Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-26
list GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Talks OF the Horse Show at Deuon-SaUoy
Company Gives "Pinatore' Tonight-Pertormances
Cipen by amateurs a Number of Years Ago
,r CERTAINLY was dishcartenins


after all the preparation of weeks
.rd months, to have such day as yes
ma ~ for the opening Of the Horse
shoc sTh and Country Fair at Devon. In
sn;V ;,o ~ the rain there were some people
sp,t', ,bere. but you could not call II
oai aio occasion under any possible cir
son.tances. and you saw nothing but
s.oincoats or polo coats. old sports hats.
,h shoes and rubbevs. To be sure
nlsu ,bin raincoats Of brilliant hue,
lne l.,oh are so much worn this year. gave
,o,,ch of color. but | could not help
amnathizing with the dampened spirits
,bo workers in the cafeteria. All
W, W dol;cious lunch and so few to eat 1t,
tna' l al, those wonderful cakes and ices.
nf az oourse some Of the things could be
tanned but great many had to be
wssted. and it Is disheartening to think
II had to be. D., ,,u, .,
,stber on the grandstand eating sand
wiches and watching the few events in
the ring. And there were times when
tho rain held up a little; ,. /.
'"1 do hone It will be clear today. to
.,ota I'm for the disappointment. The
.non from Camp Dix will be there, and
~. h. first Division Band is to play all
.fternoon, so ] have every hope that
Ola Sol will shine upon a gay and
,,ntlev tbrong. and that 1t will be better
than ever, because the sun will be so
welcome. -
AND tonight we have the opening
"A performance of the Savoy Opera
Comnany at the Broad Street Theatre.
wb;cb Is for the benefit Of the Memorial
Fund in honor of DR.. Alfred Reginald
Alien the founder of the Savoy. The
nroceeds Of said fund are to go to the
Music School Of the University OF Penn
srlvania, Then over at the Bellevue
Stratford, Mr.. David Bispham and the
Ornheus Mixed Quartet will give a
concert and recitation for the Mothers
Assistance Fund, in answer to- an ap-
neal for help from Mrs. Gordon Nc
Couch, who is president OF that board.
The Orpheus Mixed Quartet, which
includes Edna Baugher. Loretta Strahi,
Philip Cook and Donald hedding, gives
;ts services in concerts for the needy
noor Won know, and this evening they
will sing "In Days Gone By dressed
/, anpropriate costume. Mr.. Bispham
will recite Tourgcnicff' 'In Days Gone
Nv How Sweet and Fair Were the
Roses" with piano accompaniment
TALKING Of Mr.. Bispham takes me
i back to the Savoy again and their
performances of Gilbert and sullivan
| heard n gentleman talking the other
day about the giving of those operas by
amateurs. and how much 1t used to be
done years ago. He cited one rendition OF
"pinafore" in the old Drawing Rooms
when David Bspham. Sydney Drew.
Sam Carpenter. Mrs. Charlie Whelen
and sevfHl other men and women took
the leading parts in the days when they
we're all about twenty to twenty five
years OF age. before Mr.. Rispham and
Mr.. Drew became professionals.
Do you remember what beautiful
voice Mrs. Whclen had? She. it ap-
pears, was Buttercup in those days. and
when they gave 'Mikado' she was
Katisha. OF course that was before the
Savoy came into existence. The Savoy
IA about twenty years old now, and
some of its founders are still singing
with it and taking the same parts they
took when "Pinafore" was first given
by them. Witness Clarence Brinton, who
will be Sir Joseph. George Morrell and
Spencer Hazard were in the chorus then
and are still with us and splendid
members, too. | must say | am looking
forward with the greatest pleasure to
seeing the opera tonight.
Jane Maule Maclver is to he Joseph =
inc; Deborah Seal. Buttercup; Eliza e
beth Latta, YIebe: Franklin Wood. the
Captain; Lesley JOY. Dick Dead Eye,
and John Hepwel. Ralph Rackstraw.
John Clark Sims is Bill Robstay, and
little Elmo Minches in the Midshipman.
Among the boxholders for the three
performances are Mrs. Charlton Var
nall, Mrs. Arthur Lea, Mrs. Norton
Downs. Mrs. John F. Lewis, Mrs.
Shicker Coles, Mrs. Alfred Reginald
Allen, Mrs. Charlton Henry, Mrs,
Sidney Thayer. Mrs. George Dallas
Dixon, Mrs. Bertram Lippincott, Mrs.
George F. Childs Drexel and Mr.. Wal
ter Lippincott.
CHARLEY is three. and he is fond
" of watching daddy shine his shoes
and shave, and go through various
other manly occupations. The other
day he came into mothers room with
his tiny face all covered with cold
cream. which he violently scraped of
with bone paper knife. Look. Muv-
YER he remarked, IL haven't a whis-
key left"
NANCY WYNNE.