New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
HOW VOTE WAS WON
Junior League 0ebutanteS Give
Entertainment for Charity.
TABLEAUS FOLLOW COMEDY
Entire Programme Will Be Re-
peated This Evening-Sup-
per After Performance.

Among the features OF the twelfth annual
entertainment given last night at the Plaza
by the Junior League was the manifestation
of keen business sense on the part Of the
young girls Of whom the organization is
composed in filing no fewer than twelve
large pages of the programme of the affair
with advertisements, which must have
netted them a handsome sum.
the Junior League is an organization
composed almost exclusively of the pick OF
the debutantes of the season, banded to-
gsther for the purpose of charity. and with
view to remembering the poor i'm useful
fashion In the midst of all the dances and
festivities of one kind and another given
IN honor of their coming out. The league
supports five district nurses and -four
visiting teachers, besides being interested
In many other branches of the work The
girls themselves conduct classes In the set
tlement houses and take an active part in
the work Of this charity.
Each winter they give couple Of dra-
matte entertainments. the proceeds OF
which are devoted TO the poor. The one last
night--which will be repeated this evening
will rank as among the most successful OF
the series.
II began with a comedy in one act, by
Miss Ciceiy Hamilton and Christopher ST
John. entitled How the Vote Was Won
the piece consisting of an amusing skit on
the subject of woman suffrage. Horace
Cole. represented by Edward Shipper, was
sittins. when the curtain went up. by the
hTeside of his home in the BriXtCn suburb
Of London, engaged in copdemning the
folly of womens wanting a vote. Assaicd
In turn by his wife Miss Sybil Davis, by
her sister Winifred Miss Frances Breese),
by his sister Miss Dorothy Parker. by
Nine Christine. the dressmaker Miss Zoe
Hannah); by his niece Miss Polly Jacob,
by Miss Maudie Spark, an actress Miss
Noel johnston; by Miss wilkins, manicur-
ist (Miss Cornes Chaplin, and 10y the
chaming Lily CMiss Josephine NicolD, the
unfortunate man has no alternative but 10
cspitulate. and the curtain goes down Oh
his solemn promise TO make every effort to
obtsin the franchise for women.
The comedy was followed by ten tablcaux
vivsnts representing scenes from the
Arabian Nights" as illustrated by Dulac.
tho POSING being done by James l.. Breese
and De Witt Bockman
The first picture showed Miss Eugene
PhilDin in the role of Schcherazade. Sid
ney Dillon Ripley was a most impressive
Mahmud on his golden throne, in the Sec
ond tablesu, with Miss Hazen Symington
Miss Frances Henry and Miss Gwendolin
Copdon hoyering about him as those houriS
which are supposed 10 constitute the prin,
cipsl charm OF the Moslcm paradise.
Miss Maud Kennedy and De Witt LocE,
man appeared in the third picture, entitled
'She found 10 her griel the place where
Codsda1 had lain vacant and Miss Urlng
Sblcy IN number four, represented tn,
scene And ever with tears falling dowr
from her eyes she sighed and sang"
Miss Jean Morris figured as "Plronze, tho
farest and most honorabIy born" and Miss
Katherine Miller as the Princess of DeTya
bar, whne Miss Frances Brccse constituted
most bewitching Queen of the EbOny
Isles
Finally there vas the Tale OF the Mir.
ror' in which Miss Betty Carson, Miss
Marjorie Blair, Miss Helen Hunt, Miss
Florence Blair and Miss Helen Huntington
appeared. in perhaps the most artistic tab
lesUs OF the entire series The tablcau'
were followed by 4 supper. Tho same pro
grsmmc will be followed AT the repetition
OF tho performance tonight
Among those present we're Mrs, Lcwi
Cas- LedyaId, Mrs. Robert ?. Huntington
blrs William Moore Carson. Dr. Linsc,
Williams. Delaney Nicoli, Nh and Mrs
II. Van Rensselaer, Kennedy. Mr. and Mrs
Ltodley Hoffman Chaplin, Mrs Howlanc
Davis. Mrs James l.. Brcese and Mrs
1edyard Blair