The Washington times., 1902-01-26
Entertainment for the Ma
tional Junior Republic.
MRS. ROOSEVELT A PATRONESS.
Chase's Opcrn House the Even
ing of February Il.

prominent society women of New York
and Philadelphia will participate. The
! entertainment, which has been arranged
| by Mrs. Alice Barney and Mrs. Archi-
bald Hopkins. is charitable affair, and
tional Junior Republic atAnnapolis juno
ton, Md, in conjunction with some other
charity, unsubsidized by Congress, and
not yet decided upon. The list of pa
| troneSscs, which comprises some of the
best-known society women of the East, is
headed by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
! "The Reward of AmaryIIis.v
Beginning with a pantomime, which is
followed by a scene from Alexander
| Dumas Il Etrangere, and a set of
! tableaux vivants, the programme will
| consist of three parts. The first part,
the pantomime, was written by Mrs. Bur
! ton Harrison, the well known litterateur
| and playwright, author of THE Unwel-
| come Mrs. Hatch" now being acted by
| Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiske. The panto-
/ mime is entitled The Reward of Anna
| ryllS, and Will be read at the rise of
| Inc curtain before the actors appear. 1t
/ is woodland pastoral, and was given in
/ q mossy dell at Bar Harbor last summer
| during the entertainment conducted by
| Mrs Barney for the benefit of a hospi-
| tai in that city. At the request of Mrs
Barney the pastoral has been elaborated
| by Mrs. Burton Harrison. and under the
| direction of the former many novel fea-
| lures have been introduced, principal
| among which are a dance of nymphs, a
| beautiful arrangement of shepherdess
songs, and minuet to be danced by a
number OF handsome women in the cos
| tune of the period of Louis XVI
Following the pantomime. there will be
presented scene from the third act of
''L'Etrangere. first performed at the
Comedie Francaise in Paris by Madame
Sarah Bernhard. The scene. which is to
be given in the original French, is full of
dramatic action, and the parts are to be
taken by Miss Alice Barney and some So
ciety woman not yet decided upon The
character which has not yet been as
signed, is that of the duchess, Katherine
de Septmos, while the part of TEtran-
gere Will be acted by Miss Alice Bar
ney. The latter is by no means unfa-
miiiar with the character, as she studied
the part last summer in Paris under the
two French actors who appeared with
Bernhardt when the piece was produced
at the Comedie Franchise Miss Alice
Barney is possessed of undoubted histri-
onic talent, and it is expected that the
powerfully dramatic possibilities in the
character as portrayed by Miss Barney
will create something of a sensation.
The TahIeaux Vivants.
The performance will conclude with a
set of tableaux vivants. The series OF
tableaux is entitled the Passing of
Time and will consist of
number of novel artistic groupings of
handsome women. 1t begins with the pri-
meval period, and tells picture story of
the ages down to the present time Mrs
Barney is famous for this form of enter
tainment. During the Spanish-American
war series given at Bar Harbor under
her direction in aid of the war hospital
fund netted s2,5O0.
One of the most interesting features of
the entertainment, il is believed will be
the music, which will probably be led by
Mr.. Reginald de KoveD. The orchestra
will be contributed by Mr.. John c. Schroe-
der
Had ii not been for the kind and
thoughtful action of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, who will hold
convention in Washington during the
week beginning Monday, February II. the
entertainment would not have taken place
After planning the entertainment Mrs.
Barney was confronted by the impossible
ity of securing a hall in Washington suf-
ficiently large. Att his crisis, the d. A.
r. courteously offered the use of Chase's
Theatre, which they had engaged for the
week. Not to be outdone, Mr.. Chase ten
dered the service of the theatre gratis,
which was promptly and thankfully ac-
cepted.
Mrs. Roosevelt n PatrOness,
The honorary Iatronesses are Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. Harriet Lane
Johnston, Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs. George
Lathrop Bradley Mrs. Arnold Hague, Mrs.
Henry Cabot Lodge. Mrs. Charles W.
Fairbanks, Mrs. Thomas Walsh, and Mrs
Randolph Clark.
In addition to many others who have
been requested to take part and have
not yet replied, those who have accepted
are: Miss Cortlandt Palmer, of New
York; Miss Pies re of Philadelphia; the
Hon. Audrey PauncefOte, Mrs. General
Corbin, Countess Cassini Mrs Chatfield-
Taylor, Baroness Hengelmuller. Miss I'a-
belle May. Mrs. Crackanthorpe, Miss lie
Peyster, Miss Child, Miss Alice Barney,
Miss Train, Miss Palmer, Miss Gwyn, of
New York; Mrs. Merritt. Mrs. Shane,
Miss Merriam, Miss Poor, Miss McLana-
han, Miss Bell, Miss RObeson, Miss Van
Reypen, Miss McCauley. Miss Mott, the
Misses Sheridan Miss Strong, Miss Lin
coin, Miss Catlin, Miss Wadsworth, Miss
Hopkins, Miss Davis, Miss Cobb, Mss
Owens, Miss Wilson, Miss Bainbridge-
Hoh Miss SaI gent, Miss Merritt, Miss
Clagett, and Miss Loring.
Some of the Committees.
The stage managers for the occasion
will be Nj. Reginald de Koven, Mr.. Mar
row. Mr.. Chaplin, and Mr.. Morse.
Committee on carriages and police ar
rangements, Mr.. Archibald Hopkins.
Committee on tickets. Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, Mrs. II. b. Bealc. Mrs. J. +.
Rodgers. Mrs. A. ]. Parsons. Miss Patten,
and Miss Schenck.
Committee on costumes-Mrs Herbert
Wadsworth, Mrs. F. Ellis. Mrs. r. Glover.
Mrs. J. c. Poor, Mrs. Henry May Miss
Sheriff.
Committee on dancing-Mrs. j. b. Hen
derson, Mrs. Charles a. Mum, Mrs.
Glover.
Committee on music-Mrs. Reginald de
Koyen. Miss Robson, Mrs. Lowndes. Mrs
Ne@lands. Mrs. Stilson Hutchins, Miss
Burbage.
Committee on lights-Mr. Morse, Mr..
de Koyen Mrs. II. Wadsworth.
Committee on flowers and plants-Mrs.
Bingham. Mrs. Stephen b. Elkins. Mrs
Julian James, Mrs. Mackay Smith Mrs.
Westinghouse. Miss Josephine Patten
Committee on programmes-Mrs Chat
ard. Mrs. Lincoln. Mrs. Sargent. Mrs F.
b. Loring.
Committee on printing and advertising
Mrs Mcclure, Mrs. A. ]. Parsons, Mrs
Reriah wilkins, Mrs. Hobeson, Mrs.
Weightman.
Committee on posters-Mr. Hobart
Nichols, Mr.. Victor G. Fischer, Mr. Clary