The New York herald., 1922-04-30

,THE East Side Frolic of 1922
which was given in the
main ballroom Of the Wal
dorf Astoria Hotel last Tuesday night.
was one of the most successful
and original entertainments of the
kind ever given in New York. North
went South for an original sidea TO
raise money for the women and girls
clubs and for the Stephny fresh air
fund of the East Side Settlement, and
II Is reported on good authority that
more money was raised than ever be-
fore for a single evenings entertain
ment of similar kind.
East Side House, at $40 East Seventy
sixth street. maintains a music school.
n day nursery a free kindergarten.
public baths. Men and Boys Club.
Women and Girls Club and the
Stephny Fresh Air Home. Each is
financed by a committee belonging to
the home. The last two committees
this year combined forces and used the
idea that was originated and used
with success by the Crippled Childrens
Hospital committee OF Memphis. Tenn.
to raise their money.
The Joint committee consists of Mrs
Christopher Smithers. chairman; Mrs.
George B. Carhart and Mrs. Archibald
McIlwaine. vice-chairman: Miss Kath-
crime Mackay. Mrs. Theodore Pratt,
Mrs. Barron Collier. Mrs. Sidney S.
Whelan. Mrs. Alan G. Corey. Mrs. Karl
Behr. Mrs. Henry J. Topping. Mrs.
Eugene NJ. Moore. Mrs. Lyman n.
Hane. Mrs. Jackson Dykman, Mrs
George @. Bourne. Mrs. Clifford A.
Dunning. Mrs. David Bigelow. Mrs. f.
Coe Kerr. Mrs Zeb Mayhem. Mrs. Ar
thur Moore, Mrs. j. J. Porter. Mrs.
william V. G. Ruxter. Mrs. william
Rockefeller. Mrs. Norman George. Mrs.
Charles Fair. Mrs. r. L. Davisson. Mrs.
Louise Hardness, Miss Sarah Bulkley
and Miss Madelaine Lynch.
Popular young women of society ap-
peared on the stage as animated ad-
vertisements and later they walked
among the tables at which the In
| terested spectators sat to afford a closer
view of their striking. original and
sometimes amusing costumes. Pictures
Of most OF the young women appear In
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to-day.
1t was noted with satisfaction by the
management that the spectators were
highly pleased. the only criticism heard
being one: we didn't have enough or
| Il: there should have been more time
given to each advertisement as they
were presented"
In addition 70 the animated adver-
tisements there were admirable cabaret
features, the whole performance lasting
only one hour and a quarter. All In all
Il was well thought out and managed
performance.
Miss May Leslie was tho efficient
stage director and Meyer Davis came
with his orchestra OF twelve from the
Bellevue-Stratford in philadelphia 10
play inspiring music during the pea
formance and for the dancing later.
One disappointment was the nom
appearance OF Miss Nina Parrish OF Vlr-
ginia. Jerome Kern had written spe-
cial song for her TO sing and She was TO
have received the royalties on x. Miss
Parrish was detained In the South by the
| illness Of her grandfather#
Miss Evelyn Herbert. late OF the Chi
cago Opera Company and now Mrs. WILL
| lam Gordon, with her husband. dressed
as italian street singers. brought down
\ the house She first sang "Sol Mo" and
as an encore sang "Ninon." aftahwhich
they both danced down the runway and
among the tables and around the floor
While waiting for william Kent OF
Good Morning. Dearie" Mrs. Gordon
sang Miss Irene Bordonl's song from
The French Doll" DO IL Again" Miss
Marie Leary as lovely Baby Chick and
Miss Julia Shaniey as a butterfly. accom-
panied By eight girls dressed as Spring
Flowers. did nbvety dance. Mrs
Stamford, who appeared later as ar