The sun., 1919-08-16

personal direction. where there was
ssncins early and late A crowd was
danced but had supper IN tho cafe,sr,s
Mig Electrical Display.
II the scene was attractive during tho
Jay II was positively dazzling at night
with hundreds of gay colored lanterns
sne electric lights The entire park was
neosed In and the trees along Pond
ene, between which were placed the
oootns, also were hung with iantarns.
MIS-. a. Stewart Walker and Mrs. John
X. Dilworth formed the executive COM
mittee OF the fair.
Dinners ut the villas this evening were
INFORMAL and short. so that the show in
tne Garden Theatre. which is Just a
snort distance from the park, might be-
gin at 0 <o'ciock. Before an audience
mat occupied every seat and the boxes,
which we're built for the occasion, was
produced Swinburne's 'Masque Of the
Queens, or as the programme had II,
The Masque of Queen Be-" A fore
word on the programme claimed that
the production. which had been super
vised by Francis Markoe. was the first
In this country II not In the world. As
spectacle 1t was gorgeous. and what
ever may have been the text, part Of
which was detained by Mr.. Markos.
certainly the procession Of the oueens
as they filed before King David and
Queen Bersabe and their court pre-
vented any objection to Swinburne
some OF the queens appeared before the
royal court coming from the back of
the stage. others approaching the stage
after the fashion Of the miracle plays
through the main alsleNof the auditor
ium.
The medieval rather than the biblical
period was followed in regard to cos
TUNES. which were English. the flow
Ing hrocades and gauzes being more
suitable for their occasion than some OF
the costumes conceived by famous
painters.
Fortunately for the talent called upon
there was no Equity Society, so the
managers and producers Of the masuue
were able to watch and enjoy the
fruits OF their labors without hindrance
The active management was In charge
OF Mrs. Charles Hamilton Sabin, Mrs.
William C. Potter, Mrs. Henry H.
Rogers and Mrs, George Barton French.
and Mrs. Edward Van Ingen had sold
all the tickets.
Procession OF Queens.
court, were as follows: Herodias. Miss
Eugene O'Neill. with an effective Salome
dance; Aholihah. Mrs. Joseph Earle
Stevens; Cleopatra, with Ethiopia in her
train, Mrs William H. Barnum
Azubah. Mrs. w. Delaney Kountze,
attended by priests and acolytes ;
Aholah. Miss Millicdnt Rogers with
fruit bearers; Ahoinoam. Mrs. Lawrence
! McKeever Miller; Semiramis. Mrs. Dun
can s. Ellsworth: Hesione, Miss Gladys
High. with dance: Chrysothemis. Mrs.
Edward Van Ingen, attended by rose
maidens and troubadours; Thomyeis.
Mrs. George Draper; Harhas, Miss
Katherine Van Ingen. with dance
Amestris. Mrs. oren Root. in Persian
costume, attended by Miss Mercedes De
Acosta. Miss Katherine Mackay and Miss
vouletu Proctor as peris; Pasithea,
Miss Eleanor Lamson. who was borne to
the stage on a litter by sailors: Alaciel,
| Mrs. Albert Gallatin, and Erigone. Mrs.
Goodhue Livingston.
The group of court ladies' and pages
included Mrs. Frederick NJ. Davies. Mrs.
]. Copper Lord, Mrs. Courtlandt Nicoll,
Miss Cornelia Livingston. Miss Kate
| Prentice, Mrs. John Cross. Miss Elsa
Horne, Lawrence Van Ingen and Good
hue Livingston, Jr. The role of Queen
Bersabe was unprecedented by Miss
| Marjorie Curtis, and King David by
Adrian H. Larkin. At the conclusion of
the masque Rafael Diaz OF the Metro
politan Opera sang "Cielo e Mar" from
| La Gioconda."
The first phase of the new moon DIS
closed Miss Florence Ellsworth as Diana,
and in the second phase. the crescent
moon, La Belancoire," were seen Mrs.
David BOWS, Miss Roberta Mitchell and
Richa rdson Dilworth. The half moon
furnished the third phase. with tableau
| Of Perseus posed by John NJ. L. Ruther-
furd and Mrs. Joseph B. Thomas. For
| the fourth phase the full moon, there
was a harvest scene. la vandemia," a
Fragonard group that included Mrs.
Edward Van Ingen. Mrs Charles Lind
| ley, Mrs. John H. Wright, Mrs John W.
Cross. George W. Curtis, William H.
| Barnum and John III. Wright. In the
| fifth phase, the dark of the moon, Ger
ono Brush and Miss Audrey Osborne
posed as Dante and Beatrice.
All Expenses Guaranteed.
Tho inc.denta! music throughout. by
Miss Byrness orchestra. was we'll
| chosen and performed. 1t was announced
at the performance that all the expenses
of the masque and tableau had been
guaranteed by friends of the hospital
1
voted to the fund. 1t is hoped that the
combined profits of the street fair and
the masque will amount TO $4,000.
| The boxholders were Mesdame.
Charles T. Barney. John r. Harris. Rob-
ert Waller Edmund s. Twinins. Peter
B. wyckoff. Frederick A. Snow. Charles
R. Henderson. John Meg. Woodbury.
Charles Steele. John H. Prentice, E Nj
Horne, Henry II. Rogers, David Dows
| Henry Pearce. Rufus l.. Patterson. Dun
| can s. Ellsworth. ]. Searle Barclay. p
FlewelIen Chambers. George G. De Witt
| Charles E Miller, Carrot A. Hobart
Fairfax Landstreet. p. A Valentine
Caleb w. Hamill Percy H. Stewart, Rob
ert C. Black. Morgan J. o'Brien ant
Alvin W. Krech.
| Programmes were sold by the Misses
Clara Lee, Jean Potter. Louise Butler
Emily Davies, Craig Mckay. Betty Con.
don, Elsa Mellon. Ellin MacKay. Betty
Thompson, Mae McArdle. Virginia Rice
Sarah Larkin, Betty Hsmmill. Eva
Stewart, Helen Rice and Mary Davis
lLandstreet.