The Washington times., 1911-02-10
Society Crowd Attends
"The Playhouse" Opening.


The formal opening of THE Play
house." WashingtoR's newest and most
interesting club, attracted a large audi
ence of society folk last evening. The
Playhouse, which was founded by a
group of Washington Society men with
an idea to promote dramatic art is 10.
Gated at 1914 n street.
"The Field Hospital" an incident of
war, by James F. J. Archibald, was the
first playlet given. The characters were
represented by Miss Dorothy Williams,
Jesse Browne, Capt. Frank z. Evans,
y. S. NJ. c., retired, Burrell r. HUFF, and
John Cotton Smith.
/. The second number of the program
was a farce by Granville Fortescue, en-
titled. Going South" Mr.. Fortescue,
Lieut.. Charles Russell Train, u. S. N:
William Merriam. Morvon Thompson,
Archibald Hopkins, George O'Connor,
Mason Gulick, John Merriam, Miss
Hicks, Miss Sands, Miss Buchanan, Miss
Hunt. and Miss Sheridan, comprised the
cast.
"Patatras'' a one-act comedy by the
Belgian minister, Count de Buisseret,
concluded the entertainment. The cast
included the military attache of the
French embassy, Count de Chambrun
the first secretary of the Russian en-
bassy, Constantin Nabokoff; Count
Pourtales, of the German embassy, w.
II. de Beaufort, of the Netherlands le-
cation, EiScountess Benoist d. AZy. and
Miss Miriam Crosby.
Supper was served after the plays
followed by dancing.
Tonight the same performance will
be repeated, for the benefit of those
who were unable to attend last even
ing
I e officers of The Playhouse are
Preston Gibson. president; John F.
wilkins, first vice president; Larz An
derson. second vice president: Gran
willie Forteseue. secretary. and Ed
ridge F. Jordan, treasurer. The
dramatic committee consists of Pres
ton Gibson. chairman: John Barrett.
James F. J. Archibald, and Edward
Mitchell.
In the audience were the French
and Nine. Jusserand the
German Ambassador and Countess Won
Bernstorff, and Countess Louise-AleX-
andra Won Rernstorff. the Italian Am
bassador and Marchesa Cusani and
of the Netherlands and Nine. Loudon.
the Danish Minister and Countess
Moltke, the Belgian Minister and
Countess de Buisseret, the Charge
d'AffaireS of Russia, Prince Kouda-
chef. the Charge d'Affaires of Argen-
tina and Nine. Villegas and Miss VIII
!egas. the Counselor Of the Austro-
Hungarian Embassy and Nine. Loew
enthaI-Linau. the Naval Attache of
the Austro- Hungarian Embassy and
Baroness Preuschen, the Military At,
tache of the French Embassy and
Countess de Chambrun. the Naval At
tache of the French Embassy and
Countess Benoist d'Azy. the First Sec
retary of the Swedish Legation. Nine.
Ekengren, Mrs. John p. Jackson. the
Mrs. Reekmap Winthrop. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Nicholas Longwc-th. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver. Mrs.
Robert Hincklev and Miss Hinckley.
Mrs. Oliver Cromwell, Miss Louise
Cromwell. Mrs. James Mcmillan. Mrs
Crane. Mrs. John r. Williams, Mrs.
Ieiter, Col. and Mrs. Robert Thompson
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Legare. Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, Mr.. and
Depew. Miss Eleanor Ridgely, Mr.. and
Mrs. George T. Marye, Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Mclean, Miss Alice Downing,
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer, Miss Alys Meyer. Miss Ashton.
niece of the British Ambassador and
Miss Laura Merriam. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hennen Jennings and Miss Jennings,
Miss Ruth Pilling, Mr.. and Mrs. Randall
Hagner, Miss Cecilia May, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Lee Philips, Miss Mary
Senator Brandegee, Miss
Senator Kean. Miss Kean.
Mrs. Newberry. Mr.. and Mrs George
Howard. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Moore. jr., and Mrs. Murray
Cobb. Mrs. William Slater. Gist Blair
Miss Janet Fish, Mrs. CharlemaGne
Tower, Miss Gwynne, Miss Christine
Owen, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Westcott
Miss MAY Williams, Miss Olga Roose-
velt, Viscountess de Sibour, Mrs.
Charles A. Mum, Miss Mum, Gen.
Clarence Edwards. U. S. A.. Mrs Oscar
Crosby, John Barrett, and William Hit.