Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-13
list GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Drama League and Musical Talks to Be Held on
Same Afternoon Next Week-Two Most
Attractive Programs

.4vr Thursday afternoon will un-
doubtedly pull society in two ditfer-
d,rections in the way of entertain
-, for the committee on American
- the University Of Pennsylvania
.rnounced performance by the
.rd PLAYERS at the Broad street
Las .,ro for the same hour as the second
~ ,,rch .beralded musical talks under
y. auspices Of the women's committee
Tho Philadelphia orchestra. which
.,n he given in Witherspoon Han by
usdda Van den Beemt.
r,o committee of the Philadelphia
- League. with the cooperation Of
y. university, is planning an elaborate
y. ..ram for this, the American Drama
YeAr.
rbe first activity Of the year will be
seduction next Thursday afternoon
r,,,or,s "The Contrast" This play will
!. IN charge of a committee of which
T.. otfs skinner is chairman II Will be
..torred by cast of experienced actors
r.,.o,ed from the Pays and Players.
s,rso Contrast" was the second play writ
- ~, an American to be produced in
...rica bv a professional company OF
.ors II was our first comedy; the
sprlnce of Parthia," written by Godfrey
!. 1871 being our first tragedy, THE
c.n,raet" is also one of the best of our
-, comedies. It's theme is the contrast
,.,,,osn native worth ana the affectation
!, fore,pn manners. and t introduced to
,bs American stage in the character, OF
Jonathan the typical stage Yankee 1t
vus performed for the first time in New
York in 1887, the principal character
ronathan being played by Thomas Wig
nell The play at the Broad street The
atre will reproduce this first perform.
snee as nearly as possible. using light
lnp scenic and costume effects similar to
those of the original production.
nIHE league has planned to have series
of lectures given throughout the year IN
various parts of the city, and as culmt'
nation Of the Philadelphia Drama Year
celebration the University Of Pennsyl'
yana will give, under the direction of its
literary societies, pageant in the Bo'
tanic Gardens, representing the develop
ment of American drama from earliest
time to present day incidentally, the
American Drama League offers number
Of prizes for the best plays submitted to
II during the year by an American.
The committee on the american Drama
Year includes DR.. Arthur Hobson Quinn,
chairman; Mr. John Ashhurst, Mrs,
George Boxer Mrs. William Burnham,
Mr.. James Francis Cooke, Or. John i,
CARRIER, Dr. Hollis Godfrey, Dr. John l..
Haney, Rev Hugh r. Henry, Mr.. Joseph
A. F. Jackson, DR.. Morris Jastrow, Jrr
Mr. Henry LaBarre Jayne, Mrs. j. Clar'
ence Lee, Mr.. John Luther Long, Mr.. Ken.
meth MacGowan Miss Elizabeth McClel-
Ian, Mr.. Thomas Mexican. Mrs. Edgar
Marburg, Mr.. Langdon Mitchell, Mr. Ed'
ward W. Mumford, Mr.. George b.
Nltzsche, DIR. Thomas ID. O'BolGer Dr.
Ellis p Oberhotaer, Hon John NJ. Patter-
son, Mr. j. Howard Reber, Mrs, j. Howard
Reber, DR.. A. S. w RosenbaCh, Mrs. Otis
Skinner, Provost Edgar f. Smith, Rev
John j. Wheeler, Mr.. Samuel woodward
and Miss Anne Hollingsworth Wharton
AND on Thursday afternoon at Wither'
Aspoon Hall Herr Van den Beemt will
talk on his special hobby, The Violin
His musical talk" will be illustrated by
a most interesting collection of lantern
slides and by program with the names
of such delectable composers for the vio-
lin as Bach and Wieniawslli
. The committee of publicspirited musi-
cal women who have these talks in
charge has voted to give this seasons
profits to the orchestra's endowment fund.
1t is not generally known that it
turned over $500 profits last year to the
pension fund for sick and disabled mem
bers of the orchestra, for which Mr. Sto.
kowski made such a stirring plea at the
tenth anniversary luncheon given by the
gOmen's committee at the Academy in
April three years ago
The managing committee for 1867
Includes; President, Mrs. Frederick II,
Shelton; vice president. Mrs. Edward G.
McCollin; secretary. Mrs. Frank p, Prich'
ard; treasurer Mrs. Charles c. Collins;
Miss Eleanor Arnett, Mrs William
Bufnham, Mrs. A. J. Dallas Dixon, Miss
Gertrude Ely, Mrs. C. Lincolp Furbush,
Mrs. Rodman Griscom, Mrs, Barton c.
Hlrst, Miss Geordle p. Joline Mrs. John
G. Rolfe, Miss Alva Sergeant, Mrs. Leo
pod stokowski, Mrs. l., Howard Wealth
efF and Mrs. Harold f. Yarnall.
When to this group OF women is added
the interest of a group OF patronesses
which includes such names as Mrs. Stotes-
bury, Mrs. Andrew Wheeler, Mrs Alex
ander Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. Joe Leidy,
Mrs. Edgar Scott, Mrs. Sydney Hutchin-
son, Mrs, Louis Benson, Miss Nina Lea
and Mrs, Randall Morgan, the American
drama committee will have to look well
70 Its laurels to attract any from the
orchestra lecture. My best wishes to both
Enterprises. NANCY WYNNE.
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