The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
PLANS MADE FOR
IMPOSING TABLEAUX.

AlDeTI SIeEneT, IhC IONCu
and tableaux vivant director, made
a special visit to Washington from
New York during the past week to
select the principals for the eleven
tableau1 that are to be presented
by society at the Russian Embassy
on the nights OF April IA and is for
the bensfit Of the hundreds Of thou
sands Of Russian refugees. who
have been driven from their native
land by the Bolshevists.
The event. which 10 to be one Of
the features Of q series OF social en-
tertainments extending from April
IL to Is inclusive, will be held un-
der the auspices OF the Washington
branch Of the American Central
Committee for Russian Relief. of
which Mrs. Robert Lansing is per-
manent chairman and Mrs Sherman
Miles vice-chairnan. Mrs. Borden
Hartman Is chairman Of the pres
ent campaign body.
Mr.. Sterner made his selections
Thursday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Hartman. 2017 F street north
west. and was elated with the vast
wealth OF material and the diversi-
fed types of beauty which con-
fronted him.. Particular attention
was paid to the suitability of the
matrons and debutantes chosen for
the characters they will ~ called
upon to portray and II was the gen.
eral consensus of opinion that his
choice was invariably we'll received
by those present.
For the "Tableau Apotheose. .
Mrs. Hartman was cast as Amer
ica," because of her typical Ameri-
can appearance: Mrs. Livingston
Farrand, who Is of the extremely
classic type. was assigned the role
OF Peace and Liberty" and Nine.
Henry de Bach. of the Russian EN-
bassy. was given the part OF Rus
sia," which proved a popular Sc
lection because Of her striking
presence.
"An Artists Interior" will be
posed for by Mrs. King Carley. Miss
Louise Delsno. Miss Frances Hsmp-
son. Miss Ramona LIE Fevre. Senior
Don Mariana Amoedo. of the Span
ish Embassy. and Felipe A. Espil.
Of the Argentine Embassy.
The Ultra Modern Tableau."
taken from the sketches by Fish in
Vanity Fair" will be portrayed by
Miss Antoinette Graves, Miss Louise
Littauer. Miss Josephine Parrot,
Robert Stead and Lieut.. Doeller.
Mr.. sterner choose these young
ladies for their chic appearance and
for the nervous vivacity with
which they seemed to bubble over.
Mrs. Scott Thropp. Miss Louisa
Farrand, Miss Mishtowt and Arta
Monoff will appear in "a Russian
Eastertide."
Miss Adeiine roxnard as "Colum-
bine." and Manning stead as "Pier-
rot in La Mort de Pierrot" will
be assisted. 1t is expected, by Miss
Margaret Harding and Miss Bea-
trice Beck as Comedy" and "Trag-
edy" respectively.
Spring" with Mrs. Richard En-
NETT In the title role and q bevy OF
young girls, will form an attrac-
tive picture.
"Une Peinture du XVIII cme. "
will have Mrs. Grafton Minot, Miss
Decide and Mai. Stewart Cramer In
sent the French type.
Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins will
appear as the virgin" in the
tableau. The italian Annunciation"
with Mrs. Christian Hertep as The
Angel" and Miss Mary Farrand ao-
companyine the angel.
"The Japanese Print" will bring
forward Mrs. Frederick Huidekoper
and Miss Cora Barry and Hector
Ayerza OF the Argentine embassy.
Positive selections were not made
for the tabieau. ''wedgwood Frieze.
but those mentioned for the picture
are Miss Maize Gown. Miss Alice
Harding. Miss Margaret Farrand.