The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-25
BALL NETS $4,000
FOR ITALIAN FUND
Century Theatre Is Brilliant
With Maskcrs in Vcne-
tian Gowns.
NOTED PERSONS ATTEND

por the benefit ~ the italian War
Relief Fund a Mi-Careme Venetian
nasaue ball was given last night in the
Century Theatre. u was well attended
nv rep' esentativcs of the social. artistic,
on,r,iic and theatrical worlds. The or
chc.trs f the theatre had been partly
soor.d over. hut seats were placed oil
,his section for the preliminary enter
a,rment which took place on the stage.
which had been get 10 represent a Ncne-
,i,u garden The guests enjoyed the
dane ng Of Miss kosina CALI n her
nar,ner. Donhglio. OF the Metropolitan
oocra Uousr ballet. who gave ia Fur
lam" i.um P~outhicllrs ia Gioconda."
n "Tarentclla.' by Barthlemy. and an
er' artc by Giilet. La Argentina. Maui
80 ard Florence Walton also danced.
and the vocal part OF the entertainment
was done Ivy the Countess Gina Moz-
-a,n. soprano Salvatore Giordano.
tclor Milo Picoo. barytonc. and Paolo
T.zyo. tenor Alternating with the vocal
number OF She programme the luca-
TIT, ilardolin orchestra played.
The greater Part of the audience ap.
nc rod D., Venetian costumes. especially
,io,, vino were seated IN the boxes and
in trc orchestra. A. midnight the grand
r..,a VAS lei b.. Moncure Robinson and
~. Duchess Torlonia. only those In Co.'S
tl~lc liking part. Well known painters
cd s,ulutorS passed on these costumes
All those most favored will be painted
o. canvas or dor" In sculpture.
ono feature was the appearance on
trs Stge of a donkey cart, in which
r.r. Nj Helen Alexander. Miss Marie
Ioui.e i,mmet and Miss Kitty kimball
dressed as Italian peasants. and with
,Ncr was Frank Pollock. also in Italian
costume. who carried a barrel riga
AFTER tho grand march there was gen.
. 40 dancing In the theatre to the music
G. ronrad's Orchestra. and supper was
served in tho foyer.
Among these who got boxes and seats
we're Nj. and Mrs. August Belmont.
" and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney.
Mis-. Charles Bouehton Wood. Miss Mary
Emo. Mrs Harry Whitney McNickar,
ClAicn.e II Mickay. Mrs. Edward y.
H~rei,ung. Mr.. and Mrs. James /" Put
ram. Mr.. and Mrs. W. Bourke Cochran.
The Misses Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt,
c aries y. Mathews. w. Il. Dickerman,
Mss Elsie dc Wolfe. Mr.. and Mrs.
v. Il Hears; Mr.. and Mrs. William f.
BENJAMIN.. Mr.. and Mrs. Otto y. Kahn,
G.. Louis Boissevain. Mrs. ". Lawrence
K,cnc. 81 Herbert, BeeTbohm Tree. Or
I'D Mrs. ". Kiunicutt Draper. Mr.. and
MS. NFWbpl lie Roy lslSaT. NINE, Ma
r. Barri,n,os. Mr.. and Mrs. W. Adams
ne'eno. Miss Lucrezia Bori. Mr.. aHd
Mr. Adam -. Norrie. a. Murray Young
~ and Mrs. George T. Maxwell. Mr.
t'd Mrs.. Joseph Rowland Hunt. Mr.
p Mrs. Amos +. T. Pinchot. Mr.. and
NJ g X. - Billings. Charles r
siArson. Henry q. Gray. Mr.. and Mrs
l.I.,rt L. S,t;e"lee. Mrs. Stanley Nc.
torr.rk. Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Nicoll
Frederick Pearson. Miss Lesley
Tcatsou. Nh and Mrs. Egerton l.. Win
throu it,. NJ. and Mrs. Emil CERT
~ James SpeyoT. c. j. Stralem. Mr.
fi Mrs. Philip ". Lydig. Miss Marie
TEMPEST. Miss Blanche Bates, Miss
D.. Ferguson and Andrea de Sesurola
pl-.ng the evening Mayor n Mrs
Ht,url were guests OF Mr.. ana Mrs
!rwl old lie Roy Ed2ar.
h~roG.1nai.s were sold by Mrs. Charlie,
C. Loosely celrichs. Mr-. George T
.ittwe,l. Mrs. Charles /, i~recnousi,
N.s Joa Whitridge. Miss Ethc
'"Jyher. Mss Adelaide Sedgwic,i. Mte
ls,n"' S%tettinius. Miss Maud Kahn. IN
Misses Katharine and Madeleine Dahl
rrD and Miss ~Svmphoroso Br!sted. al
o ,bnu wore Italian costumes.
N" floor committed included Francl
Rome. Moncure Robinson. W. O'Don
NJ l>clin. |. ChaunCcy Mckeever. Henri,
vs." Miller. W. Forbes Morgan. Jr
P.'.p W Ljv""more. Charles n. Wet
NO. ". I,hinelander stewart. Jr
''''"'nu Fox and +. Coster Wilmerd
- r1" receipts amounted to NOR
thp Ssu0n