Evening star., 1915-02-28
ARRANGING ANOTHER
NOVEL EXHIBITION
/ Mrs. Hemmick Planning Artistic
Surprise for Fund to Aid
Unemployed.

| In response to many requests that
| the strikingly picturesque tableauN
| presented here Washingtons birthday
under the auspices OF the woman
peace party should be given further
exhibition here before being Ken on
| a tour of the continent. and for the
purpose of giving emergency relief TO
| the unemployed of Washington, Mrs.
| Christian Dominique Hemmick, author
| of these tableaux. is arranging for
another novel and artistic entertain
ment.
Mrs Hemmick. with the collabora-
ton of her daughter. Mile. Dreyfus
( Barney. who is now in Paris nursing
the wounded in the American ambu-
lance service. has written a play OF
ancient Persia dealing with the opium
| habit This play is now being re-
| hearsed and is to be presented here
| in two or three weeks with gorgeous
setting.
( In this splendor of coloring, both in
| costume and scenery, it VIII pc m m
striking contrast to the simplicity OF
BACKGROUND that made the ten tap
leaux depicting the horrors OF war ana
| the glorious mission OF woman TO
| bring about world peace sucn pro
| nounced success when presented bE
| Mrs Hemmick and Miss Hazel NC
| Kaye These tab1eaux. whose only
| stage setting is large white screen,
| will be repeated when the PERSIAN
| nlay is produced The entire per-
| formance will be under the personal
direction of Mrs. Hemmick.
Daring and Amazing Dances.
| No labor will be spared to make the
Persian play most realistic and accu-
| rate in the minutest detail OF cos
| tune language. music and danclns.
| Mira Ali Kuli Khan, charge d ar
| faires of the Persian legation here'
who is an authority on PERSIAN nus
tory folklore and customs, Is asslSt-
| ing Mrs Hemmick in her research TOT
The most accurate information on these
| subjects and will personally ASSIST Iet
| in seeing that all details OF the pres,
| entation are true to the perlod ana
| locality of the drama.
Revival of old Persian dances. odr
! ing portrayal of the most artistic ana
| fantas site revels that have won PERSIA
a prominent place IN tefpslcnoredn lls-
| tory. are TO be staged ny Nrs. ni rle.ii-
| tion of several of the pest kho" II
artists in this line of work
II is intended that the dances intro.
duced into this play VIII De the mos. M
daring and amazing of any ever seen
| here.
Representative musical GAeeee'
The musical program is to be ar
ranged with the greatest possible care
and great tones have been searcheo
through tirelessly to get the most
representative musical effects. This
part of the program is being worked
out bv Louis Thompson from ancient
Persian music.
Details of the production and plans
for the benefit presentation are to be
discussed tomorrow evening at a meet
ing of the Drama League. Mrs. Hem
mick has promised to outline her ideas
and to describe the work already ,,l done, ns
II is expected that decision Will be
ached regarding the date of the Per
sian revel and the theater in which it
is to be produced.
While the cast has been tentatively
selected and is now being rehearsed.
Mrs. Hemmick is maintaining strict
silence on the subject and refuses to
| give any information regarding who
will take part. further than to say
! that big artistic surprise is being
pre- pared for the people of Washington.