Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-01

Last night THE Merry whirl"
opened at The Playhouse. 1t would be
difficult TO say whether the audience
or the performers seemed to enjoy the
dances more, for there was delight
full spirit OF friendliness that bound
those in the seats and those behind
the footughts into one crowd of mer-
rymakers that felt truly that ''in the
merry whirl of the dance the gayety
of nations has reached it's climax OF
expression. So on this occasion we
have taken the medium OF the dance
TO render our service to charity"
This delightful spirit was due largely
to the fact that the audience was
composed principally of the families
and friends of the performers and that
between their scenes the dancers ap-
peared in the house. Gay Russian
dancers, saucy little imps. the popular
wooden soldiers, and stately queens
and ladies In waiting We're scattered
through the audience. so that when
the lights went up in the few waits,
one felt himself in the midst of n
fairy tale. The charming flower girls
with their trays of fragrant wares
and the cigarette girls added another
picturesque touch.
Even If the audience called the per-
formers by their first names. then
WAS nothing amateurish about the
Whirl itself, and the dancers and ac-
tors acquitted themselves like pro-
fessionals. 1t would be hard TO dis
criminate among the many colorful
scenes with their continuity of dra
matte action. graceful dances, and
pretty girls. The well-known person
ality of the actors added to. rather
than detracted from the enjoyment
of the friendly audience. The only
number which gave encores was the
MIR. Gallagher and Mr.. Shean" song
which Alfred du Pont and Charles w
Baker, Jr. sang with such eclat.
After the Merry Whirl" closed with
its finale, Come Along" nearly every
one in the audience and on the stage
wandered through the lobby in search
of the amusements there and into the
dining room for the kind Of dance
that the United States has contributed
to the gayety of nations.
MISS 1ialTc ~. SOuiltIt OdNSiNtI
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert lee Coulter
Sr., Of Greenwood, left Philadelphia
last weekend for San Francisco
where on her arrival she will become
the bride of Fred a. Lybolt, son OF
Judge and Mrs. Frank Lybolt of Port
Jervis, y. Y. Mr.. Lybolt was formerly
vice consul TO Rosario. Argentina, but
resigned and returned 10 the United
States IN April. He is now with the
United States Shipping Board. Miss
Coulter was at one time a student al
the Womens College. She taught in
the Delaware schools for some time.
Armistice Day will be celebrated
with & dance given by all the Del
aware American Legion Posts at the
Hotel du Pont on November IL. The
dance will be informal. The commit
tee in charge will be James II. Hughes
Jr.. chairman; ]. Danforth Bush, c. l.
Sweeney, G. A. Wedler, f. E. Borton
w. J. B. Regain, G.. L. Evans, l. Nj
Roe, and William Berl:
The patronesses will be: Mrs. vii
liam d. Denney, Mrs. William c
Speakman, Mrs. Leroy Harvey, Mrs
J. Danforth Bush. Mrs. Henry E
Thompson, Mrs. Donald s. Ashbrook
Mrs. Edgar NJ. Hopes, Mrs. JOSEPH
Bancroft, Mrs. J. Monteith jackson
Mrs. Irving Warner, Mrs. T. w. Nil
Ter, Mrs. H. W. Howell. Mrs. William
c. Coyne, Mrs. William c. BlatZ, Mr.:
NJ. I. Samuel, Mrs. Charles r. Mil
Ter. Mrs. John Bancroft, Mrs. Thorn
as Mum, Mrs. William Prickett, Jr
Miss Isabel B. Wales, Mrs. Willar
Salisbury, Mrs. Henry p. Scott, Mr.:
Everett Johnson, Mrs. Frank {
Hughes, Miss X. A. McClafferty, Mis-
Marian McEwan, Mrs. Josiah Marve
Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard. Mrs. Josep
Mendinhall. Mrs. Marshall c. Derby
Mrs. II. Rodney Sharp, Mrs. Colema
du Pont. Mrs. William c. Spruanc,
Mrs. William S. Hilles. Mrs. Waite
Hullihen, Mrs Pierre S. du Pont. Mr.
Alfred I. du Pont, Mrs. "A. Felix d
Pont, Mrs. Charles Warner, Mr.!
Frederick BIatz, Mrs. Frank L. d
Armond. Mrs. William b. Denhan
Miss Anne Gray, Mrs. Clarence
Short. Mrs. Irenee du Pont. Mrs. Eal
T. Brown, Mrs. II. V. Stark, Mr.
Alfred Gawthrop. Mrs. William
Bergland.
The Groupe de Wilmington Of I'll
Alliance Franchise will hold the frs
meeting of the season Tuesday, Nc
vember Z. at $40 o'clock. at III
Misses Hebb's School. NJ. Plerr
Giroud will then begin his series ,
talks and all members are urged I
start the course at the beginnin
MISS CLAIRE E. A. COULTER