The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
Another Large Audience Pres
emit at Entertainment in
Waldorf Ballroom.
MANY SUPPER PARTIES

given alone IN the afternoon.
n Intellectual search for the valu-
able ruby by the villainous Hindu was
watched with much interest by the audi
cnces both afternoon and evening. and
turned out that the villain got only an
imitation gem. the real ruby being hid
den In the DOT heel of Gerry Gordon's
father. who brought II from India
There is a little love story in the plot.
which finally sees the heroine. Gerry
Gordon angelica Schuyler Brown). and
tho hero. Bruce Mckcnsie edward
Shipper 2d). happily united.
The dances arranged by Miss lnga
Sontum. formerly OF the Metropolitan
Opera House ballet, are the most beau
tiful and artistic ever done by the
Junior League They formed In fact
the sort OF a ballet suggestive OF the
plot OF 'Die Puppen Fee" familiar to
habitues OF the Metropolitan Opera
House, the articles of bric-a-brac kept
In an old shop coming to life and per-
forming effective dances.
First came the Zouave dance, the par
Elephants wearing the costumes of
French Zouaves. This dance was led by
Mrs. S. Human Bird and Lynford Dick
inson, and dancing with them were the
Misses Gretchen Damrosch. Josephine de
Gersdorfr. Margaret La Fargo. Sym
phorosa Bristed. Esther Auchincloss and
Margaret Trevor: Henry s. Sturgis.
william Il. Shepherd, Jr.. COLES ]. Coe.
!. F1avel Hubbard. Edmund Nash and
William II. Taylor. This dance was or
ganized by Miss Noemi Townsend.
Greek Friese Dance.
organized by Mrs. Courtlandt u. Barnes.
was one OF the artistic hits OF the night.
the participants by their gestures and
posing looking as u they might have
come from an old Greek urn. Mrs.
Howard Gushing and Mrs. Archibald s.
Alexander led the dance, and the others
with them were Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer.
Mrs. Grafton Pyne. the Misses Mary
rIoyt Wiborg. Alexandra Emery. Edith
Mortimer and katherine Porter.
A picturesque dance was that OF the
Brittany Peasants. the solo dance being
done by Mrs. J. Victor Onativia. Jr. The
costumes worn by these dancers were
carefully copied from the native dress
OF the men and women Of Brittany. and
the ancient music Of that French prov
ince was followed. The dancers we're
the Misses Grace Bristed. Rosalie Blood
good, Marion G. Dlnsmore. Ethel Potter.
Grace Colgate, Mary H~artshorne, An
stiss de Vesu. Geraldine Adee. Florence
Lincoln and Alice Davies: Frank NJ.
Watrous. Vivian Palmieri. Andre Lord.
John Hstton. Stanley NJ. Rumbough.
Joseph Macdonough. william Emerson,
Donald Lamb. Raymond Hoa&land and
William II. Taller.
Another dance requiring much study
" sta
Ere yd's Offering in "Valhalla." Miss Ina
Alice Kissel was Frcya and the priest
ssses were the Misses Irene Gibson.
Louise Russell Hoadley, Helen NJ. Bvrne,
Margaret Ninott. Alice Baldwin. kath-
crime Crosby. Helen Geer n Adelaide
Sedgyick. As they danced 10 the music
Of harps Mrs George Barton French
sang an ancient Norwegian chant, and
altogether this dance was suggestive OF
Scandinavian lore.
Probably the daintieSt dance of the
night Vas that OF tho Porcelain Fig
urincs. and II seemed as IL they had de-
seconded from the vitrine OF some famous
collector. Miss Angelica Schuyler Brown
made the dalntiest possible figurine IN
her costume OF cloth of gold with gar
lands OF rosebuds. Those dancing Will
her wore costumes suggestive of Dresden
china plates. They were the Misses
Mary Crocker Alexander. Edith and
Camilla Morgan and Audrey Osborn
Maurice Roche, Andre Lord, Monroe
Douglas Robinson and John Elliot.
Many suppers Given.
\ pretty conceit was the poisson:
d'Or." or gold fish dance, led by Mrs
Walter y. Stillman and her sister, Mis'
beatrice Pratt. II was suggestive OF tn
deep sea and mermaids. In this dance
we're also Mrs. Landon X. Thorne, Mrs
| Henry y. Parker, the Misses Lisa Still
man. Elaine Denegre, Jeanette Thor
Kissel. Eugene Rand. Ninon Newton
and Mary FYancke. also Ernest d.
Weerth, who danced the starfsh. Spe
cial music for this lance was written b,
James NJ. Beck, Jr.
The final number was a Ballet Perse
led by Miss Margaret Henderson ant
Maitland Belknap. their costumes sug
costing those worn at the famous Per
sian fete given by Mrs. Vanderbilt II
Newport about o years ago. Thu
other dancers were the Misses JOY VIII
Jams, Hope Williams. Josephine Wells
Frederick Bull. Adeline Hatch. Marie
Louise Rodewald. Maud Kahn and Cary
Hackstar John Hughes. Kingsley Kun
hardt. John Browning, T.. D.. S. lie Clercq
| stewart ISOWeTS, IiofdNo HiieH' w
White and Edward +. Stevenson.
Among the box holders for last nigh
we're Mines. Alfred Arson, Lewis q. MOI
ris. +. Mcneil Bacon. Ralph Pulitzer. q
Marshall Allen. Harold Richard. william
T.. Benjamin, Charles II. SEMI, Georg'
%Blumenthal, Elliott F. Shepard, w. Bay
ard Cutting, Edward r. Stettinius. WIN
lam B. Dinsmore. Percy H.. Stewart
william ii. English, ]. Banks Taylor
William Il. $. Griswold. Edward s
Hardness, James Walker. Jr,. +. Henri,
Hartman, Harry Payne Whitney. Olive
q. Jennings. Rodman Wanamaker
Adrian II. Joline. John @. Milburn an'
| Victor Morawetz.
After the performance many supper
were given and there was general dan
cling. The p%hotoplay will be repeated
this afternoon and the entire perform
ance will be repeated tonight. Mrs
WILDER Bloodgood will give a large sup
Der tonight at the Waldorf-Astorii
after the entertainment for the member
of the Brittany dance. In which he
daughter takes part, and others.
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