The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-25
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aPLAY'S The THIN I
A Full House Will Greet the Dram
attic Club Tonight.
THE LADIES BATTLE TO BE GIVEN
After a Social Intermission, Dolls
Song and Ballet Will
BE Put ON.

s The one conspicuous social event sof the
spring season, aside from the nuptial func-
tions, Is the spring performance of the ORA
matte Club tonight at the Lyceum theater.
The very great pressure for associate mem
bership tickets is an accurate gauge of the
popularity of the club and all of the desir-
able seats, in the house have long since been
taken The boxes will be filled with fash
ionable parties given by Mines. Thomas
Lowry. George H. Partridge. F. B. Semple.
Annette Day, Franklin NJ Crosby and T. g.
Winter and MessIs. George Willard and S, C.
Tooker. s
The play to be presented is Scribe and
Lesouve's perennially charming Ladies Bat.
tie, with its captivating atmosphere of re-
inement and elegance The contest is a
wholly friendly and we'll bred one between
q young widow and her glrlish niece for the
love OF Henri de Flavigneul.. The lover has
been prescribed as a Bonapartist consprator,
and has been concealed by the countess, a
devoted royalist, in whose employ he ap-
pears as servant. His personality wins the
love OF the visiting niece, Leonie, uncon-
sciously, while she thinks she hates pre-
sumptuous servant Henr's life is saved by
the countess clever wits and in gratitude he
becomes her afhanced husband. The coun
tess is aware of the love Of her niece for
Henri, but argues that it is fair that whoever
could win him should have him. When she
learns that she has won only gratitude and
loyalty and that Leonie holds his heart, the
older woman yields. her claim and sacrifices
her happiness to the younger lovers.
The cast of the play is as follows:
Henri de Flavigneul ........... Allan Brooks
Baron de Montrichard George Eustis
Brlgadier Lee Ives
Gems d'Arnles. ~. Ezra Farnsworth, Jr., and
John j. Farnsworth
Countess d'Autreval .......... Miss Lucy Hart
Leoniead de villegontier. ). Katherine Modisette
n The play will be followed by an intermis-
sion Of twenty minutes in which the audience
will gather in the foyer for a promenade and
to get the ices to be served. The finale will
be dolls song and ballet given under the
direction of Mrs. Ada Gates McAdams by
Misses Helen Kenney as French doll; Mar
guerite Gray, Chinese doll; Harriet Wagner,
baby doll; Hannah Dunwoody, bisque doll;
Helen Hoegh, negro doll, Charlotte Esmond,
sailor doll.
The performance will be put on under the
direction of Clayton D. Gilbert; the managers
! of the club are Mrs S. c.. Tooker and George
H. Willard; the advisory committee includes
! Mines. Thomas Lowry, T.. G.. Winter, F. B.
Semple, George H., Partridge and G. w. Por-
| ter. The costuming and settings will be very
rich and handsome, the scene Of the entise
play being room i'll the countess chateau.
| The marriage of Miss Elizabeth G. Winter,
daughter of e. w. Winter OF Chicago and
DR.. Harry Parks Richie, took place last
| evening at the home of the bride's brother
and sister, MIR. and Mrs. Wallace G. Winter,
in st. Paul The 100 guests included a group
of Minneapolis friends: A bank of palms
and Easter lilies with a canopy Of southern
sE,ilax was arranged for the, bridal party
and srnilax was used in profusion through
all of the rooms, wreathing the doorways and
arches, trailing over the woodwork and man
] tells and falling in garlands about the chan
Edeliers. Pink roses we're used. among the
/ green in the dining-room Rev. 81 ames D.
Paxton read the service and the sushers were
Shepherd Stone of Chicago, John Donaldson
Of Minneapolis, W. c. Winter WI. Dean,
Cary, the maid of honor, wore pink chiffon
Albert Lindeke was best man. Miss Louise
Cary the maid of honor, wore epink chiffon
over pink taffeta silk and carried pink sweet
.,eas. The brides gown was Of white satin,
made entraine, and fashioned with real lace
She wore veil and carried bouquet OF
;wainsonia DR.. and Mrs. Richie left on the
evening train for the east and they will be
at home after May Is at 44S Ashland avenue
st. Paul. 49,
The annual dancing party Of Psi Upsilor
fraternity was given last evening In the
West Hotel. Mr.. and Mrs R.sF. Wilcox ant
Mr. and Mrs Wells assisted in receiving
Palms and ferns furnished a simple but at
tractive decoration. Pankoff's orchestra
played program Of twelve numbers and tn
cards for the girls were golf score cards
bound in leather and for the men leather
card cases. "A buffet SKIPPER was served a
midnight. About sixty young people were
present. A-
Mrs. N. H. Chase Of 1903 Dupont avenue
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