New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
SEMBRICH SINGS
FOR POLISH RELIEF
History of Her Land
Shown in TableauS at
Society Event.

One Of the most interesting enter
tainments OF the pOst-Lenien season
was given last night a; .he Hotel BIT
more. under the auspices OF the Amer
can Polish Relief Committee of New
York, Of which Nine. Marcella Sem
brich is president. II was called "A
Night in Poland and consisted OF
pageant introducing historical char
acters Of Poland. mountain scenes. in
Guiding folk groups Of the Carpathian
Mountains, a Cracoyian peasant we'd
ding and winding up with Polish
dances. after which there were supper
and general dancing.
The tableaux traced the history of
Poland from the tenth century 10 the
days of Kosciusko and Pulaski and
their relation 10 American history. In
the first group was shown King
Mieczyslas. 960-992 A. D., the first his
toric ruler OF Poland, portrayed by
Michael Pupin; Queen Dabrowka, rep
resented by Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden;
bishop, Phoenix Ingraham; ladles-in,,
waiting, Mrs. J. Sergeant Cram and
Mrs. Price Post; Kings attendants,
Dudley Carleton and Maurice Roche;
pagan. Charles II. yelling.
In the next group King Casimlr the
Great. l@20-137O. was shown. the other
characters being an architect. peas
ant and a jew. The King was I'M
nersonated BY Lawrence White; the
architect, by Frederic King; sayant,
BIZ Charles Brown, jr., and the Jew, by
Philip Cusachs.
King Jagiello. who brought about
the union Of Poland and Lithuania. and
Queen Jadwiga in the next tableau
we're representedby Hunter 5. Marston
and Miss Mary Pyle, and their cour-
tiers were Marshall R. Kernochan.
George Ecnry Warren. ir., Lawrence
Butler. Gerald Murphy and Robert
Hartshorne
King Sobeski. who saved Europe and
Christianitv from the MahOnetans by
defeating them at Vienna in 1888. was
impersonated by Felix Doubleday, and
Queen Marysienka b. Mrs. Frederick
y. Dalziel Others in this tableau were
J. Ellis Hoffman, Philip Mills. Mrs. D.
Ellis Hoffman, Miss Hilton, Miss Marie
l.. Rodewald. Miss Wiborg and e. STEM
gel-Scmbrich.
The fifth group showed King Stanis-
laus Poniatowski. during whose reign
the tragedy of Polandwas consummated.
Dudley Carleton represented the King
and Miss Carol Hartman Princess
Lubomirska Others who took part
we're Miss Gladys Fries, Miss Virginia
Mitchell, Miss Ethel Croker, Miss
Helen NJ. Hamilton and ". 7. Benda.
The sixth group showed koscluszko
Johrstone Redmond, and George
Washington William H. Bliss. with a
group Of peasants with scythes. IL
showed Washington bidding goodby, to
Kosciuszko. who is returning TO his
own country TO fight for its independ-
ence.
The second part of the programme
was made up of scene from the Tatra
tCarpathian) Mountains, with peasants
seated before fire singing NATIONAL
songs. A musician Josef AdamoWsk'
PLAYED for them, attracting the dane
ers, who troop IN.
After this scene a Cracovian peasant
wedding, with its village setting, was
enacted. Nine. Sembrich, as the maid
of honor, sang. Miss Bestrix Buel was
the bride; Gerald Onatavia, the bride
groom; Miss Jsdwiga Bends, matron
OF honor; Miss Charlotte Mercer
Jones. the mother; Water j. Catchpole,
the father, and Miss f. Benda, the
cook.