Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-16
Miss Olga Nethersole the Star Per-
former.
ITS BY LOCAL TALENT
Marine Band Orchestra Mainstay Of
and Legations Present.


ton was the benefit for the Italian earth
quake sufferers at the Belasco Theater
yesterday afternoon. Members of all tine
foreign embassies and legations as well
as number of prominent Washingtonians
were in the audience. while most OF the
performers were drawn from the younger
social set.
The program, for the arrangement OF
which Miss Maude Converse was respon-
sible. was an excellent one and marked by
unusual variety. The stage management,
i'll which Miss Converse was assisted by
Miss Hawke was exceptionally good when
the nature of the entertainment and the
limited time consumed in its preparation
are taken into consideration.
The star performer on the program was
Miss Olga Nethersole, who gave two
racitations. the first Carmen sylvia $
famous "A Necklace OF Pearls in the
rendering of which Miss Nethersole was
accompanied by the Marine Band or
chestra. AS an encore the noted actress
recited BulWer Lyttons Lies 1mper-
fections.' At the end of her first number
Miss Neihersole was called to the foot
lights to receive handsome basket OF
flowers from admiring friends.
On par with the performance of Miss
NetherSole from an artistic standpoint
was the rendering by Nine. Won Unschuld-
Lazard. the well known pianist. and the
Marine Band Orchestra of LISTS Fan
TASTE on Hungarian Folk Melodies. In
this exceedingly difficult number Nine.
Unschuld showed her excellent concep-
ton and mastery of technique.
Some Clever Dancing.
Miss Olga Converse whose dancing has
made her locally famous, appeared in two
separate numbers. Connecticut Avenue
a song and dance, and the Butterfly
Dance which she did in the Prince of
Parchesi' last year. Other dancers were
Miss Mary Mccain, an exceedingly grace
full young woman, who performed with
unusual cleverneSs a Spanish dance, and
little Miss Minnie SaXton, whose tender
years and real capability as a clog
dancer. won the admiration of the audi
ence at once. Both Miss Mccain and
Miss SaXton were forced to respond to
encoreS.
Miss Imogene Taylor. the daughter Of
l.. Stoddard Taylor. proved herself a wee
bundle of talent, beauty and self-posses-
sion. Under hat big enough to have
screened her entirely from the audience
had she held it in front of her, she sang
and danced with all the grace and ease
of an experienced comic opera come
dienne.
possessor of no mean talent as a pianist
by his performance of Mendelssohn's
Concert Etude'' in fat minor. and
Moskowski's Concert Etude,'' in G nat
major. His work yesterday showed con-
spicuous improvement and indicated
plainly that he is giving serious attention
to his art and has brilliant future in
store for him.
Miss Mildred Kolb. a pupil OF Nine
Unschuld, played two difficult numbers
splendidly for one of her years.
real musical comedy touch to the pro-
gram was furnished by the Misses Ere
mont and George O'Connor and Morven
Thompson. who sang a newspaper song"
contributing a number of good local hits
the refrain of which enabled the quartet
to show their ability as dancers.
Marine Band a Feature.
Under the direction of Lieut.. Santel-
mann. the Marine Band Orchestra was
the mainstay Of the entertainment. In
addition to playing three numbers on the
stage, members of the orchestra fur
nished all the accompaniment for the
singers and dancers.
Great disappointment was felt at the
failure of Mrs. Lee Phillips to appear
and sing a number of songs which were
credited to her on the program, but
Mrs. Phillips was suffering from a Sc
we're cold and was so hoarse that she
was compelled to cancel her numbers.
The programs, with an artistic cover
in Italian colors. making an attractive
souvenir. were sold by the Misses Chew,
Miss Annie Irwin, Miss Laura Merriam.
Miss Yulee Noble, Miss Joanna Schroeder
Miss Constance Hoyt, Miss Yvonne
Townsend, Miss Dodge and the Misses
Goodwin. The patronesses were Baroness
Mayor des Planches, Nine. Jusserand,
Mime. Nabuco. Baroness Takahira. Mrs.
Bonaparte, Mrs. George Won l.. Meyer,
Mrs. Newberry, Mrs. Straus. Mrs. Ar
thur Addison. Mrs. George Beale, Mrs.
Charles Bell, Mrs. Burrows. Mrs. Con-
verse. Mrs. William Sheffield Cowles.
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Fremont.
Mrs. Richard Harlow, Mrs. Hennen Jen-
nings. Mrs. John r. Mclean, Mrs. Van
Fechten Olcott. Mrs. Cleveland Perkins,
Mrs. William Slater. Mrs. Shredder, Mrs.
Laurence Townsend and Mrs. Beekman
Winthrop.
Society Well Represented.
The box holders were the Russian am
bassador. who had with him the members
of his staff; the Japanese ambassador
and Baroness Takahira, the Greek minis
ter Mrs. George Won l.. Meyer, Mrs. J.
Van Nechten Olcott. Mrs. William Slater,
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock and Miss Cod
man, all of whom entertained parties.
In the audience were Representative and
Mrs. Bourke Cochran, Miss Terry, Miss
Cockrell. Baron Schlippenbach. the con-
sui general Of Russia. Baron Haymerle:
the young daughter of the Japanese ann
de Lagercrantz, the Misses de Lager
crantZ, the minister of Norway and Nine.
Guide, Baroness Preuschen. Mmc. de Que
saba and Miss Aurora de Quesada the
Misses Carlo. the Bolivian minister and
Miss de Calderon. Lieut. Camperion of the
Italian embassy: the charge daffaires OF
Mexico and Nine. Godoy and Miss Godoy.
Maj. Tanaka and Commander Taniguchi
of the Japanese embassy, Mrs. Newberry
and Miss Newberry, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Converse. Mrs. Guidet Duryee. Mrs.
Frank Mitchell. Miss Hare. Mrs. Seaton
Mr.. Richard Harlow and Miss
Catherine Harlow. Mrs. Henry Cleveland
Perkins and the Misses Perkins, Mr.. VIII
liam Barrett Ridgely Miss Eleanor Ridge
ly Mrs Robert Hinckley. Miss Hinckley.
Mrs. Donald Mclean. Mrs. John c. FIRE.
mont, Mrs. William Merriam. Mrs. Ru-
dolph Kaufman, Mrs. John Crayke
Simpson, Miss Ida Wynne. Miss Erlough-
er, Mrs. Mcleod Matheson. Miss Mathe-
son, Mrs. Francis Loring, the Misses Lor-
ing, Mrs Andrew Y Bradley. Mrs. George
t. Marye, Miss Doyle. Mrs. Richard
Hooker Mrs. Belden Noble. Mrs. D. p.
Mccartney, Mrs. William Manning Irwin,
Mrs Nathaniel Francis and. Nine.
Thierry.