Evening star., 1928-04-01
New York Society Leaders
Forsee Gay Little Season"
Abscntecs Returning From Southern Pleasure
Resorts to Join in Festivities Which Will
Follow Easter Sunday.

NEW YORK. March 3l.--By the end
of next week most OF the members Oh
society, who have been passing the last
two months In the South. AT PaiHl
Beach. Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Ga
bIes, Aiken. Augusta, ST Augustine, Or
mond Beach. Bclleair. Bermuda, CUBA
and Nassau. will have returned to the
CITY after making short stays at Hot
Springs and White Sulphur. They are
returning for the activities OF Ne"
York's little season." which VIII begin
with Easter Monday, The bride, as
usual, will hold the center OF the stage
but there will be many attractions
besides weddings to interest the smart
sci. Numerous large dinners and
dances have been planned, and several
large. entertainments for charity. be-
fore the members of the fashionable
world start for their Summer homes
or go abroad.
Easter Sunday, week from tomor-
row, will find all the fashionable
churches filled to capacity for the spe-
cial services of that day--St. Bartholo-
news. St Thomas. ST James, 81.
Georges, Church OF the Heavenly Rest,
Church of the Incarnation. Fifth Ave-
nue. Presbyterian, st. Patricks Cathe-
dral and other edificcs. The historic
Easter parade on Fifth avenue, which
used to be a feature of Easter Sunday
in New York when every one known
socially In the city took stroll on
the avenue, will lack It's interest of
former years, for society has given mp
its custom of walking home from
church. Most of the parishioners mo-
tor to and from the services.
Much interest has been aroused over
the plays to be given by the Junior
League Theater School on April 10 and
II. So creditable has been the work
OF the school. and so promising the
results. that the organization is con-
sidering plan to inaugurate the
ater of It's own. The advantage OF this
plan. 1t is believed, would be to carry
the dramatic programs to much
greater extent than at the present time
and give to society folk greater va
riety OF attractions.
This theater would be OF the latest
modern construction. with proper light
ing system, dressing rooms, work shops
and good auditorium. where the fash
ionable audiences might view the inter-
pretations presented by members OF the
league.
Since the beginning OF dramatic
projects by the league performances
have been given in hospitals, settle
ments. hotels. etc. On the whole this
method has proved unsatisfactory, as
the arrangements provided we're not
sufficient TO provide background for the
dramatic talent displayed by members
Of the casts. The audience. too, is one
OF the most important factors in the
scheme OF presentation. 1t is felt that
II there Is a permanent audience of
yearly subscribers TO assist the league
players with financial support the pro-
grams OF the future will be assured OF
greater success than in the past.
There Is no intention on the part OF
the league TO lose sight of the charitable
obiectites 20 which they always have
directed their efforts. In fact the aim
toward the bctterment of social work.
II Is believed. will b. benefited by the
project nov under way. There has
been an enrolment of more than 80
students, who devote six hours week
for Ave months to courses In dra-
matte acting musical comedy, scenery
and costume designing.
A subscription audience Is being en-
rolled for the plays TO take place April
l6 and II. There will be no seats on
public sale Mrs. William H. Osborne
is subscription chairman and Is also an