The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11

FIR INTERESTING ENENIs-DAN-
 NER PARTIES LAST NIGHT-AFT-
 ERNoON TEA-RECEVING PAR
 TIES FOR AFTERNOON RECEP-
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 The week just past was filled with hap penings, interesting from the social point of view, but not so busy as the coming week will be. Aside from few small and very informal events tomorrow the Initial day of the week is Tuesday. Mrs. George Bryant Mccormack and Mrs. Owen Gillespy will be hostesses enter taining brilliantly at the Country club with a buffet luncheon at 1 o'clock. The hospitality will be large one, and invi- tations were sent the past week to most of the matrons and young women in the exclusive society set.
 brilliant ending for the day will be the Masqueraders' entertainment at the Jefferson theatre. The public theatricals which have been presented by this group of clever young people are remembered with much pleasant interest by all who have been fortunate enough to witness them The plays are presented for the benefit of some worthy charity or public movement, thus serving two purposes giving material aid to the needy or to some civic movement, and pleasure to lovers of dramatic art. The club is com posed of people of real talent and their productions. are always we'll chosen and after carefI1I SfudV The Mas auaraders have the advantage of several artists in their membership. This fact has added beauty to the staging of the plays. Many of the scenes have been painted by Miss Mary Kirkpatrick and Miss Dorothy Orr, who also assisted in deciding upon the character of the eos- tunes. The sketches published today of situations in the play to be presented Tuesday evening are the work of Miss Orr. The play is "The Title Mart" by Winston Churchill, and will make its first appearance on the stage Tuesday even ing It is a popular and well known com edy. but the Masqueraders will have the credit of staging it for the first time
 It is sparkling comedy all the way through; the line are bright, the situa- tions amusing.
 The scene of the play is laid In the Adirondack mountains. The action takes place around the village postoffice, and in the garden of the Blackwells palatial summer camp.
 MT. Blackwell Is a captain of indus try, bluff, unaffected and unchanged by his newly acquired wealth. Mrs. Black well, his second wife, is socially ambi- tious, a climber. Her goal in life is the smart set. The plot of the play grows from her efforts to marry her stepdaugh- ter, Edith, to a titled foreigner. Edith in addition to being an heiress in her own right, is rolicking, jolly. athletic Amer ican girl, altogether fascinating. Mrs. Willard Sullivan plays this part with spirit and dash. The role might hava been created for her, she fills it so per fectly.
 Several of the leading characters are shown in the above sketches. Miss Serena Kirkpatrick takes the part of the design ing young stepmother. Miss Emily Nor riss, as Lady Marjorie Licknor, a calcu- lating English beauty, does interesting and entertaining bit of character acting.
 The cleverness of the lines and the riety of types makes the Title Mart Interesting play to work up. The caste, which is quite large, has shown the most unilagglnS interest, anu they expect 10 give an enjoyable performance Tuesday night
 The cast of characters includes:
 s.Marquis of Tredberry-Mr. Arthur Mo- han.
 Reginald Barking, M. P.-Mr. N. W. Frederick.
 MT John Blackwell-Mr Hugh Martin
 MT. Lawrence Pepys--Mr. A. B. White.
 Hiram Peters-Mr. Hubbert Smith.
 Ezra Swazey-Mr. Woodruff George.
 Reporter-Mr. Winfried Agee.
 Tilden. valet-Mr. James Coleman.
 Stetson, butler-Mr. John Marks.
 Mrs. Blackwel-Miss Serena Kirkpat- rick.
 Lady Marjorie Ticknor-Mss Emily Morris.
 Briggs, the maid-Miss Florence Smith
 Edith Blackwell-Mrs. Willard Sullivan.
 Another important event of the week is the concert to be given by the Bir- mingham Choral society Wednesday evening at the Jefferson theatre at S:SO o'clock. The programme is~>one of the most attractive that has ever been pre- 7 sented by chorus in Birmingham. The choral society was organized over three years ago, when an attempt was made to unite all of the choir singers of Great CT Birmingham Efforts were made throughout the season to maintain mixed chorus, but the seasons work closed without concert. The next sea- son the Choral society did not resume its efforts, but last September MT. Damn Petersen took it's affairs in hand, and in less than three months has built up splendid body of singers.
 The society is unique in that its af- fairs are managed, exclusively by the di- rector and his secretary. No time is spent at rehearsas in business sessions every moment being given to the study Of music. There are no entrance fees and no dues members are simply re- quested to pay for their own music. Any singer with good voice and with the Intention to do serious work may become . member by applying to the director. Strict adherence to these rules las re- suited in the accomplishment in weeks what usually requires months.
 The programme for Wednesday even sns. is very attractive one. One fea- .ture which will appeal to many music