Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
THE DON OF DORAYA
Paint and Powder Club of Bal
tim0re.
GIVE A GOOD PERFORMANCE
For Benefit Of the Christ Child So
ciety.
NOTABLE AUDIENCE PRESENT
Excellent Cast and Good Ensemble
Work-Good Singing and Dancing
ALI Under Distinguished
Patronage.
NOTABLE AUDIENCE PRESENT

more presented 1.-THE Don Of Doraya" at
the Belasco Theater last night. the pro-
ceeds from the sale Of tickets to go to the
Christ Child Society Of this city. A ca
pacity audience which included many of
the most distinguished people in official
and resident society in Washington, wit
messed the performance.
The Paint and Powder Club is very
much of a favorite here, and last nights
production went long way toward es-
tablishing the popularity Of the organiza-
ton even more firmly in the national cap
ital. The cast was excellent, the indt
vtdual numbers good. the ensemble move
ments showed the result Of careful and
conscientious training. and the scenery
and costuming were both above the aver
age. The cast included Bertram Peacock
es Don Pedro. president of Doraya:
Charles Kerr as Dustin Stax, a former
president of the Hide and Seek Trust
Company Of Chicago; Frank ]. Taylor as
Gordon Fairleigh. superintendent of the
Baker mines in Doraya: William J. Sheer
niger. jr. as Philemon Hash, South
American hotel keeper; Raleigh c. Thomas
as Righton Spayce, New York news
paper man; James F. Wagner as a news
paper artist: George w. Knapp. jr..
Belle Baker, from New York: Howell Reid
as Juanita Alveda. Don Pedro's ward, and
Charles A. Mccain as Aurora Elvira. pro-
Ing parlors. These gentlemen had the
principal roles and acquitted themselves
most creditably. The incidental comedy
work was also excellent. and the audience
was kept vastly amused from curtain to
curtain.
The Pony Ballet.
The pony ballet got a good share of
the applause Of the evening, and deservedly
50. their dancing numbers moving with
spirit and swing. The ponies" were: T.
Hynson Brown, C. A. Diffenderfer. Stewart
Hopper. Neal Hughes. Thos Hughes, jr,
T. Hyland Kuhns, Gist A4amdin, 8. T.
Mason, Chas. Mealy, G. U. Pope, W. W.
White J. w. Wilmer, Linton b. Arnold
Ross Scott. Graham Reid and Wilmer
Emory.
The chorus soldiers were: DR.. F. s. Cary,
NJ. v. Cordell. Randolph N. Dame, l.. D.
Ford. Thos. Hildt. c. T. Legg, v. X. But
J. NJ. Matthews. Roy Nelson Ed. Seager.
G. c. Smith. Gordon Smith, A. c. Suppiee
and r. B. Turner.
Sailors-Luther Willis. c. T. Buckner. ].
Archer Sellman. v. K. Butler. Jesse Cas-
sard. jr.. Ed Seager. Gordon Smith. Chas.
w. Humrichouse.
Don Pedro's Guard-Dr F. s. Cary, Ran
dolph N. Dame. L. D. Ford c. T. LegE.
Chas. F. Kuhns. Harold w. lowering, Roy
Nelson. A. c. Supplee.
Double sextet-Charles Evers Myers.
Robt. N. Baer. L. D. Ford. A. c. Suppiee.
Cary. s. T. Mason. Chas. Mealy. Chas w.
Humrichouse. Wilmer Emory, c. T. Legg.
Some Of the Numbers.
Among the thoroughly enjoyed numbers
Of the Don Of Doraya were: THE Doveling
and the Rose" by Gordon and double sex
te; Nicotine Land" by Juanita and Po-
MES: Love VIII Find Way" by Juanita,
Gordon and Fernando; THE Yachting
Girl" Belle Baker and Sailor Chorus;
They Didn't Meet Us at the Station With
q Band" Righton and Sawyer; AT a Bar
gain-Counter Sale" Aurora, Righton and
Sawyer: Pas Seul Espagnol' Rowland c.
West: "Danse des Chasseurs,' L. r. Jen-
kins. r. c. West and L. Willis; "Danse
Excentrique." E. l.. Bartlett: please Teach
Me How to Spoon" Juanita; The Ameri-
can Girl" Belle Baker and chorus; Careless
Carrye." Carrye and Hugo; The Forest Of
Dreams" Gordon.
Following is the official executive staff
Of the club: Business manager, Harry r.
Poor: stage manager. Raleigh c. Thomas;
assistant stage manager, Harry I. Poor;
prompter, Lloyd Unducn; chairman Of dance
committee, Reese Cassard; musical director,
Louis II. Fisher Coy kind permission of Mr..
Charles E. Ford; dancing instructor, A. v.
Tuttle; master machinist, Edward Brady:
master OF properties, Frank S. Johnson;
electrician, George w. Portman.
The Patronesses.
Among the patronesses Of the production,
Llduy VI WuONl were IN attendance last
evening. are Mrs. Shaw. Mrs. Taft, Mrs.
Charles J. Bonaparte, Mrs. Garfield, Madame
Jusserand Madame Mayor des Planches,
Baron Won Hengelmuller, Lady Isabella
Howard. Madame Cortes, Baroness Won
Paumgartten, Madame de Blanpre, Mrs.
Edward D. White, Mrs. Depew Mrs Carter,
Mrs. Elkins Mrs. Lodge, Mrs. Rayner, Mrs.
Clark, Mrs. Il. Francis Riggs, Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock, Mrs Edward Simpson. Mrs.
Henry Cleveland Perkins Mrs. Hannis
Taylor, Mrs. Thomas M. Gale, Mrs. Henry
Harrison, Mrs. Slater, Mrs. John r. Nc
Lean, Mrs. George F. Marye, Mrs. Ralph
Cross johnson, Mrs. Henry May, Mrs. Fran
els B. Loring Mrs. John p. Story Mrs
Philip H. Sheridan, Mrs. Francis NJ Ram
say. Mrs R. r. Wallace, Mrs. Frederick B.
Mcclure, Mrs. W. Emile Montgomery Mrs.
George E. Hamilton. Mrs Charles Carroll
Lee. Mrs, Robert Hinckley. Mrs. William
Belden Noble. Mrs. D: P. Mccartney. Mrs.
Charles D. Walcott. Mrs. R. Ross Perry.
Mrs. George NJ. Boiling. Mrs. Theodore
Mosher. Mrs. J. Edward Stellwagen. Mrs.
Milton E. Allies, Mrs. r. A. Sweeny Pescia
Mrs. Thomas NJ Chatard. Mrs. N. S. Lin
coin, Mrs. Weems, Miss Ella Lorraine Dor
sey, Miss o. Risley Seward. Miss Alice
Riggs, Miss Jane A. Riggs. the Misses Gull
len Miss Patten Miss Mohun, Miss Thomp-
son, Miss Morris, Miss Merrick and Miss
Emily V. Mason.
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