The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27
sourHAMproS. N. Y. Iur

o. SWTTHIN has been the least
-, popular saint in the calendar
and It seemed as II there were
some truth in the old saw. as there has
been nothing but rain since the day
allotted to his salntship, July 10, with
the exception of few brief hours. Not
only have the young people Of the
colony been deprived OF much diver
sion they had counted on. but what is
worse there are fields Of grain uncut
and acres Of hay going to ruin. For
tunately a change came on Thursday.
when the sun came out. lca..
The entire colony is working away
with will in preparation for the
beneflt Tor the Southampton Hospital
on Friday. August 16. 1t will be a
sort Of continuous entertainment that
win include q country street fair and
Festival, which will be held at Pond
Lake and Agawam Park, afternoon
and evening. In addition there will be
Biven in the Garden Theatre, a semi
open air theatre. Swinburne's ';Masque
Of the Queens" to be followed by a
berries of tableaux vivants. Francis
Markoe will direct the masque, for
F, which rehearsals are being held daily,
and the tableaux win be posed by
Gerome Brush, who arranged some of
the tableaux given at tho Rainbow
Ball ut Sherry's on Easter Monday,
one Of the last. important entertain
ments In that establishment.
The masque is a medieval treatment
Of the life and ceremonies in the court
OF King David and will admit of gor-
geous costumins. Appropriate music
Ia being arranged for the production,
which will be the most pretentious
ever attempted here. g.. . -.
Those to Appear I'm Masque.
Francis Rogers will assume the role
Of King Ddpid and Mrs. Leonard NJ.
Thomas that of his Queen Bersabe.
The other queens viii be as follows:
Herodids, Miss Marjorie Curtis; Aholi-
bah, Mrs. Lawrence McKeever Miller;
cleopatra, Mrs. William H Barnum;
AbihaI. Mrs. Morton Breese; Asubdh,
Mrs. De Lancey Kountze; HoIuh, Miss
Minioent Rogers, SemirGmis, Mrs.
Duncan s. Ellsworth: Hesione,, Mrs.
Curtis MCtfat; Chrysothenis, Mrs. Ed
ward Van. Ingen; Thomyets, Mrs.
Lawrence McKeever Miller; Hdrhds,
Miss Katherine Van Ingen; Messdlind,
Mrs. Joseph Earle Stevens; Amestrts,
Mrs. Oren Root; Pasiphea, Miss Flea
nor Lamsou; AlacieI, Mrs. Albert GAL
latin, and Erioone. Mrs. Goodhue Liv-
ingston. Altogether 1t win be a gath
ering to suggest "a Dream of Fair
Women"
There win be in addition court
ladies' pages, troubadours and soldiers
and all will help to make a picture full
Of color. The tsbleaux to be posed by
Mr.. Brush are to be announced later.
Tickets for the masque and ,tableaux.
at $40 and 50 each, may be obtained
from Mrs. Edward Van IngeHb or at
Uester Holden's, in Main street.
Already boxes have been bought by
Or. and Mrs: Peter B. Wyckoff, Mr..
and Mrs. James L. Barclay, Charles
III. Sabin. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r. Dill
worth Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Kellogg,
Mrs, Henry Pearce. Mr.. and Mrs.
Goodhue Livingston. Mrs. Edward Van
nngen, Mr.. and Mrs Albert Galiatin,
Mrs. George G. De Witt, Mrs, Charles
e. Mitchell, Alvin w. Krech, Mrs.
Charles T. Barney, Mrs. Robert Wal
Ter. Mrs. John McG. Woodbury., Mrs.
Robert C. Black, Mr., and Mrs. John
HI. Prentice, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B.
Clafin. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Steele,
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan 5. Ellsworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund S. Twining, Mr..
and Mrs. Fairfax Landstreet, Mr.. and
Mrs. Caleb Hammill, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Chapman Potter, Mrs. p. A.
Valentine. DR.. and Mrs. P. Flewellen
Chambers, Mr.. and Mrs. David BOWS,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry H, Rogers, Mr..
and Mrs. Percy H. Stewart, Mrs. G. A.
Hobart. Morgan J. O'Rrien. Mr.. and
Mrs. De Lancey Kountze and Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Searle Barclay.
Mrs, Peter B, ,WyckoS Is at the head
of the various committees; Mrs.
Charles, Hamilton Sabin is chairman of
the masque and eaoleaux; Mrs. A.
Stewart Walker ana Mrs. Joseph r.
Dilworth are attending to the details
of the street festival, while Mrs.
George Barton French and Mrs Henry