The New York herald., 1921-02-09
Mardi GraS Ball
With Pageant by
Girls of Society
Miss Kathleen B. Crawford
Queen of the Dance and of
the Playlet.

The nearest approach to traditional
celebration of the close Of the winter
social season that the imagination as
soeiates with Shrove Tuesday was a
Mardi Gras ball and carnival in the
Ritz-Carlton last night under the aus
pices oe the Southern Educational AS
sociation, of which Mrs. Algernon Syd-
ney Sullivan Is president.
Some clever amateurs in association
with several capable professional sing
ers and dancers had given much thought
to a pageant ruled by the traditional
Queen of the Mardi Gras. and the re-
suit was ballroom masaue that was
full of color and action and very pleas
ing to the eyes OF several hundred spec
tators who had assembled TO witness
the spectacle and thus aid In turning
substantial sum of money over TO a
worthy cause.
The writer of the pageant, which was
called Romance" was Miss Belle
Kinney. Associated with her were Mrs.
Blanche Shoeplaker Wagstah. who
penned prologue. and Miss Helene
Maynard, who was the stage manager.
The masque might have been sub
captioned Great Loves Of the Ages"
as feminine characters who are recorded
as having changed the complexion of
history in various ages and climes be-
cauge of their overwhelming charm
were among the leading characters de-
picted by members Of the cast of fifty
amateur actors and actresses and few
professional entertainers Miss That's
Lawton appeared In the prologue and
rted the masque capably.
The ruling majesty Of the ball was
Kathleen Beale Crawford. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Crawford.
who. in addition to being Queen of the
Mardi Gras. was also Queen of Lope in
Romance" Her regal consort was
Baron Sigmund Beck Friis. In her train
were Miss Bessie Connell Harrington as
and Miss Clara Reynders as Charm
The Queen, Beauty and Charm formed
a very fascinating trio.
Her court was made UP primarily Of
the Great Loves of All Times" such as
Catherine III. (Mss Katherine PosD ;
Dante's Beatrice (Miss Mary Stafford
Reid) the unfortunate Mary Queen OF
Scots who completely lost her head
(Miss Helena Ogden). and that irresis.
tible heart breaker Of operatic and
Biblical history. Delilah (Mme. Carrie
BridewelD. Their famed victims walked
harmoniously with them, Mr.. Thomas
MccIvaine. for instance. depicting Sam
son before he was shorn.
or course Cleopatra had an impor-
tant role. Mrs. S. L. Wexler. classically
barbaric in property historic disguise.
depicted the lovely Egyptian queen with
Mr.. Dudley Tying Upjohn as her Marc
Antony. Mrs. Wexler was proficient in
her part. as she once was Queen of the
Mardi Gras ball in New Orleans when
she was Miss Laroussini OF that city.
In her court were Miss Mary Brousseau,
a. niece OF Chief Justice White Miss
Pauline Bourne and Miss Gladys Brad
ley, slave girls, and a number of stall
wart Roman soldiers and the requisite
background of Egyptian slaves.
The middle ages had an episode called
"The Investiture OF knight" with
William the ConQueror, represented by
Mr.. Angereau Heinsohn. Jr.. as the CEN
trail figure. Apparently the great WILL
lam had just taken over England and 1t
seemed appropriate that one of his
knights should be Mr.. Albion MacRossie.
Misses Lois Erbree and Clara Guthrie
were attractive Norman women in the
train of Miss Alice Murphy as Countess
OF Flanders. When the pageant reached
the period of the italian Renaissance
Alexis Kosloff danced and Amund
Sjorik sang the troubador's serenade
from Don Juan"