Evening journal., 1893-11-23

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he youth, beauty and dignity Of Will
hgton we're assembled at the Grand
ara House last night. The occasion
! the play, Between the Acts. given
the Dramatic Club for the benefit of
Associated Charities
The play was under the management
Tilghmsn Johnston, who took a lead
role that of "Dick Comfort he
dered his lines in an intelligent and
shed manner
he comedy is reasonable, clear and
ght. Miss Eleanor Walton, Edith,
ks wife, was charming. Her manner
5 easy, graceful, piquant and natural
r gestures were well executed, and
succeeded in winning new and well
erved laurels.
Hiss Isabella B. Wales made the
Tally unimportant part of maid at
lctive and interesting She was
lightly and "cute" and deserved all
frequent applause which she
leived. Miss Candy as Mrs
. lmentina Meander, Dicks aunt,
< ed with dignity and force. DR..
mund Candy as Harris, was ex-
mely we'll made up and took the part
ellently Joseph A Richardson as
lrge Merivale, Dicks friend, was
norous and played with good effect.
liam T. Budd as Alexander Meander
de Dick a most satisfactory uncle. AL
ether the cast was an admirable one.
Luxuriant Stage Settings.
The stage settings we're unusually
ldsome The old stage furniture was
'laced by new and numerous palms
/ chTy ysanthemums added to the effect.
the first act Miss Walton wore hand
ne black gown, with a cloth skirt
mined in black braid. The bodice was
satin, made long, and with coat
sct
diss Candy wore black silk, tr mined
b Jet, and a narrow white lace hounce
. wore a small Jet bonnet with a red
ther and a black mantle also trimmed
b narrow white lace.
a the second act Miss Walton wore a
sk that was a marvellous combination
pink and black The skirt was of
k and black stripped silk, with pink
noes edged with black lace around
bottom. The bodice was adorned
"a wide black lace and pink and
bk ribbons
Those in the Boxes.
he boxes were occupied by Levi C Bird
Samuel Bar croft, Jr. In Mr.. Bird
Nv were Mrs. Bird, the Misses Draper,
Misses johnson. Thomas F Bayard
and William Hilles.
4 With Mr. Bancroft were Mrs Bancroft
Bancroft and Miss Marie Morse.
mong the pro inent people in the
ence were Victor 3 Woolley
iderson Wier, Charles Copeland
irew E SanbornP, Henry S Evans
ry Lohand. T Howard Lewis. j
lor Cause and family, H Victor
lse and family, Horace w Cause, E
Candy and family, William Candy,
liam NJ Candy, Huxley Harvey and
4 My, Harry Il Cause aud family
'rld's Fair Commissioner Willard Hal
/ ter and wife, Daniel w. Taylor anC
A billy f. T Warner and family, Alfre,
Warner and family, Preston lie ant
nily. Judge Leonard L. W ales an'
fe William Il. Swift and wife, Hol
4 ito Harvey and wife. Joseph Swift,
S. Quigley and wife, !. 4 Quigle,
wife, f. p Moody and wife, Georg
& Japelle, Colonel LaMotte, Mr.. and
Griggs, Mr. and Mrs Talley, Mis-
kson, Prothonotary Peter Hort.
4 : wife. Frank j. Williams, Mr. Cav
op wife and daughter Miss Sadi
wthrop George w Bush aud wife
liam II H,stings and wife, Alfred Jone
wife, Mrs. Harry Lee, of Smyrna
IN Richardson and sister,
McCsulley, Mrs j. B Wales
lncis N Buck aud wife
and Misses Lillian and Loleta Ken
n /, Walter Tatnall aud wife. DR. A. K
+ intz. Colonel Noues. Samuel Smit
wi e, Miss Maud Wainwright Mr.
F Dure and the Mis-, es Dune, Mr. an
g. A r Poole, Miss May Belts, Mi'
= ssie Mills, Miss Natalie simpson, Mr..
iliiam + Hawkins, George Chambers an
fe, Miss Bringharst, Miss Richardson
aries Dubel, Sr. and wife, Colon
nby, eX-Msyor Harrington and sol
ristOpheI II. Ward, ex 1ity Solicit,
aries NJ Curtis and wife, Alfred Woo
wife james r Field, LilburI
andler and wife, Andrew j. Wills,
d wife. Samuel Culbert, Nathaniel Y
wis, William NJ. Byrne, J. Frar
ggs. II. II Weird and wife, Samu
Biddle and daughter J ]
flicker and wife, Mrs. Garrei
Misses Cameron. DR. Edgemoi
,gendank, Miss Alice Pusey, Mi
~ Lindsey, Miss Jennie Lindsey, Dav
ldsey aud daughters, Dav
lmond, John M Rogers al
fe, Dr. Tomlinson aud vii
Willard Derrickson and daughte
IS Belle Derrickson, Harlan g Scot
B Mode, Miss Baker, Walter Bus
Marshall, Miss May Trump, ex
ney General John Bggs and wife, Ci
licItor George A. Elliott.
some Choice Gowns in the Chairs.
Most Of the women present were
rect costume However, a numt
ere IN evening gowns and barehead'
iss Louise DUPONT wore magnifce
wn of light blu silk, trimmed in bla
lvet ribbon. There were broad rev
U black over the shoulders. The ne
as V shaped and filled in with cbiif
was outli ed by blue satiu iibb'
I'd in place by small diamond buckl
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