Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26

Stage Talent Shines at Bril-.
= liant Charity Affair at
: Hotel Washington.

= Hotel Washington.
Washington society turned out in
foreo last night In the name Of char
uy. when the Drama League pre-
sented four short plays preceding
Sail for the benefit of the Near East
Relief fund. in the salons des nations
at tho Hotel Washington.
The audience Of about five hundred
persons was enthusiastic over the tai
cnt that was displayed on the stage
The finished work of the amateur per
weeks of hard study and rehearsins
That have been put on the piayiets'
and the clever lines in two OF lne
Skits that were written eSpecialiS
for this performance by Mrs a: .
Burleson, wife Of the Postmaster zen
eral, and Mrs. John W. thompson
Mrs. Thompson Wins Laurels.
Mrs. Thompson carried away the
---etellar honors of the evening, HAVING
...uritter .Pearls," which had the most
prominept position on the program.
and which was a roundabout sketcn.
with many bright lines. Besides inns
.e-lMrs Thompson took the ieaoans par
in her own play and q minor role III
another. WA, -,
s1:Ihe Magi," dramatization OF o:
NeEHenry's story by the same name. was
s-fJso we'll done and admirably acted oy
Mrs. Paul de Hoff Reed. Roger L. Mac
ss-sA ndrew and Mrs. Thompson
s~- In "Eugenically Speaking. oy Ea-
Tard Goodman, the second play on the
: Nrogram. J. NJ. Curtin. taking the par ;.
. of a conductor did good piece OF
. Assisted by Miss Dorothy bennett and
&c. II. Clifford.
go. Actors Display Rare Talent.
ss.s- Addison Smith showed his profes-
,..sional training in Mr.. Magrue parods.
.ee.An Uniucky STAR, though II MaS
.:snifficult to discern the pro.esss, eInr
.s,Iones and Detlcw Marthinson showing
-~their skill in burlesque tragedy. MIS-.
Charles Hess Werner did the part OF a
In Mrs. Thompson's play. in which
she took the part of an actress. por-
,raying the part excellently. she was
upheld by a we'll picked cast. inciud-
ing Mildred Brown, ADDISON Sn.tn III, -.
latter took the part of a small town
youth of nagnified self-importance
and carried it of in exceptional style.
. The whole performance was zone
in serious mein with , complete lack
of righteousness and stumbling ana
batting that so often are eArmarks
of the amateur attempts.
Among the distinguished company
lin the audience were Col. and Mrs.
William II. Haskell. Col Haskell has
been in charge of organization and
distribution OF supplies in the near
---eslst.
Ball Also Charming Affair.
As we'll adapted to dancing as to
the play. the ballroom presented an
animated and brilliant scene as chairs
were removed and the boxes were
. filled with hostesses and their guests.
The orchestra. which had adapted its
numbers to the dramatic program,
changed to dance music and the ball
opened.
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore W. Noyes en-
tertained party in their box. their
guests including Representative and
Mrs. Samuel E. Wnslow: Mr. and
Prentice and Miss Adelaide Pearce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rafael R Gown enter.
tanned at dinner and took their guests
later to the ball, where they had box.
Phillips. Mrs. Joseph D. NOEL. Mrs.
William A..<Scully, Mrs.. Charles b.
'Howry. Judge Martin A. Knapp and
Lieut. Commander Zachary Landsdowne.
Mrs. George d. Hope had with her in
Navy and Mrs. Gordon Woodbury.. Miss
Woodbury.. Mrs. Elonso Pymer Of Chi
,cago, Miss Ann Wickles Craven, Lieut..
Commander Joseph p. Norfeet, Capt.
L. S. NJ. c.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter r. Tuckernan
entertained q company at dinner at the
cafe st. Marks in honor of Miss Rosa
lind Wright. and took their guests later
20 the bali. where they occupied a box.
Their guests were Mrs. Hamilton
Wright, Miss Katharine Colby. Miss
christina sedgwick. Miss Gladys Hinck.
ley. Col. Robert Patterson. Col. William
r. Horton, the assistant commercial at
tache of the Netherlands legation. DR..
Il: J; Gratama; Mr.. Lynch Luquer and
Mr.. Peters.
Mrs. Charles Boush,on Wood had
among her guests Mrs. Joel Heatwole,
Miss Alyce Emo. Miss Alice Archibald.
Miss Graves. Miss Morgan and Mr. Hen.
derson Blake Gregory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Crittenden
Calhoun entertained at dinner last
evenins preceding the bail, for which
hey had a box. Their guests were
Mrs George Ehie. Mrs. Emerson
Howe: Miss Elisabeth Howe. Mr.. and
Mrs. A Washington Pezet. Maj. Regi-
nald Foster. Mr.. William Phelps Emo,
Mr. cambridge Crist and the Marquis
de Beneditti.
Other DistinEuished Guests.
Lady Geddes. the minister of the
Serbs. Croats and slovenes and Nine.
Grouitch, the minister of Poland and
Princess Lubomirska. Prince de Bearn
Of the French embassy. Mrs. Robert
Lansing, Miss Benson. Nine. Baxavofr,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hervey Young and
Mr.. Maimeiian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kaufman en-.
tertained a box party. their guests
including Col. and Mrs. Clarence A.
ridley. Mrs. Clarence Richmond Day
and Mrs. Joseph Hampson.
Other boxes included Mrs. Thomas
r. Walsh. the ambassador Of Peru.
senior Pezet; Mrs. John Allan Dough-
"rty. Gen. Charles T. Menoher. Mr..
Philip c. Kaufman, Mrs. Charles G.
Matthews. Mr.. Newbold Noyes. Mr.
and Mrs. A. Washington Pezet. Miss
..ngelica g. Remey, Mrs. Morris Evans
md Miss Meta Evans.
Others in the audience included Mr..
and Mrs. Robinson Downey. DR.. and
-Irs. John Crayke Simpson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Truman H. Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Etinsham Lawrence Townsend, Mrs.
Wallace Radcliffe. Mrs. Atlee Pom.
rene. Mrs. Joseph Thropp. Miss
Frances Whiting. Miss Winifred Holt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander e. Bentley.
Mrs. Frederic II. Harris, Miss Down.
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Droop, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. NJ, Kaufman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin II. Ellis. Mn. c. Augustus