Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
SOCIETY LEADERS
IN THE 'OP|UMP|PE'
ReveI of Dance, Song and
TabIeaux for Benefit of
Washington Poor.
PLAY TUESDAY EVENING
IN BELASCO THEATER
Propaganda Against the Drug Hab-
it Based on Persian Traditions.
List of Performers.


ne opium RIPE d play vi ahe'e"'
Persia. a spectacle or unusual dances'
weird music and artistic costumes,
written by Mrs. Christian Dominique
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drug hahlt' is 10 ne presented pS per-
sons prominent in Washington society
for the benefit of the poor of the capi-
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Theaeer at SIS o'clock.
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s'ii OF we feiSiah lesatioii III ms
work, and members OF the stan nave
attended 'he rehearSalS 10 'atch any
httle thing mat might not conform 10
a nlcetE win PERSIAN tradltlons-
Besides having enlisted the services
OF the best Known art'sts IN Washins
ton society. Mrs Heminlck mas invited
several famous performers to add their
speclalteS to the production. Last night
she announced that MISS LYDIA Mill
man OF the RUSSIAN ballet Will dance
part of the second act. Miss Millman
is coming from New York especially
for this performance. and is to be as
sisted by Miss Hawkes. in distinctly
Persian dance. Paul Swan. whom Mrs.
Hemmck says is known as 1.-The hand
soonest man in the world" also is to
be Mrs Hemmicks house guest and to
give THE Soul Dance of Omar" as a
special feature.
Ihree FartS TO Program.
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ne opium ripe uhder the stage d1-
rection of Edward A. Mitchell and
Songs of solomon. metrical declama-
time in this country bv Miss Gwendo-
len Logan. who, for three seasons, had
a remarkable success in London with
" 10 . az i.k Ndilpoeii, anu 'niru' me |
goricaI war tableauy bv Mrs Hemmick |
and Miss Hazel Mackaye
Inc cast OF characters in the first act |
is composed OF:
Aiashahl, a young ana Elrtuous King |
OF fersla thrlstlan Hemmlck
firouZ sonar, regent OF the kingdom |
with love OF power. DR.. A. F. Hopkins. |
Sahih. grown oid IN the service OF his |
patrons. MofFeh thompson.
Mahomet' hlehtly 1requenter. Eu- |
gene reed.
MIRA All OLD IN wee, Meredith |
sonth, save 10 the pipe. MISS
fi ,,' buchahah.
,- Daua rom the hili country. wilbur !
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ratte ii"''i '''e plains. george "
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+h.a' .'''a' q 'a'ieei' ''is' Hertrude Lo-
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sIa, I,idi mel nor'iiher clark.
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an % ""'o'' MISS 'ieieh nuchdh-
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Ao~~""' singer. Louis g. thompson. !
Additional p,rtio;,,4
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Others who appear in the second ,ct |
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$50. on Nv ''iu u us'eo al
WI D i'aiiooiPh N. forres), |
meets, IN the audience chamber of the |
palace Saouy keeper of the roy,1
harem "a. robert Elmore). to whom
tan of Ocean, a powerful ally of per
sra 'Staniey olmstead). arrives with
~ t..t gus LOT the frlncess 20 !
MRS Howa11-Snith, 80 ISL. ''ie hinS
her attendants Zaidee miss Stew.r,I
idea Miss Anderson), Parizade tMiss
Cahdace HoWard), Nahrabia tMiss
Grant-Stevens), Zobeide tMiss Mildred
iNes)' fulnare tMlss Matilda Auer- |
bich). cara fMlss Elizabeth Harding). |
iebahla MISS Meta MOTHS Evans). Ba
doura fMiss Grace Murphy. Hari Miss
JUDITH lVesl. Riswanyh tMiss Frances
Cafpenter), Linebl Miss Margaret Brit |
tom, Noella tNiss Catherine RobinsoD |
Maebe Mrs. Ward-B Brown, Bara (Mrs. |
Edgar l.. Woods), and the princess ex-
acts promise from the king.
In the third act will also appear: Ru-
bra. II young divorced woman, Mrs |
George Barnett. consoles. in the Prin-
cess Lpbias apartment, Lilmia, in love |
with a blind dancer, Mrs. John W. |
Thompson. but given as wife to "A sui
tan. Fareed, the blind dancer, tells the |
maidens of what he overhears and in
terprets for them a dance Milton T.
Bryan. The princess solves a difficult
problem.
dream. The SCENES are IN the f1e"' ron n,s