Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-19
DAY NURSERY
TO GET 5000
Entertainment Last Night is
Brilliant Success.

1t is doubtfuG II a more delight.
fUl entertainment has ever been pre-.
seuIed in this city than the interest
ing and instructive tableaux and two
act comedy given last night at the
BijOu theatre under the auspices OF
The Woman's Club, for the benefit
of the Day Nursery, for which about
5000 were cleared. No n can deny
that the evening entertainment was
a success in every particular, artist
cally and financially, and prominent
critics in the large audience in at
tendance were loud in their praise OF
the grace Of the young ladies in the
tableaux and the c~leverness of the
amateur thespians in the after
sketch.
Every effort had been extended by
the progressive members of the Wo-
mans Club, which is the leading so
cial organization of the city, and the
grand success of the evening has
more than gratifed the untiring
workers. The club originated the
Day Nursery idea and is working
energetically for the contamination
OF its plans. No fault can be found
or criticism expressed Of the tableauX
and comedy presented by the young
members. That the affair was a
financial success can be attributed In
a great measure to the zeal OF Mrs.
William II. Bawden, chairman Of
the committee of the Woman's Club,
which had entire charge of the enter
tainment.
Tableaux Are Artistic.
AS to the most artistic produc-
tion of the evening, that Is a question
OF much comment and worthy of an
art critic to decide The tableaux
presented, representing America,
England, France, Spain and other
nations Of the old or eastern world,
were posed by prominent and baeu-
tiful young ladies, who looked de
-cidedly fetching and attractive in
the costumes of other lands. The
evenings entertainment opened with
an announcement by Ambrose i. Ken
nedy, who thanked the patrons OF
the club and stated the purpose OF
the entertainment A curtain call
was showered upon the retiring Mr..
Kennedy, but he modestly declined
to re-appear, and the program pro-
ceeded.
Great Britain was the first nation
portrayed in tableau, while its hust-
ling, busting daughter, America,
appropriately concluded this portion
of an evening of delight. Great Bri-
tain was presened by Miss B~rodhead,
who appeared stunning as England
Miss Clair Mccormick, as Ireland;
Miss Frances Whitehead, represent
ing Scotland. and Miss Ruth BaWden,
who received long and appreciative
applause as the whimsical daughter
of India. Another tableau worthy
of special comment, Judging from
the heavy applause accorded them by
the AUDIENCE was Ancient Egypt
portrayed by Mrs. j. w. Costing and
Miss Louise Crowell, AS IA the
case in the presentation of America
three curtain calls were responded
to by the appreciated players.
Mrs Costing arranged the tab
leaux and was given a great hand
on her appearance in Ancient
tx ~ 1Usiing and Miss Gro
well, however, were deserving of
much encouragement In this pro-
duction, for 1t was one of the artis-
tic and instructive features of the
entire entertainment America. by
Miss Mary Gridley, represented Jus
AlNt uS po olNVh PcA u tt w -
sketches and other works of art.
Miss Gridley responded to three cur
tain calls. all of a deserving char
acter. Miss Gridley also appeared
as the Statue of Liberty in Peace"
was the fourteenth and last
number on the tableaux program. 1t
was a gand finale in which all the
characters of the previous tableaux
appeared.
Double Quartet Scores.
National airs to accompany the
productions were rendered by a
double quartet from the Woman's
Club, consisting of the following:
Mrs. G. w. Van Deusen, Mrs. J.. S.
Hay, Mrs. Theodore Degenring, Miss
Mrs. A. Rossi, Mrs. II. Dillon and
Mrs. II. Anderson. Mrs. S. J.. Ma
son was accompanies Pleasing solos
king Christian" by Mrs. A. TIL,
Dorf; The Star %Spangled Banner"
by Mrs. G.. w. Van Deusen; Peace
Hymn of the Republic" by Mrs. Van
Deusen. Mrs. W. II. Hesser expected
TO assist in the double quartet and
render the latter solo, but was una
,,Dle TO participate owing 10 a neaNN
cold.
Miss Mary w. Bali, or staten Is
land, pleased with two dances, a
Spanish castanet and q Greek slave
dance during the intermlssion be-
tween the tableaux and the produc-
ton of the cemody. Miss Balls dane
ing was excellent and received much
applause. She offered her services
gratis and the Woman's Club on
sidered itself fortunate in securing