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Miss Florence Emily Gilbert (b.1896) and Miss Kathryn (Kitty) Bache (1896–1979), performed in the suffrage opera, "Melinda and Her Sisters", by Mrs. O.H.P. (Alva) Belmont (1853-1933) and Miss Elsa Maxwell (1883-1963), in which society appeared to satirize society.

Miss Gilbert performed in "Love Letters" and "The Castle Dancers", and Miss Bache performed in "Love Letters", Sporting Sister", "Hello Song" and "Suffrage Parade".

The opera was performed February 18, 1916, in the grand ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.

Miss Florence Gilbert, a débutante daughter of Mrs. Cyril (Lilla Brokaw) Dugmore (1870-1939), and her first husband, the late Harry Bramhall Gilbert (1861-1911), was introduced to society in January, 1916, at a tea and dance for 1,000 at Sherry's. She married Sergeant Russell Evans Tucker, Jr., O.R.C. in 1918. As an aside, Florence Gilbert was a bridesmaid and Russell Tucker, Jr., an usher, at the wedding of Mary Duke and Anthony Biddle in July, 1915. There was no word on who caught the bouquet ;)

Miss Kathryn (Kitty) Bache [note correct spelling of first name], the débutante daughter of the Wall Street financier Jules Bache (1861-1944), was introduced to society in January, 1914, at a dance at Sherry's. She married the theatre producer, Gilbert Miller (1884-1969), in Paris, France, in 1927.

She was a supporter of American theatre who in 1941 helped found the New York branch of the Escholier Club. Columbia University's Kathryn Bache Miller Theatre was named in her honor. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]


 
There is another photograph of Florence Gilbert, and an illustration of Kathryn Bache in the Bain Collection on Flickr:

                             
                    Miss Florence Emily Gilbert                Miss Kathryn (Kitty) Bache
 

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Thanks for the information and for connecting this photo with the probable context of the suffrage opera. We can add to the description when we next update it.

This photo ran in the Sunday (Portland) Oregonian on July 23, 1916 with the caption: "Florence Gilbert, daughter of Mrs. Dugmore, and Kathryn K. Bache, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jules Bache, are two of the society girls who will have parts in the suffrage play written by Mrs. Belmont." oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1916-07-23/ed-1/se...

Another Bain/LOC photo shows a similar set of stairs in the background:

Her husband was:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Hoagland_Tangeman

They were the finalists for the Rich American Crackpots contest. The guy on the left won gold.

Another fine pair of legs?

I know, I know two pairs!

Another fine quad of legs? I've been to the desert on a horse with no name.

Great shot!

Slimdandy your comment gave me a chuckle...great old shot :)