Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-12

Z ~ Gods are GUNS - -,
Wv win be some performance ana
es 4eil you, 1t is no joke to get up
~ p~.t,,of this kind; only those who
sn ~, IN one, and especially at the
/ EpR's !, ono know the agonies which
pes through up to the last min
he sa irstance, such unexpected
,s,nes happen, and such SAD ones as
XII The death of Rowland sergeant
oek which was so unexpected
Rs n.o,,sh he had been Ill for some
Zoe of course, prevented Alva
nYt.,,,oarinR. and now Mr.. Howard
HV" dootb which occurred very
s,y Sm sunday, will stop Marian
rr.nfs taking part Marian no.her'
srow was a Miss Jennie Ciark'
...o are the unpreventable and very
ble things, but every one Is so
VA md willing to help out In every
w Virginia Harrison Tor instance
FsS already scheduled to appear
aorof dances. has consented to
IL ont the Roulette group by Leading
4. Marian Grants place. ana jean
nson will replace Alva Sergeant.
roI,nd Harrison tells me 1t Is
s..,,r remarkable how kind every one
= .,d how willing to help. She says
q. ,,sr,o,,s stores have been wonder
friy generous
~ ,..,dos the story of the gamhols,
fAs,s nv the way. emanates absolute
4, Y t.oro the brain of Alfred Barton
has not only laid the plot but
.-,...n tho words and music of every
Nh. aud ls teachin: the various stops
.S me dances, there VIII be several
i s.,c,slt,es. Mrs. sydney Emlen Hutch
f,rson will sing, and so VIII Elizaoeth
r,,,o who made such wonderful
,,.A,, Mt the Drexel Biddle concert
r.on Mary Wurts and George Kneass
III, annear in a Pavlowa Gavotte, and
,,,,,ordale Baird and Robert Carrere
wIIl do a special dance. Giily ErVin
,,lll sing a song about the debutantes'
.leht Of whom will dance during the
rsfraIn, and Bob Drayton has prom
lsed to get the Orpheus quartet to sing
And now. think of the cast! Helen
Ellis will he Adriennc, the actress
and Alberta Brinton, Madeline
seorer girl; Phil Castner, Gino. peas
ant and Joe Deering baron while
Alfred Ward will he a marquis ana
Monty Lycett count
DR.. Daniel Hoyt will appear as the
cod of Chance, Dorothy Norris as
:. Fortune, Leonard Lippman as
croupIer and Trouble will be repre-
sented by George Steel.
An interesting group In the chorus
will be the Blues and the RACES, which
will be made up entirely of debutantes'
and the Roulette group has also been
chosen from the deb set.
VI The fashion show, which is the new
feature will last exactly 20 minutes,
and there will be 22 costumes shown
bysas many mannequins, The frocks
have been made especially for the oc-
caslon by the various modistes, and
ali. kinds will be shown. Among the
exhibitors will be Altemus, Meeley,
Renzl, Harres, Sterling, Darlington
Hagedorn, Degerberg, Bonwit g. Tel
Ter, snellenburg, Strawbridge &
.clothler Miss Dougherty, Adler. Gim-
bells, the Gown Shop and Yovin, of New
York.
Tickets are being sold for the affair
at Ryans, through the courtesy Of Mr..
Ryan, without any charge for services.
The opera last night was played to
very brilliant house, though l do think
people are rather tired, of "The Magic
Flute There is so much monkey busi-
ness in 1t, though one or two arias are
very fine. and it was certainly given
BY splendid artists and the scenic ef-
fscts were we'll carried out
Quite a stir was caused in the audi
ence on the arrival of the Hawaiian
delegates OF the Pan-American Con-
yention.
a Many welcomed Mrs. Stotesbury
back again; she has not attended sew
efal operas recently and 1 quite missed
her little receptions on the grand tier.
Last night there were only two acts
and as the first one was rather short
only few people felt inclined to leave
me boxes and promenade. 1t is pity
tney did not, however. for the Joy OF
seeing one gown, which was marvel.
" was OF black tulle and the fair owner
nad donned red slippers, but let me tell
you the red slippers had nothing on the
'fain, which was fashioned of red bro
eaded velvet edged with lightish brown
feather trimming, and was attached to
'ne shoulders and dragged on the floor
sner the wearer. 1t was some gown,
ana even the grand tier proved of no
interest whatever to the spectators as
'ohs as the lady In black and red.
ehnsins TO the arm of her suitor,
walked up and down the promenade.
oiten wonder II anything new
s7ld be thought of for the numerous
salls and parties given almost every
minute and 1t did not seem to me
RgsSiDle that anything outside of
s9Hee all kinds OF breakfast foods. |
als' sausage and buckwheat cakes |
ss1la Do served with breakfast. How |
80, az the Taylors' last week at the |
1' l hear every place was arranged |
s'Nn glass of milk and two morning |
F~Pers' so all the small people could |
'ssu about themselves in the news
~ the way / was at the Arcadia |