The Washington herald., 1911-03-16

Washington girls saw the bellies and
beaux of their set take the part of min
strels, chorus girls, clog dancers, and
other actors in the vaudeville perform
ance given at the Playhouse last night
for the benefit of the Junior Republic.
The performance and the bazaar and
tea, which took place in the afternoon.
was under the auspices of the Junior
League of the Junior Republic, which
| is a committee of young society women,
who are constantly thinking out bright
| ideas to aid their favorite charity.
The real hit of the evening was a song
and dance by Mr.. Schneider, assisted
| by a graceful young lady in a white
linen Peter Thompson suit, who was
down on the programme, however, as
Mr.. Jesse Brown. Their grand finale,
which was received with great mirth by
} the audience, was a grotesque waltz,
something like the Merry Widow
waltz. They were called back many
times before the curtain.
| In the tabIeaux Miss Gladys HinckIey
as a Gainsborough lady in brown brocade
satin and large hat with sweeping plumes
and Miss Juliette Janin as a Spanish
lady were particularly successful. Others
| who took part in the tabeauX were Miss
Eleanor Ridgely, Miss Downing. and Miss
! Jessie Krogstad.
Negro MinstreIs Please
A quintet of chorus dancers assisted
! Mr.. Philip Scantling in the Bazaar
| Song" written and sung by himself
The chorus girls all wore light evening
! frocks held up with loops over their
arms. and their faces were prettily framed
! by picture hats. They were Miss Jane
Sands, Miss Allen. Miss Buchanan, Miss
| Downing, Miss Hume, Miss Hunt Miss
| Newberry. Miss Ridgely, Miss Parker.
| and Miss Shepard
The negro minstrel quartet composed
OF NJ EaNter, Mr. Simmons, Mr.. Maxon
and Mr. Carlisle, sang several songs Of
| their own composition, as did Mr.. O'Con-
! nor, whose particular hit however. was
his rendition of My Cousin Caruse''
| Every one felt that the real vaude-
vile stage is robbed of two shining lights
! in Miss Ruth Parker, and her brother,
| Mr.. Myron Parker. They have all the
| ecCentricities and frills of the profession
| al. They danced the clog on their heels
and on their toes, pivoted across the
| stage and made an exit with a success
| sion of rat-a-tat-tats that would have
! struck envy into the heart of any star
on the Keith circuit.
Mr.. William Merriam. who has dis
tinguished himself in the Playhouse, plays
and Mr.. Thompson, as the Roger Weber
fields, had a remark to make about al
most every one in the audience They
wore black and white check suits bound
with red. which would make very good
models for a comedians suit on the pro-
fessionaI stage.
Dancing Follows supper
The last number OF the evening was
the play written and staged by Mr.. Pres
ton Gibson, "Cupid's Trick" The stage
setting for this play was particularly eff
fective. showing the living-room of an
old Irish country house. true to life
even to the brick walls. peet fire, and
! brass candlesticks on the manteI
Miss Anita Parker, as heroine OF the
play, looked very dainty in a gown of
the Dolly Warden period with hat to
match. Capt. Frank Evans took the part
Of the designing father who seeks to
marry his daughter to a wealthy neigh
Dor, and has moved down from London
for this purpose. Lieut.. Charles Russell
Train was the Earl of Chester. and .Ir.
Burrell HUFF. as Lieut.. Jack Faversham,
made a decided hit. Mr.. Charles Weston
as the old family servant portrayed this
character very creditably
After the play supper was served fol-
lowed by dancing, while some of the wom-
en went shopping in the millinery shop,
which displayed the alluring sign of NO
hat over 10000.
Beautiful Gowns Worn.
Some of the prettiest gowns of the sea-
son were worn, among them that OF
Mrs. George Y. Wheeler. who was in
charge of the vaudeville performance, as
sisted by Miss Jane Sands. Mrs. Wheel
er's gown was black satin. with touches
of French blue; Miss Sands wore white
chiffon; Miss Katherine Britton, red
satin: Mrs. Preston Gibson, pale pink
over satin with crystal embroidery; Miss
Elsa POrtner, white brocade; Miss Mar
thena Harrison, electric blue satin. en-
broidered in coral shades: Miss Frances
Noyes. deep cream satin; Mrs. Russell
Harrison. black lace.
Mrs. George Howard wore black chf-
fOn over satin; Mrs. Horace Westcott
vas in black velvet; Mrs. EIdridge Jor-
dan, black chiffon over French blue;
Mrs Francois Moran. pink chiffon; Mrs.
Hudgins, copper -colored satin; Miss Carol
Newberry, deep blue satin; Miss Elenor
Ridgely, black satin; Miss Mary Mac
Cauley. white chiffon, garlands of roses;
Miss Mary Switzerland, pale purple Chif-
fon, Mrs. Walter TuckeTman blue satin;
Miss Ashton. white chiffon.
Among others present were Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. Huntington
Wilson, the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. Col
and Mrs. Spencer Cosby, Miss Mabel
Boardman, Mrs. Alexander Britton, Mrs
Robert Hinckley, Mrs. William Slater,
Mr.. and Mrs. de Struve, of the Russian
Embassy staff: Miss Murray, Misses Fin
ley Mrs. Truman NewberTy, Mr.. and Mrs
Myron NJ. Parker, Miss Louise HELEN
Dr. and Mrs. Guy Fairfax Whiting and
the Misses Whiting, Judge and Mrs. Seth
Shepard, Mr.. and Mrs. William Barret
Ridgeley, DR.. and Mrs. Krogstad, Mr..
and Mrs. Alex. Legare, Gen. Allen, Mr..
and Mrs William Merriam, and Miss
Mcmillan.