The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-05
brilliant. BALLET
BY SOCIETY GIRLS
IN 'P'AND0RA'SBOX'
Fascinating Spectacle at Sew
snth Regiment Armory Seen
by a Big Crowd.
DANCING AND MOVIES.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Al
most Crowded Out-MiSS
:. Morgan Entertains.
DANCING AND MOVIES,

In . setting which for artistic
simplicity and beauty was equal to
many much- praised ones on New
York stages. an enchanting Pandora
enacted last night at the Seventh
Regiment Armory the eternal story Of
lovely woman tampering with the for
hidden. It was to benefit the war re-
tiee WORK Of the Vacation Committee
that the ballet Of "PAndora's Box"
was produced with . cast OF one
hundred society girls.
TO present the picture With the
Droper illusion tho armory was ar.
ranged - . Greek theatre. the boxes
ana seats on three sides rising In gra-
Aation from tho floor. where. against
. pillared and trellised background.
The ballet took place.
4 majestic figure IN Greek dra-
Osrsss. followed BY two attendants,
advanced through tho gloom Of tho
darkened auditorium ~ the opening
chords were sounded BY the orches-
ira. Midway the group paused. .
torch was lighted and held aloft. and
~ sudden radiance revealed Edith
Wynne Matthison, who pronounced
che prologue Of the nrst episode.
MRs. FREDERICK pALZIEL WINS
APPLAUSE As PANDORA.
Pandora. sent to earth to avengs
che theft Of the sacred FIRE from
Olympus. 10 charged with tho mission
20 bring misery upon mon with her
erace and beauty. Wrought a. .
statue. she IL awakened to life BY the
promise Of human love brought her
by the Rosy Hours.
The love idyl OF Pandora and Epl-
methsus follows with the gift of the
box. tho woman's curiosity. his stern
command TO leave the cover unified,
her disobedience, the tragic sequence
OF the escaping wishes and the COM
ing of sweet Hope to bless the for
giveness Of Epimetheus.
Mrs. Frederick Dalziel AZ Pandora
displayed an airiness and grace in her
dancing that brought great applause.
The process OF her awakening. as
effected first by the Rosy Iours-led
by Audrey Osborn. Camilla Morgan
and Vouletti Proctor-and next by The
Piaymates-with Dorothy Battle. Flu.
nice Clapp. Mrs. Langdon Geer. Cary
Hackstaff. Beulah Hepburn. Rhotls
Tanner and Margery Shannon-wa,
. tripping fantasy.
There was nothing more poetic In
the ensemble than the onset of the
Fireflies when. with Marietta Hip
kins and Beulah Hepburn to captain
them. they slipped in and out among
the Hours and swayed to their
measure. Miss Hopkins and Miss
dual dancers Of this group.
Marie Dorsey. as Hermes played
one OF the most exacting roles. The
roddesses Hera Miss burton smith,
Athene miss Marjorie Curtis). Ar.
tennis Miss Beatrice Clafiin) ant
Aphrodite (Misa Mildr-d Stillmanl
were beautifully robed beauties. Sybi
Maitland was the coy Epimetheus ant
Angelica Brown fair Hope.
MOVING PICTURES AND DANG.
ING FOLLOW BALLET.
Tho ballet over. moving pictures OF
the war were shown before the hooi
was given over to general dancing
In the pillared hooks little tables 70.
supper were set and the affair be-
came q mingling of mortals and i'm
mortals. for the company retained
Its costumes.
At the last moment Mrs. Corneliui
Vanderbilt brought over her dinner
guests for the spectacle, and coulG
ind no adequate accommodation. 81
Miss Maud Wetmore. head of TIT
Women's Department OF the Civil
| Federation, promptly offered her box
Other persons In view were Mrs. JohI
Hays Hammond. Miss Janet Fish
Mrs. Daniel Appleton. Mt. and Mrs
Seth Low. Mrs. Francis Mcneil
Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs. William Bliss
Miss Georgiana owen. Miss Julian'
Cutting, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Rob
inson, former Mayor and Mrs
George Mcclellan, Mrs. Fredericl
Whitridge and Miss Gertrude Robin
son Smith. head Of the Vacation Com
mittee.
Miss Anne Morgan. who directe,
the benefit, entertained several guests
Mr.. and Mrs. August Belmont ais
e-Aad a group Of friends.
\ 4 The spectacle will be repeated hi
Afternoon and evening. The proceed
will supply women with work in tn
shops OF the War Relief Commute,
where clothing Is made for the Amer
team hospitals at the front and TO
refugees.
BAZAAR TO AID GERMAN