The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
Juliet Barrett Rubles-Tacita, q
dryad.
Play by Percy Mac
Kaye, to Be Pre-
sented at Hotel
Aston February "a.
WASH irst Produced
at Cornish, N. H.,
Last Summer

"A pleted Tor the REPRODUCTION III
4 \ the grand ballroom of the Hotel
Aston on the evening of Febru-
Ary - OF Sanctuary" a bird masque.
which was first produced AT Cornish.
N. H.. last summer,
Like the first production Sanctuary"
10 to be given in this city under the
patronage of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
Miss Eleanor Wilson is to appear as
the Bird Spirit. Her sister, Miss Mar
garet Wilson. will sing the prelude.
Percy Mackaye, who appears as
Alwyn. a poet. wrote the play for the
dedication of the bird sanctuary of the
Meriden Bird Club. In this city added
Importance will be given to the event
BY the fact that there are to be held
In connection with the production OF
Sanctuary two important conferences.
Conservation of Bird and Animal
Life will be the subject of the first
conference, which will lie held in the
north ballroom of the Hotel Aston at
IL o'clock on the morning of Febru
AIRY "a. At that conference Mrs. Wood
row Wilson VIII he the guest of honor
and Mrs. II. Fairfield Osborn will pre-
side. Mrs. James Speyer will speak on
the subject of Humane Work for AMI
mails" Il. Gilbert Person will speak
on protection Of Bird Life" while AT
tracing the Birds About the House"
will be the subject of an address de-
livered by Ernest Harold Baynes. The
picture film of THE Snowy Egret and
It's determination" will be shown.
At the afternoon conference, which
will begin at $50 o'clock, Mayor John
Purroy Mitchell has been invited to be
the guest of honor and Frederick c.
Howe will preside. Percy Mackaye will
speak on 1.-THE Relation OF the Art Of
the Theatre to Wild Nature Conserva-
ton" The ideas set forth In Mr.. Mac
Hayes address will be discussed by
workers in the fields OF natural sci
ence, nature conservation and the
drama.
Among the guests OF the conference
who will participate in the discussion
are David Bispham. Winthrop Ames,
Mrs. Florence Fleming Noyes. Ernest
Harold Baynes. DR.. +. A. Lucas, Edith
Wynne Matthison, Prof. George Pierce
Baker. John w. Alexander Arthur Far
well. Charles Ram Kennedy. Joseph
Lindon Smith. Augustus Thomas and
Francis Wilson.
Sanctuary" will be produced with the
following cast Of characters:
Quercus. a faun. ] Joseph Linden Smith
Alwyn. a poet. Percy MacKayc
Shy, a naturalist. Ernest Harold Baynes
Tacita, a dryad. JUL, Barrett Rubles
Ornis, a bird spirit ..... Eleanor Wilson
Stark. a plume hunter
Charles Douvile Coburn
Birds of various species in pantomime.
The prelude will be sung by Margaret
Wilson
Bird Notes and Warbllng.
Katherine Minahan
Original music by Frederick =. Converse
Performance and production under the
direction Of the following persons
Music ........,..... 80. DAVID Names
Dancing ......., Florence Fleming Noyes
Margaret Calhoun
Stage direction. ..........W VIII Hutchns
Stage manager. '.,'''.'''' lex StoVai
The masaue and conference arc ar
ranged under the auspices Of tho follow
ing societies: American Game Protec-
tive and Propagation Association. Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History. Audu.
bon Society OF New York, B!de. a-Wep
Home for Frlendless Animals. BIRD
Lovers Club of Brooklyn, Ladies' AuXil-
larry Of New York Geological Society,
League for Political Education, Mac
Dowcll Club, National Assoclo Ton Of
Audubon Societies, New York Associa-
ton for the Protection OF Game, New
York Womcn's League for Animals,
New York geological Society and So
ciety for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Animals.
me curtain will rise at . o'clock, and
II Is planned that the production shall
be completed by II O'clock. After that
supper will be served. A single ticket will
entil7 IN" huldcr to attend both con-
ferenccs, Tho evening production and the
supper, Already thor" has been heavy
demand for tickets, and as no more
than liG0 spectators can be seated IN