New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-05
society's Beauties in
Greek Attire, Dance for
Them in Masque.
vrN SAVE DAY;
EMERGEN OEKo
-, Effects and Dresses OF
L's 9.,formers Give Audience
worderful Color Display.

kindred pretty society girls OF
u'' Work danced for the benefit OF
Nc ''.'. ,s.mplOyed sisters at Pandora 5
i a',. ,ss Greek masque presented by
D'N v...,ion War Committee at the
I ,.5ment Armory last night. Flfty
~ .s society men also did an excellent
-, :. :, emergency csrpentering' which
~ y. "a, part Of the programme The
W. Va -sn. who. headed by Edward L.
D" ~ ltd as ushers. arrived on the
S'D' 6 o'clock in evening dress, TO
80 he boxes were not all built
Dr W. on the $50 boxes which in the
-. u an amphitheatre, surrounded
=. srsst hall Of the main floor OF the
~ could not be begun until after
8 o',loek Thursday night because the
-, was using the hall for drills
- hat time. The workmen broke
cords in trying 20 have the boxes
s-;.ss5 In time, but they would nave
t aaiss' 4 the ushers hadn't come to their
-. So But the army Of fifty nooly
-. a. their white gloves and fell to
t..,-.-sr;ug. and when the guests began
- .-T;ve 3 little before everything
T,s ballet, which was to have be-
1t o'clock, did not start until 10
.,.IosI because the guests were slow
!, srriving. and as the hall had to be
S.,ss,,d for the effectiveness OF the
. s..s.r-snee II would have been too
S,.r,bipg 70 seat people after 1t
$500 But very large the audience
IsoEsS even in that enormous place,
Ts,r a, last il was seated and MISS
FAN WINNIE Matthison. in transparent
jo,.pg robes that looked now white,
now rink. now blue in the changing
emo, iirht thrown upon her, came out
az Iris 70 read the prologue.
Il, many Of the boxes were groups
which had come on from dinners given
hsfors the entertainment. One party
Of six was brought by Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. and as she came uneXpect-
sEv there were no vacant boxes, and
Miss Nsude Wetmore, chairman OF the
vomans department Of the National
Civic Federation, gave up hers.
Miss Anne Morgan. dressed IN white,
had box party, and so did Mrs. ]. ?.
Morgan. Others who were in boxes
were NJ and Mrs. August Belmont,
Mrs. James Speyer, Mrs. J. B. Duke,
Miss Lota Robinson. Dr. and Mrs. Her
Der. Shipmsn and Mr.. and Mrs. Doug
las Robinson.
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Wise Miller. Mrs. Frederick
Vanderbilt, Mrs. Francis Mcneil Bacon,
Mrs Rogers Bacon. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hays Hammond, M and Mrs. Fred
erick Whitridge. Mr.. and Mrs. Seth
Low. Mr.. and Mrs. William Bliss. Miss
Janet Fish, Mrs. Paul Morton. Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Clews, Mr.. and Mrs. Sew
ard Webb and Mrs. Arthur Scott Bur
cen
The stage, at one end Of the great
hall, was set as a Greek garden, with
white marble columns forming a half
circle a. the back The part OF Pan
dora was taken by Mrs. Frederick Dali
Iiel, chosen for her skill in dancing.
She did a fine Bit Of acting in sitting
absolutely motionless, while the Rosy
Houss,' a group Of girls in floating
rose colored draperies, danced about
her and sought 10 awaken her. Then
came her awakening, and then Epime-
ineus appeared 10 be her companion.
Next came Hermes, he god, with his
easket Of gold, which he left with the
lovers, warning them not 10 open il.
But, Of course. Pandora did. and then
we'll, every one knows the story. II
vas eharmingly worked out in this
nasque, written and staged and ar
ranged by Mary Goddard Kellogg.
Perhaps the loveliest dance in the
whole ballet was that Of more than
thirty "playmstes," who, carrying long
ehslns Of ivy, woye and Intervene
themselves and their ivy chains in in
treate figures until the huge audi
enSe broke into applause.
Inc cast was as follows: