The New York herald., 1922-10-08
Bernardspille, NJ,
Plans TabLeaux
as Parish Benefit
History of Dance to Be Inter-
preted at Church En-
tertainment.

Tie suburban season is far from
near New York to continue well into
November. Just at present in Bernards-
Vile, n. j.. and its vicinity there is much
entertaining in various country homes.
and there is in prepa ration for the night
Of October IA, next Saturday, an inter-
esting entertainment for the purpose Of
raising funds to aid the social service
work OF st. Bernard's parish OF Ber-
nardsvlle. Some OF the important we'd
dings of the spring and autumn season
have been celebrated in St Bernard's s
Church. many members Of whose parish
are identified with the social life OF New
York.
The entertainment which will consist
of tableaux vivants. Will depict the his
tory OF the dance from the days of his
toric Greece to the present craze for jazz
and will be given at Wendover. the
country place OF Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Phelps Bliss. Frequent rehearsals have
been held under the direction of Miss
Claire Avery and Mr.. Frederick Jones.
Jr., and the tableauX will be artistic and
colorful. Those tableaux suggesting
dances of history will be shown without
N which the steps of the dance will be
followed. One tabioau depicting the
dances OF ancient Greece will be posed
by Mrs. II. Rivington Pyne and Miss
Williams. whose cost ines will be copied
from historical plates. Mrs. J. Cameron
Clark in a gorgeous costume will repre-
sent a JaVanese dancer. and while the
tableau is being shown Mrs. II. Ray
Dennis will sing characteristic music.
In the Medieval dance Mrs. Shepard
Krech. Miss Mildred Mitchell and Miss
Sybill II. Bliss will pose and scene at
the court OF Louis XIV. will be shown
with much attention TO detail Of cos
tune. In this tableau tho participants,
who will be Mrs Reginald y. Rives, Mrs.
Charles Whitney. Mr.. Il. CosteT Wilmer
ding. Mr.. Edward 3. Condor and Mr..
whitney Warren. Jr. will pose as In an
ancient minuet. At least one of tho cos
tunes, that which will be worn by Mr..
L. Coster Wilmerdng, is genuine. Il is
a court costume once worn by his great
grandfather Coster at the court Of Louis
XVI. King Of France.
There will be an attractive scene OF
the Directoire Period in which will pose
Mrs Oliver u. Filley. Mrs. w. Thorn
Kissel. Mrs. Charles II. Marshall, Miss
Larned. Miss Katharine Hoppin Post,
Miss Sarah Sage, Mr.. Charles II Mar
shall and Mr.. Grafton Minot. In the
Early Victorian Scene. which will be a
silhouette in black, Miss Dorothy Moran
and Miss Barbara VI. kissel will dance
the waltz which dates from that period.
Another moving tableau will depict the
ultra modern Jazz Dance which viii be
performed by Misses Adele and Virginia
Ryan.
Aside from the tablcauX relating TO the
history OF the dance there viii be others
of interest Mrs U. Thornton Wilson
will Dose as tho NoasqueZ Infanta aud
there will be "A Sicilian Scene with Mrs.
Kenneth r. Schley. Mrs. Edward Il. Con-
don Mr.. ~. Rivlugton Pync and Mr.. 6.
Suvdam Cutting. In the Russian pic
ture there will be posed Miss Caroline
W. Mitchell Miss Elizabeth Van Rens-
seloar Ellsworth. Miss Esther stevens
aud Miss Caroline y. Talmsgc There
also will be q rather amusing 1880
Group from point Of costumes with Mrs.
Kenneth Il. Schlev. Mrs H. RivinEton
Pyne, Messrs v. VI. Williams Jr., Ar
thur Hagen and McAlpin Pyle.
The audience Is sure to be large and
will come from a wide circuit for the
occasion for which all the country
houses I'm the vicinity will be nlled with
guests. Tickets may be obtained from
Mrs. r. thornton Wilson and Mrs. Oil
yer y. Fiue",