Evening star., 1937-02-02
Arts Clubs
Bal BOhenne
Gay Event
Festive Annual arty
Is Staged in Color
full Setting.
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| ring was chairman OF the cOnHHItlee
and led his gallant men through IN
tricate figures up and down the ball
room floor until they gathered into
something resembling bivouac before
\ the stage-this to keep the guests from
getting too close to the stage. And
then the pageant began.
French Pastry" was conceived and
designed for the Arts Club Bal Boheme
Of 1887 by Hugo linden, and the four
scenes were staged by Elizabeth Cat
ln-Pritchard. The cast Of characters
In the order Of their appearance in
cluded A drummer boy, David Gatlin-
Pritchard; two little blackamoors,
John and Leo Martin Cavanagh;
Madame, favorite of the King. Ruth
Perrott: courtier in black. Ben Smart:
courtier in gray. Roy Bartchy; the
hairdresser, Ernest Parker; the shoe
maker, Murray Sheehan; GervaiSe,
Madame's chambermaid. Helen Ault:
first blackamoor, John Egbert; second
blackamoor Lawrence Egbert. the
chef, Paul Murphy; the ma -domo,
Herman Riess; the tlautist, Hollis
Schneider; the modiste, Elizabeth Sy-
gician, Clarence Jackson: the strong
man. Buck Goings: his majesty, Louis
the King, Harold Allen.
First pastry cook, Gene KresSin:
second pastry cook, Jesse Veitch; third
pastry cook, Vincent Walter; fourth
pastry cook, Fred Denniston ; first
kitchen miad, Janet Coon: second
kitchen maid, Adele Martel; third
kitchen maid, Lila La Garde; poul-
terer, Jack Perry; huckster. Kent
Dyer: baker, William Austin Davis;
first guardsman, Francis Crane; sec
ond guardsman, Carl ChriStianson;
third guardsman; James Carroll;
Andre, a guardSman. Dolph Atherton;
lady in black, Sallie Jones: lady in
gray, Amy Veerhoff: Pierrette. Lisa
Gardiner, and Pierrot, Michael Mich
oloff.
Dancers at the court were Joan
Beadle. Beverley Bennett, Jean David
son, Louise Fulton. Leila Gurley. Eli
son Royce, Christine Stewart and
Barbara Worrell.
The parade Of banquet dishes had in
It: Louisiana yamS. Eula Council;
Sicilian oranges, Martha Talley: boeuf
q la mode, Margaret Sampson; Bava-
rian boars head. Mary Agnes Young;
birdsnest soup la Chinoise. Gloria
Grosvenor. and peacock roti, Manne-
vellette Sullivan.
Walter Studdiford did songs for the
pantomime and Liza Gardiner staged
ballet in the third scene, I'm the
of To
sic by r. Deane Shure.
The settings we're designed and ex-
ecuted by Hugo linden and George
Herl was stage manager, assisted by
Winfred Lee and Frank Stewart and
Assistant Stage Managers Herman
Riess and Francis Crane
The grand march of all the cos
tuned guests followed, with the
awarding of prizes Just before the
serving Of 'souper de luxe" The
'Souper" was served at small tables
in the presidential dining room and
carried out the theme of the ball.
"Gombo Dame Blanche. Gelatine de
Poulet. Salade Santa Maria. Creme
Tortoni Sauce Chocolate, Petits Fours
and Moka."
awarded the first prize-for the most
beautiful costume in keeping with the
theme of the ball-to Miss Amy Veer-
hoff and Col. Frederick E. Johnston,
US A. retired. The second award was
made for the most amusing and went
to Mrs. Gordon Zimmerman, who took
the part Of Gervaise in the pageant.
The third award, for the most original,
was given to the Three Ladies in
Black" Mrs j. Orville Ecker, Miss
Edna G. Ecker and Mrs Edward F.
Avery. Their costumes as we'll as their
faces were black.
The Ambassador Of the Union Of
Soviet Socialist Republics, Mr.. Alex
ander Antonovich Troyanovsky. had
members of the Embassy staff in his
box, the group including Nine. Ouman-
sky, wife Of the counselor; the second
secretary and Nine. Goldman and
the attache and Nine. Grigoriev.
The Minister Of Finland and Nine
Jarnefelt were guests Of Mrs. Jacob
Leander Loose. Others in Mrs. Loose's
box we're Col. and Mrs. Banker and
Mr. w. Scott Bates Of Kansas City,
Mo.
Dr. and Mrs Gilbert H. Grosvenor's
box was occupied by their debutante
daughter, Miss Gloria Grosvenor, who
had with her Mrs Neitah King, Miss
Nancy Wright, Miss Betty Gait, Miss
Beverley Marshall, Mr.. Chappelear,
Mr.. Kenneth Miller, Mr.. William
Blanding, Mr.. Raymond Fox and Mr..
John Segar.
In another box were Mr.. and Mrs.
John l.. Proctor, Mrs. Ralph w. Nc
Dowell, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parsons
Erwin, Admiral and Mrs. Norman
Murray Smith and Comdr. Frederick
W. Southworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Max Kauff-
mann had as guests in their box Mr..
and Mrs. Harold N. Marsh. Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace w. Peaslee, Miss Mary
Wells and Mr.. Rudolph Kauff-
mann. I'd.
With Mrs. Walter Hilton in a box
were Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. Miss Jean
Stier. Mrs. Charles Fairfax. Mrs. j.
Frank Staley and Mrs. J. Simon.
Mrs. o. B. Campbell entertained in
her box Miss Mary Hobart, Miss Grace
Hobart. Mrs. Carl Casey, Miss Doro-
thy Plunkett Of Detroit and Mrs.