The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-23
JEAN ELIOYS SOCIETY GOSSIP
PLAY
TO BE GIVEN
AT BELASCO
Prince Bibesco, Minister
of Rumania, Author Of
Married Life"

Married Life"
i0 oCIETY is all agog with
interest at the announcement
~ made today, that play
Married Life" by Prince Antoine
Bibesco is to be put on by the
Belasco Players. beginning on Sep
TENDER /, as a preliminary to its
winter. The project has been under
1t appears, contracts with the
rehearsals are to begin immed.
lately.
The First presentation on any
stage" Of a play by so brilliant and
picturesque a person as the min.
lister Of Rumarlia would be an event
OF outstanding Importance in Wash.
ington at any season; ana It il a
positive godsend at time like this
when those Of us, who are detained
In town are likely to be driven to
desperation by dullness.
Since the news first began to leak
out that the production was in the
offing, diplomats and official folk
have been saying was in the offing,
diplomats and official folk have
been saying I'VE really must have
a box party for the opening night"
This will certainly be a gala per.
Torrance, with many notaples in
the audience, and a number of
Prince Bibesco's friends from New
York have signified their intention
Of coming to Washington for the
occasion.
1t is understood that a New York
actress, Miss Elsie Refer, will have
the leading feminine role and prob
ably the cast of the Belasco players,
who have contributed so success.
fully to the entertainment Of Wash.
ingtonians this summer, will be
further augmented for the occasion.
Married Life" is said by those
who have had the privilege Of a
peep at the manuscript. to be a
play which should act well and To
have great literary value.
~ 4
Prince BibescO's Plays Have
Achieved Success In France.
While Married Life" is but re-
Gently completed. Prince Bibesco is
no tyro as playwright. He has
had one or two plays produced in
Paris. in French, and another If
I mistake not, in London. The
present play, by the way, was writ
ten simultaneously in French and
English and will, of course, be
given in English here.
Since his arrival in this country,
however, the Prince has been hid
ing his literary light under a bushel.
We know him rather as scion of
a princely Rumanian house, a
citizen of the world. an accomplished
diplomat and most decorative and
delightful member of society than
as a playwright. On the other
hand, Princess Bibesco's novels-"I
Have Only Myself to Blame. "
Balloons" 1.-THE Fir Tree and the
Pine" ETC., have had a large circu,
lation in America.
This brilliant daughter of Her
bert Asquith, sometime Prime Min
lister of Great Britain, and the
famous Margot Tenant Asquith,
is now in England visiting her
Bibesco is with her. The little girl
has tdhcu " llO typewriter tlhc a
duck to water-at the age of four
or thereabouts she has already been
photographed at her machine-and
this may be taken as an indication
that she Is likely to follow In the
footsteps Of one or the other of
her gifted parents.
One thing that Is particularly
about the Bibescos is their enthus.
iasm and the keenness of their
interest in what is going on in the
world about them. They have ira.
veled extensively in this country,
penetrating to the West Coast and
devoting many weeks to prospecting
about in the South, so that their
knowledge Of the United States is
more comprehensive and authentic
than many diplomats can BOAST.
And II there is a prize fight or q
political convention or any sort of
typically American Show" On at
any time both Prince and Princess
Bibesco, If they are in this country,
are sure to be found occupying RING
side seats.
The Minister will. probably have
leave later on, in which case he viii
join Princess Bibesco in England
and then, presumably, go on to
Rumania as is his custom every
summer.