Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-19
GOWNS RICHEST CREATIONS
OF M0DISTES' ART
MASON STAGE APPEARS LIKE
FARMLAND
Actors and Audience Blaze with Jew-
eIs-Most Splendid Amateur Per-
formaLce Ever Presented
In Los Angeles

ever seen at that playhouse. Could the
names be printed they would provide. In
little. a blue book of the city. Men
prominent in the business life of the
community women who are known as
leaders of Los Angeles social activities
pretty debutantes and their chaperons
younger men at the Threshold of busi-
ness or professional distinction, crowded
the boxes, parquet floor and balconies.
There were no vacant seats and every
one in the house seemed to know the In
dividuals sitting next to them, in front
of them and to the rear.
The scenes In the auditorium were quite
as gay as those presented on the stage,
the sober black and white of the mems
evening clothes providing a striking con-
trast to the brighter colors of the wo-
men. There was scarcely woman In
he audience who was not in full evening
dress. and the result was an exceedingly
brilliant picture
Theater parties were numerous; SO nu-
merous in fact that many hostesses were
compelled to entertain their guests in
parquet seats or even in the balcony.
Nor were these parties confined to Los
Angeles alone. From Pasadena and from
the beach cities came little groups anxi-
GUS to see the society vaudevillians and
bent upon enjoying themselves. Later
these same groups gathered in the cafes
for an after the-theater luncheon; while
still others whirled away in automobiles
to the homes of their hostesses where
dainty luncheons were served and where
the performance and performers were
discussed and praised.
A e tor of hh frila
utes were both numerous and elaborate.
Not all of them were passed over the
footlights, their number making this
practically impossible. All however,
reached the performers forS whom they
were intended. Back on the stage they
completely filled two large dressing
rooms. perfuming the nails and the stage
itself with their fragrance.
Between the acts many in the audience
strolled through the foyer and corri-
doris, each favored debutante and many
a popular matron as WELL holding inn.
promptu receptions e-ch in their own
particular corner. As the performers
finished their acts they too, made their
appearance in front, some of them in.
costume, and joined their friends.
Being an amateur SHOW" the waits
were long and the curtain was late In
rising upon the first act. The several
turns" however, went briskly and
each was encored until the stage
manager refused absolutely to permit of
further response
The stage was under the management
of Edgar Temple. to whom much credit
is due for the excellence of the several
offerings, for the brilliancY of the stag
ing and the elaborate costuming. Louis
Vetter had charge of the business man
agement and as a result the Golfers OF
the Assistance league this morning are
richer by some $4,000 than they were yes
terday.
Bishop Opens Program
Bishop Conaty, venerable and stately,
opened the program with a few hap
PLY chosen words, voicing the graft
tude of the vaudeville committee and
every one else concerned, for the gen
erous response given by the public to
their efforts. expressing appreciation
of the work done by the committee and
the participants in the stunts, and
weaving together bright threads of
speech into a eulogy for "the true
charity that knows only the line of
suffering-no line of race, of color, of
religion; the charity that a year and
half ago sounded an alarm in San
Francisco that was Immediately fol-
lowed here by an outburst of sympathy
that resulted in the formation of the
Assistance league. the charity that has
never called in vain on this community
for aid
The first number on the program was
presented by Mrs. Cosmo Mcrgan's "Ten
Little Indians, Inc stage showed an
Indian encampment the high Sierras in
the distance their snowy peaks glisten-
ing in the moonlight. In the doorways
of their tepees sat .wo little Indian
maids, who were Joined presently by their
braves. Then came the others the ten
joining in a stirring Indian chorus and
dance. The costuming for this act was
elaborate, picturesque and accurate, the
assistance of Antonio Apache having
been enlisted to make it so. Moreover.
the music was well rendered and the
dance nicely executed. Those who took
part were the Misses Anna Andrews,
Katherine Ridgeway, Lucille Walton.
Edith Heron and Messrs. Robert Fulton,
Clarence Reynolds. Arthur Dodworth,
Harold Cook and Russell Taylor.
Mrs. Guy Cochran. assisted by Miss
Sabin gave I'm Amsterdam a song
and dance number from THE Red Mill
Both young women were dressed in
quaint Dutch costumes, with wooden
shoes. and the number made a hit. Fol
lowing 1t Mrs. Cochran sang "Lifes a
Funny Proposition After ALL" as George
Cohan sings it, and also gave a good
imitation Of Ethel Levey. Elsewhere on
the program, in a French costume that
was most fetching, she sang Anna Held's
song, Il Just Can't Make My Eyes Be.
have"
The Teddy Bear Drill
One OF the big numbers on the program
was the Teddy Bear Drill,'' Mrs.
Joseph Foxton's offering. In this large
number of young men and women, the
men in red Jackets and caps and white
ducks, and the girls in red jackets and
white pique skirts, executed series Of
marching maneuvers with a precision
which bespoke careful drilling. The
young people had been drilled by Henry
J. Kramer They were Miss Irene Kelly.
captain. Mesdanes William Bayly jr.,
and John ", G. Posey. Misses Sally Ut
ley, Katherine Clark, Marjorie Sever
ance, Mary Hubbell Katherine Graves.
Eva Heating, Lucy Clark Annis Van
Nuys. Josephine Mcmillan, Gertrude
King. Katherine Mellus, Alice Elliott and
Katherine Bashford, and Messrs William
Bayiy, jr., Barbee s. Hook, VIII Y.
Graves, Earle C. Anthony, c. Wesley
Roberts, James S. Utley. Raymond
stephens, Philo L. Lindley, James r.