The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-22
PREMIERE UNIQUE
INCIDENT IN SOCIETY

The first performance OF Mr.. Drink
waters play. with its curtain raiser, was
unique among Incidents OF the kind In
society this season. There were many
persons IN the audience who were not
aware until the curtain went up on the
pantomine that they were to see in the
prologue the first public repetition OF
one of the most amusing episodes in
recent private performances by members
of the Amateur Comedy Club or TO wit
ness in the appearance OF Mr.. Henry
Clapp smith the transplanting in Broad
way OF one of the stars OF that aggre-
cation OF capable amateur actors.
Mrs. Smith, who was In the audience,
was Miss Beatrix Buell. daughter OF
Mr. ana Mrs. Clarence G. Buel. Mrs.
Smith is an amateur actress nf more
than ordinary merit who has appeared
in frequent performances by the Anne
teur Comedy Club. Of which she IL an
associate member. Many members OF
the club were In the first night audi
ence, including Mr.. Oswald G. Herring.
who until recently directed the destinies
of the club as president, and under
whom the club entered upon its new
pooh IN the erection OF his own club
house and theatre. Miss Hope Williams
who has appeared In performances by
the club. also was present.
In one of the boxes Prof. j. r. Craw-
fcrd OF Yale and Mrs. Crawford we're
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs Drinkwater.
A group In another OF the boxes was
made UP of Mr.. and Mrs. James !. Bur
den. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Adams Delano
and Mr.. Rawlins Lowndes cottenet.
Opposite. in a box with Mrs. William X.
Vanderbilt I'd. was a party that included
Miss Mary Hoyt Wiborg. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Thaddeus Terry also had box
and with them were MFR. and Mrs. Finley
J. shepard
In the audience also were MIR. and
Mrs, Thomas w. Lamont. who will be
fellow passengers for Europe with Mr.
and Mrs. Drinkwater when the play
wright and his wife start back for Eng
land later In the spring.
Mr.. Richard Edmunds Pennoyer for
some time an attache OF the American
Embassy 10 the Court Of st. Jamess
and Lady Winnefred Pennoyer attended
the premiere with Mr.. and Mrs. Brock
Pemberton.
Others In the audience were Miss F..
Louise Sands. Mrs. Francis X Pendle-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour l.. Cromwell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer, Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Hartman. Mr.. Peter Cooper
Z Hewitt. who sails for Europe to-day.
Miss Elsa Maxwell. Mrs. Herbert Snip
man, Mr.. and Mrs. John jaw Ide Mr..
and Mrs. Davis Names. Miss Audrey
Nelson Osborn. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J.
Whgham, Mrs. Frank Spencer Wither-
bee. Mr.. Karrick Riggs, Mr.. Frederick
Harrison Baldwin, Mrs Blddle Duke.
Mr.. Edward Kane. Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Harris. Mrs. William Lowe Rice. NJ.
and Mrs Richard Newton, Mrs. William
p. Douglas, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rogers
Winthrop and Miss Sucsn Fish Dresser.
Also Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Guggen-
helm. Mr.. and Mrs. s. H. Guygenheim
Mr.. VI. Robert Guggenheim. Mr. Fred
eric Bull. Mr.. J. Rich steers, Mr.. Wall
ter Prichard Eaton. Mr.. and Mrs VIII
lam r. Coe. Mr.. and Mrs. samuel A.
Weldon. Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Whit
ridge. Mrs. Austin Strong, Col. James A.
Blair. Jr. Mrs. Harold Brooks Dr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler. Mrs. VIII
lam Allen Butler. Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
J.. Chadbournc, Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland
s, Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. William Shipper
Davis and Mas Alice A. Dc Lamar
Also Mrs. Edward S. Hardness, Mrs
william l.. Hardness, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward s. Mills, Mr.. Courtlandt Palmer,
Mrs. Charles r. Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles II. Sabin. Col. Walter Scott
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Train. Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Bayard Swope and Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Il. Steinway, who
also represented the Amateur Comedy
club