Evening star., 1933-01-17
BEAUy ARTS BALL
TO G|RD[E WORLD
Deck of Liner lie de France
to Be Reproduced in Wal
dorf-Astoria Setting.
B. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January I7.-The
beaux arts ball of 1898. always one of
the most specta aculSr cf society's annual
frolics, win take ell the world es its
playground next Friday,
Discarding the theme Of the last sew
cral years-historical France and its
colonization jects-subScriber to the
ball will dance their way around the
world in a stationary pleasure cruise.
The setting for the ball and its pag-
cant will be that of the liner lie de
France. and the reproduction of the
ships deck in the Waldorf-Astoria ball
room will include almost everything
from the steamer whistles to the bar"
where a buffet luncheon will be served.
The Society of Beaux Arts Architects,
sponsor of the event, has undertaken a
pageant scenario Of fantastic possibili-
ties and a decorative plan that bids fair
to eclipse all past productions.
Scenario in Eight Episodes.
Kenneth Murchison IS in charge of
the production. The scenario, in eight
episodes, was written by Ben Ali Hag-
gin. who was assisted in the production
by Russell Patterson. J. Scott Williams,
James Reynoldz, Charles Coburn. Ches-
ter Aldrich Lee Simonson, William T
Benda, Joseph Urban and Miss Alber-
tina Rasch
The grand ball room will be fitted
out TO represent the liners sun deck
Two red tunnels will form the proscen-
lunl OF the stage upon which the pag-
cant will be presented after midnight
when the ships whistles blast the signal
Tor the start of the display.
The grand tier boxes will be rel
modelled to represent life boats Boat
deck tables, steamer chairs ana life
preservers have been assigned places in
the rearrangement Of the ball room An
adjoining room has been set aside fer
game-cecz pleasure, and the Astor gal
lery will be an imitation of the Lido
Geek featuring a swimming pool en-
belliSncd with bathing beauues
a series of animated tableaux will
be presented as the ship touches seven
ports Of call. Five hundred men and
women will take part in the presenta-
tion. either Is native of the ports or as
visiting tourists.
Ben Voyage Prologue.
The presentation will be opened with
q prologue showing friends bidding bon
voyage to the tourists Historical facts
about the ports visited will be related by
the ships captain from the bridge.
the Berbers of Morocco, in Northern
Africa, in native costume, viii wave
welcome to the voyagers on their first
halt. From there the liner will steam
through the Mediterranean to the City
of Naples, arriving while an ecclesiasti-
cal procession is taking place.
A run through the DardanelleS and
the tourists are next taken up the
Golden Horn to Istanbul, where Oriental
fantasies of centuries past will be de-
picted Bombay will be the next port
of call. In contrast to :the sadness
plague and famine have heaped on
those people in the past. Nautch girls
will dance to the strains of native
music
The Islands of Bali will give the
visitors a glimpse of savage dance.
A romantic tale will be unfolded at
Singapore, the halting place on the
trade route to the Far East
The tourists will "go native" at
Tahiti, the last port of call. The finale
will be "gauginesque scene of luscious
laziness'' on a stretch of Tahitian
Beach.
Subscribers to the ball will wear
beach, or deck costumes suitable for
wear in tropical climates. The pro-
ceeds of the ball will be used for the
benefit of unemployed architects and
for the educational work Of the Beaux
Arts Institute of Design in Architecture,
Painting and Sculpture.