Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
TO PLAY FOR CHARITY
ALL-SOCIETY CAST WILL PRE-
SENT BARNEY PLAY.
The Man in the Moon" at Belascc
Theater Tomorrow Night-Deb-
utantes Take Part.

Mrs. Barney's play. The Man in the
Moon fantastic poem, will be pre-
scented at the BelascO tomorrow night
with an all-society cast, the author
taking part herself and staging the
whole production.
1 Wilbur Underwood wrote the pro-
| losue. describing the dance of the
months. the opening numbers. In the
cast will be Miss Frances Noyes as
! March, Nine. Geraldine as April, Miss
Grovener as May. Miss Roberta Armes
and Miss de koyen as Summer
Those cast as Autumn arc Miss Minnie
Saxton. Miss Sands. Miss Bradfield, Mrs.
Noorhis. Miss Janin. Miss Halford. Miss
Switzerland. Miss w. Skinner, Miss II
Eoyes Miss S. Burklin. Miss J. Brooks.
Miss NJ. Scott. Miss A. Driscol Miss
II. Hargrave. Miss c. Little, Miss n
/ Burklin. Miss NJ. Carnahan, Miss NJ
Woerner. Miss f. Grove. Miss j. Spring
man. Miss NJ. Springman: as Winter.
! Mrs. Sewell: as bears, Messrs. killd
and Vermillion; as gnomes. Mr.. r.
Burklin. Mr.. G. Abrams. Mr.. E. Noyes
Mr.. H. Bell, Mr.. l. Maloney. Mr. H. ORA
per, Mr.. r. Saunders. Mr.. w. Alderman.
Mrs. Fremont plays the muse.
First Act in Moon.
! Act one is laid in the moon, where the
worship Pierrot receives (being the only
man in the mooD bores him. Nothing
pleases him. He looks down on the earth
and longs to be there Pierrette begs the
Moonbeam to bring some earth people to
visit the moon. They come fresh from a
| BAL masque and charm Picrrot: he de-
cldes to follow them to the earth. In VAN
| Pierrette pleads
Cast as Moonbeam is Miss Elizabeth
| FOrney; as maitreSSe d'hOtel Miss Imo-
gre Taylor; as petit chefesses Miss
| Brooks, Miss Grove, Miss Little Mss
/ Burklin, Miss DAVIS, Miss Burklin, Miss
Leitzell, Miss Carnahan, Mss Stephenson,
Miss DriscolI Miss Hargr.ve and Miss
Pterrettes. MISS Mccain. Miss Stuard,
Miss Taylor. Miss Saxtcn, Miss Poole,
Miss Barnes. Miss Hawks. Miss Shaw.
Miss Robinson, Miss Patt- son, NJ SIS Amies,
Miss Robinson, Miss Howell. Miss Lock-
wood. Miss Auwies. Miss Alderman, Miss
Sucker and Miss Behrend: as Pierrette,
Mrs. Wheeler; as Colombine and Harin-
|, quin, Misses Fremont: as world Jewellers,
Miss Downing, Miss Barbour. Miss Brit
ton. Miss Krogstad, Miss Pi.ling, Miss
Calvo, Miss Ncyes, Miss Stoney. Miss
Halford. Miss Downing. Miss Crosby.
Miss Roosevelt. Miss Duryee, Miss Nc
Cauley and Miss Johnston.
Pierrot in Spain.
Act II is at the Tavern of Lilies Pastor,
Seville. Spain, where Pierrot dropped into
a tavern. He hopes to mingle with the
jewellers unnoticed, but they take him UT
on their shoulders and bear him away as
a mascot
Cast as Padrone Pastor, Josetta and
and Mr.. Cady.
As dancing girls. Miss Fremont, Miss
McCauley. Miss Duryee, Miss Calvo Miss
Geaves. Miss Britton, Miss Johnston,
Miss Noyes, Miss Roosevelt, Miss Pat
tison. Miss Amies, Miss Robinson, Miss
Howell, Miss Lockwood. Miss Alderman,
Miss Shaw. Miss Saxton: as Spanish
women. Mrs. Voorhis. Miss Stead, Miss
Spanish men; c. Hennick, H. Blagdon,
p. Walters. B. Stead. Mr.. Voorhis, Dr.
OConnor. J. Calvo. Mr.. Bellrose; Nine.
Geraldine, as La Rosita. etude d. Espagne.
a bull fighters cloak; as THE Boubbles. -
Mr.. Scantling; as Carman, Miss Mary
McCane.
Act three is in dell in the shadow of
Parnassus. Pierrot escapes and finds his
way into. a grove sacred to the unknown
god. The nymphs and shepherdesses are
much pleased, for they have never seen
man in their sacred groves and
orchards. A priestess enters and, learn
ing that he is from the moon, declares
him their lost god, and all join in wor-
ship.
Cast as Pierrot and nymph are Miss
Miller and Mrs. Sewell: as shepherdess.
Miss Cromwell: as shepherdesses, Miss
McCauley. Miss Johnston, Miss Barbour
Miss Earlocher. Miss Pilling, Miss Down
ing, Miss Duryee, Miss Roosevelt. Miss
Moves, Miss A. Downing, Miss Lorfng,
Miss Stoney: as guardians of the orchard,
Miss de Koven. Miss Halford and Miss
Davldge: as priestess. Miss Jane Sands;
as priestesses of unknown god Miss
Crosby. Miss Shepard. Miss Goodwin,
Miss Hinckley. Miss Downing, Miss Rug
gles Miss Magruder, Miss Stevens. Miss
krogstead. Miss Stead. Miss Fremont
as priestesses of Apollo. Mrs. Alfred T.
Iresiesses of 4Aphrodite. Miss Voorhis.
Miss Conrad. Miss Britton. Miss Janin;
as priestesses of sacrifice. Mrs. Bulmer,
Mrs. Lee Mrs Rodgely. Miss Bradfield;
IS prieSteSS of dawn, Miss Townsend,
Scene two is laid in the moon.
AS Pierrot cannot be one of them--the
people of the wOrld-bnt always above
them. he returns to the moon. to find
that Perretts has gotten on we'll without
him. and 50 he takes Il more humble
place and likes it,
The Stage Managers.
DR.. Paul Evans. Mr. Edward Mitchell
Mr.. Preston Gibson and Mr. Marvern
Thompson are the stage managers, and
Mr.. Harry Wheton Howard musical di-
rector.
The costumes were planned by Mrs
Barney and Mr.. John Neigh.
The programs are in charge o. Mr.
George Howard, Mrs. Summertime and
Miss Denny.
4 The dancing is in charge of Mis-
Barney and Miss Minnie Hawke
Mrs. John Biddle, Mss Jane Sands and
Miss Stickney are in charge of business
details.
II Col. Downey is in charge Of ushers
The production is given to benefit the
industrial social settlement, Neighbour
hood House. in which Mrs. Barney is
greatly interested