The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-10
MRS. BURLESON SCORES
AS WRITER OF PLAYS.
Before Fashionable Audience Two
Works Are Given ut the
Playhouse.
SOCIETY IN THE BOXES

Friends as the blind like to bi
called. benefited last night from the per.
Torrance of dramatic pieces done by the
wife of the Postmaster General Mrs
Burleson, at the Playhouse.
Mrs. Maude Howell-Smith got the frs,
praise in both playlets. Her first offer.
ing was Mrs. Burleson's monoIogue, Ian
scored strongly Mrs. Smith wore a
wonderful gown that Miss Izetta Jewell
uses in THE Butterfly on the Wheel u
Miss Jewell also coached the players last
night
In Mrs. Burleson's second dramatic Of
fering, a one-act play, Her Hour" Mrs.
Smith had the leading part, that of Do
anda Thayer, "a gifted actress" Miss
Maude Lee, as the maid, acted a small
part with fine talent. and James r. DAILY,
talented performer from Santa Bar
bara, Cal, took the dual parts of Hugh
Nellis and Stark Nellis, with professional
ease.
Musical numbers added largely to- the
attractiveness of the programme. Rich
ard Lorleberg, a 'cellist, with Mrs Will
lam Won Bayor, as accompanist, was a
star. His orchestra also fairly Won
praise.
George O'Connor, with Matthew Horne
as accompanist. entertained with songs,
which the audience called real top
liners"
A distinguished audience witnessed the
and every box and seat
was occupied by interested spectators,
Who thoroughly enjoyed the clever lines.
Miss Eta Jocelyn Giffin, secretary of the
Library. was among its representatives.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was one of the
box holders, and she had with her Mrs
Woodrow, and the latter's daughter, Mrs.
Wells. both of Denver, Colo. and now
house guests at the White House; Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones. Miss Jessie Will
son, and Miss Eleanor Wilson.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
were entertained by Mrs. Duncan u.
wife of the Secretary of State, enter
tanned all the wives of the Cabinet Off
GERS in her boxes
Others in the audience were Postmas-
ter General Burleson and Mrs Buf1eson
Senator and Mrs. Hitchcock, Mrs Gore
Representative and Mrs. Oscar Under
wood, Senator and Mrs. Swanson, Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Gordon of Baltimore:
Judge and Mrs. Martin A. Knapp. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Ernest w. Roberts,
Miss Dorsey. Miss Laura Mohun. Mrs
Niillaln haywood, Miss Doris Haywood
Mrs. Edwin Sweet, Miss Sweet, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bailey Lamar, Miss Mabel
Mr.. Justice Lurton and Mrs.
Lurton, Mrs. John Hays Hammond. Mrs
Martin w. Littleton. Mrs. Nathan Bryan
Mrs. W. Murray Crane. Mrs Joseph r.
Lamar. Mrs. Dudley NJ Hughes, Mrs.
John A. Logan. Mrs. Willis Vandevanter,
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs Victor
Mrs Charlotte Emerson Main.
Mrs. Charles u. Hilles, Mrs Robert
Lansing, Mrs. Stephen b. Elkins, Mrs
Charles Bell. Mrs. Charles Richardson.
Mrs Victor Kaufman Mrs Delos
Blodgett, and Mrs. Horace NJ. Towner
The performance was followed by gen.
eral dancing, in which the audience as
well as the actors participated Among
the young girls who acted as ushers.
and also on. the dancing committee. were
the Misses Austin. Barchfeld, Williams,
Hawley, Hayes. Hughes, Lloyd. McCord,
Barbara Stephens, Howell, Page. Nc
Cumber, La Toilette, Shackleford,
Prouty, and Hardy.
Mrs. E. A. Hays. wife of the Repre-
from California, was chair
man of the ticket committee for the
Mrs. Beverley Buchanan.
)ne of the most talented writer's of the
Capital, was chairman of the press
committee.