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IN THE SOCIAL WHIRL NEWS OF THE THEATERS
LUNCH PARTY GIVEN FOR BRIDE
Miss Dora Winn Is the Guest of Honor
Miss Elizabeth Brice, who was among the guests of Miss Helen
Wright at the Dansant this afternoon.
GOSSIP OF THE DRAWING ROOM
Announce i Engagement
At a small tea given 'Wednesday
afternoon at the home of her parents,
Professor and Mrs. Edward B. Clapp
Jfi Berkeley. Miss Edith Clapp an
nounced her engagement to John
Cedric Snook, soon of Dr. and Mrs.
John Snook of the college city. The
bride-elect has just returned from a
six months' sojourn in Europe,
whither she went with her mother.
She is a sister of Mrs. Richard
Stewart Dyer-Bennett, wife of Lieu
tenant Dyer-Bennett of the British
army, who was the former Miss
Muriel Clapp.
Miss Clapp was graduated from the
■University of California with the
class of 1912, and was affiliated with
the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Mr. Snook is engaged in business j
in Casper. Wyo., where the couple j
will live after their wedding, which ;
is being planned for the spring.
Some of those who heard the en
gagement announcement were:
Miss Alice Snook I Miss Corona VUliarna
Mine Kthel Wratapel- Miss Virginia yon 1.0
--meler bCn Seis
Mr* James Black Miss Marion Fitchugb
Mrs Leonard Bacon I Mr*. Walter Kan-hot
Mrs. Noerrv I-amson M,-s Florence wll-
Miss tlsa Schilling Uajajt
Miss Murjorle Slate I Miss Marjori'- Page
Misa Esther Morrill Miss Edith Page
Miss Joy Wilson
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McCarthy Baby Christened
Little Miss McCarthy, infant daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McCarthy,
was baptized this week. The cere
mony was held in St. Mary's cath
edral. Father Charles A. Ramm of
ficiating. Mrs. J. O. Reiss and Miss
Myra Hall were the baby's god
mothers and Thornwell Mullally was
the godfather. The little one was
christened Bessie Swan after her
mother, who was the former Miss j
Bessie Dargle of Oakland. Mrs. Mc-
Carthy is planning to depart shortly
lor Redlands, where the McCarthys
have taken a house for the winter.
She will be accompanied by her
mother and her two children.
* * *
' Departs for Orient
Mrs. Adam Grant left California
yesterday, sailing on the Manchuria
for the orient, where she will enjoy
an extended sojourn. She took her
large touring car with her and will
travel by motor through China and
Japan.
* * *
i Mrs, Woods Entertains
Mrs. William S. Woods was a lunch
eon hostess Wednesday afternoon en
tertaining a group at the Francisco
club. Mrs. Eleanor Hyde-Smith was
the gtoest of honor.
* # *
| Visiting Misses Withrow
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Withrow and
their s»n, Earle Withrow. came up j
from Santa Clara Wednesday to re
main over the holidays with Miss
Marie and Evelyn Withrow at their i
tome in Pine street, „ J
Sympathy for Miss Bryan
j The sympathy of her many friends
iis being extended to Miss Linda
Bryan, the debutante daughter of Mrs.
Prentiss Cobb Hale, who was removed
| from her Vallejo street home to the
j Hahnemann hospital this morning.
where she will undergo an operation
i for appendicitis. Miss Bryan has
been confined to her home for several
weeks, but until this morning it was
believed the operation could be
averted.
* * *
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1913
I "Dansant" Entertainment at
St, Francis; Other Notes of
Bay City Society
In compliment to Miss Dora Winn,
who recently announced her engage
ment to Dr. Lovell Langstroth, M"iss
Fredericks and Miss Cora Otis enter- ;
tamed a luncheon party this after
noon. The affair was held at the
home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Otis, in Broadway.
A bridal scheme of decoration pre
vailed in the table appointments and
general adornment of the house, white
blossoms being intertwined with
fernery in rendering the setting at
tractive. Brides roses and love roses
were employed with maiden hair and
bows of pink and white tulle in the
table decoration.
Bidden to meet the bride elect were
Miss Helen Bertheau. Miss Barbara
McKenzie, Miss Harriet Pomeroy, Miss
Cora Smith, Miss Gertrude Creswell,
Miss Ethel McAllister, Mrs. Charles
Buckingham and Miss Ysabel Beaver.
* * *
Entertains at the Dansant
Miss Helen Wright was a hostess
this afternoon entertaining a dozen
guests at "the dansant" in the St.
