The Washington herald., 1920-04-11
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Miss Ethel H Bartlett, of the
wardman Park Inn. win exhibit
large oil painting, The Hunting
Scene,
WASHINGTON GIRL SCORES HIT
IN BROADWAY PRODUCTION.
Washington girls create furor
on blaze Broadway very often
nowadays and the most interesting
little story of a recent conquest
happened just last week. 1t was
ini the Maurice Browne Company of
the Medea of Euripides at the Gar
rick Theater in New York on Mon
day afternoon, when, just three
hours before the performance, one
of the women in the cast who was
playing a very difficult role. was
taken ill. and they realized il would
be impossible for her to go on.
The director, fearing that the
Garrick Theater would have to be
dark, called in Melanie Gordon,
who was general understudy. and
had not been rehearsed in any of
the parts, but had merely watched
the rehearsals, in what was con-
sidered a more or less vain hope
that something would fall her way.
do you think you could play this
part without q rehearsal" he said.
IL know 1 can" was Miss Gordon's
smiling reply, for she had been
waiting for just such a chance.
And she did play it. too. and in a
highly creditable way, and seemed
quite surprised and a little bit en-
barrassed by all the laurels that
were heaped upon her by the man
agement and other members of the
company in her dressing room after
the performance was over.
1 don't think the audience that
witnessed the performance was
ever any the wiser. And this was
the unceremonious but highly sue
cessful way in which this young
lady made her debut on Broadway.
Miss Gordon is we'll known to the
Washington public as a dancer. For
several years she has been
teacher of classic dancing.
When in Washington she makes
her home with her mother at 1880
Lamont street. She is a charming
girl with blue eyes and golden
hair, somewhat of the Elsie Fergu-
son type.
And that reminds me that 1 have
heard something that will delight
all of Washington society folk who
intend to spend their summer or
part of it here. The Garrick Stock
players are going to be with US
again. Won't it be nice to have some
good place to go every evening. even
though it is summer time, and with
our old friends, too. Yes can fair
ly hear your exclamations. Earl
t.. l.
of our other old friends. The sea-
son will begin May with the farce
II Love You" by William Lee Baron,
which will be followed by Peg o.
My Heart"
BYRD MOCK TO GIVE
INFORMAL TEA TODAY.
Miss Byrd Mock, assisted by her
mother, Mrs. James Edward Mock,
will give one more informal tea
this afternoon f-Cm to in her
studio at the old Brick Capitol"
81 First street northeast. to receive
Washington members of her college
sorority, Chi Omega, which has a
chapter in George Washington Uni
versity, and an alumni association
here representing nearly every
State in the Union. Miss Mock is
also a member of the Washington
branch of the Association of Collie
giate Alumnae.
\ number of men from Walter
Reed Hospital, who were recently
entertained at ''Ye Sign of Ye Mock
ing Bird" studio, will assist Miss
Mock in receiving the Chi Omegas.
In turn the Chi Omegas will put on
some stunts" for the soldiers, re-
peating some of the clever numbers
given on last Monday evening at
their annual banquet on Founders
day commemorating their Spring
Eleusinia.
Plans are being formed for a
War Trade Board reunion, which
is to be held on Friday evening,
April %, at Wardman Park Inn.
A dinner will be served at a
o'clock in the main ballroom of the
hotel, and following the dinner there
will be dancing until midnight. A
invitation is extended to
former employees of the War Trade
Board and those wishing to make
reservations for the dinner may pro-
cure tickets from any one of the
members of the committee on ar
or from Miss Mabel L.
Shutters, chairman, 1872 X street
Reservations for the dinner are
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