New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-15
SHAKESPEARE ON LAWN.
WAS Il BRILLIANT SIGHT.
"As You Like IT Forest Scenes on
South FieId-S1O,OOO Raised.

"A
New-York society and New-York lovers OF the
drama to the number of $500 sat in the sun and
witnessed production novel to this city. the forest
scenes from LAS You Like It." played on the lawn
with shrubs and flowers for foreground, and the
trees and interlaced boughs for background ana
proscenium arch. The players, with the exception
of William Lorraine, of Mr. Bradys forces VINO
essayed the part of Orlando, were all from Ben
Greet's "Everyman" company. Mt Greet hmseI
appearing jacques Miss Wynne-Mathlson' OF
course played Rosalind, demonstrating her versa
tiIity her personal charm and IL further demon
stration needed, her. powers OF eiocution
The Woodland Players Mr.. Greet calls his
company on such occasions. were quite familiar oy
long experience in England with their environment
of trees and sky and greensward- They were Wen
trained in their parts. and the result OF the per-
Torrance was much more than a pleasant novelty:
like 'Everyman," it was q real glimpse into an
earlier time.
The performance was given IN aid Of the kinder
gartens of the University Settlement under the
patronage of many of the best known women OF
the city, SO that the audience was exceptionally
brilliant and sitting camp stools in the open
field facing the wooded mound where the play was
given, made a bright picture. with much OF the
charm Of college class day about IT, OUTSIDE the
canvas fence which bounded the amphitheatre'
scores of automobiles, carriages and coaches were
gathered a crowd almost as large as that on the
day of President Buffers Inauguration, and neigh
boring roofs and windows were filled with races
Mr. Greet probably never played TO larger audi
ence Unfortunately. many in the rear rows were
so far away mat they could not hear. and were
Obliged to get up and crowd nearer the players ana
all the audience had to face the sun.
The Empire City Military Band acted as orches'fa,
and in the waits which represented the lapseS OIL
time in the play old English glees were sung me
thanks of the who had the succesSIul en-
+e-+ainuent in charge were extended to President
Putler for the loan of the field; to Frederick a
Goethe superintendent Of buildings at COLUMBIA
for the arrangement Of the stage and anlphl-
theatre and of course. 70 Mr.. Greet for, his COM
PAW over $4,000 was cleared by the performance
Society was largely represented at the PERFORM
ance and the Spring tailettes OF the women VINO
formed the principal part Of the audience aoueo
TO the picturesqueness of the scene some WEI
In boxes to the rear of which rose row alter TO"
20 oboirs a., +hs CLONE of the natural amphitheatre
Among those present were Mrs Gouverneur hort-
right in black foulard, with her MI ana MRS,
J J wysong the latter in gray fouard trimmed
with white lace and a white hat; Mrs ELLIOTT r
shepard in black crepe de chine. mauVe ieathei
hoo and hat trimmed with mauve feathers; hrs'
Frnesto Fabbri in white cloth with white nat ana
Miss Trevor in gray CLOTH Mrs vanderbilt IN DlacA
canvas cloth trimmed with passernehIerle anu
a black toque; Miss Gladys vanderbilt IN
a frock of blue cloth with large nat
yellow straw hat trimmed with duets; Mrs'
Harry Payne Whitney, In a dress OF cocoa
co1ored canvas cloth trimmed with yeHo"
iace and black hat; Mrs. Cadwalader Jones. IN
grav canvas cloth trimmed with lace and wearing
black bonnet; Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt, IN tan
colored etamine, trimmed with SILK OF the same
shade and large straw hat or the same nue. MI
w Fn7len Roosevelt, in silver gray etamlne' ana
Miss Christine Roosevelt in reseda hued canvas
cloth trimmed with yellow lace ana large
black hat: Mrs LAndley Hoffman Chaplin IN cocoa
colored canvas CLOTH trimmed with white lace ana
a hat to match; Mrs. Alexander T Van Nest IN
grav canvas cloth, trimmed with lace and a gray
hat: Mrs Marshall Dodge, in blue and white tou-
lard. Miss Therese Isen. in heliotrope foulard;
Mrs J. Stewart Barney, in black crepe de chlne'
with a large black hat and green pompon; MIS-
Whitney Warren in blue ard white toulard, Win
q blue hat; Mrs J. Borden Hartman, in black
fouIard with a black hat Bishop and Mrs Potter.
the latter in black and white striped SILK with
black straw and lace bonnet; Mrs. F. X Pendle-
ton in hyacinth blue cloth. with hat or the
same hue; Miss Anne Constable, in frock OF plue
cloth with red, and large black hat, and Miss
Clare Bryce in dark blue fouard.
Others present included Sir Percy Sanderson, the
British Consul General: Mrs. c. B. Alexander, Mrs
G. c. Haven, Frederick Cromwell, j. Frederick
Tams Mrs Herman Leroy Emmet. Robert L. Cut
ting Mrs. Richard Irwin, Mrs William Jay and
Miss Eleanor Jay, Mrs. Henry Parish, Mrs Fred
aricr Allan nd Miss