The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
MANY

,as, winter at Sherry's. From now
An there will ne numerous entertain
mon,s for benevolent purposes. but
none will he on n more elaborate scale
than that being rchcarsed by members
OF tho Junior League. who Will hold
forth for three days next week at the
Waldorf-Astoria.
wbst promises to be one OF tho most
novel and amusing entertainments Tor
charity Of tho winter will be given In
the ballroom of tho Ritz-Carlton on
"Wednesday and Thursday evenings for
tho benefit Of the LenoN Hill Settle
mcnt. II Is called amateur Night at
the Ritz" and in the cast are several
prominent amateurs Of society, who
have been rphcarsing for the produce
Tor for several weeks. a n act
play entitled sauce for an Emperor"
written by John G. Mosher, will first
ia presented. and this will DO followed
by ~ laughablo hurlcsque melodrama
entitled "I.ucy Moore. the Prune
fIatcr's Daughter" The latter piece
is by Everett Shinn. who will appear
IN the cast.
Mrs. Lydig IIoyt. who has taken
part with success in numerous other
entertainments given by amateurs.
viii have the title role In the curtain
raiser. which H. n sketch OF the time
of the Emperor Nero and relates
chiefly To some of his activities. Cor
don Knox Bell will have the role OF
tho Emperor, and others IN the cast
VIII include Mrs. Belmont Tiffany.
Mrs. ,iordon Knox Rell. Henry Wise
Miller, f.. Roscoe Mathews, Stuart
Benson and Eric winston.
The cast for the burlesque melo-
drama includes several well known IL
Illustrators and amateurs, among them
Mrs. oscar Coolican. who will have the
leading role OF Lucy Moore: Mrs.
William i. GlaCkens. Mrs. Everett
Shinn. Ben All HaggIn. George Bel
lows. Randall Davcy. Alonzo Kimball
and James VI. Preston.
An enlarged stage will be erected
in tho Ritz ballroom and special
scenery will be used In both produce
tons. After each performance there
will be general dancing. The proceeds
va pt N'N WV ~ AA' Auia'A " tilt iIVW
Lenox IIill Settlement House now in
curse pf construction in East Sixty
ninth street. Tickets may he obtained
OF Miss Carol Hartman, ! East Sixty
ninth street.
On the entertainment committee are
Mrs. Gordon Knox He'll. chairman:
Mrs. John Jacob Astor. Mrs. Robert
Low Bacon. Mrs. Nicholas Biddle.
Mrs. Oliver Iselin. Mrs. George Draper.
Mrs. Lydig Iloyt. Mrs. Lawrence
Eainsford, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt.
Jr.. Miss Carol Hartman. Miss Mary
Pyne and Miss Marion Clark.
The ratronesses include Mrs. VIM
cent Astor. Mrs. Robert Bacon. Mrs.
Henry Fairfield Osborn. Mrs. W. Sew
ard Webb. Mrs. orme Wilson. Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs. Ogden
Mills. Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robin
son. Mrs. Oren Root. Mrs. Alexander
Hamilton Rice. Mrs. Lewis Cass Led
yard, Mrs. Philip NJ. I.ydig, Mrs.
Frank Gray Griswold. Mrs. John X.
Dreycl, Mrs. Joseph III. Choate. Mrs
Robert l.. Gerry. Mrs. William Earl
Dodge. Mrs. T.. lIcury Hartman, Mrs.
Courtldndt II. Barnes. Mrs. Il. Farrar
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The entire cast for tho Junior
League dances Is practically made up
and from now until the first rerform-
ancc in the ballroom of tho Waldorf
Astoria on the night of January "a
there viii he "A busy round nf re-
hearsals. The entertainment will be
continued on tho two following nights
and as there has been an encouraging
ale of tickets for all three perform.
anCes Sc far II IL expected that a large
sum will he realized for the league
fund, which helps TO ca rry on the work
of tho organization well known To so.
ciety N the hospitals and charitable