Francis, and tonight she will fete the
party at dinner and the theater.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Clifton (Miss
Olga Schultze). lately returned from
their honeymoon, were the chaperons.
Others who accepted Mls3 Wright's
hospitality were:
Mis* Sdrtte Murray i Lieutenant Congor
Mis» Augusta Foute j Pratt. I. 8. A. ■
Mi-s i: izabeth Brtce loorfora de tiarmemlia
*M! SS n ." len Wallaeh : Gloucester Willi*
Miss Madge Wilson I Lot-lug Pickering
Miss Josephine Nieto ; Harvey Wright
Robert Sharon | fcklgerton Wright
* * #
Southern Cotillon Club
The most recent dancing club to
have been formed In the ranks of so
ciety is the Southern Cotillon club,
which will hold its first meeting
Wednesday. December 3, in the colo
nial ballroom of the St. Francis hotel.
The original plan was to organize
the club from the members of Coli
fornia's old southern families, but the
scattering of clans, intermarriage
with westerners and northerners and
various other causes made this im
possible, and the membership has been
extended to include a number of the
married contingent and some of the
belles and beaux of the younger set.
The patronesses of the club are Mrs.
John F. Swift, Mrs. Selden S. Wright,
Mrs. Sewall Dolllver, Mrs. T. B. Do
zier, Mrs. William Hoff Cook, Mrs. J.
C. Jordan, Mrs. William Waldron,
Mrs. Dewitt Taylor. Mrs. Roacoe West
over, Mrs. M. B. Johnson, Mrs. S. V.
j Mooney and Mrs. Kdward Coleman. A
j bevy of young girls and a complement
of men will receive the guests at the
different club meetings. In this group
are:
j Mi<« Christine Mr Nab 'James K. Polk
Miss Violet Cook Dr. Bruce Foulkes
Mlss Camille Dorn 'Colonel J. C. Currier
Miss Mary Selden Hell-] Thomas Hares
mann j Harold Mau'ndrell
j Miss Milo Abercrombielß. N. Nernev
Miss Margaret Aber-| William Hyde
rrornble j James Colston
Miss Nell Hartley Delos Ma gee
Miss Kathleen Booth j Edward Coleman
Dr. Crittenden Van i George E. Hunt
Wyck |D. J. Patterson
Card tables will be maintained in
the card room for those who do not
care to dance. The dates for the South
ern Cotillon club are Wednesday, De
cember 8; Wednesday, December 7;
| Tuesday, January 27, and Thursday,
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Tom Waters, one of the principal
comedians in "The Candy Shop," at
the Gaiety, was playing in "Comin'
Thru the Rye" at Atlanta, Ga., one
time, and William Howard Taft, who
had just been elected president, so
enjoyed his performance that he asked
for his picture. Waters complied and
added a jingle on the back of the pic
ture to this effect:
When first I heard you were in front,
My throat got kind o' dry;
Thinks I, "If he is critical,
With fright I'll surely die."
But I lost that sickly feeling
When I caught your friendly eye.
And I never played as I did for you
In "Comin' Thru the Rye,"
President Taft wrote Waters a let
ter of acknowledgment, at the foot
of which he penned his own hand
writing: "Waters is a family name
with me. My grandmother on my
mother's side Was Susan Waters of
Millbury, Mass.
* j, * • #
-Mrs. Kiskc will follow "Stop Thief,"
presenting Edward Sheldon's latest
play, "The High Road," at the Colum
bia theater. Mrs. Fiske's supporting
company includes Arthur Byron and
Eugene Ormond.
* # *
Robert Mantell's electrician, Wil
liam Miller, who is responsible for the
light and color effects in Mr. Mantell's
productions, is a professional baseball
player in the summer time in a Penn
sylvania league.
* # *
"The Blindness of Virtue," a new
play by Cosmo Hamilton, which has
been a tremendous success in New
Tork, is scheduled for early presenta
tion at the Cort. It is being produced
under the direction of William Morris.
Of this play Dorothy Dix said: "Here
is a play that will give you a tear, a
smile and something to think over."
j|| Transbay Social Happenings
| Among those who entertained at
; Thanksgiving dinners, mostly to im
j mediate relatives and old friends were
: these bay city hostesses: Mrs. Isaac
j Requa. Mrs. A. A. Moore, Mrs. Q. A.
| Chase, Mrs. Tyler Henshaw, Mrs. T.
iC. Coogan, Mrs. Warren S. Palmer
and Mrs. Philip R. Boone.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Walton Moore will en.
tertaln tomorrow night at the Clare -
j mont Country club in honor of their
j debutante daughter. Miss Julia Moore,
j who has just returned from Europe.
