The New York herald., 1922-09-04
ALL SOUTHAMPTON ATTENDS BIG
THEATER PARTY FOR LIBRARY
Special .Chauve-Souris' Per-
formance in. Garden Attracts
Brilliant Audience.

'Pe'luf DtSPutcH 20 HE NEW iohh tiEhALD.
SOUTHAMPTON, l.. l.. Sept. 3. - All
Southampton assembled in the garden
OF the Parrish Art Museum tonight for
one of the biggest theater parties ever
given at a summer resort.
1t was triumphal progress for Morris
Gest. Nikita Balieff and the members OF
the latter's "Chauye-Souris' company
when they arrived here to-day shortly
after | o'clock. The company, including
the orchestra. stage hands and eIectri-
clans, numbering 120 in all. was met at
tne railroad station By John d. Corrigan,
president OF the village Samuel l.. Par
rlsh and score of automobiles. which
were driven by some of the prominent
young women OF the summer colony
headed by the Misses Clara and Helen
Lee. who We're assisted by Mrs. A. w. S.
Cochrane. Misses Florence Earle John
son, zella de Milhau. Cornelia Livings-
ton and Agnes Keyes.
They first took their passengers to
the art museum. where the entire cast
was photographed Later ali were taken
to the bathing beach. where many took
advantage of the really glorious day for
dip in the sea. From the beach all
were taken In motors to Claverack
House. the villa of Mrs. Thomas II. Bar
Der. for luncheon. Mrs Barber's house
Is filled with works Of art, and what par
ticuiarly interested the Russians was
the collection OF cups that Mrs. Barber
had brought from their native country
as souvenirs of the coronation OF the
last Car Of Russia. Their eyes filed
with tears TO see the reminders of their
native land
II was an Informal luncheon. served
6iGtin
Mrs Barber. Princess RospigliosI and
her daughter. Donna Elena Rospigliosi;
Mrs. Goodhue Livingston. Mrs. Peter B.
Wyckon. Mrs. Robert S. Pea body Miss
Lispeth Thayer and the ladies who had
motored the company from the station.
AFTER luncheon all went into the fine
flower garden and later the members
OF the company were taken to various
villas to rest before the performance Of
the night.
Amid Unique Surroundinrs.
Never before in the history Of Mr..
baiieH company was "Chauve- Souris"
gwen with surroundings so unique. The
performance. which began at 9:15. was
for the benefit of the Rogers Memorial
Library and was given on a stage
erected especially for the occasions II
was perfectly appointed stage. with
all the electric lights and appurtenances
necessary to the delightful Russian
vaudeville now so familiar to New York
theatergoers
Many Japanese lanterns were sls-
pended from the trees in the garden
and It was a brilliant sight when all
were lighted. and in addition there was
moon well past the first half.
Mr.. Balieff put his audience in good
humor by his Introductory remarks,
which as usual were kept up though the
performance. The program included
"Porcelaine de SAKE Songs by Glin-
ka. The Parade Of the Wooden Sol
diers," the ever welcome "Katinka /" "A
Night at Yards. Moscow" the Tartar
Dance quartet of merry artists: and
finally the chorus of the Zaiteoff
Brothers. The whole was given with
the same attention to detail as in New
York
Handsome souvenir programs were
sold for the benefit of the library by
Mrs. Goodhue Livingston. Jr.. with the
assistance OF Mrs. Harvey Wallace
Shaffer. Donna Elena Rospiglosi.
Misses Clara and Helen Lee, Florence
Earle Johnson, Caroline c. Prentice
Charlotte and Jean Potter. Betty Ham
mill, Maria Brooke. Cornelia Living
ston.i Dolly and Katharine Kuhn and
Ellfn Mackay. Several young men of
the colony acted as ushers.