The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
NOTABLES APPEAR IN
MACKAY TABLEAUX
Fetc at Harbor Hill to Aid Mas
sau Hospital a Brilliant
Success.
SCENES IN MANY LANDS


was the scenc tonight OF beautiful tab
lsaux IN aid Of tho Nassau Hospital in
Nrcol1 When Mr. Mackay was in Scot
land last summer several Of the women
WHO IRE Interested In the welfare of the
hosr al cabled him asking that he let
them uso his country house for the an
nual entertainment for the benefit OF the
bo.rita, Mr. Mackay gladly granted the
request Joseph Linden Smith OF Boston
,lrer'nttnded the rehearsals for the tab
eaur. which were presented tonight In
tho hail OF Mr. Mackay's house.
Attic north end Of the hall was a stage
arranged In an artistic and unusual way.
on each side Of the stage were rare
tapestries and medieval armor and over
tead from the balconies hung ancient ban
rere.tes from treasured houses OF Europe.
The FIRST part Of the pageant repre-
,euted the return Of an ambassador to
ls native Venice. The stage. hung in
-,ch crimson tapestries, represented an
audience room In tho palace of n doKe
o., Venice about the time OF Titan, and
IN the centre Of this setting. on a raised
dais was tho throne Of the doge and
dlgaressa As the curtain rose 1t dis
closed lords and ladies of Venice assem-
he'd to await the coming OF the doge and
the return OF their Ambassador, who had
leen in Oriental lands. The doge and
dogarcssa entered. taking their places on
the throne. As the ambassador arrived
lie saluted them and the assemblage.
Pomp of Cathay's Envoy.
BY means OF hugo map and globe
re pointed out the extent of his wander
inss in foreign lands, and then announced
the presence of the Chinese Ambassador.
VITO had returned with him from the
orient. hearinr messages Of good will
from his Emperor TO the doge The en-
trance was accompanied with considerable
roWp. the ambassador being accompanied
bv his suite In their gorgeous Eastern
costumes. and he then took his seat on
The throne near the doEe Next came
band 81 saves brought from Egypt
by The Venetian Ambassador. These sang
and danced TO the music OF a harp The
Incidental music for this part OF the
pageant Included tho Nile song from
Aida sung by Miss Mary Stafford a
Persian dance hv the Misses Tweedy. tho
harp music being played by Miss Mary
Wall
Theodore +. Blake took the role OF the
doge and Mrs. William Payne Thompson
that az the dogaressa. Lloyd Warren was
he Venetian Ambassador and Willard
Straight the Chinese Ambassador. Tho
eourt!ers We're Mrs. Raymond Nelson.
Mrs. Harry |. Nicholas Mrs Robert l..
Bacon Mrs, William Greenough. Mrs.
Charles l.. l., wrence, Mrs. j. Sergean,
Cram Mrs willard Straight. the Misses
Baldwin, Miss Hope Norman. Robert l..
BACON, Jos ph L. Davis, Lawrence s.
Butler. j. Henry Alexandra. William NJ
Baldwin, Edward NJ. Townsend and Win
'hrop Aldr.ch. In all respects tho cos.
tunes We're gorgeous and the arrange
ments Of the stage lighting were perfect.
Next came an 1880 scene called Tho
Birthday" The stage was set TO repre-
sent drawing room in a Colonial man
son with long windows opening INTO
gardens from which came young girls
hearing flowers which they had Just gath
cred. They were greeted by the lady oi
tho mansion IN whose honor they were
assembled. who received congratulations
good wishes and birthday gifts. The
suests were entertained with music. sons
and poetry. Mrs. Lloyd Bryce was the
l'dy Of the mansion. Miss Mary CasS
Garfield. who represented one of the
guests, recltod MY Love Is Like Red
Rcd Rose" Another feature of this scen,
As tho singing by Miss Louise Cox OF
an oil time ballad. Under the juniper
Tree in which she was accompanied or
Lillian Emerson executed a most grace.
tul dance.
Represented Guests.
Those representing guests were Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. Mrs. W Bourk,
Cochran, Mrs Cornelius n. Bliss. Jr.
Nrs Leonard NJ. Thomas, Mrs To-
seph p Grace Mrs. Charles Morgan, Mss
angelica Schuyler Brown. Miss Murie
Vanderbilt. Miss Kathryne Steele Miss
'la!ra Bird, Elliot Bacon, Maurice Roche
lanes r. Eustis, Francis Goodwin. Pau
/. Hammond, Alfred T.. Reed, Richart
Mortimer, Jr.. Francis Roche and Erik
Winston.
After this scene there was an inter
Mission which was enlivened by tho
music Of Conrad's Orchestra. Next there
vas an Oriental scene, with brilliant color'
0Ea!nst a black background. With th'
dr7W'us of the curtGln there was dis
0scI groups Of maldens and youths
ONE PLAYING games, some eating anC
drinking and others watching the tricks
- iugglor. This scene was full OF III
o1d motion. Groups entered continually
including a band of dancing girls. anC
Merchants who offered for sale wonderful
'7hr'Cs from Eastern looms. The traffi'
dance OF the i've senses which wa
H'e-pretcd by Miss Edith Mortimer ant
Mss Claire Bird. There was another
wonderful dance by Mrs. Harry Payn
Whitney. who followed the steps OF he
teacher Ruth st. Denis While dancini
she ncld perched on one arm a gor
ge0usly coored parrot. which came from
Nr Mackays aviary. In this act III
'r!eutals We're represented by Mrs. Charlie
Cary Rumsey, Miss Josephine Osborn
Mrs Arthur Scott Burden, Mrs. George +
Baker, Jr, Mrs. Howard Gushing, Mis-
Love fodw!u, Mrs. John y. Morris. Mrs
william Vanderbilt, Jr., Mrs. Clarenc
#. Poll, Mrs. Robert y. Ferguson, Mrs
F.'l.p Boyer, Miss Julia Appleton. Davl
noNs, William Grcenough. w. Adams DE
.'no and Charles 9. Rumsey. Tho mcr
.01rtS were Robert Chanler and Charlie
lawrence. Robert Townsend was tn
.Igg.'r and Joseph Linden Smith as
.lwol the role Of the Jester.
Tho last scene 81 all entitled 9TH
.'h1run," was GreCian, This was show
before hangings of cerulean blue, so "A
- suggest an ancient Grecian frieze. A
'n Introduction to this scene. there wa
m extremely pretty feature called 9TH
andes Of Grecian Urn" In the centr
~ the stage was a huge urn OF ak
nun" with female figure on each sid
N It's handl 3. Mrs. Arthur Scott Bur
den and Miss Frances Potter Brees
POSED a. the living handles OF the urn
When they left. tho urn performed
wonderfully graceful dauCa