New-York tribune., 1894-04-13
TABLEAUS FOR CHARITY.
WEII-KNOwN WOMEN TAKE THE CHAR
ACTERS.
PRETTY PEASANT SCENES SHOWN on THE STAGE
AT THE BERKELEY LYCEUM-sT. LuKE's

PRETTY PEASANT SCENES SHOWN ON THE sIAIE
AT THE BERKELEY LYcEuM-sr. LuKE's
HOME TO BE BENEFITED
A 1arga and fashionable audience completely filled
the Berkeley Lyceum last evening to witness
series of ,ableaus given for the benefit of St. Lukes
Home for INDECENT Christian Females. under the
direction OF Walter Satterlee, the artist, ana the
patronage OF a number OF weii-Kno"h women
Plano and violin solos were interspersed Win Tic
tableaus. and selections given by the Mama hata-
Mandolin and Guitar Club, composed OF Twelve
young
The first OF the eight tab.eaus given represented
n Dutch kitchen; the fireplace, with It's quaint man
tel ornaments tea-table, and the mother ana chiid
In the foreground Miss Emma Heckie the We'll
known soprano. took the part OF the mother, ana
she perfectly realized ones idea of tiny Dutch
mother as she bent over her child, singing SOFT
sweet lullaby. The Italian tableau was an out
door scene after Ama-Tadema Miss Irene van
tine sweetly sang cradle song.
Miss Babitta Huss, daughter OF the musician ana
COMPOSER represented the young mother In the Ger
man tabeau, who crooned cradle song over her
child while young German girl shook the dream
land tree" and scattered the rose leaves over the
wonder-eyed infant. recall showed the child try
ing to grasp the falling leaves with his tiny hands
Miss Iuss also posed the Indian squaw In a
realistic tableau. showing prairie scene TENTS
barbarlc implements Of warfare and the papoose'
The lullaby wild ana weird. Inc coStuheS III
this tableau were given Mrs. c. +. Roe by chiefs
and souaws Of the Sioux and Crow tribes. and the
shield was given Captain Roe by chief to pre-
vent the bullets and arrows from killing when In
battle"
The English tableau showed niche In an an
cestral baronial hall, where the sunlight, cleaning
through the sta!ned-glass windows fell over the
high-born mother. sne nusned her child 70 rest
Mrs Stanton sang the lullaby behind the scenes
and Hiss Woodbury. made a stately and beautitui
picture in an elaborate court costume. "A pretty
scene was enacted by the Swiss mother and httie
chnd who was being tempted to creep to Its
mothers arms by the sweet strains OF wagner
Cradle Song" Mrs J. Brewer Crosby received
well-morited applause for her sweet singing and
graceful pose - e,.,
In a hammock lazy swung handsome Spanis1
| na!Qen, walle d falr companion dalhtly pray yeu
| serenaGe upon his guitar: the musical damsei wa
represented by Miss Steers. The RUSSIAN tapeuu
| was elaborate showing an Interior tea table
samovar dainty cups and peasant Hlaid SERVING ,so
to the household members The baby lay IN Cid4ie
the exact reproduction Of that or Peter the u,s..
one OF the costumes worn was drought ~ 49,
| Polvana Count TolstOfs country home, ana slVet
| bv the Countess The other came from tne lo"el
| Nolcl region. bought from the woman VINO plahte'
thn hax spun the thread. wovc the cloth, anu en-
| brodered Il for her Sunday gown. The cradle soHs
| In this tableau sung by Mrs. CROSBY. a.,
| Among the we-known faces seen IN inc auuIeIle,
| wer. those of Bishop Potter Mrs chester GrlsWolu
| Mr. and Mrs. H. lie Grand Cannon, MIS- Blodget'
| cary BIZ and W. Garrett Bif, Mrs Schenck' Mrs
| & II Van Brunt. Dr. and Mrs. LAMBERT, Mrs
Steers and Mrs. Holbrook.