The Washington herald., 1919-09-21
NEW YORK SOCIETY TO BE
ON SHOW AT ARABIAN FETE.

ON SHOW AT ARABIAN FETE.
Anyone from Boston TO Washing
ton. who loves the picturesque and
the unusual, who would like to see
New YORK society On bloc with all its
personalities and dancing beyond all
snticISations. and at the same tire
help the babies of France incalcula-
bly,, has only. by motor car or rail-
road, to be in New York a week from
Saturday shoAly after noon. At .
o'clock on that day saturday. Sep
tCnber ~ society, just returning from
.ts summer wandeTinCs. will present
in the most attractive Though very
little known open air theater of the
East, the Rosemary 'Theater. on the
estate Of Roland r. ConkIin. Hunting
ton, L. l., an Arabian Fete." PrCfss-
sional dancers In Arabian and Far
East ballets. including an East In
dian ballet never before seen in this
country or outside Paris. though Of
ten promised. lie Dieu Bleu" C'The
Blue Cod. and society people form
ing an Arabian court with semi-yeiled
houris as programme girls, will give
this spectacle under tie auspices of
Free Milk for France. Inc. and the
allies. Four thousand people can be
accommodated. $4,000 is hoped to be
realized
Costume balls and pageants give
no idea or warning what is being at
tempted for the Afternoon. 1t is
planned. on Long Island country
side. to TRANSPORT people as complete
" IS possible from New York to the
Far East. to portray a bit Of the
Jungle" with a touch OF Egypt and
Arabia. THOSE who think they are
ccr7ing ir to soc a classic will be dis
appol.ted." the committee says.
\ gorgeous canopy will overhang
the grassy open-air stage. At the
entrance to the 'Theater" will stand
two elenhants with trappings and
slaves. Other animals are hoped for.
Along the little river that separates
this unique stage from its auditorium
"A practicable river on which swans
foat-thc auditorium half CirC'ing |,
ard rising in natural terraces. a barge
vii glide with a sultan and sultana
Shahrier and his Scheherazade. These
parts the attendant court and Cir
rasSian CaptIves in its train, will he
played by New York society, as Will
the mysteriOuSly Costumed Arabian
program girls over fifty profession
al dancers are to make up the ballets.
and an orchestra Of sixty Russians
will play Rosnonsrs will dance. a
singing opera star is being sought
and will probably be added to the
program.
Six or seven terraces OF grass. faced
with stones. each wide enough to
hold camp chairs comfortably (the
lower terraces will be divided by
white cords into boxes" OF eight
seats eachl. curve into a perfect half
circle facing a circle Of smooth green
tulf with a background OF splendid
trees. The latter is the stage: be-
tween Il and the Auditorium flows
the little river At the theaters top.
what would be its gallery. stands the
Corklin residence. From the theater
is superb view to the west-the
setting sun. with just glimpse of
the trees surrounding Sycamore Hill.
and plain over the waters Of an inlet
1 from the Sound is Cold Spring HarbOr.
7 Alone, because of its novelty and its
view. Rosemary Theater. without a
zoul in il. is worth a journey to see.
Il has been enthusiastically mention
I'd and pictured in a book on open
air performances in America. As an
added effect. along the front of the
stage. run two lines Of piping, per-
rorated where foOtlights would be in
the conventional theater indoors
These lines OF piping are for two
,urtains-one Of water, one of steam
. each conceaIing the entire stage. The
Jets are easily manipulated, and the
. sheet OF water or OF steam. as de-
sired, rises fasCinatingly from the
ground. as 4 shot upward by a geni.
0. There is also a complete electrical
. equipment for this stage. with many
spots" and baby spots"
From New York City and. Of
.ourse, all the summer colonies and
al the towns of Long Island. from
RcstChester. Connecticut, New Jer-
A,cOple are coming to this Arabian
Tete." For New York. it practical
Y opens the fall society season and
nay be called the "curtain-raIser"
IF the coming winter. For the
-oads on Long Island streamers with
Ibis legend are being made land
hese may be sent up into West
hester and COnnecticut) ut)-"Grestest
Ballet Spectacle That Has Ever
Seen Attempted-an Arabian Fete'
All Its Details.
Mrs. Henry Fairfield Osborn is
hartman Of the fete committee.
NTH her are associated Mrs. Robert
.ow Bacon. Mrs. James A. Burden.
r. Mrs. Newbold Leroy Edgar. Mrs.
sidney Fish, Mrs. Robert de Forest.
hrs. Junius Morgan, Mrs. William
(. Vanderbilt. jr.. together with
hiss\Lillian Washburn Newlin, Sec
.etary OF the fund. New York is
Iot alone to carry on the work OF
managing the fete, for there have
'olunteered two society girls from
Baltimore, Miss Anne and Miss
elizabeth Douglas. daughters OF
drs. Gordon Douglas. OF the Balti- !
rore committee, who were active in |
he ball given at Washington for |
ne fund and have come on to New |
,Ork to be of special aid.
A long and important list Of
'atronesses is now being made up. |
'hus far it includes:
Madame Foch. the Princesse de 4
'oix, chairman OF the French COM
1ittee; Mrs. Osborn. Mrs. Wander
lit. Mrs. Newton Diehl Baker. Mrs.
:dSar, Mrs. Robert w. De Forest,
hrs. Warren McConihe, Mrs. Ba-
on, Mrs. Burden. Miss Josephine Os-
orn. Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Miss
,aroline Morgan. Mrs. w. Bourke
'ochrsn, Mrs. Alfonso Villa, Mrs. s.
tanvood Menken, Mrs. Fish, Mrs.
oseeh B. Thomas, Mrs. William
hav' ID. Mrs. John T. Pratt, Nine.
ALI Curci. Mrs. Charles A. Penn.