New-York tribune., 1922-12-24

NJ I MNANNA AaaNNAaaAAs - -t--f
topher Marks founder and president.
viii give It's annual Christmas festival
for the quests of the Actors Fund
Home next Thursday. December 26. A
Christmas luncheon will be served 70
the guests OF the home, after which
the Thester Assembly members will be
served. After luncheon the guests OF
the home will adjourn TO the drawing
room. where a professional entertain
pient will be- given. This entertain
ment Is under the direction Of Mrs.
William + Maxwell.
Gifts will be presented 90 each
member in the home. Mrs. {. l.. Greig
has charge Of the purchase OF gifts.
Mrs. Albert z. DOeFle and Mrs. James
McClenahan have csarge Of the lunch
con. The Theater Assembly Auxiliary
will act as mattresses and will present
TO each guest Of the home box OF
candy.
In the absence from the city OF Mr..
II. r. Mackay the welcome from the
Actors Fund Of America will be given
by Mr.. Ralph DelmOre. Response 10
this welcome will be given by Mrs.
J. Christopher Marks. For the last
eight years the Theater Assembly has
furnished this Christmas festival.
The Theater Assembly has also sent
. large Christmas box 20 each eN-
service man at the Veterans Mountain
Camp at Upper Lake. The boxes are
ali alike and contain several beautiful
gifts. The committee In charge for
these boxes arc Mrs. Closter ana Miss
H. Childs One hundred beautiful dolls
and mechanical toys and games were
purchased By the Assembly for the
Flatbush Day Nursery, Snyder Avenue,
Brooklyn. The dolls were dressed BY
the members Of the Assembly and have
all been delivered 70 the Nursery for
their Christmas party. Committee in
charge OF dolls and toys includes Mrs
Albert r. Doerle, Mrs. James McClena-
han. Mrs. John BOnney and Mrs. P,
Brown.
Mrs. Joseph A. Lawranee, chairman
Of the Drama Circle and vice-president
Of the New York Theater Club, pre-
sented two one-act plays 20 the 500
members and guests Of honor az the
clubs annual yuletide luncheon last
Tuesday at the Hotel Astor.
The first play, "Everybody's Hus-
band" BY Gilbert Cannon, included in
It's cast Miss Eta Klein, Mrs. Marion
Anstett, Mrs. Elsie Godfrey, Mrs. Fern
/ Welch, Mrs. Cecilia J. Soble and Mrs.
/ IrmR p. Waltz. The second play, en-
titled Showed Up With the Duchess"
| By c. A. Casteli had Mrs. Helen NJ.
JHgels. Mrs. Jane stoye, Mrs. Beatrice
Rodney and Miss Grace Hastings
Mr.. Graham McNamee sang a group
OF songs. Miss Mildred Holland was
the stage director. The president. Mrs.
Belle de Rivera, received a new club
banner from Mrs. Daniel VI. Tracy. who
made tho presentation speech.
Mrs. o. c. Cypiot was chairman Of
program, Mrs. Harriet Matthew chair
man Of luncheon and Mrs. Robert
Hamilton Rucker chairman Of Christ
mas tree gifts. She announced that
members had given over 400 gifts for
the poor children Of the Cherry Street
Settlement
The National Opera Club Of America.
Nine. Katherine Evans Won Klenner
/ founder and president, will hold q
combination Christmas and New Years
/ celebration 81 the Waldorf Astoria on
/ December %. Mr.. T. y. Nixon is
chairman.
An Introductory talk on the opera
= "Hsnsel und Grctel" will be given by
4 Havrah Hubbard Following this the
opera will be presented. the produc-
/ tion being arranged by Nine Marie
/ hatfield, of the Metropolitan Opera
/ Company. The cast will include Viola
Mattfeld as Hansel, inez Gauthier as
Gretel. DewmGn, Elsie Peek; Sandman.
Ms John Gaus; angels, Elinor Dun
/ nell and Pauline Rubsam.
Nine. llsc Bischof. soprano, viii sing
a group Of Christmas songs. Follow
inE the musical program there win be
q ball. opening with a cotillion with
new figures arranged by Mr. George
Copiuu. The leaders will BE- Nine Won
Klenner and Mr.. T. n Nixon, Mrs.
Owen Kildare and Mr.. Herbert Gard
ner and Mr.. F. W Clinton.
During tho cotilli0n favOrs will be
distributed. Hostesses will include
Mrs. Eva Phipps, Mrs. J. Gutman. Mrs
n. 10th, Mrs. Rubsam, Mrs. Avery, Mrs
j. Willis Smith, Mrs. Mary Nixon, Mrs
Herbert Gardner. Miss Katherine
FcndTioh, Miss Mildred Holland and
Mrs. Carl Fique.
The social meeting Of the Century
Thcator Club, MFs. Harry II Thomas
president, will be held al She Hotel
| Commodore grand ballroom next Fri-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, the host