Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
PLANS SHAP|NGFOR
ELABORATED SHOW
Bal Masque, Cabaret and
Pageant for French War Vic
tins to Be Broad Affair.
is EXPECTED TO EXCEED
LAST WINTERS BENEFIT
Entire Top Floor Of New Willard
Hotel to Be Used for Soldier-Art-
lists Entertainment Feb. II.

Plans are taking shape as to the de-
tails of the various entertainment 1ea-
lures which will compose the elaborate
combination of bal masque, cabaret ana
pageant, to be staged at the New VIII
lard Hotel the evening of February H.
under the title of "Beaux Arts carnl-
val ball" Proceeds of the affair will go
to the families of the soldier-artlsts OF
France now left in most distressing cir
cumstances, as a recognition of the in
valuable services offered American art
students by the Ecole des Beaux Arts
of Paris since the war started.
Since the inception of the idea the
committee in charge. of which Nathan
c. Wyeth is chairman and J. H. de
Sibour treasurer, has been buslly en-
gagged with the idea of making the COM
ing affair even more of success than
the first entertainment for the same pur-
pose. held last winter and characterized
as "soiree artistique.' Many of the
features this year will be different. and
many. also. which proved particularly
successful last February, will be en-
bodied or ampllneu.
The entire top floor of the hotel has
been reserved for the occasion, ana VIII
be appropriately decorated in carnival
black and yellow and the trl-coior OF
France. The foyer. where the guests are
to leave the lifts. will receive particular
attention at the hands of the decorating
committee, and will contain a Parlslan
kiosk for the sale of tr1-color scar1s
and ribbons, cigarettes. confetti ana
other carnival munitions. During the
evening a Hawaiian orchestra Will play
in the foyer under direction of Arthur
M Bisselle. Nine de Sibour and Mrs.
Nathan wyeth will head the group OF
attendants in charge of the kiosk fea-
ture.
General Dancing to Obtain.
Following the opening of the doors
to the main ballroom at 10 O'Clock,
general dancing will obtain. Seventeen
boxes and thirty-six special reserved
tables have been arranged for, and, in
addition, there will be several hundred
ballroom there will be staged an elab-
crate cabaret entertainment, with
special chorus as an adjunct at long
table under the footlights. which Will
sing both French and English songs,
and which is being trained by George
IA
gin at 1890. and is under the direction
of Morven Thompson and DIR. Alfred F.
Hopkins. Small tables are to be scat
tered about this room for the conVen-
fence of spectators who may wish to
order light refreshments; but inasmuch
as the crowd will probably De con-
stantly changing one none of these
will be reserved.
General dancing will continue until
ll:15 to the music of large orchestra
hx-T rx- Bur n
hour bugle will summon all attend
ants at the vaudeville show into the
main hall for the grand pageant, which,
starting at the southern end. Will make
a complete tour of the premises. This
pageant. is to consist of groups OF
dancers and several elaborate floats
and will end with the singing Of va
rious national airs by the cabaret per-
nent among the floats will be Cleo
patra's Galley. designed and supervised
as to grouping by Mrs. Christian Hem
mick. and the Float of France. bearing
a trio of three beautifully costumed fig
ures posed by Paul Bartlett.
At midnight all participants will
form a grand march which will defile
by the Judges on costumes The best
lively. will be the recipient OF prize.
Supper will be served in the main sup
per rooms on the first floor, at mid
: night, the small tables in the ballroom
upstairs being intended for liquid re-
freshments only. General dancing,
further vaudeville stunts" and exhi-
bition dancese will follow supper. and
breakfast will be served to those de-
string il. Only limited number of
tickets will be sold.
List of Boxholders.
The boxholders for the affair are:
Miss Martha Goldman. Mrs. Delos A.
Blodgett, Mrs. Alexander Stewart. Mrs.
Edison bradley. Mrs. Alfred E. Bates
Mrs. willard Salisbury, Mrs. William
F. Draper, Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs.
Caroline S. Fahnestock. Mrs. Thomas
F. Walsh, Miss Margaret Perrin. Mrs.
Henry F. Lippitt. Ira C. Copley. II. s.
Legare. D. e. Phillips, Thomas Ewing.
F. +. Chaplin. Montgomery Blair. James
Parmalee and I.arz Anderson.
Those who have reserved tables In
clude Fl. y. Roots, George H. Myers. w.
r. Tuckerman. W. B. Hibbs. Z. E. Jor-
dan, c. D. Wheeler. c. l. Jewell. A. c.
Hume. J. L. Moorehead. r. N. Kauff-
mann, Donald Woodward. Mrs. n. G.
Hinkle. G. r. Wilson, E. c. Dean. Mrs.
Richardson Glover. F. B. Hyde. Mrs.
Moran. Y. II. Chapman. Henry Spencer,
g. Y. Wheeler e. V. Wheeler. DIR. ]. 2.
Bayne. Mrs. Julian James. Lieut.. Com
mander Edward McCauley. +. H.
Brooke. William Littauer. P J.. Nc
tumber. r. Ward Denys and Mrs.
Armistead Peter.
The committee in charge. which rep
resenis the four artistic associations
which are cooperating in the affair. is
composed of Nathan &. Wyeth. chair
man, and Frederick II. Brooke, EdWa rd
q. Dean. Fred V. Murphy. Charles G.
Rumsey and George o. Totten, jr.. for
the Society of Beaux Arts Architects:
Ward Brown. representing the Wash
ington Chapter of the American Insti-
tute of Architects; Bedford Brown, rep
resenting the Washington Architect
ural Club. and Paul Bartlett of the
Washington Society of Artists.
Members Of the Chorus.
The chorus is composed Of Miss Cora
Barry, Miss Edith Blair. Miss Beatrice
Glover. Misses Delano. Miss NJ de Pena,