The Washington times., 1908-01-26
The Ball Room in the Plaza, Where
Mrs. Gould's Play Was Presented.
Wife of New York Mil
lionaire Received Amid
ROarS of Applause.
Former Edith Kingdom
May Be in Charity Ben
eft Later in Season.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25-That Mrs
George Gould hasn't forgotten how TO
act, and that she is still appreciated by
New York's smartest theater lovers, has
been the subject of wide discussion
since the presentation Of Mrs. Van
Vetchen's Divorce Dance" in which
she and Kyrle Bellew appeared a. the
New Plaza Hotel Tuesday afternoon.
She was applaUded by society folk and
members Of the theatrical profession,
and since the performance she has been
the recipient of congratulations not
only of her wide circle Of friends, but
Of those who liked her so we'll as Miss
Edith Kingdom.
It IS highly probable that Mrs. Gould
viii appear in another amateur perform
ance later in the spring, and it is as
suTed that it VIII be one Of the best
money-making ventures attempted by
charity workers of New York. as we'll as
q. society event Of even greater brill
lance than the performance last week,
when she appeared at the plaza.
Crush Attends Play.
Yes. there was a mob at Tuesdays
performance. Everybody was there,
and everybody was somebody except
for q few newspaper persons. y'lnow-
There We're the Goulds and the AstOTs
and the Vanderbilts and as far along
as YOU cared TO go in the social register.
not to mention a few foreign counts
anyhow they brushed their hair that
way.
You never saw such a crush The
ballroom was fairly squeezed. and lot
OF chaps had to foot it through the
performance Just like the people stand
ing in the back Of the opera. One
humorous fellow-doubtIess a news
paper. person-was heard % remark ne
had been in society so much this week
that his feet were sore-vulgar, but
funny, wasn't it?
There were any number Of the old
boys there from the trust companies
and other downtown causes of distrust.
II was really remarkable to see the
number Of gray old iolIyboys who had
knocked of work early just to chug
UP to Mrs. Van Vcchten's Divorce
Dance" But of course there's very lit
lie money for them to take in now,
poor old chaps,
FuTs and Feathers.
The women were all furs and feathers.
Maxine Elliott's furs were as black as
her hair, and the rest of her was black
velvet. She wasn't the-least bit theatri-
cal. and she went home very Quietly at
the end. Ethel Barrymore stopped TO
talk. and her hat and things haG q few
words to say for themselves. Arnold
DAILY, who's going to lie d drawing
room actor, was there, too, rather TAX
ing it away from the society actresses.
Isn't it funny that society people will
go out Of their way to see acting when
it's all around them from morning till
highland then back to morning AGAIN.
Crush Delayed Start.
Frederick Townsend Martin gave it
out that the play would begin at $50,
but il was some time after that before
the ushers could take a long breath.
They were all from the front families,
but only those in the know could tell
them from the hotel people.
At last George Jay Gould, jr-, and
Arthur Hamilton stepped out upon the
stage in silk knickers, powdered wigs
and all that sort of thing, looking as
silly as you please as pages, and then
douse went the glim (out NIT der lights.
v know. and there you were taking
neck into Mrs Vans bOudOir.
That author chap, Edward Van Zile,
who dashed of the thing, knew what
he was about when he started like that.
for there's nothing quite SO "inlmdte"
as "A boudoir scene, with pink slippers
and other pink things about
Marie turned up the lights and chat