Miss Moore probably will be formally
presented to society later in the sea
son at a brilliant reception.
* * *
The marriage of Edith Birkholm of
Alameda to Thomas W. Bewley of San
Francisco took place yesterday after*
< noon at the homo of the bride's par
ents In Alameda. Rev. C. U Mears
read the ceremony. The bride, becom
ingly gowned in white crepe de chine,
was attended by her sister, Mrs. Cecil
Bust, and Frederick E. Bewley. a
brother of the groom, acted as best
man. After a short wedding tour of
the south the young couple will live
in Alameda, where a bungalow is be
ing completed for them In Fair Oaks
avenue.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Harrie Eynwood
Wright (Georgia Rittenhouse) are
spending the Thanksgiving season in
southern California, visiting friends
in Eos Angeles, Santa Barbara and
San Diego.
The ghost will walk at the Cort
theater Sunday night, November 30.
when Doctor Eddy, the renowned spir
itualist, will hold a seance. The trage
dian, Robert Mantell, does not appear
on Sundays. Doctor Eddy will give a
test of his powers that has astonished
many scientific men. It is called ''De
Materialization." While the medium
is surrounded by a committee it is
said that spirit figures appear on the
stage in full light and disappear over
the footlights into the audience.
Many other wonders are promised.
* * *
Rachel Crothers' new play, "Our
selves," waa produced by the Shuberts
last week in Providence. The follow
ing speech uttered by Miss Carew, a
matron In a home for g*lrls, explains
the theme:
"There are plenty of women re
spectably married who are bad at
heart—so you can't put it all on pov
erty. But, in a broad sense, yes, of
course, that's it. That is—a girl born
on Fifth avenue has a better chance
of keeping straight than one on Ave
nue A, because she has everything to
protect her —and the other everything
to pull her down. Wretched homes,
ignorant parents, all that enters into
it But the reason back of it all is
that the sex attraction is the strong
est thing in the world, and If people
aren't taught what to do with it,
they'll go wrong. Why, these girls
aren't naturally bad by any means.
But they want to live. They've got to
love somebody. That's all. Records
show that almost every first fall
comes because a girl's been fooled and
deceived by a man—then she drifts
and then—she keeps on."
* * *
Robert Mantell's production of "King
John" alone cost him and his man
ager, William A. Brady, $15,000 before
the first curtain went up.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Hall of
Hillside avenue Berkeley, are an
nouncing the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Marie Hall, to John
Harper Derby of New York. The
wedding is being planned for early
in January.
Mis* Esther Merrill entertained a
few close friends at tea this after
noon in honor of Miss Alice Paine,
who is to be married next month to
1 red Thomas. Miss Paine "was given
a unique shower this week at the
home of Miss Marjorie Slate in Col
lege avenue. Each of the 23 girls at
tending brought either seeds, bulbs,
plants or other material to be used in
planting a garden at the new home
of the young couple.
In honor of Miss Beryl Burch, who
is to become the bride of Dr. Max
Truman Smith of Idaho, and Miss
Louise Burch, who is betrothed to
Wllhelm Jung of Munich, Miss Mar
garet Eocan will give a dance De
cember 6, at the Delta Delta Delta
Sorority house in Arch street, Berke
ley. About 100 guests have been
asked to meet the brides-elect.
Announce Marriage
Mr. and Mrs. .John Nelles Young
have issued cards announcing the
marriage of their daughter. Miss
Jrtna Victoria, to Fritz Robertson
Claxton, which was celebrated in
Berkeley last Saturday.
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MANTELL'S "HAMLET" FORCEFUL
Genevieve Hamper Reveals New Power
In Role of Melancholy Dane
Star Increases Scope of
Versatility
"Hamlet," as played by Bobert Man
tell last night, served a purpose be
yond that of adding to the already
heaping pile of laurels of Mantell him
self. It served to afford Genevieve
Hamper (Mrs. Mantell) an opportunity
to display a latent acting power not
hitherto displayed in the various roles
she has enacted, and furthermore, to
give Frank Peters a role for which he
was admirably adapted.
In "Hamlet" Mr. Mantell discards
the makeup that has been a part and
parcel of his other character portray
als. But the charm and power of his
elocution is no less potent. In his
scenes of seeming madness, particu
larly, he sounds the depths of his dra
matic power and makes Shakespeare's
Dane a cameo.
