The Washington times., 1909-04-23
AND MRS. TAFT SEf
PRODUCTION or "ABOUT THtBES"
Largest Audience of the
Week Sees Benefit for
House of Mercy.

Iar, greeted Mrs. Barney's play, About
Thebes, at the Belasco Theater last
evening, when the House Of Mercy was
the beneficiary The President and
Mrs Taft occupied the Presidential box,
which was beautifully decorated for the
occasion. lending gala air to the
entire scene.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ward. Of Porto
Rico, were guests at the White House
at dinner preceding the play, and in
the Presidential box during the even
ing.
In the adjoining box Senator and Mrs
Elkins entertained a party III honor Of
Mrs. James Robert Mckee Their other
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Bachelor,
Mrs. Gallery, and former Senator
Henry Gassaway Davis
Mr.. and Mrs. A H. Snow were hosts
at double box party, having with
them Mr.. and Mrs. 0. H. Tittman, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward c. Heald, Mrs. Randall
Hoes. Gen. Horace Porter. d.. VIrginius
Dabney, DR.. Parker and DR.. Gosling.
Mrs. Halliday had in her box Mrs.
John B. Henderson, Miss Mary Lodge
Mckee, Miss Katherine Davis Brown,
John 3. Henderson. jr., James Warwick,
and DR. Randolph Carmichael.
Mr.. and Mrs Larz Anderson and Mr..
and Mrs l. I. Mann were among the
other box holders.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee had as their
guests in the audience Mr.. and Mrs Lee
Phillips, Mrs. McCallum, Miss Cameron,
Miss Armstrong, of ST Louis; Senior
Yoacham, Of the Chilean legation; Gen.
eral Buchanan, and William Newton
Gulick.
Among those in the audience were the
British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce, the
German Ambassador and Countess Won
Be- nStorff, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thropp,
Mrs. Julian James, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Biddle, Mrs. ID. T. Mccartney Miss
Annie Irwin. Miss Marion Oliver. Mrs
Leupp and Miss Leupp, Mrs. Pullman,
Colonel and Mrs. Green Clay Goodloe
Mrs. Roberdeau Buchanan, Mrs. La
Verne Noyes, Mrs. Thomas Symons, Nj.
BeresfoFd Hope. and and Mrs. Chatard,
Mrs. William Barret Ridgely. Mr.. and
MIS- Appleby, Mrs. j. Van Nechten Oh
cott, Mrs r. T. Shepard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend, the Persian minis
ter, Miss Caroline Shepard and a party
OF debutantes, and Miss Polly Mason.
Mrs Barney, who created such a SEN
The Renewal of Life " or The AWak-
ening," for which Nine. Geraldine Cliff
IOrd, OF Paris, was billed, Is Indignant
/ over the report that She is dancing a
I and symbolic OF the renewal Of life, she
says; the gestures are prayers and in
StrumtsntS OF praise. Mrs. Barney has
studied the cid pictures and writings
and has found through them that in
part these gestures are now used in the
religious Eastern dances.
Tie dance, The Invocation TO the
Nile, at the opening of the first act, is
also deeply religious. The dance of the
Egyptian girls who form a temple with
! their plans-religiOus emblems-and the
incense ascending heavenward in Miss
| both symbolic Of prayer.
tomorrow evening will be the last
| performance Of About Thebes" To-
night the performance will be for the
/ benefit Of the Junior Republic. Among
| boXholders will be former Senator Hem
enway, Representative and Mrs. =. Van
/ Nechten Olcott, Mr.. and Mrs. Eldrige
Jordan, Mrs. George Pullman, and Mrs
Mrs. Taft Entertains.
Mrs. Taft entertained a small partv
/ Of friends at d musical yesterday af-
/ ternoon at the White House. Miss
/ Estella NeuhaUs was the artist Of the
/ afternoon, giving a number of excel
lent plano selections.
/ =
General Black and his daughter.
Mrs Vrooman, were hosts at dinner
/ last evening in compliment to the
Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs.
/ MacVeagh.
| Miss Helen Taft is spending the
/ weekend in Philadelphia. the guest
/ OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Francis Sui
! livan, who viii entertain at a dinner
/ In her honor this evening.
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! Baron Ambrozy, charge d'affaires
I of the Austrian EN- mbassy, will leave
/ Washington shortly for Manchester
/ by-the-Sea, Mass, where he will es-
tablish the summer homo Of the en-
bassy.
Prince Vincent zu Windisch-G -Graetz.
! attache. will sail on Nav ! for his
/ home I'm Austria, where he viii spend
| the summer.
Col and Mrs. C. ]. Bailey. Of the
! Westmoreland. are spending several
weeks in New York
Miss Lena Hitchcock has issued cards
for tea tomorrow afternoon.
! =
Mrs. Kaufman Entertains.
Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman entertained
at beautifully appointed luncheon to-
day at Airlie, her country home on
Military road, in compliment to Mrs.
James S. Sherman, wife Of the Vice
! President.
Mrs George NJ Pullman will be
hostess at a large reception this after
noon at her apartments in the Airing
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