Evening star., 1898-05-06
T A B / EAUX YIVANTS
Society Young Ladies' toa Participate in a
Series of Living Pictures.
Graceful and -BrilN nj E6ects PRO.
duced mt n Dress sRehcarsal
Il
Last Wight.

A dress rehearsal Of the tableaux vivants
which will be given Monday evening, May
D, at the old Corcoran gaHery for the bene-
mt OF the fund for wounded soldiers and
sailors, took place last night and was ex-
tremely satisfactory to Mrs A. c. Barney,
VINO has charge of all the arrangements
MISS May Williams is assisting Mrs. Bar
ney, and the rehearsal was given under
thelr joint direction. Yesterday stage
was erected at the east end of the main
gallery and draped with dull red hangings
Inc small gallery near by will be the green
room the night of the performance.
Inc young ladies and gentlemen of the
cast, with the members of the executive
committee of the art loan, last night form
ed the audience, and most critical one at
times.
One comment very general in tone was
that II would be difficult to select better
representatives of each part, so success
Iully nave they been chosen. The dressing
was perfect, the modern fashions being ex-
tremely elegant, as We're the Jewels. and
the costumes quite barbaric in splendor.
especially in the Biblical pictures.
Ihe makeup, which was conducted by a
make converts to the rouge saucer, as the
transformations it created were exceed
lngly becoming in the strong lights thrown
on every picture.
Re1sra aas hSss IT. sabsaY MoY was The Raehelof;s
part OF the bachelor, smoking a cigarette,
while in the picture frame passed first
sweet Sixteen" Miss Ashton in muslin
and blue ribbons: Sport" Miss Grace
Davis, in riding dress and high hat; $50
ciety Belle" Miss May Williams, regal in
white satin and diamonds; Num-" Miss
Grace Train, in blue habit and white Golf
and veil; La Cigale,'' Miss Barney, d
breeze of scarlet satin gauze draperies,
yryito o-,1
Bride and Groom" Mrs Horace Wylie, in
bridal dress Of white satin and lace, and
baron Reldl. Baroness Won Hengelmueller,
respondent in full evening dress, ermine
nLeo wrap 1eweled tiara and girdle, and
Mr Casper Crowinshield posed in the sec
ond tableau. THE Falcon" The third was
Salome's Teaching" with Miss Warder as
Saloine, Miss Deering as Herodius, Miss
owens ard Master Reyburn as musicians,
and Mr.. George Gibbs as executioner
Inc Dresden China groups were especial
ly beautiful. First group, Fortune Tnll-
lng Miss Mott, Miss Janet Newlands
ing Call Miss Sybil Pauncefote, Miss
Hichborn. Miss Johnson, Miss Josephine
Boardman; third group. "Coquetterie,' .
Keeling, Mr.. Victor Eastman.
The Hunt Ball" was great success
all the ladies wearing elegant white satin
gowns and jewels, with scarlet sashes, and
the men pink coats. Two scenes were Civ
Anderson, Miss Miles, Miss Hopkins Miss
Audrey Pauncefote. Hiss Rose Waiiach
Miss Clagett. Miss Rivinas, Mr.. w. E. Mar
row, Mr.. Henry M siEarle, Mr.. Robert
keeeling. Mr.. Victor Eastman, Mr.. Zella-
noy. Mr. Hugh Legare, Mr.. Chas a. Nc
kenEa.
The sixth tableau. War, Victory and
Peace War" Miss Bessie Davis: Vie
tory," Miss Rodgers; Peace" Miss Nena
Boardman. concluded the performance The
program will commence with a selection
by the Marine Band, to be followed by a
song by Mrs. Stilson Hutchins, accompani-
ed on the piano by Miss Boutelle and OH
the violin by Miss Bailey. Signor Trenta-
rove sang to his own accompaniment or
the guitar an air from Cavalleria Rusti-
cana; and Prince Troubetzkoi gave an ex-
inhibition of feats Of strength, handling bars
and bells of 120 and 16OE pounds with the
greatest ease and grace. There will be
only nve hundred tickets sold for Monday
n'gnt as that represents the seating capac-
ity Of the gallery.