The New York herald., 1922-12-19
Junior League in
Cinderella Play
at Mrs. Astor'S
0peratic Pantomime Is Organ
izatiOn's First. Ambitious
Production.

\ group of members OF the Junior
League OF New York extended the va
ried activities OF that organization last
night by giving IN the ballroom of the
home of Mrs. Vincent Astor, $40 Fifth
avenue the fGmiliar story Of Cinderella
I'm the form of operate pantomime. The
story of the three sisters and the prince
was taken by the Players committee of
the league, of which Mrs. Fenton Taylor
is chairman. es the basis for its first
ambitious production.
The Players committee has become a
permanent subdivision of the lee que and
will give each season a dramt tic or
musica offering with serious intent. The
performances, Ike that of last night.
will not be public. but solely fer the en-
tertr inment of members of the league
and their friends. An Omission charge
sufficient only 10 NEE, the expenses of
each production win ne charged.
IL was a modernized Cinderella that
the members Of the league enacted and
sang under the name. "An IMPRESSIONS
tic Cinderella, with music for the
mines. the chorus and soloists by
Georges Jacoby and given as operatic-
pantomime after the manner OF lie Coo
dor" Miss Dorothy Grant Schwarz de-
signed the settings and costumes, which
were novel The stage manager and
coach was Miss Elizabeth Howry,
daughter Of Judge Howry Of Washing
ton and sister OF Miss Mary Howry.
who was the Cinderella. The Misses
Howry. who are at present amateurs,
intend to become professional actresses
under the stage names of Mary and
Elizabeth How-y Ormopde.
In the technical work OF staging the
mia C,l., 4 state ,ss.
OF Messrs. Claggett Wilson and Robert
"house nans GER, while Miss Dorothy
Battle had charge of the properties.
Miss Mary Howry's voice In the chorus
was Mrs, William V. c. Ruxton, So
prano. Miss Olivia Johnson was the
actor queen. with Mrs. Hoffman
Nicherson. soprano. as her voice. Cln-
dereHd's spinster sisters were Mrs. 8.
Theodore Hodgman ard Mrs. Rembrandt
Peaie. with Miss Helen Goodwin, So
prano. voice for Mrs. Hodgman and Miss
Lucy Hewitt singing the actions Of Mrs.
Peale. Mr.. Edward Coffey was the
player prince, with Mr. John A. Rogers.
men were Mr.. Philip Broughton (volce,
Mr. Allan MarpIe) and Mr.. James Orme
(voice. Mr.. James Warre.).
The chorus. placed at rlrnt and left of
the stage, comprised the following yo-
calists Of the league:
Sopranos-Misses Elizabeth Brooks,
Adelaine Hatch. Catherine Okie. Marga-
ret Anne Tepnewel. Marie Smith. Mary
Spencer and Elizabeth Sturgis and Mrs.
Charles H. Higgins.
Mczzo- o-sopranos-Misses Janet Brown,
Margaret French. Mary Stuart, Jean
Pearson, Mary Thayer and Glory
Thomas and Mrs. Laurence Schwab
The music was furnished by a small
string orchestra selected from the mus
sicians OF the American Orchestral So
ciety. which was founded by Mrs. T..
Henry Hartman. There also were three
pianists-Mrs. Lewis Bissell. Mrs Wilder
Goodwin and Mrs. Francis McGovern.
The stage. orchestra and chorus pre-
empted nearly a quarter of the ballroom
space. The remainder of the room was
crowded with appreciative members of
the league and their guests. The tickets
were distributed TO league members by
Miss Glory Thomas and Miss Constance
Delaney. Last nights performaiice and
those that are to follow do not figure in
the charitable propaganda of the Junior
League.