New-York tribune., 1922-08-30
Newport Sees
Society Stage
Morse Pageant
'The Viking With Members
of Summer Colony Filling
All Roles, Is Given With
Close Fidelity TO Poem
Offering i'm Ten Episodes
Invitation Tennis Journeys
Are Drawing TO a Finish;
Ridgeways Buy Inchequin

one OF tr most ambitious society
pageants ever attempted, was produced
here tonight, with Newport's famous
old stone mill, which inspired Long
fellow 20 write "The Skeleton in Ar
NOR" looming in the background.
Nearly every member OF the summer
colony attended and pa'd tribute to the
Morse Princes daughter and her VII.
king lover. who. according 10 myth,
were the first white settlers of this re-
sort.
Presented in ten episodes, the pag-
cant was voted conspicuous success
as dramatic effort. Miss Laura Bid
die played the part of the Maiden and
Mr. Varick Frissell the Viking. The
action of Longfellow's poem was close
Is followed The play opened with
the apparition of the Vikings appear
ance before Longfeliow. Tho Vikings
life in Norway then was portrayed
His meeting with the Maiden, the WOO
ing, the refusal of the Prince to ap-
prove of the match and the fight to
America after successful battle on
the sea with the Princes warriors fol-
lowed
Life In America Shown
The next episode was devoted to the
landing of the Viking and his bride.
This was followed by their life in the
New World, the death Of the Maiden
and her burial under the mill.
The pageant was presented on a large
outdoor stage on the grounds of the
Art Association, which were illuminated
with colored electric lights in Japanese
clusters.
The cast was composed of prominent
~ he ,xrff fch
included Mr.. Marion Epply. as the
King; Mrs. Marion Epply, as the Queen;
Mr.. Francis Robinson, as Olaf; Miss
Antonette Frissell Gudrid; Miss Cath
crime Wharton Morris, the dancer; Mr..
Thomas Reed Bridges jr. the Kings cup
bearer, and Mrs. Harvey Tom the Kings
spearman.
Miss Emilia Belknap was the Queens
lady and the Messrs. Francis Conron,
Jean Belknap Edward Parker the min
strels; Commander Hanson, DR.. Stephen
Luce and Captain Woodward were
courtiers; Mrs. Frederick Rhinelander,
Mrs. Woodward, Miss Dorman Weaver
and Miss Katherine Howard the ladies,
and Miss Eyelina Gleaves and Mrs. An
drew Mack cup bearers.
Mr.. Frissell appeared alone in the
first episode, with Mr.. Arthur Hughes
and Mr.. Lindsey Wickes taking the
part of the young Viking and his friend
in the second episode. Vikings In the
third scene were Messrs. John Duncan,
G. j. Guthrie Nicholson, Carl Jurgens
and Kenneth Shaw Safe. Bersercks
were portrayed by Messrs. Harvey Tom,
Thomas Reed Bridges jr. and Louis
Jennings, while Mr.. William Bezanson,
Mr.. Francis Conron and Ensign Gaines
we're sailors.
Girls Portray Norsewomen
Norsewomen in the sixth episode,
the landing, were the Misses Florence
Havemeyer, Violet Langeman, Mary
Nicholson, Anteinette Frissell, Sylvia
4 Hillhouse and Gladys Politzer. The
Indians were Mr.. Eric Taylor, Mr.. Ber-
nard Heyl and Mr.. Frank Bozyan, and
the Indian maidens Miss Catherine
Wharton, Miss Morris Isabel Taylor
and Miss Oliver Watson. Mr.. Roxanne
Belknap took the part of a child in
the last two episodes.
Throughout there was musical in
depreciation specially arranged by Mrs.
George Eustis Corcoran, as chairman
played by Conrad's Orchestra. Mrs.
Howard Spencer Graham was chairman
Of the pageant committee. Mrs. Frank
w. Frueauff, who took an active part
in arranging the orchestration and
scenes, donated the elaborate stage and
all its equipment. Illuminated scenes
were, projected from the rear on a
huge screen. Among those who direct
ed were Miss Ethel Sim es-Newell, Mrs.
Taylor Evans, Mrs. Stanley c. Hughes,
Miss Buttles, Miss Yardley and Mrs. E.
P Robinson.
Following the pageant many re-
manned for the costume ball, which was
leld in the ballroom of the Art Asso-
ciation Members of the Wiling cast
appeared in costume, and there were
prizes awarded for several types of
costumes.
Tennis on Clay Courts
Play in the invitation tennis tourna-
nents at the Casino this morning was
ssoniined, to the. clay courts because of
the condition of the grass courts after
the heavy rrain. A large gallery wit
messed the doubles and the women's
and mems singles. The tournament
had progressed so far to-day that it
was expected that they would be con-
eluded tomorrow. The play of M.
Jean Borotra, of France, and the Alon-
20 brothers, of Spain, won much ap-
plause
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Fairfax Carey, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Henry Warren jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Ridgway, Mrs. Lewis G. Nor
ris, former Governor Beeckman, Mrs.
Brady Hartman, Mrs. Arthur Curtiss
James, Mrs. Williams Burden, Mrs. T.
Suffern Taller, Miss Pauline Robinson,
Mrs. Robert Grosvenor, Mrs. William
I. Whitehouse, Miss Anna Sands, Mrs.
I. Shaw Safe, Miss Helen Moran, Mrs.
Nathaniel Thayer, Mrs. F. o. French,
Mrs. James S. Cushman, Mrs. George
Eustis Corcoran, Mrs. Theodore Frel-
inghuysen, Mrs. Cornelius Langeman,
Mrs. William Goadby Loew, Mrs.
George D Widener, Mrs. Robert Gould
Shaw I'd. Mrs. Eugene S. Reynal, Mrs.
Michael NJ. Van Buren, Mrs. Wilbur
Elliot Wilder and Mrs. James j. Brown.
announcement was made to-day that
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ridgway, of
philadelphia, had purchased Inchcauin,
the Bellevue Avenue property Of Mrs.
John r. Livermore, and would make
their home there again next summer.
This large estate, located near Bailey's
beach, includes nearly two acres Of
.and. and was formerly owned by the
Baroness de Zeliiere 1t has been
rented by Mr.. William Goadby Loew,
Mr. John H. McFadden and the late
ar. Pembroke Jones,
Dinner at Marble House
Mrs. Lewis Quentin Jones and Mrs.
George D. Widener were luncheon
nostesses to-day, while a luncheon was