New-York tribune., 1920-03-04
HMilestones"
Repeated With
Added Success
Performance More Brilliant
Than the Premiere, De-
spite Several Changes
in the Original Cast
Win Enthusiastic Encores
To.night's Show, s'Quarter
Century of Song and
Dance,' TO Surpass Others

Musical Milestones," which was re-
heated st the Waldorf-Astoria before
sa large and fashionable audience
which crowded the ballroom. If possi-
bic, the performance was even more
brilliant that the premiere on Tues
dsy, and if the young women and their
men friends in the cast keep up their
record thus far established to-night's
show of Quarter of a Century of
soag and Dance" will surpass any Of
me leagues former efforts
Although there were several changes
in the cast the performance went as
smoothly as on the first night, and all
the members received enthusiastic en-
cores. The various songs and dances
made as popular hits as when some of
them were given generation ago, and
"Ts-ra-ra Boom-de-ay," made famous
by Lottie Collins, brought no end of
applause for Miss Abby P. Morrison
and the young women in her chorus.
Mss Helen Hoadley was charming in
Ter song and dance. "After the Ball."
snd also in the Quaker Girl" with
william John Warburton. Emerson
MacMilln Sd repeated his great sue
cess of the night before. Mrs. NJ. Shan
aon Bowen did some wonderful toe
aarcing, q Genee waltz. Mrs. S. Hin
nan Bird and Mr. MacMillin captured
the audience with their Merry Wild
ew7 waltz, and the "Florodora Sextet,"
q waich Miss Dorothy Clapp, Miss
Alice Dawson, Miss Margaret de For
est, Miss Elizabeth Frank, Miss Marie
La Marche and Miss Katherine Van In
gen danced with w. Herbert Adams,
j. Holmes Daily, Herbert Maynard jr,
Henry Clapp Smith, Julian Thompson
and William John Wsrburton might
have been done by professionals, it
vas so full Of vim and snap and artis-
;ic grace.
Henry Clapp Smith sang "The Bow
cry" even better than on Tuesday
evening. The Salvation Army lassies,
Miss Janet Brewer, Miss Marion Ho-
denpyl, Miss Dorothy Leary, Miss Ruth
Nanierre Miss Isabel MacMillin and
Mrs. Horace Hotchkiss Sd, jingled
their ,amborines and sang their song
IS successfully and looked demure and
pretty under their regulation bonnets
The cakewalk led by F. Hayward
Hunter was another popular success;
in fact, all OF the numbers, including
the Good Old Summer Time" "Daisy
Bell" Dolly Greyu and the more up
.o-date ones like "Over There" won
many curtain calls for those who took
part in them.
The performance was followed by
;apper and dancing and programs,
r-s-r +a- frx Ixvx Il
-lring the evening by members of
he league.
The changes IN the cast were Miss
frances Ballard for Miss Leila Burden
and Miss Constance De Lanoy for Mrs.
Bradish j. Carroll jr, in the "Cake-
walk" Miss Olivia F. Erdman for Miss
Curre Mathews in Dolly Grey" and
,rs. Elliot Phillips for Miss Currie
Mathews in the "Geisha Girl"
Some Of the boxholders we're Mrs.
Elliott F. Shepard, Mrs. Willard D.
Straight. Mrs. Harry Harkness Flagler,
Mrs. Charles H. Sheriff., Mrs. Oliver
Could Jennings, Mrs. Louis Butler Nc
Iagg, Mrs: Hamilton Fish Armstrong,
Hrs. Z. Il. Gary, Mrs. E. R. Stettinius,
Yrs, Otto II. Kahn, Mrs. Alonzo Potter,
us Lewis Cass Ledyard, Mrs. Fred
.nc E. Lewis, Mrs. E. H. Hartman,
Ars. Benjamin Brewster, Mrs. John T.
rratt, Mrs. Walter P. Bliss, Mrs. Will
lam Church Osborn. Mrs. Walter G.
lad, Mrs. Edward S. Harkness.
.harles Hayden and Clarence H.
+ aackay.
Sixteen young society girls will take
yart in the shakespeare Garden
.sb," the one-act fantasy by Mrs.
Aasel NJ. Moran, of Larchmont, which
VIII De given on the evening Of March
!. at the Plaza for the benefit Of the
National Plant, Flower and Fruit
uald. They will take the parts of
seme Of Shakespeare's heroines. Among
mem will be Miss Amy Sparks, Miss
Saa heinze. Miss Marion Clifford, Miss
ssFaldine Hall, Miss Sylvia Brown,
sl. HISS Dorothy Haight, Miss Dorothy
hhauie, Miss Lily Robertson, Miss Julia
Dvmlnick, Miss Mary Stichan and Miss
'iee Mary Beers.
me proceeds will be used to supply
sseas and farming implements for the
aeA shocked soldiers at the United
GATES Public Health Service Hospital
SSohstruction work Of the farms and
Irdens Of devastated St. Quentin, in
france.
Senearsals are being held under the
.ectlon of Miss Florence Gerrish and
ass Janet jackson.
come of those who already have
Aeh boxes are Mrs Herbert l.. Sat
sase, Mrs. John Henry Hammond,
~ James Roosevelt, Mrs. T. Coleman
sn ront, Mrs. Oliver Carter, Mrs. Rus
". w. benedict, Mrs. Daniel P. Hays,
rs. Ieorge D. Pratt, Mrs. Arthur
fuss James, Mrs. Victor Guinzburg
-a adolph Lewisohn.
as' Alfred E. Smith, wife Of Gov
ss Avr VI Smith, will attend the meeting
y. sunday evening at the residence of
h. vincent Astor, $40 Fifth Avenue,
. Me interest Of the Maternity Center
j. sss'elaton. Governor Smith will be
Principal speaker. Others present
~ melhde DR.. Pearce Bailey, Mr.. and
~ Chailes B. Alexander, Mr.. and
H. Ieorge Gordon Battle, Mr.. and
Cav Abram Elkus, Mrs. James w.
a'o and Mrs. V. c. Simkhovitch.
Dinners, Entertainment
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