The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06

! entertained last night by the Secretar.
/ Of Agriculture and Miss Wilson. it beinl
the final Cabinet dinner Of the season. Tn
additional guests were the Secretary o
! State and Mrs. Hay. the Secretary of tn
| Navy and Miss Esseltyn, the sister o
Mrs. Long; the Postmaster General an,
Mrs. Smith. the Secretary OF the Interio
and Mrs. Hitchcock. the Attorney General
Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Mrs. Daniel Mann
ing and Secretary Allison.
The ashes of Lent were cast to the fou
winds last night. Society flung aside it
sackcloth for a few brief hours, at least
to eat drink, and be merry. and to EMO.
a clever play.
The school Mistress Pinero's three
act play, was the supreme attraction o
the evening 1t was given at the Nationa
Rifles Armory and was under the direc
ton Of Reginald de Koyen, which Of itsel
was sufficient to ensure an artistic success
/ The two hundred and more guests who
/ Witnessed the production represented ever!
phase Of Washington society. official, diplo
4 matte, and resident, the only disappoint
| ment of the evening being the absence o.
/ the President and Mrs Mckinley who
/ attended the Cabinet dinner given in theii
honor by the Secretary of Agriculture ant
/ Miss Wilson, and were, therefore, unable
! to be present. The School Mistress" is
I one Of the earlier of Pinero's plays. the
scene OF which is laid in England. 1t was
first produced at Terry's Theatre in Lon
don, and wac brought to this country by
the Rosina Vokes. The case was as fol-
lows.
Miss Dyott principal Of Yolumna College
Tor Daughters Of Gentlemen) Miss Wetmore
MIS- Ranking Miss Berry
Peggy Hesslcrigge tan articled pupiD....
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Miss Eleancr Ga
Drah.. Miss Ethel Holstmann
Gw'ndoline H7Wkins. ......-...--.M Miss Helen Hay
Ermyutrude johnson. ....-......-......Mi Miss BATES
Jane thipman.. Miss Eliza Bates
Hon. Aere Queekett........Mr Reginald de Koyea
Reat Admiral Archibald Ranking, {. b. (of II.
NJ Flagship Pandora) 49,. Ar William Chaplin
Lieut.. John Mallory (of II. N. Flagship Pan
dorab Mr.. Theodore Nilsou
Mr.. Reginald Paulson......-Mr. Humphreys Owen
Mr.. otto Bernstein "a popular eomposer)
.-...................... Won Bohen
Mr.. Saunders G.ieut Msllory's nephew. OF
the training ship Deyterous..M Mr.. Beale Boomer
Tyler a seryant.........M Mr. Odeu Horstmann, jr.
First act-the mysteTv-Reception room at
Voiumnia College, oluHHia House, near Port
land Place.
Second act-The party-Class Room at yolumnia
College.
Third Nightmare Morning Room at Ad-
mirai Rankings in Portland Place.
The play. prettily staged and thoroughly
studied was given with smoothness not
always characteristic OF professional first
nights" and if the persuasion OF those
who witnessed il will avail. the perform
eTs will be compelled to repeat their tri-
umphs later on. The story is woven
around the schoolmistress. who mixes up
truly wonderful way. The characters in
volved got themselves in and out of their
troubles in a breezy, delightful fashion.
and the audience did nothing but laugh
and applaud from the beginning of the
performance until its end. In the wedding
scene in the second act, when Dinah Miss
Hortsmann) becomes the bride of Reginald
Paulson CMr. Owen Miss Wetmore wore
the same white satin in which she imper-
sonated Queen Elizabeth at the famous
Bradley Martin ball. Dinah made a girl
ishly pretty white-organdie bride, while
Miss Hay, who is beginning TO be known in
the literary world for her clever verses,
wore, in the same scene. a daintily pretty
white satin trimmed with lace and ribbons.
Miss Bates was lovely in light blue.
The hall was decorated with the red
slkolne curtains and chandelier shades
used by the Bachelors at their opening
cotillion Of the season, and the ceiling and
bare walls We're half yelled with Southern
laurel. Mr. Luckett. Of the Columbia Thea
tire, loaned and superintendent the ar
ranging Of the scenery. and Mr.. Hepner. OF
New York came on especially to make
up" faces and give artistic touches to wigs.
AS the guests arrived, generally in groups
from the various dinner parties that pre-
coded the performance, they were given
gracious committee OF ushers among whom
were Mr.. Horace Wescott. Mr. John Story.
Mr.. William Marrow. Lieutenant Wallach,
Mr.. John wilkins. Mr.. Roger Wetmore,
Mr.. William Raeburn. and Mr.. Eide
The prompter Of the evening was Miss I
Alice Hay
Among the guests were the British Am !
Baroness Fava. the German Ambas- /
sador. the French Ambassador. the I
Russian Ambassador and Miss Casslni. 1
the Mexican Ambassador and Sonora /
Azpiroz. Sonora Perez, Justice and Mrs. I
McKenna, Miss McKenna, Justice and Mrs. /
Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Westinghouse, the |
Belgian Minister and Countess LIGHTER 1
velde, Senator and Mrs. Davis. the Swiss /
Minister and Mrs. pioda. the Chinese Min /
ster and Mrs. WI, Captain and Nine Wig /
nal. the Director OF the Census and Mrs. /
Merriam, Colonel and Mrs. Lee. Senator
Depew and Miss Paulding. Mr.. and Mrs.
stilson HutChins, Justice and Mrs. White,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Leeare. Baron
md Baroness Fersen. Miss Mcmillan Miss
sdes, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Mitchell. Mr.. and
Mrs. Montgomery Blair. Miss Alexander, I
Prince Troubetskoy. Count TOrnowski. /
Commander and Mrs Cowles, Mr.. and
hrs. Mcclellan. Mr.. and Mrs. Livingston
Hunt. Mr.. Bonsparte, Mr. and Mrs. Ward
itor and Mrs. Hanna. Senior Riano. Mr..
Thomas Gushing, MIR. Victor Sorchon of
Sew York Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Donnell,
Mrs. Perrin. Miss Ernst, Miss McComas,
Miss HaEnor. Miss Clagett, Miss Mer-
lam, Miss Rochester, Miss Hegerman,
dr. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond MIR.
md Mrs. IarZ Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs
ellis, Miss Hammond, Miss Patten Miss
Ashton. Miss Sheridan, Miss Norris of
Few York Miss Story of Boston, Miss
quinn 81 Trenton, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II.
Fade Of New York, the Swedish Minister
FIR. Grip, Senator and Mrs. Kean. Mrs.
Scale Colonel and Mrs. Edwards, Miss
iacomb. Miss Wallach. Miss Adams. Colo
lel and Mrs. Bingham, the Hon SybU
'auncefote, Miss Lucy Kean. the Misses
hitchcock, Mrs. Charles Richardson. Mr.
Woodruff, Baron Herman, Mr.. Herbert
putnam. Sir Charles Eliot. the Marquis
somano, Mr.. r. d. Wallach. Mr. d. w
teyens. Mr.. Frank Mitchell. DR.. Norris
furray Mr.. Houston, and Mr.. David Nc
Zee
The performance did rot begin until $50
clock. as the guests who formed lie audi
nee were entertained at dinner earlier in
he evening by various hosts and hostesses
mong when were the Russian Ambassa-
Or. Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock, Senator /
epew. General and Mr.. Bates. Judge and