New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-27
GIRL GRADUATES on THE STAGE
A CHARMING PERFORMANCE OF "PYGMALfoN AND
GALATEA' BY THE SMITH ALUMNAE FOR
THE COLLEGE, LIBRARY.

A
GALATEA" BY THE SMITH ALuMNAE FOR
THE COLLEGE LIBRARY.
The nineteenth century college girl is assuredly
equal to almost anything, and this well-known
axiom may account for the fact that "Pygmalion
and Galatea" which IS certainly play calling
for the rarest skill and grace, was presented SO
satisfactorily and so charmngly by the young
graduates Of Smith College. Northampton, at the
Berkeley Iyceum last night. The performance
which, by the way will be repeated this afternoon
was given under The management OF the New
York Association OF Smith College Aiumnae. ana
the proceeds will be devoted to the college library.
Perhaps Miss Sophia Smith. who was the founder
of this New-Engand college for girls, did not IN
tend that the pupils should be corsummate actors,
but she certainly would have appaudei her fair
daughters II she could have seen the success with
which they carried through the old Greek comedy
last night. and her heart would have been glad
dened too, by the sight OF the golden dollars which
flowed in for the benefit Of the library fund ior
In these Democratic hard times the college library
IS nearly as badly off the rest OF the country.
The Lyceum was we'll filled last night when the cur
tain rolled up. All the graduates had turned OUT
in full force and they had brought all their frenda
The al,mnae patronesses were Mrs Francis u.
Paris Mrs Samuel +. Clarke. Mrs. Charles b.
Spahr Mrs James a. Webb, Jr, Mrs waiter C'
Wood. Mrs. Oswald Speir Mrs. Perclyal Chuoo'
Miss Wilton, Mrs. Daniel Taimsge, Mrs. W. Cre-
tenden Adams. Mrs. Joseph GrisWoid Deaue' 'iiS'
Noah Cornwell Rogers and Mrs Albert Chard Ihen
the other patronesses who took every bit as fnueh
interest in the delightful performance as did INC
graduates themselves. were Mrs. Seth Low MrS
Everett p Wheeler Mrs. T. NJ. Wheeler, Mrs. fus-
sell Sage. Dr. Emily Blackwell. Mrs; Laurence Hut
ton Mrs. Almon Goodwin, Mrs. THOMAS n nuD-
bard Mrs. lie Roy Hubbard. Mrs. Charies NJ Jessup'
Mrs William II. Kpp, Mrs William a; l,oinS Htrs
Mrs Albert Best. Mrs. William o. Cnoate; srs;
Jacob Wendell, Mrs Charles j. Gould Mrs l Ich.rd
G. Warner. Mrs Ieander H. Grail Mn w, K'c Mnr,
Smith. tr, Mrs. Marshall Ayres Ml9s Maq Ta NOT M,,
gan, Miss Mary schoonmaker Mrs Henry Ds WI" \,
Havcn, Mrs. William K. Morse Mrs. George Is
Newton and Mrs. Rufus p. Lincoln. ,,.
Following was the cast of characters Pygma,if2n;
Burrltt Of this city; Chrysos. Mss Alice walton:
Agesimos Miss Ellen Hill, OF this city: Gaiatea,
Miss Ella Scribner. OF Tarrytown; Myrine. MISS
Katherine Dean OF Springfield, Mass; Cynsca.
Miss Ayres Of New-York; Daphne. Miss katherlhe
Graves OF Brooklyn. The parts were all hled most
acceptably and the wore their assumed mus
tachios ami boards in most fetching ana lerecIISS
fashion. As for the acting, perhaps, MISS Sci,D,
nor as Cialatea Miss Bogue as PygmaIlon ana
Miss Walton as Chrysos deserve especial nehtion'
though I, Is rather hard to make any disthc'i1Ih,
The costumes especially attractive, anu ''ie
stage settings and management were exceiehI
II IS hoped by the alumnae that Tor tne per
fOrmance this afternoon an even larger au'i,eilSe
will turn out, and that the benefit 10 the coIess
whose interests they have at heart VIII De a'e'-
ally increased.