The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-17
Society People Pose for
Charity in Jersey City
Club Theatre.
SExTET FROM aFLORODORA'ss !
Mr.. Wesley Negus as Rip Van
Wrinkle; Mr.. Dear's Dog
AS Snyder-C Children
Win All Hearts.

ersey City's four hundred attended the
.Spleaux and musical entertainment CIV
IN by the society women of the city last
night in the Jersey City Club Theatre.
Neither time nor trouble had been spared
to make the evening success, and 1t was
decidedly the best thing of the kind given
for years in Jersey City.
The stage was hung in draperies with q
large frame arranged in the centre some-
what back 1t was in this frame that the
tableaux appeared. The curtain was first
raised upon a perfectly dark stage, the
picture being brought gradually 10 light
by a professional manipulation OF the
electric lights. The programme opened
with a number of tableaux by the chill
dren, who won all hearts,, Then came the
older members of the social coterie. One
tableaux especially good was Rip Van
Wrinkle. Mr. Wesley Negus portrayed
Rip, and Max, an Irish setter, belonging
TO Mr.. ]. A. Dear, portrayed Snyder. II
would be difficult to say which was best
Mr. Negus or the dog. Neither moved
muscle The audience held its breath and
was afraid to clap lest it should disturb
the animal, but the Dear creature never
moved, though the curtain went up twice
In the second tableau where Rip appears
years after there was a disappointed sigh
that the dog was missing.
The feature of the programme was the
'Sextet from Florodora," coached by
Miss Julia Deveraux Noonan. Those who
participated in it were:-Miss Julia Moo
nan, Miss Eva Niese, Miss Helen Rae,
Miss Miriam Scott, Miss Helen Dixon,
Miss Edna Bumsted, Mr.. Robt. Jarvis,
Mr.. Phillip Brett, Mr.. H. Brown, Mr..
Willard Reed, Mr.. L. Ferris and Mr.. e.
Sater.
The young ladies all wore costumes of
lavender silk dotted null, with white
yoSes, big black Maline bows, from
which depended streamers of lavender,
baby ribbon, reaching to the hem of vol
luminous skirts, themselves finished with
full fiounces of accordion pleating. Black
picture hats and long black gloves COM
pieted the costumes. The men wore black
frock coats, black trousers and high
hats There was a professional air about
the dance It seemed to strike Miss Moo
nan in the carriage of the head and Miss
Dixon in the feet. Both were effective
and the dance was well done.
Ii had been intended to follow this with
Miss Julia Noonan's impersonation of
Edna Wallace Hopper in Tact, but the
Biblical figures had been ready some
time, and perhaps owing to Biblical at
tire were in danger of catching cold. At
any rate it was announced that they
would appear next so the orchestra slid
from "Tell Me, Pretty Maiden" into 1.-THE
Holy City," and David, Mr.. Edwin C.
Slater, rose out of darkness, ready to
slay Goliath. DR.. Cropper made splen-
did st. John, preaching in the Wilder
ness, and Mrs. Leon Albeit could not
possibly have suffered in comparison with
the "real thing in 1.-THE Queen of
Sheba."
The series of tableaux entitled Lights
of Ages was especially good. 1t seemed
most fitting that Miss Helen Rae should
represent the electric light girl. Clothed
in white she stood, the Goddess of
Liberty, with a string of incandescent
lights climbing from her feet to the ex-
tended arm bearing aloft larger cleo
trio light She was radiant enough for
an X-ray
Miss Koonz made a typical Portia, and
Dr. Harold Koonz an excellent Shylock.
Miss Beatrice Koonz made cute, saucy
'aGypsy Girl Miss Lucy Nelson, framed
as an ideal picture, was sweet, and Mrs
William Y. Dear was beautiful in The
Masquerade"
Music was furnished by Miss Nettie
Hellerman, who sang "Cavatine," from
the '4Queen of Sheba"; Mr.. James Wat
son. who sang the "Clang of the Forge"
{Rodney) Mr.. Edward Van Wrinkle, who
gave violin selections from Faust" and
Miss Julia Noonan in her impersonation
act, though this was more of skit. 1t
was Miss Twist, however, who carried
off the musical honors, when as the Cod
dess of Liberty she closed the programme
She was attired in marvellous gown of
silk flags and held in her hand a hand
some banner. She made a beautiful pic
ture, bringing forth a burst of applause
as she gradually came into view. Then
stepping from her pedestal she sang in
her sweet voice ssThe Star Spangled Ban
ner,'' the audience joining in the chorus
The other tableaux were:-..I Wonder
who Sent Them?' Miss Margaret Post,
Mr.. Wesley Negus; "TWill it be Yes or
No?" Miss Agnes Rowe. Mr.. r. Post;
ssThe cricics'' Gin frame), Miss Lucy Nell
son, Miss Slocum Miss Post, Miss Nettie
Heilerman, Mr. Hendrickson, Mr. Negus.
MIR. Slocum, Mr.. Post. Danger to Head
ana Heart (golf scene), Walter Eager.
Lady in frame, Mrs. Lawrence Pagan.
Character Sketches-The Snake Char
mer, Miss Hattie Niese; The Martyr, Miss
Bessie Kinds; From the Land of the
Tar. Miss Louise Tompkins; A Roman
Girl. Miss Valma Dixon; The Last Tok-
en-, Miss Jessie Perry; A Grecian Girl,
Miss Helen Cortelyou; A Golf Girl, MISS
Helen Dixon; A Hollander, Miss Florence
Muller; A Coming Belle, Miss Bette
Holmes; The Soap Bubble Blower, Mas
Ter Wolcott Parker; The Picture Book,
Miss Dorothy Cropper; Friends and
Foes, a, Friends, Miss Isabelle Potts; b,
Foes, Master James Johnson.
Fairy Story-Mrs. J.. M. G. Thomas,
Miss Bessie Hartshorne, Miss Marguerite
Soney, Miss Effie Dean Thomas. Miss
Dorothy Cropper, Miss Alice Martin, Miss
Marjorie Gilman, Miss Helen Perrine,
Miss Louise Cavalli, Master Robert Gill
man, Miss Laura Jenkins. Miss Helen