New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11
THE DRAFTING ROOMS TABLEAUS.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR A UNIQUE AND INTEREST
ING ENTERTAINMENT.

On Easter Monday evening. April IL. VIII be held
the annual meeting OF the members OF the drawing
Room in the Metropolitan Opera House. AS lifting
celebration II Is the design to represent American lie
ton with stage pictures from the best authors accom-
panied with music. and dancing. The originality
OF t.e idea has attracted great deal OF attention
Among the many letters received by Mrs Nefte, the
president OF the Drawing Room, is one from Richard
Watson Glider. In which he expresses himself as being
greatly favor OF the entertainment and characezeS
it as step in the right direction
The programme. as originally laid ont, mcuues uN
following representative works and authors, to be Put
into living tableaus Leather stocking Tales, from
Cooper: The Scarlet Letter" from liawthOrnc Inc
Knickerbockcrs" from Irving the ball scene from GA
Town Folks" from Harriet Beecher Stowe zine LUCK
of Roaring Camp from Bret Harte; "The Lazy OF
the Tiger from f. r. stockton: the trial scene from
"The Gray sons,- of Edward Eggleston I" Annie MI
burn Of W. d. Howells. and A Little Journey in
the World" Of Charles Dudley Warner. There VIII
also be displayed final picture. The Apo.hcosis OF
the Republic" The intermlssions viii be filled III with
music, vocal and instrumental, and series OF living
portraits Illustrative of the following writings Dor
othy O. by q. W. Holmes: Behold Il Woman
Walt Whitman; "Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
"Uncle Remus" j. c. Harris :; J" An Artists Creation
T. W. Hggnson; Marjorie Daw.' T. b. Adrch
Daisy Miller,1 Henry James "The Courtin',' j. Il.
Lowell; 1.-The Witchs Daughter" J. Il. whittier
Sellas Fairy slippers" W. c. Bryant, and Proud
Miss Mcbride" j. G. SAKE.
The majority OF the tableaus and portraits nave
been arranged for by prominent artists OF the city
feature OF the entertainment viii be Colonial
minuet with all the costumes historically correct
which Is being planned by Percy Moran
Among the men who have given their names a
patrons Of the entertainment are Chauncey NJ Depcw,
Frederic r. COudert. william Il. Grace, Henry Clews'
Thomas l.. James ex-Judge c. \. Peabody, W. :
Logan, General Stewart l.. woodfori' {. = bowden'
Major s. B. Eaton. the Rev. DR.. ID. Parker Morgan
Edward Patterson. Wheeler II. Peckham eA -Juuse
Noah Davis Jesse Seligman charles puuief a,
DR. Edward Eggleston, William Dean H0wells PRANK
r. Stockton a. IL. Sioddard. Colonel Il. W. heglhsoh'
T. r. Aldrich and j. G.. Whittier.
The scale of prices for admission VIII be; Iaiqnst
seats SO dress circle. 81 balcony, ~ 3D. ana au
mission 81 which will enitle holders TO seats IN the
family circle not reserved. Boxes may he pio,ueo
from Mrs Prescott OF No. 30 ffhave.. and -eals al
the Drawing Room No. sol fifth-avc. and Tyson :
stands in The Fifth Avenue the WINDSOR ho'els'
The pictures will all he carefully arranged, so rs Ia
make them perfectly visible from all boxes ana every
seat In the house. -, , ,;,d -,
The music for the evening VIII be furnished u. bY
the symphony Orchestra, under the direction OF Wal
ter Damrosch