New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-02
SIXTY ADON|SES BALK
At DISPLAYING KNEES
"ParSifaI" Costumes Are Sub
stituted for Greek Robes at
Suffrage Dress Rehearsal.
NAMES OF MARTYRS OUT
President Wilson Contributes
Niece, but Diamond jim
Brady Betters Him by Get
ting Nephew Chosen.

The Adonises baked Yes sir when
those sixty male beauties arrived at the
Metropolitan opera House and were
shown the scant Greek robes ordered for
taem they just kicked. right and left.
go out in our bare knees? Never
They sent an ultimatum 20 the pageant
committee. saying i'm effect that they laid
down their youth and beauty on the altar
Of the cause. but their knees belonged to
themselves alone sacred and inylolahle.
The women demanded an example, and
so five or SIX of the Adonises were sent
forth 10 stand beside the prize beauties
one look was enough. and New York
which has been waiting impatiently for
weeks for a sight of manly beauty UNI
adorned. will just have TO give it Up. The
opera house costume rooms were raided
and sixty Parsifal knights costumes were
found. They are gray. with crimson robes
black stockings and sandals. on the
whole. according TO the artists. the chance
is acceptable because the dark colors u
the knights make a more effective back
ground for the white figures of the dane
ing beauties.
The rehearsal asst night reused the en-
thusiasm Of a large audience of friends
and parents who were unable TO secure
tickets for the performance tonight. The
scene is that Of the Temple of Freedom.
with the altar Of Hope in the foreground
and the mountains I'm the distance. Hope
enters and arouses the handmaidens who
dance in the moonlight, gathering gar
lands to decorate the altar
These hanGmaidens are the famous
barefoot dancers. As Hope kndles the
FIRE on her altar. the figure Of Woman
enters Miss Pauline Frederick. clad in
many colored robes. with long black curls.
she awakens her sleeping sisters.a throng
of women in dark brown and blue. who
rush after her up the steps to the heights
where Freedom can be sighted The
leader Of the sleeping women is Mrs.
Margaret Howe President Wilson's niece.
In the second part Of the pageant is
the procession of states. each one repre-
sented by Beauty and an Adonis The
way Of woman IS barred by the men, VINO
cross their swords across her path. She
appeals 10 Justice who appears with
drawn sword. The men fall back and
Woman advances, holding a little child
by the hand. As they reach the top of
the stairs Columbia appears. Nine. Lillian
Nordica singing The Star-Spangled
Banner" in which all join.
Murder Will Out.
The rows of the committee and the
modesty Of the Adonises were Of no avail
after all. Murder will out and Beauty
,@nnot be MD
Want to know who the Adonises are?
Wen. one of EN-. Terence Aiphons'
Brady. nephew of Diamond jim Brady
n Of YonLers. The we'll known Hudson
Y River metropolis produced two more
beauties, 700. Malcolm and Stanley Wait
Daniel Mckenzie McFadyen. big enough
10 make two AdOnises. is there, and so i
James Duane Livingston. jr.
Among the others are Samuel TownsenC
stewart. James Hyde. Carl Riseand
Charles Frisch. John Smith. stewar
Johnson. Jacob Huber Archibald Hughes
Charles Townes. r. p Ulmark, DAME
Streeter Jean Nyssens. George Deavitt
Robert c. Schurrig. II. II. Cleveland. Ar
thur j. Sater. J. K. Stevens. Il. \
Simpson, William Sullivan, Frederick
Myer. Benjamin McGrath, Thomas
Hardy. Francis Sullivan, Joseph Flanery
Jack Gibson. Rowland Lee, Benjamin
Willis and r. c. Beade