New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Pageant to Depict Cayety
And Arts of Ancient France
Society of Beaux - Arts Architects Also to Stage
Tableaus and Dances of 18th Century Period at
Hotel Astor as Benefit for the Institute of Design

France, the Society OF beaux-ArkS Ar
chitects has brought out Of musty ar
chives and documents incidents In the
history Of that country which WILL be
woven together with tableaus and
dances In q pageant, which will be
given at the Hotel Astor on the eve
ming Of March II. for the Beaux-Arts
Institute Of Design, for the free In.
struction In architecture. painting and
sculpture Of deserving students.
This Ball of the Fine Arts Will be
even more beautiful, If such can be
imagined, than was the Venetian fete
some years ago, which showed Id NOV
ing tableaus the history OF Venice
through the ages and also the Ball of
the Gods. Henry Davenport will stage
the production, assisted by George S.
Chappell and Howard Greenley.
The pageant will picture three cpl
sodes portraying the gayety and arts
Of ancient France, and the spirit Of
each period will be shown in series
of tableaus and dancing, with scenic
effects. All the scenery will be de-
signed and executed by James Munroe
Hewlett, and there will be large or
chestra, which will furnish music for
the spectacle. under the direction OF
Kenneth NJ. Murchison.
the eighteenth century episode Will be
as follows: Philippe, Regent OF Or
leans, John Monroe: Louis XIV, Oliver
B. Jennings; Van Loo, Lawrence
Noyes; Watteau, Ronald B. Pearse;
Boucher, Donald Blagden; Natter.
Kent Caldwell: Clodion, William Platt;
Nine. de Tencin, Miss Frances Fair
child; Duchesse d'Orleans, Mrs. James
A. Stillman; Duchesse de Berry, Mrs.
Leonard Thomas; Duchesse de Richie
lieu, Mrs. Harry II. Duryea; Marquise
de Sabran, Mrs. Ivan Darlington
White; Nine. du Barry, Miss Mary
Kingsland, and La Dame de PEscarpo-
lctte, Mrs. David Dows.
Mrs. J. Dyneley Prince Will lead .
sevres porcelain group in the eigh-
will be Mr.. and Mrs. James C. Clark,
Hans c. Some, Mrs. Bigelow Tilton.
Miss Katherine Steward, Mrs. Amos c.
Schermerhorn, Bruce Post and Mrs.
Arthur Woods.
Mrs. Gordon Knox Bell will lead car
nival group as follows: Mrs. Sidney
Fish, Mrs Robert LIE Roy, Mrs. Henry
G. Gray, Miss Elizabeth Crafts, Gordon
Bell, Paul Chaplin, Le Roy King, Miss
Andry Osborn, Miss Mary Alexandra.
Mrs. Bradish G. Johnson, Miss Ethel
ming, WIS. Lawrence buSAei anu Au-
guste Noel. Characters: Harlequin,
Pierrot, Columbine. Pierrette, Polichi-
nellie, Scaramouche, etc.
Mrs. Reginald B. &ives Will lead a
Watteau and Lancret group, in which
will be Mrs. James A. Stillman, Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth 3. Schley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis c. Clark jr.. Miss Muriel
Winthrop, Whitney Warren jr., M. M
Kilduf, Herman Rogers, Mrs. Charles
Scribner jr., Miss Frances Fs!rchild
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Fleitmann, Fred
erick Allan, John Kean and Arthur
Gammell
Mrs. George Henry Warren jr; will
lead a group Of Boucher shepherds
and phardesses, Collins and Coli
nettes. In her group will be Mrs. Henry
Taylor, Miss Katherine Mackay, Miss
Helen Cameron, Miss Dorothy Dun
can, Miss Frederick Rhinelander, Miss
jamie Sanford, Miss Andry Hoffman
Miss Agnes Roudebush, Mrs. Goodhue
Livingston jr., Charles Shaw, Albert
Fl. Ely jr., Julian Allen, Goodhue Liv-
ingston, Arthur Tuckerman, Reginald
G. Coombe, Mrs. Herbert c. Ball jr.
Miss Isabel Pell, Miss Cornelia Van
derbilt, Miss Caroline Stevens, Miss
rIiss Adelaide Sedgwick, Miss Rosanne
Roudebush, Mrs. Frederick 7. Freling-
hnysen, Edwin Post, Henry c. Taylor
Harry Cushing, A. G. Hutchinson Jr
and William c. Chanler.
The character Of Don Quixote will bs
impersonated by Peasants Pennington
Mrs. Pennington will lead Don Quix
ote group in the Renaissance period
With her Will be Mrs. E. p. Morgan
Miss Edith Morgan, Miss Anna Alex
andre, Miss Mary Schieffelin, Miss Poll,
No unro1d Ctnrpa~ apJ Walto,
Frazer.
The character Of the lester Will b
taken by George Chappell.
The Municipal Art Society group, le'
by Joseph Rowland Hunt and Mrs. Her
bert B. Keen, will depict tho architects
painters. sculptors and the artist
guilds Of the Renaissance.
There will be Atty boxes arranged Il
two tiers, and they will be sold at So
apiece, the location to be determine,
by drawing numbers. Among the ap
Robinson, Mrs. Herman B. Duryea
James A. Stilman. Lloyd Warren, Hay
den B. Harris, Edward S. Hardness
Jules Bache. NJ. Nj. KldufY, Mrs. Ken
meth M. Murchison, William Emerson
R. Horace Gallatin, Robert Goelet, Ben
jamin W. Morris, G. Ledyard Blair an,
Frederick G. Hirons.
Those attending the ball must ap
pear in costumes of France from tn
most ancient days up to the epoc
Of Louis XVI. Reference books fo
costumes may be found at the Ney
York Public Library and the Avery Ii
brary, Columbia University.
Architects assisting Lloyd Warre
are James D. O'Connor, Bradley Dele
hanty, Charles l., Lawrence, NJ. NJ. XII
duff. Harry Allan Jacobs, Julian Cla,
ence Levi, John w. Cross, Lawrence s
Butler, Archibald M. Brown, Williar
l.. Bottomley, Oswald @. Herring, Phili
A. Cusachs, Arthur Ware, Marian s
Wyeth, Henry r. Sedgwick, James Y
Barney, Theodore L. Blake, Maurice
Prevot, Augustus l.. Noel. George
Chappell. Lawrence G. White, John Da
zell Boyd, Frederick C. Hirons. Bel
tamin W. Morris. Frederick Il. Kin,
w. W. Bosworth and J. II. Freedlandc,
New York society Is we'll represente
on the list Of those who have take
boxes and who have consented to &C
as honorary vice-presidents for tn
April Musical Festival, to be held 9
the list Regiment Armory. Tho lis
includes Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Curtis
James, Mrs. s.John S. Kennedy, Mrs. II. {
Havcmeyer. Mrs. J. F. D. Lanier. Mr.:
James A. Burden jr.. Mrs. Lancaste
Morgan, Mrs. George J., Gould, Mr.,
Henry Phipps. Albert Morris Bagb,
Miss Clara Spence, DR.. John P. Mum
Cleveland Fl. Dodge, Mrs. Walter Dam
rosch, Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. Charlie
p. Taft. tho Rev. Alfred Duane Pell
Nrs Herherf SattarIas Mrs Eol>owa