The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
Continued from page One.

Of Shem. and the song of Japhet are all
depicted by tableaux. after which
''Nayrb' dances some Of his grim trag-
edies, the highest note of fantasy being
reached when he depicts the boy lover
Of Cleopatra, to whom the cup OF poison
is given because he dared to swim TO her
barge.
"on the Love of Echo" has been elsbo-
rately staged and Is said TO be as pre-
tentious as anything undertaken in Wash
ington by amateurs. Among those taking
part in this sketch are Miss Florence
Fleming Moves, who will appear next
month in Paris in classic dances, and Is
well known here. Others in this sketch
are Mrs. Mary Owen, Miss Roberta Amies,
Mrs Shade, the Misses Sands and Buch-
anan. Those appearing in the dance OF
the ''wilIows' and the dance of 'Mists"
are the Misses Hunt. Harris, Sargent,
Alderman, Willis, Trevor, De Grange,
Anderson. Mayer. TImmons, Stark, Kerr,
White, ErIacher, Horrell. Hines. Gros-
venor. Pilling. Wilson. Pierson, Atkinson.
and Hill.
Another of the sketches to be presented
is La Reve," which is described as "a
dainty story in pantomime and dance.
the scenes OF which are laid in Paris in
1880. Those taking the parts are Miss
Roberta Amies as Emile. Miss De Grange
as Mile. Pincenez, Mr.. Blskely as Pierrot,
Those in the chorus are the Misses Allen,
Hunt, Buchanan. Erlacher, Wharton,
Hitchcock. Harrison, Woodward, and
Patterson.
Many, prominent people nave already
taken boxes for the performance on Fri
day afternoon: Mrs. Marshall Field, Rep
resentative Mckinley, Mrs Edson Brad.
ley, Mrs. ]. Z. Thropp, Mrs George T.
Oliver, Mrs. Walter Tuckernan, and
many others. And If the advance sale
OF seats can be taken as a sample a
capacity house will be present.
Seats are on sale for the performance
at the Belasco Theater and at 1928 F
street. where an exhibition and sale of
the work done at the Neighborhood
House is now going on. At the exhibl-
tion rare and artistic handiwork can be
seen. including hand-dysd silk scarfs.
rafiia hats. tunics, wraps, and various
other articles.
Invitations have been sent out from
the White House for the Easter week
musicale Friday night. April l..
Admiral George Dewey has been Sc
lected to unveil the monument erected
by act of Congress to Jonn Paul Jones
in Potomac Park The unveiIing will
take place April Il, and President Taft. |
Gen. Horace Porter. former Ambassador |
10 France at the time the remains of
John Paul Jones were recovered, and |
other distinguished persons will make !
addresses.
Miss Emily Beatty, Miss Elizabeth |
Rogers, and Miss EsteIIe Crane will go |
over TO Philadelphia for the dance which |
will be given on April q, by the Com
mandant Of the Marine Barracks and /
Mrs. George Barnett. on board one of
the boats at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. |
Mis-. Harry f. Biscoe. wife of Pay
master Biscoe. L. S. N, will receive at |
again on the following Monday.
Rear Admiral John D. Adams, U. S. N, |
and Mrs. Adams have sent out cards for |
a dinner dance On Thursday evening. |
April IL, at their residence in Connecticut
avenue. for their debutante daughter, |
Miss Edmonia Adams. .
Robert E. Lee Chapter. United Daugh- |
ters of the Confederacy, has arranged |
TO hold its annual Dixie dance in the |
ballroom Of the Raleigh the evening of /
April L. The committee on arrangements /
are Mrs. Bell Riley. the president: Mrs |
J. E. Mulcan, Mrs. Archibald Young, and
others have every reason to expect this
ball TO be as brilliant and successful as
those Of the past.
An event which follows close upon the
closing of the spring school vacations
will be the Colgate University Cof Ham
ilton. n. " Clee Club concert, which |
is TO be given in the ballroom of the
Raleigh Hotel a week from tomorrow