Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-15
GOVERNOR FIELDER
SEES BIRD MASQUE,
GIVEN FOR CHARITY
Sanctuary" Presented in East
Orange, to Be Repeated Here
Tomorrow Night.

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ange, carried off the honors last
night at the presentation of Percy
Mackaye's bird masque Sanctuary
in the East Orange High School The
production was given by the Howard
Kyle Players. assisted by society
young women of the Oranges. 1t
was witnessed by a large audience
including Governor and Mrs. James
f. Fielder
The entertainment, which was
for the benefit of the war relief COM
mittee of the Essex County Chapter.
American Red Cross, will be repeated
tomorrow night in Wallace Hall, Y.
NJ c. A. building, this city. The pro-
ceeds will be applied to the pur-
chase of supplies for the victims or
the European war and to aid the en-
ployrnent of women and girls who
are out of work in Essex county.
Miss Minahan, in addition to warh-
ling. essayed the roll of Ornis, the
bird spirit, assumed by Miss Eleanor
Wilson. daughter of President Wilson
and now the wife of Secretary of the
Treasury William McAdoo, when
the entertainment had its premier in
the open air at the Wilson summer
home in New Hampshire. Ornis
makes an appeal for the protection
of the birds of plumage, and
prayer to stop their slaughter for the
qualification of feminine vanity fea-
ture.
Miss Mary Walston. as Tacita, a
drvad, graceful barefoot dancer,
added much to the success OF the
performance. The other members OF
the cast. who also acquitted them
selves well. were Frank Taylor, who
played Inercue, a faun; Lark Tay-
ior, Alwyn, a poet; Frank Bertrand
Shy, a naturalist, and john D
O'Brien, Stork, a plume hunter.
Following the play there was re
ception in honor of Governor James
f. Fielder and Mrs. Fielder, who had
witnessed the performance and been
entertained previously at dinner by
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonor f. Loree, OF
Orange mountain. Members of Troops
A and c, First Squadron Cavalry,
n. j. y. G., of the Essex troops, were
escorpts to the Governor and also
acted as ushers. As the Governor en-
tered the auditorium q national air
was played, with the audience stand
ing.
4 tame bird, loaned by the Orange
Bird Company, perched daintily on
hough of a tree decorating the stage
during the play. adding a bit of real
ism to the stage effects.
The prelude, THE Hermit Thrush
was sung by Miss Katharine Potter,
and Miss Constance Ward acted as
the little girl, out of whose reverie
grew the masque play. The fashion
able younger set of the Oranges APP
peared in the bird ballet in groups as
follows:
Thrushes-The Misses Florence
Quinn Elizabeth Cooke. Emma Car
vey, Virginia Gibson, Olive Burns and
Alma Binzen.
Orioles-The Misses Louise Holmes,
Lois Cate, Katherine Potter, Eudalia
White and Haleyon Crawford.
Canaries-The Misses Evanseline
Clark, Mildred Belts, Mona Bur-
roughs, Essie Henry and Edith Castle.
Robins-The Misses Mary Hauck,
Janet Williams, Martha Wolfe, Kath-
crime Holmes and Kathleen New
house.
Bluejays-Viola Lingane, Katherine
Gellatly, Zelie Eberstadt, Katherine
McManus. Beatrice Byrne and Mar
garet King.
Snow Birds-The Misses Martha
Pattison, Hilda CARING, Barrie and
Killinger.
At the reception a dance by Miss
Louise Holmes was q feature, and in
addition Miss Lois Cate and Ralph
Refill O'Reilly danced a Brazilian
maxiXe.
Patrons and patronesses for the two
performances include the following:
Thomas 4. Edison. Mrs. Robert r
Ballantine, Mrs. William Barr, Mrs.
Charles r. Browning, Mrs. William
Thayer Brown. Mrs, ]. Hammond
Bradshaw, Mrs. Charles Bradley, Mrs.
James E. Cheesman Mrs. Sidney NJ.
Colgate Mrs. G. Kingsland Camp,
Mrs. Hugh f. Cook, Mrs. Robert
Cummings, Mrs. Henry Dawson, Mrs.
Thomas A. Davis Mrs. Frank Devlin,
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, Mrs. r. II.
Powers Farr. Mrs. Laurence T. Fell,
Mrs. r. a. Franks Mrs. Edward Fin
ley, Mrs. Frederick Frelinghuysen,
Mrs. F. Q. Barstow.
Mrs. Philip Nick. Garrison, Miss
Agnes Garrigan, Mrs. Peter HauclS,
IT., Mrs. Henry c. Harris, Mrs. A. B.
Hopper, Mrs. Richard c. Jenkinson,
Mrs. Alfred b. Jenkins Mrs. w. J.
Kingsland, Franklin Murphy. Mrs.
William b. Kinney, Mrs. John E.
Kelley, Mrs. Coleman e. Nissan,
! Mrs. A. p. Leach, Mrs. Arthur II
Mackie, Mrs. Ridgeway Macy, Mrs
/ George Merck, Mrs. Edgar L. New
| house, Miss Grace O'Rourke, Mrs
| Chauncey G. Parker, Mrs. A. Romeyn
Pierson, Mrs. Douglas Robinson
Mrs. Duncan I. Roberts, Miss Mar
n "a n.
| der. Mrs. T. O'Conor Sloan. Mrs
William l.. Smith, Mrs. James T
Smith, Miss Helen Stephens, Mrs
Stephen Stetson, Mrs. W. z. r. Smith
! Mrs. J. L. Thompson. Mrs William
Wolfe. Mrs. G. b. Wheeler, Mrs
Charles A. Whelan, Mrs. Frank Win.
! ter, Mrs. Harry NJ. Williams, Mrs. I
| d. Webb, Mrs. Charles B. Yardley
| Mrs. Henry Folsom, Mrs. James B
( Dill. Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Gore, Mrs.
| william e. Gilmore, Mrs. Lyman T
! Gcn, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Doug
| lass, Charles E. Eaton, Rev. Johr
| O'Brien, Mrs. James A, Burns, DR.
Sara c. Spottiswoode, Mrs. w. A
| MacMahon, Mrs. F. A. Blanchet, Mrs
Henry II. Truman, Miss Caroline X
| Ferrick, Mrs. E. II. Loomis, Mrs j
| p. Kelly, Miss Margaret II. Pierson
Rev. George z. Eastman, Mrs. james
F. Riggs, Edwin C. Broome. Mrs
Edgar B. Ward. Mrs. William L
! Ward, Mrs. H. b. Closson, w. A
White, Mrs. Charles Schweinler. Mrs
M. V. 3. Brinckenhoff, General an'
Mrs. J. r. Pitman, Mrs. Jesse st
| John, Mrs f. Fl. Holmes, Mrs. Charlie
! F. Borroughs, Mrs. John d. Everiti
John NJ. Delaney, Paul Heller, VIII
liam c. Kruger, Arthur w. Harris
John r. Hardin. John A. Miller, Rt
Rev. Isaac P. Whelan, Rabbi Solomon
Foster, Rev. John d. Mcdowell
! Charles L. Farrell, Rev. A. W. II
Thompson, Mayor Jacob Haussling
! Mrs Iatnes s. Higbie Mrs Josepl