New-York tribune., 1910-02-19

not vet chosen his best iran and fishers
His mother ard sister. who are now in
England. will arrive in New York few
DAYS before the wedding The ceremony
will be performed at o'clock, and will bs
followed by "a reception at the home OF thu
brides parents. Mr. and Mrs. George ].
Could. No S57 Fifth avenue
Amateurs took the place Of professional,
yesterday afternoon on the stage OF The
New Theatre. where a series OF musical
pantornirles were given for the benefit %
the Music School Settlement. and much o.
th. success of the entertainment vas Gus
TO the brilliant setting furnished by
the citv's newest and most beautiful tenn
pie of the drama Society was extensively
represented not only in the house Itself,
v hich was crowded, but also on the stag.
the cast cf the three pantomimes number
Ing nearly one hundred
The first pantomims was 'Aaitra ana
Her Handmaidens Dancing for Peer Gynt"
The scene represents an oasis in the des-
ert, on enc side being the tent OF Pes-
CENT group Of girls n Oriental eos
4n-nes- fa~rvfng Oriental musical msrru-
rnAnts apuear. followed by second gr0uc
Who come running IN on tiptoe. Two e
tho girls enter Peer Gynts tent and s-fay
him out dressed In full Bedoufn costuEs
Nistaking him for q prophet. all the girls
rrostrate themselves 10 90 him homage
and an Eastern dance is then performed
He is particularly pleased with AHitrss
dancing. and at the end summons her to
him and offers her anything she may de-
sire. She asks for the opal which ciasps
his turban and her request is finally
granted As soon as she obtains possession
Of IL she runs back to her companions, who
have penetrated Peer Gynt's disguise. and.
after robbing him. dance away vita many
gestures OF contempt.
Miss Dorothy Jordan, OF Boston, ap-
peared as Anitra. Charles Stewart Butler
as Peer Gynt and Mrs Payne Whitney az
the fortune teller. while the musicians. at
tendants, peasant girls, etc, We're as fol-
lows:
Musicians-Mrs. Howard Cushing 5frs Court
Iandt D. Barnes and the Misses Edi-h Bird and
Mary Hoyt Wiborg-
Atrendants-Mrs, Lawrence Waterbury. Mr.
Douglas Gilman, Mrs. Henry Bull an Mss
Had aanes5-s4-ss yl9grnoy FL, HoPkas .
Draper. Lacy Brown anita PeaboGT. Constance
Pratt and I3eatrice Pratt
Flower seIIer-Mrs whignan
Necklace ssiler-Miss Constancs Felsona-
Peasant girIs-Mrs Arthur Q BIardsn Mrs..
Albert ]. Akin and the Misses Phyllis e k4y,
Katherine De Kay. GLADYS Roosevelt. Lorraine
Edith Morgan olga V i9org, Katharine Alter.
bury, Mildred Townsend, Grace Sedg"tck and
Beatrfx Buel-
The next pantomirne was Jack Frost
in the Garden IN Nidsumme-" 70 music
composed especially for the occasion by
Edward Burlingarne HILL This garden
comedy was arranged by Joseph Linden
I l-Fe
theatre az Dublin, y. Il. last summer
As the scene opens, a large toad Is Dis
covered by the brink of fountain. and
soon a moth flies into the garden, ingne-
diateIy after which the toad disappears.
Suddenly the wind blows, the air grows
cold Jack Frost appears In the garden.
and, dancing through it, willis the blooming
flowers and shriFels the moth But sum
Iner. rising from the fountain. comes 70 ths
rescue and routs Jack Frost and brings iifs
! back to the flowers. At her touch the
moth springs into life again. Joseph Lin
don Smith appeared as The Toad and jack
Frost. Mrs George Rublee was very grace
fuI as the Moth, and Miss Nina Gather
as Summer. The flowers looked realistic.
and their faces were lighted up with tiny
electric light bulbs, the whole making
very picturesque scene Taking the part
OF the flowers We're Miss Angelica Brown.
Miss CorneIia Langdon. Miss Olga WIbors,
Miss Harden bergh. Miss Jean Roosevelt.
Miss Julia Robbins, Miss Clara Fargo and
others.
The final pantoTnime was very beautiful
and impressive, and represented Electra
Pouring Libations at the Tomb CT Aga
nlemnen,'' 10 music by Massenet- II was
very gracefully and skiIfuI1y done, and de-
served the warm applause it received from
the audience. The scene depicted IS the
ceremony Of decking the tomb OF Asanienl-
non with garIands and pouring LbaIion5
upon it, III accordance with the ancient
classic rite. Mrs. Archibald S. Alexander
took the part Of Electra. Miss Margaret
Thomas that of CTytemnestra. while the
attendants. arrayed like them In class-c
draperies Of varied hues. included:
Libation bearers-Nrs sydney s. Breeze. Mrs.
James 3 Eustis and Mrs. Charles Dana GtesoA.
Garland bearers-4Iiss Eleanor Alexander. Mss
Elizabeth Latimer. Miss lone Pess and Mss
Chorus-Nrs- Nicholas Biddle- Mrs Gordon
Sro~n sG MS MIS- Ar5nqT o. nfa'e ,fil@ s Maid.
F'reIinghuvsen. Miss Elizabeth GRAY. Miss Anita
L. Peabody. Mrs. Amos r Emo Pinchot AIss
Gladys Roosevelt. Mrs. Edward L smith. LIS,
l.. stevens. Mrs Richard Stevens. Miss 9fi,dret
Stiilman. Mrs Charles Tiffany and Hiss Mary
Two attendants on Elsctra-Maste-s Rodnan
ard OrIEcnd de Kay
There was also a pas seuI by Miss Riti
Sacchetto. Of the Metropolitan Opera COM
pany- The music was furnished by the
New York Symphony Orchestra. under the
direction of Walter Damrosch.
Among those present were Mrs. H. Far-
field Osborn, Mrs. William z. Benjamin.
Mrs Lindley Hoffman Chapin. Mrs Dallas
Rache Pratt, Mrs. NJ. Taylor Pyne. Mrs
Herbert L. Satterlee, Mrs. Frederick W
Whitridse Mrs Gustav E kiSseL MIS-
Whitney Warren, Mrs. Charles T. Barney
Mrs john Turner AtterbUry, Mrs 4 a.
Anderson, Mrs. Henry CIews. Miss Maoel
Choate, Mrs. Warren Delano, jr.. MISS
SybiI Douglas. Mrs. C. G. Haven. 1r-' Mrs
John A Logan, jr.. Henri de Sincay' MIS-
Foxhau P. Keene, Mrs George Z. ClarA
Mrs. George c. Frelinghuysen, Mrs James
Brown. Mrs Arthur s. Clahin and MIS-
Clarence c. Buel.
Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledyard gives dinner
this evening at her house. in East '-'
street.
Mrs Samuel w. Brigham gave nus
Gale yesterday afternoon ar her mouse :"
Fifth avenue
Mrs. James A Burden gave a sEnan %
ner last evening at her house. IN SSSs
street.