New-York tribune., 1888-04-12
flashing THURSDAY IN VENICE.

flashing Thursday in Venice which would iuss
as properly be termed the Carnival in Venice for
the word faschlng" IT is properly Spelled Is ths
German for carnival brought TO the Metropolitan
Opera House last night a brilliant gathering Tho
boxes we're filed as on opera night with hand
somely dressed women and the fine dressing extended
TO the dress circle and balcony For some weeks
Carl Marwig has been nstructing the dancers In Q
series OF national dances similar 10 those produced In
former years At his childrens carnivas given In aid
OF the Hahnemann Hospital, as was also last nights
entertainment Tho fashionable attendance was duo
to tho fact that Mrs. Chsuncey NJ Depew had inter
ested leaders of society in the undertaking and by
her efforts had sold nearly all Of the boxes and re-
served seats. The patronesses included Mrs. John
Jay, Mrs. Paran Stevens, Mrs. J. Coleman Drayton,
Mrs. c. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Townsend Burden. Mrs
Depew, Mrs. w. d. Sloane, Mrs. Alexander Leith, Mrs.
Luther Kountze. Mrs Isaac W. How. Mrs. Walter s.
Gurnee, Mrs. Jonathan sturges, Mrs. Henry b. Hyde
Mrs. Peter Moller Mrs Andrew Carnegie, Mrs. william
C. whitney, Mrs. Louis c. Hamersley, Mrs. Elliott
Roosevelt, Mrs. Z. woolsey, Mrs. Seward Webb, Mrs.
James H. Beekman, Mrs. James A. Burden. Mrs. Van
Adken, Mrs. Oliver Hartman. Mrs. del Monte. Mrs.
Samuel Swan, Mrs. Ames Van Wart. Mrs Arthur N.
Dodge, Mrs. Marshall o. Roberts, Mrs. Alfred Youngs
and Miss Furniss.
The auditorium Of the Opera House was aoored
over, as is customary at balls The entertainment
began with a pantomIme. with the following argu-
ment:
"Bianca," a wealthy Venetian lady. and her friend.
Manuella" are preparing for the festival Blanca
hears serenad and the music and she rehearse5
for the occasion before the mirror but is interrupted by
the unexpected appearance OF her berothed who Is dis
guised in the dress OF Court JESTER He offers her
rose, which, believing him be stranger, she declines
and throws OF the window 1t is picked up by his
friend Anatole" who was meet Court Jester" to yss
the festival. Anaole,7 masked and unrecognzed I'M
medstey presents himself to Blanca" as the fortunate
receiver OF the rose which she also refuses TO accept from
him "Blanca" now orders Jester" and Anatole'
to give up their incognlto, which they refuse TO do.
While they are consulting together she suddenly conceyef
the plan revengng herself by trick Intended to he
played betrothed the festival with the assstanc
Of Manuella" Ito whom Anatole' is devoted With
the aid OF mirror Baneas' Instead OF one are pre-
sented, which prevents the recognition Of the real
Blanca" They become mystned and decide TO offer
rose TO each Upon again being refused they suddenly
unmask ladies' but find themselves fooled as 70 their
aston shment they each have the wrong partner Ihey
give UP their ncognito aud all are speedily reet
fed and they proceed dance They are interrupted by
the entering Of the GOndoiers' and other masks bub
being In Bancas" mansion Court Jester" orders all to
unmask
Mrs william j. Swan was "Manuella' {; Miss Moino
Runyon, daughter Of Chancellor Runyon, OF new
Jersey, "Bianca'; william J. sw an, "Anatole' and
EH. McGInnis, the Court Jester. pretty dance
followed and Mrs Anna Bulkley Hills sang Soro0 sro1
those Of the Capulets. After the pantomme there
was procession of all the dancers, who later TOOK
part in the Pierrot,' "Grecian Cymbal' Venetlan
Gondolers, Swedish GYPSY and American a9d,aa asa
dances. The national costumes worn were varied ana
nctIIresaue The most unique dances were the Gre
clan aud Indian The former was executed by twenty,
by Miss Klttle Devoll who came from Lowell, Mass,
for the occasion. This dance was executed TO Gre
cIan melody. The Indian dance, peIformed by f9rty, &
eight ladies and gentlemen Wn0 came Tae, eho1 h0'
At the close Of the national dances the participants
again marched procession about the moor ana ais-
persed at the flies of the stage General osnci,ns
then began. In the boxes were Mrs cgdep Soelet,
Mrs. BENJAMIN Brewster Mis-. Blrdseye blakeman,
Mrs. staas, Mrs DANIEL Buterfeld. Mrs: @ W. Banou'
Mrs samuel swan II. b. McAlpine, Mrs George n.
Curtis, Mrs Austin CorbIn, Ms ". D. sloane, Mrs:
F. S. Witherbee, Mrs. L. S. Higgins Mrs ElDrlago
T. Gerry, Mrs. Lutuer Kountze, Mrs seward v eDo Is
Mrs. H. b. Hyde, Mrs; paran seveny vs vanSer
bt, Mrs. Depew, Mrs. Arthur NJ Dodge, MIS- NJ o.
Mrs. Auson Phelps Stokes Mrs. Charles Lanier S D.
Babcock Mrs. ". s. Gurnee, Mrs. NJ. X; Jesnp MIS-
James A. Burden and Mrs. b. H. Van Aukcn A.
In the dress circle Mrs. Do Lancey Kane, Mrs
Otis livingston Mrs Fred Grant, Mrs. Thomas Hicks
Mrs. John Jay, Mrs. Townsend Burden and Mis-. b. B.
Colgate ,,
The dances will be repeated to night