The sun., 1919-08-23
FIRES LIGHT FETE
AT SOUTHAMPTON
Chinese Effect Used in Enter
tainment Climax Of.
Season.
ROGERS VILLA Is SCENE
Brilliant Tennis Playing at
Meadow Club Attended
by Many.
ROGERS VILLA Is SCENE

Nv a sfoS Correspondent o. TIE sus.
SOUTHAMPTON. l.. l.. Aug. 22.-The
.bmax OF the season was reached to-
rrht with the artistique fete Chinsise
,iyen by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Huddleston
Rogers at their Italian villa that over
looks the ocean.
It was well thought out entertain
ment with unusual settings. As their
guests approached they were greeted by
the lights Of huge bonfires that burned
on the beach Just opposite the drawing
rooms. They were ushered then into the
Italian garden. where about the lily pool
vas set a replica of a real Chinese gar
den with pagodas and many colored
wallis All about the Italian garden were
hung ornamented lanterns that Mr.. and
Mrs Rogers had collected during a visit
in China. and strong lights were played
from the roof OF the villa on the scene
There was wonderful effect produced
by these lights as they were directed on
the performers and the pool. which was
covered with pale blue water lilies. The
audience, numbering several hundred.
vas seated about the amphitheatre
formed by the garden.
The entertainment, which was con-
Quoted by the Baroness Leonie de Souiny.
was called Les Fantasies des Dances"
which began with the pantomime en-
titled la Tleur Empoisonee," which she
had written. The scene disclosed gar
den Of the rich and a garden Of the
poor adjoining.
A poor widow who lived In her humble
garden had as a neighbor a wealthy
mandarin one day her beautiful daugh-
ter ventured over the wall of her garden
into that Of the mandarin. who falls In
love with her and desires marriage.
which was acceptable to the mother but
not the airl There was another that in
terested her--the mandarin's young gar
dtner The old nurse. sympathizing with
the girl. tells OF flower whose perfume
will put TO sleep the mandarin and al
Tow the lovers to escape. but the man.
DARN prevails and marries the girl.
Poison Flower story.
After the wedding the gardener gives
the flower to the young bride and Its
odo- overcomes the mandarin She, be-
lieving him dead, runs away with the
Young gardener. The breeze dispels the
poisonous fumes of the flower. the man.
DARN awakens TO ind the lovers to-
gether. and he kills his faithless bride,
burying her In a bed Of flowers. One
night while strolling in his garden the
mandarin sees growing out Of the flower
bed his bride, who has become the SYM
Dol OF the poisoned flower" With her
leaves she kills him and opens her arms
TO receive the young gardener. The
setting was most Appropriate for such q
fantasy.
The cast was as follows: Fotima
the girl, Thamsra swirskaya; Lt-TsG
the mandarin, Jacob Kingsberry
Tsstpse, the mother. Florence Enright
Tsatkoo, the gardener. Stanislaus Por.
tapovitch and the old nurse. Apple Cas-
sidy. The dancing was directed by NJ
Portapovitch, who was member OF
the Imperial Russian ballet.
Al the end OF this part of the pro
grsmme the audience went to the ter
race lust a little higher up, where fol
lowed "Un Reve Italian" danced By
swirskaya and Portapovitch. 1t was q
pretty conceit. suggesting La Spectre
de la Rose" which was danced by thu
Russian ballet in New York, and there
was some music for IL, Won Weber
Invitation to the Waltz" The stor>
was that OF a statue coming to life. i
was done in n corner Of the formal gar
den, whose settings were perfect. Aftei
this there followed in the ballroom o
the villa a Dance Mexicaine" to musi'
composed by Castro Padilla and Fer
nando Esperon. the latter playing tn
piano accompaniment for the dance. tn
ostumes and appointments were genu
me, having been brought from Mexico
by Adolfo Best, who painted the scener!
for the partominie. After this there wa
general dancing in the ballroom AM
while supper was served under mug
rnaouee, from which was had view o
the ocean. more bonfires were lighte'
on the beach. The marquee was ais
hung with artistic Chinese lanterns.
Among the Guests.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Cioodhue Livingston, Mr.. and Mrs. Harr,
PAYNE bingham, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r
Dnwort.. Mr.. and Mrs Henry r. Rea
Mr.. and Mrs. Theron r. Strong, Mr.. an'
Mrs. Lanier Winslow, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles II. Sabin. Mr.. and Mrs. William
C. Potter. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Potte
Breese. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Sage
Mr.. and Mrs Marshall Russell. Mr. ant
Mrs Felix Rosen, DR.. George A. Dixon
Clarence II. Mackay. Mr.. and Mrs. Ru
fus L. Patterson, MIR. and Mrs. JOSEPH
p Thomas Mrs Edward Van lngen
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan S. Ellsworth. Mr.
and Mrs. John Magee. Mrs. Fredericl
Martin Davies, Mr.. and Mrs. Fairfax s
Lsndstreet. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Coupe
Lord, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Warner Hoppin
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett B. Kip. Mr.. an
Mrs Henry d. Whitfield, Mr.. and Mr.
William ". Barnum, Mr.. and Mrs. 10
Ssph Earle Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs. Ore
Root. Mr.. and Mrs. James Parrish Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic n. watriss, Mrs
Charles T. Barney, Mrs. Morton Breest
NJ
Mrs Henry r. winthrop, Mr.. and Mri
r,,..i..l, p..,o. Eduard do peyate