New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25
THE PASCAL BENEFIT.
Living Pictures and authors Read
ings GiUen T0-mOrTO5C.

There viii be historical significance no less than
pictorial beauty 10 the Giving pictures" and au-
thors' readings which compose the programme OF
the Pascal Institute benefit to take place in the
grand ballroom Of the Waldorf-Astorla next Tues
day evening. No effort has been spared to copy
exactly the costumes cofures and poses in the
pictures represented, and this has been no light
task seeing that one hundred persons are to take
part.
AS the opening tebleau the programme will have
The Making Of the Flag" in which Betsy Ross
is shown IN the act OF cutting and sewing the
banner SO dear to the hearts Of Americans The
original picture represents Betsy as a middle aged
woman and Quakeress-a mistake, It seems 70"
at the time she made the first Stars and Stripes
she IS said 10 have been a young girl, while she
did not become a QUakeress till later. Mistakes
like these, OF course, the tableau is bound TO cor
rect. Miss Eloise Lent will pose this picture I'M
der the direction Of Miss Louise Prescott Candy.
Observation-Disclosures Of the original Instead OF
following the historic picture. Miss Lent viii rep
resent Betsy Ross at the time she made the flag.
the details Of dress etc, having been copied OK
sctly from miniature Of Betsy in the possession
OF her descendants. Miss Lent viii wear a low
necked. short-seeved gown, with the high waist
line Of the period, and OF those high combs
that have been the marvel of later generations.
Miss Evangeline ". Lent viii impeTsOHate Bar
bara FTietchie in the series of three four tab
lesus from Clyde Fitch's play Of that name. The
central scene in this group win be that in which
Barbara pulls down the flag of course, and in this
Miss Lent VIII wear beautiful white swiss dress
made expressly for the tabeau and copied from
the frock worn by Miss Julia Marlowe in the play.
Barbara, needless to remind the reader is not
old, gray haired woman in the play, but a lovely
young girl, 10 whom the white rose-brocaded rib
bons worn by Miss Lent are eminently appropriate.
Lady Washngtons Reception" a reproduction
OF Huntington's well known picture viii be taken
by representative women Of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution and Colonial Danes and
Mental Guard. upward Of nifty persons being re-
One interesting figure viii be that Of Miss Grace
Miss Osbornes costume is a Colonial gown. made
oyerskIri worn WIN a pearl necklet and the nigh
works Of Edwin Mi tor R0 9y WSm g i be- Me
Charles Klein H. Montague Donner, Charles Bat
tell LOOMS, Irving Bachelor and Mary Mcneil
Fenollosa. And one interesting thing about these
works while the tableaus are being presented In
addition 10 Miss Lent the following persons viii in
Il. \. Hyneman, the Misses Frances N Slater.
Soma Ogur Ellen Coin, Claire MARITIME, Mary Scott
Allen. Olga Brandon. Henrietta Brown, Lois
Maud DelmsT. Evelyn Goldsmith, Helen Hill, Tes-
se reese 4TsareI IIni Helen -ysle Eeanore
Marion Tequer Smith and Evelyn Wheeler. Harry
Frederick Monsen, William c. Ayers. Henry T.
kressleT George Barth. Charles Flynn, Frederick
MendelsOn. Ralph Fuller Milligau, Herbert out
Wheeler. Thomas Wright William WHdiie Robc rl
Parrot Allen story Robert Butler Graham, Nal
Douglas Green. John n. Barrett ana George Wash
ington.
Members OF the Columbia College Varsity Show
are assisting The following men from the organ
cation pose az the regiment' i'm the Barbara
Frietchie' tableaus: Y. 2. Davidson, r N Alex
andsr 4 Content A. A Ailexander A T Hopping
Stsgg =. D. Streeter, T n. Bangs II. III Hop
ping, " W Kennedy. G II Reaney. V Murrav
J !. Egan. E. p Birmingha l. Broe W Gref
L Comstock, r p Marshall. @. Giie, J. Gillies
". Kimbel and d Macarthur.
The rehearsals under the direction OF Gabriel
c. Chenes. the stage director.
During the evening the European Trio will r1av
appropriate selections. An informal reception will
be held IN the Autograph Room ny Lady Wash
ington and her court for the authors and guests
present An opportunity will be given TO purchase
ths autographed works OF the authors present also