The Washington times., 1923-03-17

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ington last evening when
three one act plays Waterloo"
The Clod" and Food were, pre-
scented at The Playhouse for the
benefit Of that appealing charity.
the Child Welfare Society.
The program was selected with
rare discrimination. for there was
tragedy, pathos and delicious
foolery in the three plays. More
over. the production had tlistinc.
ton rare in amateur dramatics
It was short, enough for the audi
ence to 80 home wishing for more.
Highest honors must 60 to Miss
Louise Ross Todd. who played,
the title role In ''Tbe Cloda and
to Hugh v. Tennent. OF the Brit.
ish embassy staff, who gave q
most artistic and touching per.
Torrance Of the old hero OF
Waterloo In the play OF that
name. But perhaps their greater
success was due to the fact that
they had greater opportunity.
Miss Todd had moment OF
genuine emotional intensity at
the climax OF her play and man
aged to convey her emotion to
the audience good deal Of an
achievement In view OF the fact
that the audience was made up
largely of her friends who found
it difficult to take the play seri-
ously. F.. Marion Law as ''Thad"
also did an excellent piece Of
work and the supporting parts
were well played.
Miss Olyve Graef made q
charming Mora in waterloo
with Edwin TTnsheirn as a fine
outstanding Sergeant Mcdonald,
r. A.; and Miss Elizabeth
Hanna, Mr.. Law and Winant p.
Johnston played Food" in the
rolicking spirit in which It is
written. Miss Hanna wore q
gown in the mode OF 2O9S, the
date Of the playlet, and was
amazingly lovely in q fiery red
wig.
Much Of the credit for the
smoothness of the production,
the charm OF the settings and
the finish Of the performance
must 90 to Foxhall Daingerfield,
under whose direction the plays
were produced. They will be re-
peated tonight and afterward
Miss Hanna will give supper
party for the members of the
cast and a few other guests.
Ys5E Secretary OF the Treasury.
Andrew w. Mellon, was an
interested spectator and in one OF
the boxes in the little balcony one
caught sight OF Mrs. Frederick III.
Gillett, wife Of the Speaker Of the
House. and her daughter. Miss
Louisa Hoar, who were with one
Of 'the Patten girls"-I'm never
quite sure which Is which--and
another Miss Patten was down In
the orchestra seats with Mrs.
Thomas Bell Sweeney. Miss Hoar
was gowned in blue. with the
Egyptian influence" breaking
out in the rnany-colored band
which was swathed about her
hair.
The Minister Of Rumania ana
Princess Bfbesco were present,
with Congressman Nicholas Long
worth, and among the diplomats
in the audience one noted Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon, Of
the British embassy; DIR. and
Nine. Hubrecht, OF the Neither
lands legation, and Wing Com
mander Christie, air attache OF
the British embassy.
Justice and Mrs. Mahlon Pitney
were pre- sent. likewise Mrs.
Thomas Riley Marshall and Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty. Nine.
Hauge entertained a "box party"
she and her guests, however,
were seated in the orchestra from
preference-and had with her Col.
and Mrs. Henry May and Mrs.
Foley. Miss Helen Hustled enter
tanned Miss Louise Anderson,
Miss Madeleine Austin, Lieut..
Gordon Nelson. Richard Flournoy
and Morgan Wickersham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard b. Jones
had in their box Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Cary T. Grayson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schoelkopf.
Mrs. Gardner Minot was In an
interesting little group with Miss
Camilla Lippincott and 8. Parker
Gilbert, jr., Undersecretary o
State the first time / had seen
her since her return to Washing
ton. AS usual she was the last
word in smartnesS. wearing a
dark brown frock embroidered in
bronze beads.
Others present were Mr.. and
Mrs. r. r. Gown. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Campbell Graef, Mrs. vii.
liam r. Castle. Miss Rosamond
Castle, Miss Beatrice Pitney, Alan
Winslow. Mrs. Charles Patterson,
Mrs. William Barrett RidgeIy,
Miss Alice B. Shepard, Col. John
Quekemeyer, Miss Laura Harlan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold Moves,
Mrs. John F. Mitchell, Mrs. Ed
Ilnund W. Donation, Col. and Mrs.
Clarence o. Sheriff., Miss Barrine
Drake. Miss Anna HamIin, Mr..
and Mrs. Henri de Sibour, Chester
Lockwood, Gen. and Mrs. Charles
Woodruff, Miss M. o. Peake, Mr..
Heenskivk, Mrs. Charles Howry,
and the chief usher was Miss
Marion TrumbuIl, assisted by Miss
Rosamond Castle, Miss Caroline
Thorn, Miss Elizabeth Connolly.
Miss Louise Anderson, Miss Dora
Parker, Miss Gladys. Chapman
Smith. Mrs. Chauncey Parker. jr.,
Miss Helen lie Seure. Miss Fran
cee Hampson. Miss Beatrice Pit
ney. Miss Winifred Walker, and
Miss Carla Gordon.