The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08

Girls, girls. nothing but pretty girls!
The second performance last night
of the Society Vaudeville" at the
Academy of Music was an cvershifting
scene, with the faces of the prettiest
girls in Richmond In the foreground.
Add TO this compound ii very dash
Ing young person. borrowed from
Baltimore for the occasion. and tho
lovcliest Miss Hamilton In Petersburg,
and the procession OF maidcns moves
to the front.
Miss Lucy Ford Workman and Miss
Emma Gray White trailed around In
MIR. Alfriend's little play in some
two, demoiscllcs that must By no
means be left out Of this tea party
arc the Misses Boykin and Alfriend.
They were living advertisements for
step right this way for the Aubrey
Sisters Bcautticr," and blonde hair
does become ones complexion. they
say. One turns the pages of fascl-
mating pictures and stops the longest
to look upon Miss Eleanor Lindsey as
Peggy o'Brien with her wide hat over
he own sweet eyes and the real, live,
fuzzy dog in her lap. And on the very
next page You are sure to find It's all
a mistake about there having been
no beauty since tho days of the Lang
hornes, when the lovely face of Miss
borough setting.
Medley of Gniety.
When the curtain went up on the
cafe scene that easily threatened the
laurels of the very famous setting In
the Merry Widow" 1t was u riot OF
color and brightness. There SO
many beautiful girls In Richmond,
and they had all been brought In their
newest frocks and set down among
whirling, sparkling, medley of gaiety
and song. The Indian dancers. with
Miss Lucy Gwaltney as their queen.
and cunning little Miss Scarborough
10 teach them dance, was one of the
hits of the evening The girls that
sold the programs and all the fluffy
flower girls wandered up and down
the aislcs with an attraction that was
certainly irresistible so far as coins
OF the realm went.
In the cafe was assembled the best
OF it all. Mrs. Douglas Nanderhoof
in fetching pink bonnet. and Mrs.
Logan Golsan in one of her stunning
gowns. held attention on either side
of the stage.
The gentleman who SO gal!antly
kissed the hand OF Miss Emma Gray
White did not think to remove his hat.
But she Is very bewitch!ng, end the
Picrrettc dancers were Just al that
moment making their entrance. Speak
ing of dancing. that was one OF the
hest bits OF that scene. and later sew
cral of the girls adorned the tables
with more than charming grace. Miss
Lora Crump just sat at table and
looked very handsome. as did most OF
the other guests.
Tint Gay "NIiss" .alfriend.
Miss" Alfricnd sat on the knees of
any agreeable man at hand, and the
general dancing during the songs was
very effective. The Goops came in so
effectively disguised their own pa
rents couldn't have picked out their
feet but everybody says they arc
mighty pretty. and they ought to know
In q shower OF scarlet flowers AID
to the most enchanting music In the
world-the guitar-came the Spanish
dancers You cannot begin TO say how
lovely they were. Miss Ella Binford
trained them. and they simply carried
! off the honors OF the whole scene.
Miss Wortham's costume must have
come many miles across the sea, and
Miss Mary Chalmers is not only prct-
ty, but danced adorably. Miss Della
Davenport is n very foreign type of
beauty, and they all danced in perfect
unison. But Miss Joynes is so grace
; full and seems SO part of her music
that the whole dance seemed hers.
The music got the audience--bright
lips and smiling eyes-and the dance
went on with an abandon that swayed
the scene. With the orchestra fin
!shing ITS a Long Lane That Has No
the stage, scattered roses and scarlet
slippers. the curtain came down. The
play was over. NJ. Is. W.