It was in the role of Ophelia that
Genevieve Hamper scored the triumph
of her gamut of characterizations. Her
natural beauty lent a sweetness and
charm to this heroine that found its
best expression when coupled to an
effective bit of acting in the mad
scene. Her meeting with "Laertes, her
brother, after she has lost her mind
and the hopeless attempt to gather
her scattered wits, her half recogni
tion of him and her wordless anguish
when she fails leaped over the foot
lights straight into the hearts of the
audience and spurred It to a burst of
applause that no work before at
tempted by this actress has been able
to do.
Frank Peters played with under
standing and deep sympathy the part
of Polonlus. His work in other char
acters, particularly as Joseph in
"Richelieu," gave promise of the lat
ent ability which last night found its
full expression. The admonition to
Laertes was fine.
The other members of the cast
rounded out the whole admirably,
lending power to Mr. Mantell's rendi
tion of the name role that will rank
with the best things he has done.
The staging was marked by the
sumptuousness that has characterised
his previous productions.
At the matinee "King John" was
played for the second time during his
present engagement.
Tonight "King Lear." said to be Mr.
Mantell's greatest characterization,
will be played.
Mme. Carreno 111, but
Will Appear Sunday
Illness in the form of an attack of
bronchitis has come to Mrae. Car~
reno at the Fairmont hotel, and un
der strict orders from her physicians
she is prohibited from exposing her
self to the night air. necessitating the
postponing of her concert schedule
for this evening at Scottish Rite audi
torium.
tfmc Carreno will positively give
the announced concert Sunday after
noon, rendering Beethoven's "Wald
stein" sonata and the following works
of Chopin: Nocturno. B minor, op. 9;
Fantasie, impromptu, C minor; Bar
carolle; ballade, A flat. op. 47; Schu
mann's Fantasie, C major, op. 1", and
a Rubinstein group including his Mel
odic in F. Barcarolle. A minor, and La
Fausse Note (etude). Besides these
Mme. Carreno will add a number of
surprises for good measure.
Those holding tickets for the con
cert tonight may have their i.ioney re
funded or may change their tickets
for the Sunday concert.
Robert Mantell in the role of Hamlet as played at the Cort theater
last night.
Ragging Tonight Breaks
Junior From Tradition
Junior day of the University of Cal
ifornia began this afternoon with the
production at Ye Liberty theater in
Oakland of the class farce, "Jean
ette's Way" and the curtain raiser,
"Pledging Pep."
The junior promenade will he held
tonight on the campus at Harmon
gymnasium. Tradition will be broken
somewhat in the entertainment fea
ture of the dance. Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Crane will appear in an ex
hibition of the tango and other rag
steps.
ALAMEDA POULTRY SHOW
DRAWS LARGE CROWDS
With the attendance mark far above
the average for the three days of the
show already passed, the officials of
the tenth annual exhibition of the
Alameda County Poultry association
expect the most successful show ever
held on the Pacific coast, both in at
tendance and the class of the exhibits.
The judges have finished their task.
The poultry and pigeon show will
close its doors early Sunday night.
And stinginess is the stepmother or
dishonesty.
Copy of an Announcement
Concerning a Bargain Sale of
Real Laces, That We Would
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The New York representative of the firm of De Bradzki of
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to dispose of an entire collection of costly real laces—that, the duty
having been paid, they were unable to return them to Bruxelles—
disking us whether we would conduct either a private or auction
sale of the same.
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White House Bridal
Couple Get Started
On Wedding Trip
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Mr. and
Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, the White House
bridal couple, set out upon their real
wedding journey today. They were
j accompanied by President Wilson to
New York and are to sail upon the
I steamer George Washington tomor
row. The president is to attend the
(army and navy football game tomor
! row afternoon, returning to Washing
ton Sunday. In the Wilson party,
which reached New York at 5:06 p. m.,
were also Miss Kleanor Wilson, Jo
seph Tumulty and Dr. and Mrs. C. T.
Gratison.
Miss De Golia Weds
Prominent Attorney
A quiet wedding ceremony yester
day at the home of Mrs. A. E. Coffin,
255 Perry street, Oakland, united John
T. Williams, a prominent San Fran
cisco attorney, and Miss Elith de
Golia'. Judge George Sturtevant of
ficiating. J. Charles Green was best
man, while the matron of honor was
Mrs. David Bulmore. Only relatives
and close friends attended. The cou
ple left for southern California for a
wedding tour.