Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-05
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
rrexel- -Biddle Concert One of Yesterdays Events
Wedding of Allan Hunter and Miss
Scott Is of Interest

~xrr.r, we we're all there and the con.
w cert was its usual gre-ee-art success'
I, uaa not too long and every one
80 proeram was good. so that is going
-. aont YOU think7 50 often at anna
-. ,orcerts the talent ls difficult and
- vou know, at tls1es even painful;
- t.st night it was not so. The DreNel
s,ssS,. Rybis Class Orchestra, Of Holy
zstn,,v Church, opened the concert, led
noc.or saorey, their conductor. Then
,,stis Mrs. Greene sang delightfully."- ana
80 followed by Noah swayne. whose
"a, voice rang out through the ball
..or, with its usual volume and express
.s.,, Mrs. James Anders and Mrs. Dor
..hv Johnstone- -Baseler added their
.,,o,a NJ music to the evening, and In
,'..u...n some OF the Bible Glass brothers
..or the Class Hymn. composed and led
~ Adam Geibel, and few other pot
hvrns The brothers were nll ranged
..,rpd the ballroom several rows deep.
Mary Duke Biddle sang various songs
very delightfully."-. and seemed more at
Acme with her Philadelphia audience this
gear than last
An. wore one Of her very handsomest
frooks. II was Just exquisite. OF white
.atIn and the entire bodice fashioned OF
,hinestones Tony gave bouquets to all
,ha women who sang. as Is his usual
rustorn, and they really were most unique
.hls year-iovely, old.fashloned things,
lied on the end of long crooks. There
was one more than for the singers, 30
our gallant townsman, who is ever the
devoted lover. took It by the extreme end
NJ the crook and pushed 1t down from
the back OF the box right under his wife's
nose. whereupon he bowed, and she re-
oeived It most grnciously and the house
anplauded joyously. Another amusing in.
eJdent which enlivened the evening was
the careful plnning OF a carnation on
the right shoulder very high up in the
sirl Of Sasha Jacoblnoff by Mr.. Biddle,
which took some time and won much ap.
plause. You see, 1t could not be put In
the left lapel of the coat because the
violin had to rest on that side. Cordelia
Duke and her devoted husband were In
the box, and Mary Biddle Joined her fam
Nv after singing the aria from Butter
6y." Cordelia had n lovely fiesh-colored
frock and looked younger than ever.
A quartet formed by Arthur Jackson.
Nelson Chestnut. Eddie Brooks, Jr., and
Bob Drayton gave Sir Arthur sullivan's
-The Long Day Closes" splendidly Mary
comerford. who has decided talent, and
Elizabeth Latta were delightful also.
Mr.. Tomkins, Tony's pastor and great
friend, spoke during the evening. 1t was
most charming address, with hearty.
affeetlonate alluslon now and again to
his friend Tony, which was much APP
plAuded. Mrs. Billie Whelen sang later
and Dan Donovan warbled "A Tor and
eaye duet with Miss Comerford. Twas
Lover and His Lass" while Arthur
Jackson sang the old.tlme favorite, "On
the Road to Mandalay.'N Altogether 1t
vas fine, and the world and his wife were
there and those ladies OF high and low
degree who were not personally con-
Quoted to their seats by Tony himself
had his able assistants to help them.
Tony was busy in his really arduous task
Of making everybody happy. There is
certainly a great feeling of friendllness
zt these annual affairs. and Mr.. Bddle's
gratitude to the singers who help him in
his good work is not the least of the eve
nings pleasure. He is certainly one
gracious host let me tell you.
| noticed a good many parties in the
cafe after the concert: the William Henry
Trotters gave a supper party and the Van
Rensselaers and George Fales Bakers