Evening star., 1902-02-18
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Dancing and Posing for Sweet
Charity.
AMATEURS HOLD STAGE
HISTRIoNIC ABILITY SHOWN BY
SOME.
Beautiful Costumes on Lovely Women
Make Memorable
Pictures.
AMATEURS HOLD STAGE

Pictures.
1t is eminent1y characteristic OF Washing
ton society that when it goes in for any
thing the enthusiasm, In its leaps and
Bounds. carries along success in every de-
tail. That was precisely what happened
last night at Chase's Theater, when anna
teur actors and actresses held the stage
and an audience Of the highest social i'm
pcrtance filled almost every seat in the
house. If nothing else had occurred after
the seating Of the spectators. anybody
whether of it or otherwise. should have
been amply satisfied. Evening toilets, most
ly of the low-neck order, were almost uni
yersal and naturally caused the fashionable
brilliancy of the house. The boxes, In which
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons and the
Russian ambassador had parties, were filled
with Well-knoWn people. Mr.. Reginald De
kCven directed the orchestra. the opening
number being the overture from Maid
Marian" Mrs. Burton Harrisons pastoral
pantomime. arranged by Mrs. Albert Cliff
ford Barney, entitled THE Reward of Am
aryllis,' next challenged admiration, as it
won applause and recalls. In a beautiful
woodland scene. forest nyInphs and shep-
herdesses danced marched and counter
marched and formed a dozen pretty tab
leaux, while love tale worked to its finish.
Miss Wetmore, as the nurse, told the story
a. the outset.
A nymph, AmaryIlis, Is loved by Strephon
The silly maid. attracted by the baubles
presented by the shepherdesses, gives up
her magic ring and sadly watches her sue
cessor hastily wooed and won by the amor
GUS shepherd. The costumes Of the shep-
herdesses were exceedingly dainty and be-
coming
The cast was made up as follows: Miss
Shade soloist: nymphs, the Misses Hop
kins, Davis. Catlin, Clagett. Train. Merritt,
Worthngton Barney, Parker Mattingly,
Lincoln, Goldsborough, Parrish, Miller,
Howell and Bailey; shepherdesses. Miss
Misses Poor, Bell Merriam, Loring, Pat
ten Langhorne, Pierce, Sheridan, McCau-
ley. Van Reypen, Sargent. DePeyster, Mott
and Bell.
Egaria. Miss Eva Cortlandt Palmer;
Amarylls. Miss Pierce; strephon, John
Gilliat; Friar Gist Blair piano, Miss Bur-
bage. and violin. Anton kaspar,
A fencing bout In costume between Baron
Franllenstein and Mr.. Crackenthor with
Mr.. Humphreys Owens and Mr.. Martin
Jones as seconds, was lively contrast to
the peaceful scenes that preceded it.
Following the first intermission scene
given in French by Miss Alice Elsa Bar
ney taking the title role and Miss Ella
Coin of New York as the Duchess. ''The
Passing Of Time" illustrated by nine
tableaux, was the beautiful feature of the
latter part of the evenings entertainment.
A band OF angels. impersonated by Mrs.
Kitson, Miss Kellogg, Miss Kerr. Miss
Langhorne, Miss Cobb, Miss Morgan Hill,
Matt ,riNy and flee Do
sy Bloomer, were companions for Mrs.
Stilson Hutchins, who, standing in the
foreground. sang the Angels Serenade"
as prelude for the pictures Mr.. Anton
kaspar played the violin accompaniment
and Miss Burbage was at the piano. When
the curtains parted in the center of the
stage the following tableaux were pre-
sented:
"Ceres and Proserpine," Mrs. Chatfeld-
Taylor, Miss Edith Harlan Child.
DIANA" Miss Coin.
"viking Dream" Miss May Cortland Pal
mer, Miss Eva Cortland Palmer.
"Medusa," Miss Alice Elsa Barney.
"Queen Of sheba,'' Miss Isabelle May,
Miss Cecilia May
LuTman.
'Theodora," Mrs Horace Westcott, Nine.
de Margerie, Countess Cassini, Count Won
Arnim.
"Rosamond," Miss Natalie Barney, Mr..
Oliver Filley, Mr.. Paul F. Hay.
Song, Queen Of France" Mrs. Crack
enthOrpe.
our own Time" Miss Frances Lurman,
Col Edward Morrell John Woolsey, Ed.
Beale Mclean.
From first to last loud and continued ap
plause followed each representation, and
flowers in gala quantities were personal
tributes to the fair performers.
Calls for Mrs. Barney were a public ac-
acknowledgement at the close for her splendid
genius in devising the entertainment and
her energy in bringing 1t to the artistic de-
velopment marking each part. Mrs. Archi-
bald Hopkins whose zeal In every good
cause needing encouragement and substan-
tiaI help evinced in this city so many
times, brought her also many congratula-
tions and expressions of qualification in
her having scored another success. Mrs.
N. s. Lincoln was the third woman promi-
nent in the management of the affair,
which received from her personal attention
judgment that has helped many similar oc-
casions to a happy finish.
In the audience were the British ambas-
sador and Lady Pauncefote, the Misses
Pauncefote Senator and Mrs. Elkins, Mrs.
Audenreid, the Mexican ambassador and
Mrs. Azpiroz, the French ambassador, Sec
retary and Mrs. Hitchcock, Miss Wilson.
the chief Justice and Mrs Fuller. the Aus
trian minister and Mrs. Hengelmuller. Miss
Cockrell, Senator Hanna, Mrs. Sheridan,
Senator and Mrs. Hale. Commander and
Mrs. Cowles, Senator and Mrs. Depew. Miss
Carow. Mr.. and Mrs. Westinghouse. Mr..
and Mrs James F. Barbour. Gen. and Mrs.
Miles. Gen and Mrs. Corbin Justice and
Mrs. Harlan. Miss Harlan. Miss Hitchcock,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lathrop Bradley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Boomer Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Will
son. the Misses Wilson, the Misses Sheri-
dan, Mrs. Richard Townsend Miss
Townsend. Miss Strong, Mrs. Kean, the
Misses Kean, Mrs Victor Kaufman, DR..
and Mrs. Rixey, Miss Taunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
George McLanahan. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Terry, Mr.. c. c. Glover. Miss Glover,
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Blaine. Mrs. Hattie
Blaine Beale, Mrs. Hobson. Mrs. ]. Thoms
son Swami, Mrs. Anderson. the Misses
schenck. Mr.. Archibald Hopkins, Capt and
Mrs. vignal. Mrs. Clagett, Mrs Perrin, Miss
Hagner. Miss Aiken. Mr.. Updegraff, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles J. Bell. Mrs and the Misses
Wallach, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Camp
bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Addison. Mr..
Warder. the Misses Warder. the Misses
Routh. DR.. and Mrs. Loring. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry May Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hinck-
ling, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mrs. De
Koven, Mrs. Foraker, Miss Foraker. Sena-
tor and Mrs. Scott. the Misses Patten, Mrs
w. W. Johnston Miss Lay. Mr.. and Mrs.
G. II. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Poor
Col. and Mrs. Maus, the Misses Berry, Mr.
Siebert, Miss Siebert, Mr.. and Mrs. Devine
Mr.. Boeufve. the Peruvian charge d'afraires
and Mrs. Pezet. Mrs. w. F. Mattingly.
Mrs. Breckinridge, Mr.. Percy Wyndham.