Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-13
GUESTS ENTERTAIN,
TnbIeau and Theatrical Features at
the Westminster Saturday Eyening.

the Westminster Saturday Evening.
Saturday evening the guests of the West
minister, 18th and Q streets, rounded out
the weeks pleasure with an entertainment
combining tabeau and theatrical features,
at which large number Of invited friends
was present The dining hall was used
for seating the audience. The Aihambra
Mandolin Club did the orchestral work. in
terspersing the program with pretty and
appropriate airs. The theatrical part of the
program was prepared and presented under
| the supervision Of Miss Edith Skerritt
daughter of the late Admiral skerritt, and
it reflected much credit upon her taste and
talent. A one-act play, entitled 1.-The First
Time" was presented, in which Mr.. Chas.
K. Morris personated Mr.. Wilfred Burton,
"a landscape artist, for the first time defy
ing his Ideals and Won in the end a prize
worth having, In addition to good deal of
applause; Miss Skerritt, as Silvia Garden
for the first time a model" with .onIy one
dress but a number of catchy ways, sig
nallZed her part by winning the artist In a
thoroughly artistic manner; Nina, for the
first time little drudge in love-" by Miss
Natalie Woodall, was done SO satisfac-
torlly and jauntily that drudgery might be
enticed into becoming popular fad. Mrs.
trio widow, "for the first time domineered"
was personated by Mrs. Harry Wells in a
manner so effective that Mr.. Aston Moul-
ton as Mr.. Frederick Torrington, an actor
for the first time utterly fooled" whose
clever portraiture of his part entitled him
to better luck. was led into confusing the
Wiles and eccentricities of the widow with
the arts and poses Of the model
Affairs rghted themselves eventually.
the artist got fabulous prices from the
widow for his lurid landscapes, the model
got the artist the widow got the pictures
the actor apparently got the widow and
poor Nina got left, which was regarded as
not the least of the bargains floating about
by any means.
The play was followed by num-
Der of tableaux. with, lust enough
Of colioquy introduced to emphasize the
ideas. The first was '"The Bad Boy" by
Master Clark Wells and Miss Mary Jacob.
showing the pranks of the bad -un" in ex-
changing the contents of kitchen utensils
and getting the cute little maid of all
work" into complicating trot1:es. THE
Only Pebble on the Beach u solitary
young man on the seaside -, with
bevy OF summer girl creations lowering
around him Ike so many pretty butterflies
paepateG in by M % %sS
Miss Andrews Jacob, Crofton and Ly-
man. Practice Makes Perfect" by Miss
Crefton and Mr.. Woodward. Colloquy: He
If you accept me 1 will give up the habits
you object to-" She, How am to know
that you will?' He, II have always done
SO when engaged"
young lady sitting beside another holding
her hand. Another tableau was 1.-THE Bish-
op." by Mrs. Harry Wells and Mr. Oscar
your sermons address the congregation as
brethren and omit sistersY' He, why,
the one embraces the other" She, But
not in church, ''Monopoly." miss An
drews and Mr.. Perrin Cornell the young
man holding the young lady's hand. '"The
Bashful Lover" Miss Wooda1I and Mr. VIII
silent as a post; she, smuggling close to his
side, said: IF people could see us they
would think were engaged; sure enough,
wouldn't they?"
The tableaux were followed by refresh
ments, after which dancing was in order
until the next day." with its thoughts of
was dangerously near at hand.