New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-13
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON
TYRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

TrpOsf TIE TRIBUNE BUREAU
Washington April 12-''Ths Dream OF Sueen
u,,-ab.,b - a musical extravaganza acted BY
ennateurs u1onopolzed society's attention to-hsnC
Mrs A Barney wrote the play and olrscIeu 4's
production. The plot hinged on the vanity o.
Elizabeth and the greater part % the play was
taken I'D with dream, in which she orders merlin,
the sorcerer TO show the court the most oeauutuI
women who have ever lived The cream ssrFef
10 Introduce series OF tableaus posed % wen
known people OF Washington and other CUES
Elizabeth. convinced Of the superiority OK her own
charms, awakes IN complacent mood and nids
everybody be gay. Mrs. John G. Fremont. In
historic robe ruff and stomacher. filed the ute
part and the rest OF the cast was as foHowsi
Marchioness OF Gotham, Miss Durand; Niscountess
OF Shrewsbury Miss Marion Olivsri Hon Audrey
Manners Miss Sargent; Lady Arabella Stewart,
Miss McCauey; Lady SybH 6outhwiek. Miss
Grosveuor: Vivian. Miss De Kay; Lady Lettuce
Knollys 5frs. Noyes; two Dutch peasants. at
tendauts Of Holbein tho Misses Fremont; Poca-
hontas. Miss Deering. Court ladies-SIr1 Kearny.
Miss Parker. Mrs. Becker Miss Cotton, Miss Har
low Miss Mattinglsy, Mrs. Bennett. Miss Siebert.
Miss Poor. Miss Emory. Miss Grace Bell. Miss
Shepard. Miss Ely Bell. Miss Van Reypen. Miss
Stickney and Miss SawtellN
Mistresses OF robes-lfiss Schroeder, Miss Ridge
ley Mss Warren. Miss GOlds6Orough. Miss Gene
Loring Miss Mary Goldsborough. Miss Ethel Seek
endorf Miss Walker. Miss Annette Townsend. Miss
G. L. Crosby, Miss Miller. Miss Shelby Converse
Spanish prisoners OF war-AIrs- Bowen. Miss Helen
Humphrey. Miss Florence WorthlrEtOn. Miss Louise
Jones' Miss Alvarez CalderOn. Miss Dodge, Miss
Jauin. Miss southerland. Miss Bailey, Miss Enrol
Brown. Miss Elise Davis. Miss Logan. Miss Graham
Bell and Miss Howard
Sir Walter Raleigh Captain Beach: Sir Francis
Bacon Gist Blair; William Shakespeare. Mr..
Lownsbery; stoule. favorite OF James. Lieutenant
r c. Bulner. L.. $ n; Merlin Franz Rummel:
Hans Holbein. Hout pisdrich; herald, Paymaster
V. s Jackson. L.. 3. n; Powhatan. Charles How
ard; page. Walter Rummel; Bruce. bagpIpe player
10 James Master Frank Ashton: sword bearer 20
Queen Charles Reuley; court singer. Thomas Green;
Americas. Frederick Faust; King James Of Scot
land George L. Bentley. r.; Earl OF Leicester. DR..
Alfred Hopkins; Sir Francis Drake, Lieutenant r.
3. Butler. U. S. y.
special feature Of the evening Spanish
dance by Miss Rosita Alvarez Calderon. the debu-
tants daughter OF the Peruvian Minister. and her
brother Alfredo Alvarez CaldeTon. Miss Calderon
wore a gown OF yellow tuIle. drapsd with deli
cate green crepe shawl. embroidered with gorgeous
bouquets high heeled scarlet slippers and Spanish
comb, and red roses IN her hair. Mr.. Calderon i'm
personated toreadOr. Little BlanQuita, younger
sister danced bolero, for which she received "a
did her brother and sister. double recall The
Misses Freeman. costumed as Dutch peasants. were
recalled for their song and dance and the court
women were warmly apDlauded for the minuets
with which the play was opened and closed. The
Countess Cassini and other young people sold pro
grammes-
Every seat in the house was taken and the
boxes. which sold for 500 each. were filled by the
representative people of Washington's Official and
diplomatic society.
Mrs de Chair wife OF the military attacks OF the
British Embassy, was az homo 70 a NUMBER o.
callers this afternoon
Baron and Baroness Won dem Bussehs entertained
at dinner last night
Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. George Tucker VIII give a
tea on Thursday afternoon complimentary TO Mrs.
John Randolph Tucker, OF Virginia.
Senator and Mrs. Depew have cards out for
evening reception April q