4,000. a..
The audience reminded one of a fashionable atier-
noon Tea Mrs. Louis nameFsley. Miss De Icon MIS-.
edward Cooper and Mrs Woodwork al hau IaFues
with them. who had hrSt lunched al the resi-
houses of their hostesscs. Mrs Jules Regnal han
a. BE-. gusts IN tic prJsccniH box al me ieIt
of the house Mrs.. Z. : Higgins Ms; lie Grand
benedict and MISS RegnaL In Mrs John sloane >
box were her niece Mass Annie Berry, a0d Mr.
sloane Ms William OSgood had as her guests MSS
May Brady and Mss kathryn Brady. MI ana MrS
William u sloane had Mrs. }. woosoy, ir'' and
Amous Others in me audience Mrs. Henry
Clsws. Mrs. Eugene Cruger, Ms Bradley Martin,
Miss BecLwith. Mrs. Townsend Burdea Mss Romano
Stone, Ms. 10y Stone. Dr.. and Ms stephen de
Wolfe Ars. Joseph Drexel Mrs. ". T. echermerhorn'
Mrs. L : Coward. MS, Amy Baker, Mr. and Mrs.
Cooper II witt Miss McAllster Mrs. Oliver Gunner
Teal Miss Banss. Mrs. ". i. Dinsmore. j., Mss
Helen DnsWore Miss Ha-rous. the Misses Webb,
william Feilowes Morgan. Ralph Ellis. Montefore
Jsaacs. Mrs W. T. Lusk Mr. and Ms. James Brown
LORD. Richard Irwin ir. Mrs Arthur Welman, Miss
Josephine SOZer Banks Miss Leland, Henry ". Bbey.
Peter Mar J. Perpont Morgan, Mr. and Mrs Viii
lam l. Bgeese Mrs. Edward NnsOw, Alexander Had
i1en. Mrs Dwight Collier. Mrs F. :. Vitherhec. LIS
pensrd Stew art Ms. J. Kennedy Tod Mrs. Morris X.
Jesup. Mrs William Douglass. Ms John [. "a liner
ding. Miss Ceorgiana WilmerdiRG. Ms. Ahram ;.
Hewitt Mrs. John Taylor johnston Mrs ClAIeI'ce
Cary, Mrs. 7. X. stnrgis and Mrs. ). f Roosevelt