New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-09
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Among the most attractive and sucsp.I
full amateur dramatic entertainments M
the winter is always that OF the Jrst.|
League, and the one which took place ,.,.l
terday afternoon and evening az the Pin.
was no exception TO the rule. The Jurs.
League is composed OF the debutsntss :,
the season. and is presided over By M,
Aileen Osborn. who Of course took an A..
tive part in the organization Of yes,,..
days entertainment. the proceeds OF VIII,
will be devoted as usual 10 charity
The plays presented consisted OF -
English version OF Rostand's Les \,
manesques" translated into verse 4,
George Fleming. The leading role OF 81.
vette was taken by Miss Ruth Welsh al
Percinet, her lover, by William Manc.
They are in love with each other uni.
known TO their old parents, Pasquiu N.
Bergman, played by Baysrd Riyes rl
Edwin Shipper, Cd, respectively. Tsv
plot with Straforel--the part made fano,,
by Coquelin and taken yesterday by Ever 1
Jansen Wendel-to bring the young loyeu
together. Blalse, the gardener, was tara
| by Alfred Ely, jr The parts were IL
| cleverly acted, Miss Welsh being partle.
larly graceful aNd attractive in the role d
! Sylvette.
This was followed by a pantomime -fns
! Nistletoe Bough." in five scenes. the errS
third and fifth being a baronial hall ths|
second an old lumber room in the cuti4
and the fourth village green fifty years
later. It comprised among its features a
number Of medieval dances OF the English
order. Geneiyra, the bride, who on tbs
eve Of her wedding hid herself IN a tnk
and was smothered. was played by Miss
Nathalie Jerrold Kelley. the other char.
acters being played by Van Santvoord
MerIe-Smith. Miss Henrietta Thaw. ys
! Flormau, William Wendell, Peter Olney,
| Page Ely Miss Cornelia Clifford Brovn,
Miss Eleanora kissel. Miss Jeanette Nc
Alpin, Miss Elizabeth Russell and Mis-
] Marion Ashmore. c
| Among the court ladies were Miss Re-.
sale Coe, Miss Elizabeth Morton, Mss
Mildred Johnson. Miss Dorothy Wtt
Miss Helen Auerbach, Miss Eloise Blcct'
| good, Miss Dorothy Perkins. Miss Caro- 9.
| Brown, Miss Edith Morgan. Miss Alice
Guernsey, Miss Marjorie Dodd, Miss Bs''
tricc Chandler and Miss Lois Martin, While
Roderic Wellman, oliver Wagstaf. Dsni
NJ Burrows. Philip Lyndon Dodge az
Gardner Perry were the courtiers. TIE
attendants OF the May Queen incluts'
Miss Julia Dick, Miss Mary Wood, Ms
Frances Wellman, Miss Yvonne Gourd an
Miss Madeline Force. The peasant nsit'
comprised Miss Mercedes de Acosta NIs
Dorothy Cramp, Miss Dorothy Dennis an.
Miss Genevieve Sanford. while the brides
maids were Miss Madge Lesher, Ms
Dolly Kimball and Miss Kitty kirbsll
Blair Thaw acted as page.
! The theatricals of the Junior League ec'
winter are always well attended. and yer
| terdays two performances and the "'
which is 10 take place this evening saoss
result in the placing Of large sun
money i'm the hands of the treasurer II u
organization. 1t is expected that NVp W
be raised by the three performances
Among those seen in the audiences yes
terday were Mrs. Charles ID. Dickey' A''
Harold T. Hadden, ir., Mrs. NhiAh
Church Osborn, Mrs. Stephen II. brown
Mrs. Frederic W. Bull, Mrs CourtAi'
Dixon Barnes, Mrs. + Egertou Weoo' Nf'
Laura V. Webb, Mrs. Thomas Hasuhta
| Miss Margaret WinsloY, Miss Catne1ln. =
Hamersley, Miss Frances MADDEN ana "'''
| Anita Peabody. The officers ii the leas~'
besides Miss Osborn. are Miss bdl1h nv
gan. secretary: Miss Alice Blaine Dan'''s''
treasurer and Miss caro- .. Brown ass.'
ant treasurer. The sustaining conn' NV.
consists of Miss Eleanora hisseL "
Henrietta Thaw and Miss Ruth We
while the programme committee s..
posed of Miss Elizabeth Russell VI
Nathalie Kelley, Miss Madeleine foi~
Miss Louise Burton.
Mrs. G. Crawford Clark viii give ".
this evening at her house IN tlftn "Ns"''
Dinners will be given this e'e"."s
Mrs. I. Townsend Burden al her fe''c ~,
I'm East s2d street and by Mrs Georss -
culloch Miller
Horace Havemeyer. who is 70 n''i's NJ,
Doris A. Dick. daughter Of MI. anu ~
I. Henry Dick, OF February q w.
his farewell bachelor dinner on i''
"A at Delmonico's.
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