The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-09
Principal Parts in Benefit for
Relief Fund Taken by
Amateurs.

Tn. historical pageant o, Polish
patriots and other celebrations included
under ~ Night IN Poland" In prcpa;s-
ton for many weeks, took place last
night at the Hotel Bitmorc. The bali
room had been transformed into
theatre. and most of tho floor had been
utilized I" make boxes in addition tu
those IN N. balconies II was said that
the receipts amounted to more tuan
81, o00.
Rarely has so much time been spent
in the preparation OF a charitable en-
tertainment given in the main 10y anna
tours. Nine. Sembrich. who is presl-
dent OF the Polish American Committee.
under whose auspices the benefit was
given Adamo Didur OF the Metropolitan
Opera Company and Albert Janpol-bi
were the professionals who had the
leading roles and there were In the
choruses such well known singers as
Francis Rogers. Frank Pollock, Mrs.
Raw Dennis and George Harris
Polish songs h, Amateurs.
Blu, the performance chiefly was by
amateurs Miss Mary Fields chorus,
which nrlud Mrs Gordon Bell Marion
CLARK. Mary Emo. GLADYS Endicott Reil
Gurnee. Dorothy Kissel, Tucha Riyei.
Beatrice Pratt and Mary Pyle and
Gerald de witt. Alesssndro Fabtri.
Erskine Hewitt. W. Franck'yn Paris
and many others, learned to sing forty
songs In the Polish language, which was
not an easy task.
Ernest Sch,lling mad charg" Of the
arrangement or the music in the 'raco-
Nlan wedding a. well as that IN the
pageant and the music vas selected
from Polish sources. old and modern.
Timothce Ad1mowsN OF the BOSTON
symphony orchestra came over To play
the violin, and with him We're Rudolph
CAM and Mrs. L"wirski Corwin, who
played the violin. Nahan Frankie com
Quoted the orchestra, There was gen
cral dancing after the programme.
Groups In the Pn9"nnt.
Edith Wynne Matthison. IN classical
costume reCited the prologue written
by Sigismond Stoj Wslii, who assisted
music The hrs, group. representing the
conversion of King Mieczyslas To Chris
tanity, was arranged hY Mrs. j. pyne-
ley Prince In Il We're Mrs. i. Sergeant
Cram. MIS-, Price Post and Mrs Arthur
Burden. Michael Pupin, Phoenix lngrd-
ham, Dudley Carleton. MauriC" Roche
and G. II. yelling. The music for this
episode was taken from archaic sources.
Chants Of the twelfth century accom-
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arranged by Miss Lily Hamilton, 1t
was devoted to the achievements OF
King Casimir, the peace king. who
founded the Tnive rsity OF Cracow. In
this group were Lawrence White. Fred
eric King, Charles Brown. Jr,. and Philip
Cusachs. In the group devoted to King
Jhgello the participants were Hunter
Marsston. Mary Pyle. Scott Pyle, George
Warren. Lawrence Butler. Gerald Muir
ply and Robert Hartshorne Richard
Ordynski arranged the groups and their
maneuvres, which were most effective
The costumes were uncommonly rich
and beautiful.
group 10 Chopin Music.
The sroup which Mr. Schelling had
put TO the music Of Chopin contained
Felix Doubleday. q. Stengel- Sembrch. J.
Ellis Hoffman, Philip Mills, Miss Hilton,
Miss Rodewald, Miss Wiborg and Mrs
Frederick Dalziel, who arranged this
group The NTH group 10 pass before
the audience was devoted to the reign
OF the last King OF Poland. Poniatowsl<i,
and In this were w T. Benda, who de-
signed the beautiful stage costumes :,
Dudley Carleton, Carol Hartman,
Gladys Fries, Helen Flake, virginia
Mitchell, Ethel Crocker and Helen Ham
ilton. Kosciusko and George Washing
ton were shown In the apotheosls when
the Polish national hymn was sung
In the second part of the rro2rumme
| there were scenes from life in the Tatra
or Carpathian Mountains, with dances
| and music by Jane Hall and W. +.
Benda, Gerald Onativia and BeatriX
| Buel, There were mountaneers led by
| Miss Zotia Naimska and Miss Benda.
| Nine. Sem brich In wedding Erast.'
! The programne ended with the Ora :
| covian wedding feast, In which Nine.
! SembrIch. Adamo Ddur, Miss Buel.
| Mr.. Onativia. Jadwiga Renda, Albert
Janpolski and others took part. After
! ward two mazourkas were danced to
| the music of Chopin. In the peasant
! mazOurka were the Misses Puchalowa
! kons"zko Swieska and Mysliwiec and
! Messrs Winogrodski, Sierakowski, po-
radzewsh and York The mobiles
| Carol Hartman. Ethel CrOck.r. Virginia
| Mitchell, Helen FLAKE, Gladys Flirs and
! Helen Hamilton AMI MesHs. Hcaag.l