Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-19
AN AMATEUR PERFORMANCE.
Gifted Hamptonites Play for Charity
and Applause.

! nfllant audlenCe was at the BelaSCo
Theater last night at the entertainment
given by Army and Navy League Two
plays were presented by company of
amateurs, all New Workers and summer
residents of East Hampton. l. /. The Fall
con. Tennyson play. in one act. was pro-
duced here for the first time. 1t depicted
the great love OF a nobleman who beggars
himself to give to the woman of his choice
and who sacrifices his greatest and most
treasured possession, falcon, for the de-
location of her appetite when he is himself
starving. Mrs. Charles De Kay of New
York played the principal woman's, role in
this piece and Mr.. Robert b. Shepherd. who
composed the inefpental music, was the no.
BILE lover. Miss Chadwick and Mr.. Averill
filed the other parts acceptably.
The singing of Mr.. Perry Averill, who Is
a well known New York baritone, was the
pleasant introduction of the play.
In "Pygmalion and Galatea" Mrs. De Kay
Played 'Galatea, Mr.. Shepherd. 'Chrysos:"
Mr. Edward Fales Coward. 'Pygmalion;"
Mr.. Langdon Geer. 'Ieusippe;' Mr.. OgIe
A Singleton ''Alimos;" Miss Helena De
Nay t.9y.,s aA a. Miss Huntington.
MY Eyni sea- Miss Vernon, Daphne" and
and actresses played their parts In a man
ner which drew forth the applause of the
audience During the interval between the
pays and before and after the performance
the Marine Band, under the direction OF
Lieut. Santlemann, played an excellent mu-
steal program. This afternoon the two
g pa VIII VIII De repeated and the 18th Cavalry
band Will play the music. This evening
Jeromes Barbara and an Irish fairy
drama, The Land of Hearts Desire" will
De presented with the band of the engi-
RE, reeI corps playing the musical numbers.
tuned. o no
among those attending the performance
i iIs {. night We're Secretary of War and Mrs
Taft, Miss Mary Sheridan, Cant, A. w
Butt, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis, the AS
sistant Secretary of War, Misses Oliver.
Mrs: Switzerland, General and Mrs. Chat
Zee, Mrs. Richard Butler of New York,
Justice and Mrs. Brown, Mr. and Mrs.
James R. Garfield, Rear Admiral and Mrs,
Rixey, Senator and Mrs. Martin of Vir-
ginia, the Secretary of the Navy, Admiral
ana Mrs. Dewey, Rear Admiral and Mrs
Cromwell Rear Admiral and Mrs Davis.
General and Mrs. George F. Elliott Gem
eral and Mrs. Sternberg, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Diehl. Rear Admiral and Mrs
Remey, General and Mrs. Craigie and Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Barker; the Russian am
bassador and Baroness Rosen, with mem
bers of their staff; Mrs. Hale with Mr.
and Mrs Chandler Hale. and Miss Mott,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. MCGOWAN, Miss
MCGOWAN, Miss Satterlee, Mrs Hornsby,
ex-Secretary of the Navy Herbert Mr.. and
Mrs; Charles A.. Spaldng, Mr. and Mrs.
F. b. Moran, Lieutenant and Mrs Hug
gems, Mr.. and Mrs. John Biddle Miss
Foraker, Captain and Mrs. Buckingham,
Miss Freeman, Representative Bingham,
Mr.. ana mrs. Downing, Miss Helen Patten,
Commander and Mrs. Hodges, Mr. and
Mrs. John 8. Blair, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Walton, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Schley
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Mason, Mrs. b.
Pratt Mannix, Major and Mrs Schrlner,
Colonel and Mrs. Andrews Miss Bryan,
Miss Maxwell, Miss de Kraft, Mrs. H. I.
Todd, Senator and Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Foun-
tain, Mrs. Ainsiey Miss Randolph Mr.. Ar
thur Peters, General and Mrs. Greedy, Miss
Middleton, Miss Wilkes, Mrs. Gushing and
Miss Gushing, Miss Gaff and Misses Patten.
The score or more young women selling
programs included Miss Black the Misses
Fremont. the Misses Weston, Miss Pauline
Magruder, the Misses Hume. Miss India
Belle Fleming. the Misses Phelps, Miss
Florence Worthington, Miss Greedy, Miss
Carr, the Misses Bradford, the Misses
Fitch, Miss Anna Long, Miss Reed, Miss
Cushing Miss Green and Misses Remey
The Brazilian Ambassador and Madame
Nabuco. the Assistant Secretary OF War
and Mrs. Oliver, the Assistant Secretary
and Mrs Newberry, Mrs. Alfred E. Bates.
Senator and Mrs. Lodge. Senator and Mrs.
Alger, Senator and Miss Kean, Mrs. Rich
ardson Glover, Admiral and Mrs Davis.
Mrs. Train. Mrs. Leech, Mrs. Postlethwaite,
Mrs. Nichols, Mr.. and Mrs jennings Mrs.
Thomas. Mrs. M. H. Smith and Mrs. Pin
chot will be among those who have taken
boxes for tonights performance and will
entertain parties.