The New York herald., 1922-08-15
Southampton Buys
for Performance Of
'Chaupe S0uris
Many Take Boxes, Even Be-
fore Open Air Theater
Is Started.

Special Dispatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
SOUTHAMPTON. N. Y. Aug. l4.-Prep-
arations were begun to-day for the ron
struction of an open air theater IN the
Garden of the Parrish Art Museum
where on the night of september thore
will be performance Of "Charye-
Souris' FOR the benefit of the Rogers
Memorial Library of Southampton.
George III. Willard and Eugene Braun,
members of Norris Gest's executive stan,
arrived to-day ard were met by Samuel
L. Parrish. Louis Simmons, who will pc
the artistic director here, and William
L. Donnelly, who will superintend build
Ing the theater, which will seat 1000.
The company OF 120 including the or
chestra will come on a special train
the morning of the performance and
will be met by automobiles and taken 20
the bathing beach. There will be a
luncheon for them at one of the villas,
and motor trip in the vicinity. 1t VIII
be necessary for them to return to New
York that night owing to matinee at
the Century Roof theater on Labor Day
Supper will be served on the way to New
York.
There was a large sale of boxes
even before announceme mt circulars were
gent out. Those who have reserved them
are Mines. Thomas H. Barber, Robert
NJ. Thompson, Peter -. Wyckoff. Good
hue Livingston, George II. Maxwell,
Charles II. Barney. George Leary
Arthur 3. Claflin, Duncan s. Ellsworth.
Henry r. Wray. Rufus L. Patterson.
John Eberwind. Charles Sabln. Fred
erick a. Snow, Willard Walsh. Percy
NJ. Stewart James l.. Barclay, Henry
f. Dupont, Herman Dierks, William W..
Wilcox, Eugene Clifford Grace and Ed
ward +. Melen. also Messrs. Samuel l..
Parrish and Clarence II. Mackay.
Tickets for seats issued this week may
be obtained from Mrs. Barber. Mrs.
Livingston or at the library from Miss
Julia w. Foster. No theatrical enter
attempted here and large profit is
already assured.
Luncheon mt Golf Club.
Mr. and Mrs. NORM s. Hare of Tuxedo
Park will give a luncheon Wednesday
at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.
Mrs Frederick S. Prince, Jr., sister
of Miss Alice Harding, who will be mar
ried to Mr.. Albert Thompson Pell OF
September Z. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs;
Stephen Pell at Cherisol. She and Miss
Harding, accompanied by young Mr..
Pell, will return this week to Prides
ArOSS1nG. MT. zen Will SlNt Hio ldic-
well bachelor dinner the night of Sep
tember 3 on board the Everglades, the
houseboat Of his grandfather, Col. Reb-
ert NJ. Thompson
Mr. and Mrs Leverett Saltonstal Mil
Ter gave dinner tonight at their villa
in Watermill. Among their guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Elliott, Mr.. and
Mrs Philip B. Thompson. Mrs. Hoffman
Miller and Charles Andrews McCann.
After dinner Mr. McCann who Is
member of the Paint and Powder Club
Of Baltimore gave some amusing skits
on grand opera and also sang popular
songs.
Miss Margaret Pease, who has been
here this month with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs w. Albert Pease Jr. left to-
day to visit Miss Harriet Pratt In the
Adirondacks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel J. Wagstaff and
Mrs James Vail Converse are at the
Irving House.
Dinners to He Given.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian II. Larkin win
give dinner Thursday at their villa
and Mrs. Eugene Clifford Grace will give
one Friday night
Byron Goldsmith and his guests Lord
and Lady Auckland. and Baron ZeesZa
Irving House left this morning for New
York
Mr.. Frederic Coudert iSellinger after
visit with Mr.. George Leary Jr, at
Hawthorne House left last night to
cruise on board the latter's motor yacht.
kummagin.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Morice left to-
Gay by motor to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Carlton Brown. who have taken
~ bn 70. n
Manchester by y-the-sea. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jorge Andre. who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James l..
Breeze at the Orchard. returned to-day
10 Westbury. l.. |.
Mrs. Dwight France, after visit with
Mrs. Walter Cutting and Miss Juliana
Cutting has returned to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Anderson Conan
have returned to East Hampton from
Newport. Last Saturday night Mrs.
Conan entertained at dinner and took
her guests to the dance in the Meadow