Evening star., 1921-04-15
PLEASING TAbLEAUX
FOR RUSSIAN fund
Smart AssembIage of DipIo-
mats and From Society
at Embassy.


Russian embassy last evening in aid
of the Russian relief fund were
brilliant artistic triumph and attract
ed smart assemblage, which includ-
ed diplomats, officials, others from
Army and Navy circles and resident
society generally.
The spacious ballroom and draw
ing rooms of the embassy made a
beautiful setting for the pictures,
which were shown under the general
direction of Albert Steiner, the art
ist. who has directed many society
tableaux in New York. and these
groupings were his original concep-
ton, not copies of paintings. The
exquisite lighting effect was the chief
, feature of the tableauX, though the
esQue and lovely.
The participants in the tableaux
included many of the most promi-
nent members of the younger set to-
gether with some of the young mar
ried folk and representatives of the
embassies and legations.
The pictures were posed in large
frame on miniature stage at the
south end of the ballroom. There
were musical numbers following each
tableau, and the whole performance
went through with smoothness and
perfection unusual at first per-
formance.
Those in Tableaux.
Mrs Warren Delano Robbins, Mrs.
Grafton Minot, Miss Louise Delano and
Miss Cora Barry deserve considerable
,credit for arranging all of the tableaux
with the exception of the Russian anc
japanese pictures, Nine. Mishtowt ar
ranging the Russian and Henry May the
Japanese pictures.
In the first tableau. Spring" those
taking part included Mrs. Richard EN-
Robbins, Miss Helen Minnigerode, Miss
Sylvia Meredith. Miss Alice Denning
Miss Caroline jackson and Miss Emma
Rowen- A piano solo by Miss Jeanne
Rowen followed
The second, "A Russian Marke1
taking part included Mrs. Sherman
Miles. Mrs. Sterrett Cuttings. jr., Mis-:
Mishtowt, Mrs. CasiInir Matoulaitis ant
Mime. Smirnoff
Prince Gargarine was heard in two
solos following the tableau. both Rus
the first "Only He Who Yearns' and the
second Flowers of Moonlight" Mrs
Livingston Farrand played his accom-
panimentS.
"A Japanese Print" proved to be ex-
quisite, the coloring shading from deep
unusually clever. with a dropping will
low tree against the background. The
participants were Mrs. F. l. Huidekoper
Sterrett Cuttings, jr., and George Sloane
Following this tableau Miss Hcwison
sang an aria from Madame But .rfly."
Other Tableaux.
The other tableaux were as i.ows
Richard Kimball, Mrs. Christian
Herter and Miss Mary Farrand, fol-
lowed by a song by Mrs Franklin
Townsend.
'The Fantasie Moderne." with Miss
Miss Antoinette Graves, Miss Mar
garet Deeble. Robert Stead, jr., and
Lieut. William Doeller taking part
Entr acta la Mort de Pierrot,' -
was charming. and those taking part
NJ. King. Miss Marian Trumbull and
Manning Stead. A piano and violin
number followed.
"a Wedgexood Frisze." With Mrs.
Donald McKnsw. Miss Enid Sims.
F'arrand and Miss Elizabeth Jeffers.
Miss Howison sang.
"a Spanish Studio Scene" with Miss
Louise Delano. Miss Ramona Lefevre,
Miss Frances Hampson, Miss Cora
by a piano recital by Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe.
'Cne Peinture du XvIIIme, with
Mrs. Grafton Minot, Mrs. Leslie
Craigie, Nine. Celesia de Vegliasco,
Mrs. Charles Bridge, Maj. Stuart
Cramer. Arthur Yencken and Miss
Frances Hampson, followed by q song
by Mrs. Franklin Townsend.
The Russian Bridal Scene" was
beautiful, and Mrs. Scott Thropp,
Nine. Poloushkim, Miss Louise Far
rand. Miss Thamara Hasselblatt,
Mime. Tilmont, Mr.. Artamonoff and
Mr.. Wissotsky were posed exquisitely
This was followed by a song by
Prince Gargarine.
"Apotheose" was posed by Nine
Borden Hartman and Nine. Henri de
enthusiastic in their applause and
praise.
Among These Present.
Among those in the audience were
the ambassador Of Russia, Mr.. Boris
Bakhmeteff: the ambassador of Ar
gentina and Nine. LIE Breton, Miss
IIoveras, the ambassador Of Peru and
Sonora de PeZet, the minister of Cuba
and Nine. de Cespedes. the United
states minister to Switzerland and
Mrs. Hampson Gary, Mrs. Mahlor
Pitney, Prince and Princess Gar.
garine. Capt; and Mrs. e: e. D.
Bridge, Gen. J. A. Lejeune. Mrs Mar
shall Field, Mr.. and Mrs. Rober,
Lansing, Prince and Princess Can
tacuzene. Mrs. Harold Walker. Mr.