Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
ENTERTAINMENT IN.
LANSDOWNE CLUB
Children Charming in Tableaux
and Operetta for Benefit of
Red Cross

a charming little entertainment for the
oeheft of the Red Cross was given at the
twentieth Century Club of Lansdowue Fri.
ia! evening by some of the children of the
Town under the direction OF Miss Eleanor
Lansing Case. Most of the Riddles taking mart
were from about seven to twelve years old,
ana at That age they are The most inimitable
n.',e actors in the world. with not a particle
of stage fright" 10y
iheN danced. a group of them. In cunning
costumes ana fyaway curls. and gave q
ruiN good demonstration of the jacques
.aIcro2e Neurytnmics. Those taking part in.
this number were Cathar;ne Jsnvier. Eliza
beth Meader. Janis Jones. Emmy Maher.
Margaret fule, Catharine Mcguire. Marcella
XIX. Mary Hoffer. Barbara Kirk, Margaret
Sbrigley, Emily Suddards and Ioaenbin. sud
dards.
There was a tableau representing some of
me women's war interests. In this Margaret
SharpIess was America Ruth Atkinson. the
"oman's League of National Defense Mar.
'.ila Kirk, the Red Cross Emily Suddards.
the Canteen Mary Jones. Friends Recon-
struct!on Work Margaret Shrigley. the Navy
League; 'atharine Mcguire. the Motor Mes
sehger Service Helen Statzell, the Girl
scouts; Irene Humbert. Knitting Elizabeth
Mllets, War Garden. and Mary Honer, Num-
lions Work. Every one sang Keep the Home
fIres Burning and the group was very pic
turesque.
Another tableau was the Battle Call of the
Alilance. In this Olive Fairbanks represented
Belgium Elizabeth Holloway. France Stuart
Meader, England Margaret MAR, Canada
Margaret Sha rpless. scotland: Ruth Atkin-
son, ireland Rebecca Hornstine, Italy; Mary
lfultt. Russia Grace Lippincott, Japan. and
sherman Gilpin, United States. Ruth Atkin-
son was at the piano.
This was followed by an operetta caIled
The Guest of the Pink Parasol" In this
Emily Suddards. Barbara Kirk. Mary Hoffer.
Josephine Suddards and Catharine Mcguire
We're peoples. who bobbed their heads ador-
ably Marcella Kirk was a little girl Grace
Lippincott, a gracious fairy queen. and John
Wr.ght a funny little gardener. Catharine
Janvier and Elizabeth Meader were two of the
queen $ subjects. The children acted charms
lhglN, and at times were most unconsciously
amusing. AS one of the audience remarked
iterward. he enjoyed most Of all seeing that
one little girls tireless efforts to keep her
sister in the right place on the stage.
Music for the play was furnished by Mrs.
u, victor Janvier, pianist Mrs. Wharton,
Nloiinist. and Mrs. Clifford Parkinson at the
drum. Mr.. Arthur Shrigley was stage
manager.
other numbers on the program we're vocal
SOLOS by Miss Rehecca Hornstine and piano
solos by Josephine Suddards and Elizabeth
Holloway. Margaret Sharpless played Amer
lea AT the end of the program and the audi
ence joined in the singing.
Some of the patronesses at the affair were
Mrs. Allen r. Hoffer. Mrs. william Suddards,
Miss Helen Read, Mrs. John C. Wright, Miss
Helen Wright Mrs. Frank H. Mcguire, Mrs.
Emmy Maher. Mrs. H.. Ross Turner. Mrs.
Frederick j. Petry. Miss Mabel Phillips. Mrs.
Arthur Shrigley. Miss Ethel Shrigley, Mrs.
Ira Atkinson, Mrs. Edward c. Kirk, Mrs. Ida
l.. MAR, Mrs. Robert W. Click. Mrs. S. r. Gil.
pin. Mrs. II. y. Willets. Mrs. William ].
Sharpless. Mrs. John A. Cass. Miss Florence
H.. Cass. Mrs Thomas G. Cooper. Mrs. Car
roll Lippincott, Mrs. Edwin Grauley, Mrs. viii.
liam j. Davis. Mrs. II. r. Fairbanks. Mrs
Wharton Harris. Mrs. William II. Holloway,
Mrs. Victor Janvier. Miss Kreider. Mrs. Cross
well McBee. Mrs. Samuel Pennock. Mrs. John
G. Meader. Mrs. Chester y. Pyle. Mrs. Harlan
+. Statzell. Mrs. Henry c. Statzell. Mrs.
Nathan Staufer and Miss Adele Sutor.