Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-13
join their aunt, Mrs. A. d. Hazen, who
Is spending several weeks there.

Mr.. F. v. Cox. Mr.. Paul G. Wright and
Mr.. J.. s. Fairfax left today for a week
visit in New York city.
Mrs Taft. Nine. Jusserand and Mrs.
Mark Hanna are among those who have
taken boxes to see the Paint and Powder
Club of Baltimore give its production Of
the musical extravaganza. 1492, at the
New National Theater Friday afternoon.
April q, for the benefit of the Christ
Child Society. The club. which is COM
posed entirely of young men prominent
in the society of the Monumental city.
gives its annual production curing Easter
week The boxes and seats We're sold at
pubic auction at the iot.i Beivedere.
and brought larger prices than ever be-
fore. rle musical comedy will be given
in Baltimore Monday. Tuesday, WeGneS-
day. Thursday and Saturday nights and
town, in this city Friday afternoon aud
In Frederick, Nd, the following Monday
night
Last .eas's production OF the famous
success. The Belle o. New York. met
with such great approval from the thea
ter-going public OF Baltimore that extra
performances had to be given, at which
the standing room only sign was al
ways in evidence. The Belle WIS gwen
at 'he New Nationa, Theater last season,
Friday afternoon of Easter week. and
scored ali immediate success, all tile
newspapers OF the following Gag giving
III =. I: enthusiasts write-ups. MIR. charles
Andrew McCann took the roe o. Cora
Ansellque. tho queen ot comic opera Mi.
Arunah s. i. Brady that of Fiji tricot
and Mr.. Hyland kuhns was the Belle of
New York. Mr.. Mccain IS one OF the
most popular men in the society o. Baiti-
Paint and Powder shows for several
years. Mr.. Brady made his first app ear
ance with the club last season. He is
a graduate of Harvard and is considered
the leader of the younger set in Balti-
more. He IS prominent in Newport, Bar
Harbor and New York society and an
amateur actor OF rare ability, vino is
able to assume either male or female
roles with equal measure o: success.
Mr. Kuhns has been with the club for
from the chorus to his present position
by hard work and untirine interest. He
is very young man, and is most popu-
la" in business and soc:a! circles. The
Webb, a first cousin of Mr.. Reese Cas-
sard, the club manager. Mr.. Webo is
one Of the best amateur dancers in the
country. as IS his cousin. Mr.. Cassard.
The latter has been with the Paint and
Powder Club since the days Of its be-
ginnings. when Mr.. Harry S. Lehr took
the leading female roles.
All Of the aforementioned young men
appear in 1892" which is the musical
extravaganza that made Richard Har-
iOWc IICH dHu ldLlOuSs tOSctHcI WIFI
over hundred of Baltimore's other tai
ented younger set. Mr.. Mccain is to
be Queen Isabella, and Mr. Brady and
Mr.. Kuhns the two daughters of the
queen. Mr.. Joseph Swikert has assumed
the difficult role Of King Ferdinand of
Aragon, while Mr.. Murrays splendid
baritone will be heard to great advan-
tage as Christopher Columbus. The clubs
president, Mr. Charles G. Kerr is the
latter's secretary. The dancing is one OF
the features of the production, and is
the best that the club, noted as it is for
its wonderful dancing, has ever had. The
scenery. which has been especially paint
ed for the amateurs. shows four different
throne room Of Ferdinand's palace: the
second act has two scenes. the first the
deck Of Columbus flagship. the Santa
Maria, in midocean: the second, Mount
Vernon place, Baltimore, at the present
time: and the third act shows the kitchen
of the royal palace back in the year of
grace 1892. How this change from the
days Of Ferdinand to the days of Presi-
dent Taft Is made will be shown at the
New National Theater Friday afternoon
Of Easter week.
Mrs. Luie Decker Of this city and Mr..
were married in the latter place March
by the Rev. William Richardson They
viii make their home at Lake Geneva
where Mr.. Hoeg is in business.
Miss lone ingalls,, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore ingalls, of the Oakland
has gone to New York to spend the Eas-
ter holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. C. H
Painter.