The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
SOCIETY VAUDEVILLE
PREIENTEN EVENT
Greatest interest Is Being
Taken In Performance
for Charity
Patroresses Report That Packed
House VIII Greet Maids
in Their Debut

OAKLAND. Feb 2e.-The society
vaudeville show which will be pre-
sented Monday evening at Ye Liberty
for the benefit or the little patients in
Fabiola hospital will be the last big
event In which the members of the ex-
elusive circles will participate before
the beginning of Lent Few seats in
the large auditorium remain unsold. SO
earnestly have the patronesses worked
for this favorite charity. AS a result
of the performance several free beds
for sick and crippled children will be
endowed
Mrs Remi Chabot and her daughters.
Mrs. j. H. p. Dunn. Mrs. Robert S.
knight and Miss Claire Chabot, with
other OF the prominent young matrons
and maidens, are responsible for much
Of the success of the preliminary ar
rangements. The evenings program
will be presented under the. direction
OF Willard Barton Jr., whose ability as
a manager in similar affairs has long
been apparent.
Aside from the personality of those
who will appear, the program is full of
interest, the stunts" claiming dis
tinctive features which even in this day
or finished vaudeville will make the oc
casion a unique one. Some beautiful
scenic effects are being worked out The
costumes will be notable in all of the
choruses. For the past three weeks
the maids and men have devoted them
selves to rehearsals, giving UP all of
the late winter festivities in their en-
deavor to have their parts well in hand.
A series of graceful dances and figures
will add to the program.
With the exception of Mrs. Louis
MacDermot and Mrs. Beach Soule, Mon
day evening will be the debut of all of
the girls in the program at an event
of this kind. Mrs. Soule, who early
In the winter made great sue
cess of her part of Bi Bi. the French
doll, in the benefit opera presented be-
fore Ebell, is taking a prominent part
She will sing II Want to Be Your
Wife" assisted by a large chorus. Her
other solos will be Little Pink Petty
From Peter C'Miss Hook from Hol-
land') and How'd You Like to Spoon
With Me?"
The society girls who will make up
the chorus include Miss Katherine
Brown, Miss Ruth Houghton, Miss Flor
ence Henshaw, Mrs Louis MacDermot
and Miss Mollie Mathes The men are
Joseph Rosborough, Lawrence Ertz,
Coleridge Ertz, Melvin Jeffress, Fred
erick Samuels. Little Miss Wooden
Orr, Miss Katherine Kutz, Ralph Nc
Cormick and George MacDougald. Will
lard Barton Jr. will sing Put Me
Among the Girls" (Hoyden), assisted by
the chorus, and Vail Bakewell will give
as solo "Burmah Girls" C'The Blue
Moon.").
Mackenzie Gordon will be the lead
ing spirit in the frolic of the Neapolitan
street singers. when his silver tenor
n "A or
vantage. For this number an or
chestra under the direction of Arthur
Weiss, well known in local musical cir
cles, will render the accompaniment. A
coterie of men from the Bohemian club
will give ventriloquist act which was
put on recently at their holiday inks
The clubmen will include Willard Bar
ton Sr., John leighton, William Smith
Jr., George Walker, Roy Folger, C.
B. Sloan, Alec Rosborough. Milton
Schwartz and Conan Schwartz are on
the program for a special number.
One of the interesting features of the
program will be the initial perform
ance of Toodles," a play written for
the occasion by George Friend, in which
the author will take the leading part.
Shirley Hamilton, clever little girl of
decided talent. and Willard Barton Jr
will make up the cast.
The evening will be a brilliant one
as representatives from the exclusive
families are taking active interest in
the benefit. Among those who will
entertain at large parties are Mrs Will
liam G. Henshaw, Mrs. F. NJ Smith Mrs
Frank L. Brown, Mrs. Willard Barton,
Mrs. Remi Chabot. Mrs. Mark Reuua
and host of others. Mrs. r. B. San
porn and Miss Laura Sanborn are ar
ranging a congenial party.