Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-09
IN POWDER AND WIG
Display of Colonial Costumes
by Little People.
STAGED AT THE PLAYHOUSE
Play in Three Acts, Tableaux, Reel
tations and Songs of the
Olden Days.

| In paint and powder and the costume
Of the colonial days the little people of
the Gov. Thomas Welles Society, Chill
dren Of the American Revolution, gave
a George Washington pageant at the
Playhouse, 1914 street northwest, yes
terday afternoon. The boys and girls
were coached by Miss Clara R. Nourse.
The entertainment consisted of a play in
three scenes. depicting the life Of Wash
ington: of tableaux, recitations and songs
of the olden days.
| The program was run off promptly, and
into the spirit of the affair with vim.
| The first part, which, incidentally, was
given after the second part, consisted Of
| a chorus of some Of the smallest children
| in the production
Each in Special Feature.
Each of the members of the chorus
gave a special act. Clarence Curtis, jr..
scarcely three feet tall, in buff and blue,
with gold epaulets, appeared as Gen.
George Washington. and little Martha
Van Casteel, with her pleasing manner
las Martha Washington. Another win
some little lass was Elizabeth Small, VINO
played Lady Fairfax to Amber Liggett's
Lord Fairfax.
ington's life was supposed to be reverle
of Washington Irving. Irving was played
by Robert Bond Gotta. The first scene
showed Washington's home in Virginia
ond room in Washington's headquarters
at valley Forge. February 30, 1873. and
the third, a room at Mount Vernon on
Washingtons birthday. 1893. Herbert
Helen Hopkins as Mrs Washington, his
mother, was remarka bly, good.
List of Participants.
The other parts were taken as follows:
Lord Fairfax, George Seibold; Col. Fitz-
gerald. one of Washington's aids, Don
aid Kimbal; DR.. Craik of the medical
staff of the army, Stanton Henry;
the Marquis de Lafayette, Albert Dem
nam: William Lee Billy, Washington's
mulatto servant. Ridley Enslow; two
soldiers of the provincial army, Albert
Phillips. Mitchell Carroll; Mrs. Washing
Mrs. Knox, wife of Gen. Knox, Ruth
Montgomery: Mrs. Greene, wife of Gen.
Greene, Evelyn Enig; Mary, child.
Mary Winter: Maj. Lawrence Lewis his
nephew. Francis Mix: Col. Lear. his sec
retar:, Wells buckingham and Eleanor
Parke Gusts. her granddaughter Nellie,
Miss Agnes Bryan.
Other Numbers.
The other numbers on the program
were: Solo, "Lilacs," Gladys Emig: reci-
tation "Washington's Birthday" Carroll
Fisher; banjo solo, Master Dufour Brown,
Prof. Walter T. Holt, accompanist: reci-
tation, ''GraHdma's Minuet.'' Margaret
Denham; solo, 1.-THE Last Rose of sum
mer,' Mary Trusler; interpretation. Lass
With the Delicate Air." Edith Sanborn
solo sung by Mrs. Gilbert Jackson: dance
Virginia Warren; solo, a, Believe Me. if
All Those Endearing Young Charms" b,
THE Sword of Bunker HILL Herbert
F. Aldridge: tableau, THE First Flag
companist, Miss Marion ST John Nichols
Preston Gibson was to have given hui
morous anecdotes of Washington, but did
not return from New York city in time
to take part in the performance. The
children danced in the ballroom Of the
club after the play was over
Officers and Patronesses.
Mrs. Clayton E Emg is president Of the
society, and Mrs J. A. Enslow. associate
president. The patronesses for the pro-
duction were Mrs Matthew r. Scott.
Mrs. II. H. Lurton, Mrs Charles f.
Hughes, Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg. Mrs
Ellen Spencer Mussey, Mrs. H. L. Hodg-
kins. Miss Elizabeth Pierce, Mrs. George
Thomas Smallwood. Mrs. L. b. Sworms-
stedt, Mrs. A. NJ. Blair, Mrs. Ellis Logan.
Mrs. S. A. Willis. Mrs. Charles D. Sigs-
bee and Mrs. Charles P. Grandfield.