The Washington times., 1916-03-07
BRILLIANT GATHERING
SEES GYPSY PRINCE"
Musical Comedy Presented BY
Junior League Charms-To
Repeat Program Tonight.


comedy in three acts. as the major
attraction, and general dancing to
wind up the evening. the entertain
ment given at Rauschers last even
ing by the Junior League was huge
success and was attended by a brill
liant gathering OF society folk. The
program will be repeated this even
ing.
The book Of the operctta, which Is
from the pen of Elizabeth Noyes
THOMPSON, presents a melodramatic
story with a consecutlveness which
would put most musical comedy plots
to shame, and the brightest and most
tuneful lyrics OF recent professional
successes have been skilfully worked
into the plot together with not Few
perennial favorites such as The
GYPSY Trail" and "Slumber On. MY
Little Gypsy Sweetheart"
A Delightful Plot.
The plot showed Abrogonia. Syr-
vile, and Cerobia as neighborjng
countries. Abrogonia, a military pow
ar. plans to invade prosperous little
Syrville, which has only small army.
The Prince of Syrville, learning that
the influence of the Princess Celia Is
the only thing which prevents her
father, the King of Cerobia. from
going to the assistance OF SyrVllle'
determines to kidnap the princess
Disguised as a gypsy prince, ne mas
Celia brought to camp IN the near
by mountains, where he detalns mer
and Cerobia Is perfected AMI the In
vading Abrogonian army goes down
to defeat. A..
When the princess returns to
In
of Syrville the gypsy prince she
has learned to love, Inevitable happy
ending is assured. 4.
Histrionically the honors went &c
Newbold Noyes, who hanoieS ane ap nd
distinction. He made a soldierly hgure
his lovemaking was convincing. and ne
displayed a Tine baritone voice more
ever, the charm OF his speaking, voice
contributed no little to the success oil
his role. ,,.
Miss Lillian Hendrick, as Princes,
Oelia, with a soprano voice OF eScellenl
quality and range, was called upon Ioi
numerous encores. She played her par
most capably and made a ravishing pic
ture. Her two maids of honor, miss
Evelina Gleaves and Miss Beatrlc,
Clover, were distinctly ornamental ant
danced and sang charmingly'
aDncing Most Original.
John IL. Cunningham, as the King o.
Cerobia; Miss Juliet Crosby. as juliet
the head maid, and Sylvanus Stokes, al
Sylyanus, the head valet, in other lead
ing parts, met with much favor.
For the rest, there were moments
which brought to mind the old song
s'Neyer Mind Singing, Just Dance, M!
Dear" and certainly the dancing wa
the most original and interesting Iea
ture of the program. Many attractiv
Advertisements were arranged by Mis-
Elizabeth Kingsbury and Henry DICK
Miss Ruth Anderson and Baroness
+, Dance which was delightfully."- artistic
Miss Enid Sims contributed gracetu
. toe dance; Miss Georgia Schoheld an
Henry Dickson won applause IN IN
Gypsy Tanso; ana uS Mr, D nDSspson S'I /,
the "5kating Waltz" which was on on
Of the most effective numbers on Tn
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardsol
Clover entertained box party LOT IN
entertainment, having Miss Eudor'
Clover among their guests. Mr.. AM
Mrs. Myron NJ. Parker were the guess
of Mr.. and Mrs. s. C. Neale. in thei
had with them Mrs. Noyes' mother. Mrs
N, d. Pettigrew, Miss Daisy Prentiss
and Theodore Noyes, jr: 49,, n
Mrs, ], H. Hewson and MIS-. Henry
Dimock also entertained o0S parties Ser
Mrs. Arthur Lee, Miss Alice Shepare
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Hackett, MIS-
Virginia Mackay- Smith. the Misses DE
lano. Miss Carolyn Nash, the Mls se
Admiral and Mrs. II. T, b. Harris; Nj
and Mrs. Cypret Hendrick. Mrs. Davi
Stuart Hendrick. Mrs. D., Buchana
Merryman; Miss Ma, May l Adams MIS- MIS-
Miss Julia Young. Mrs. w. Riley Decide
Lieut.. Commander ]. NJ. Enochs, Cap
william Merry. Angelo Cont, Herber
Hengstler; the Misses Hickey: 6 aarr
Reiniger, Larkln Glazebrook. Mis-
Marion Parker. Miss Kibbey, Cap
Charles l.. Hall, DR.. Taylor Boyd DICK
son, ]. L. Lefevre. Lieut.. John NJ. Wiz
ter, and Ralph Hill.
Notable In the Cast.
Notable in the cast were Baroness
LAly Won winkler, Miss Lillian Her
drick. Miss Beatrice Glover, Miss Eve
lima Gleaves, Miss Georgia SchofielC
Miss Margaret Douglas. Miss Paulin
stone. Miss Marjorie Russ. Miss Lauri
Smith. Miss Catherine Pace, Miss Louis
Clarke. Miss Margaret Howard, MIS-
Dorothy Decide. Miss Katherine Bul
dette, Miss Marie Sims, Miss MargarC
Fahnestock, Miss Mildred Anderson
Miss Pocahontas Butler, Miss Grac
Overman, Miss Ruth Larner, Mi'
Dorothy Decide. Miss Frances Carpcr
ter, Miss Leslie Carpenter, Miss MAJ
Earet Larner. Miss Dorothy Deny
Miss Katherine Speer, Miss Lemira Gil
let Hill, Miss Louise Clark. Mrs. New
bold Noyes. Miss Emily Chase. Nil
Catherine Hill. Lawrence Baker, job
w. Thompson, Marlyn Brown. VILLA
T.. Davis, John ]. Cunningham, Ro
Thompson, Wilson Haywood. Thom'
W. Enwright. G. Merritt MacWhorte
Elwood smith. Chester Lockwood. Jof
Buckley, Harry Lee Rust, Jr'T jam
Karrick Pittmen Springs, villa
Faust, william Hill, Richard Che'
ROSS Thompson. Joe X. Burgos, Low
des Lavender. Manning Stead. and WI
son Haywood. The play was produc;