New-York tribune., 1897-12-31
TABLEACS AND THEATRICALS.
THREE PERFORMANCES AT BLENHE1M
PALACE-THE DUCHESS OF MARL-
BOROUGH AS THE COUNT
ESS OF KIONDIKE

London. Dec. 30.-In aid OF the restoration FUND
OF 81. Mary's Church. Woodstock. three perform
ances consisting OF tableaus and theatricals have
been given at Blenhcim Paace-last night by IN
vi;ation to the tenants OF the Duke OF Marlborough
the estate: this afternoon for the county fafni-
lies in the ncghborhood. who paid half a guinea a
seat and this evening for the gentry. who PAID n
crown. Special trains were run from OXFORD Inc
audiences were large. particularly this evening
The entertainment was given in the long library
cs the palace. The heavily moulded white ceihns,
electrically lighted the long rows OF red-dTaped
bookcases and the silver-piped organ made fine
setting for the well-dyessed crowd. The stage
draped with red silk curtains was erec'cu AZ uie
western end. the pros cenium. suimoun'ed py me
Marlborough arms. In wreath OF 'hr's'"ihs
green while other wreaths Of green depended
from the ceiling
The porformnnce opened with organ overture
BY Professor Perkins Of Birmingham. who COM
posed the music for the musical burlesque "''h
which it closed Those taking part in the per-
formance were the Duke and Duchess OF MARI
borough Lady Lillian and Lady Moran spencer
Churchill, Lady Randolph Churchill Lady Hianu-
ford Lady Curzon and Lady Sarah Wilson. Lord
Chesterfield Lord Curzon. the Hon. Mrs bourKe'
Henry White. Secretary TO the United States En-
bassy. and Mrs White: Henry Miner and J.
Churchill The Duke OF Marlborough appeared III
two tabeaus as Louis XIV with the Duchess as
court lady Of the Court of Louis XIV. Both dressed
tho parts splendidly the Duchess being particu-
larry handsome. Lady Randolph Churchill IN
superb costume appeared as the Empress iheo-
dora II was the same dress which she wore az a,
the bail Of the Duchess Of Devonshre Mr' ..rh a,o
Mrs White appeared In a tabeau entitled nd1s Ihe
Eve Of St Barthoomew's, Mt White AS ,'ss ane Duhe
In the last. Lord Curzon appeared as Lord Nell
son. the audience Joining IN singing fu!e' b'''a"
a two-act musical burlesque brought the per per
to sSer GGss The Of ss IA" for
(Stowmarket Division! and one OF Lord Sansoh'y , S
private secretaries 1t Is feeble piece as WIN n n9
songs The characters were sustained by the DUKE ,
Of %P 10 ns the Countess OF
Kondike Lady Randolph CHURCHILL. IN Inc ROE rore
OF So Wo'1', 1adies Lillian and Norah Spencer Church
III and the Hon Algernon Bourke in minor paris IS
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ia fall on a Duchess a, tea:
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The following s;anzas are from the song o, the
or course I the Jubilee
saw th- Queen, the Queen ..s saw me-
And bowed with special urc''on.
STATE sT1ss;: GonGss;: rI.s.si G.s.si ana 9ne plays
inierminsied nights with DAYS.
Until the megrims sezed me
Terribly. awfuliy tired;
mink ,,ss shall rsx die
Excep, I'm tired.
This she sang prettily IN sweet voice She was
charuingly dressed and radiant. and hchietcl a
gresi s,c,iT acted cieverly and made hit
The artistic success OF the burrsqhe Wn'ct u IN
airernon Bourkc as Boots. his capital SONG ache'-
inE hpo,o np, afsa;r was very successful and neted
n considerable sum FOR the charity