The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-06

srIvxs--LovELr nAr MAIDS AND rHEIR
QUEEN.
Que Of the merriess ana most delightful audiences
that ever troopec theatre nIsd last night the spa
csess andnerism Of the Academy Of Music. From
noor 70 ceiling house packed with sunny. rosy
ess ssa bright eyes spanked thick the tw,nkling
stars IN the Mllky Way. There bus express,os
on every fscs--hspplness aad,mmed By thought Of
care Were u MOI TOR the tghtiAesa properties Of
CIVILIZATION ana swxlIewtsi coats the assist
a1ss would doust have been tempted
10 embrace each other ~ . mild method
expressing their ~ith The world gen.
srsi and the chlidren's Carnival IN particular Hut
shoagh shs fsshosass ssdence maintained the strict
dseorum b<Guiax solemn an occasion. 10 impos-
sble 20 look IN any ones lace without seeing written
there the assertion :. perfectly happy, ana that
he wished you understand this without the trouble
Of saying % IN words
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Boxes. balcony snd gallery wers thronsed to their
utmost capacity by children Who had sroxn old and
loss the interest OF years. while the stage
was In fun possessioa Of the bcaaiag genera
tlon, full Of Erses AID exuhersns frolc-
some life and the charm Of sisingsnuosz childhood.
In order thai lhs ANIMAL spirits Of the children should
have fuller play tue stage vas extended 10 reach
TO tho balcony. aud over this vide space groups Of
ccssion. aIlng ths eye win gorgeous pictares, IN
grace OF movement
rss,oons flowers hung from The arch of she ara~f
scese ana tho prosceniam bones we're gracefully
draped with American Tags decorated with shields In
The rear OF The stage kiad u baisstrsde. which
was occupied by the members Of tho Juvenile orches
ira dressed In The costume Of tho ssventssash century
rEockNpi>sx
This orchestra aud numDer Of people dressed IN
picturesque costume formed pleasing back
inc picture presented ~ the stage when Columbia Ae
pearcd escorting Prince Carnival 10 introduces hifn
TO the different nations assembled Tor NIGHT
under hrs puiss.nt sceptre Then followed The sfsnd
persons wno figured this para Of the entertainment
gave u peculiar interest," Here Mozart with hrs
band; number Of heralds. Prince Carnival and lhe
attendant nations. Following those q platoon ~
coss.sss came a. - ns se'sss sssn drawn
pretty sight 10 least The eye upon. Close upon
hcels Of this charmlsG throng came the Chinese nsson
which we fear did great injustice 20 shs celestial iahsb
itanss Of the fiowsry Kingdom. Maeh pIsssansss
rnx eoppEss ov Iisxxry
seated her golden ship and escorted BY crowd Of
young American sailors looking the picture Of
into the shade, with their neat white and
blue costumes. their less p.csursseae comrades
in psnialoons that might OH with envy The snc,eni
Knickerbockcrs followed the gallant tars, aud tho
Flower Queen IN her shell o. pearl drawn By whto
and attended by brilliant suite. closed tho pro-
cession.
So far the entertainment had been merely spectaeu-
lar the young ladies aud gentlemcn who had been
studying hard under the direction Of Professor Carl
for tho moment when the signal should DO
given for tho dancing to begin AID .hey
TSl.a nas They wsrs 10. oss
doomed wait for, alter tho juvenile orchestra had
played IN a very creditabs way pleasing symphsny
the dancing was inaugurated BY the Tyrocans, who
performed their national waltz IN = way that
neri,ed and received the applause Of the
Umbrella dance, which caused no end OF amusement
MS the youthful pigas entered heartily into The spirit
Of tho affair." acqui.liur themselves noby; bu. the
Jolly tars followed closely their heels, and. In
cordaoco with tho custom oil older salts swept on tho
honora
littlo mite Of female humanity. who could easily
have been mistaken tor the fairy OF some wonderous
possession OF the floor with her court 70 perform
Taranclla, and though her followers we're the smallest
Of sm, people, shey os wsn, through . ssr,s
tho heritage OF the ninctoenlh century infant,
and that would have done honor 10 persons many
years their seniors Nothing could DO more charming
than the selconained gravity Of she little ones as
they trod tho mazes Of the Tarantola, under tho
approving eyes Of delighted maminas aud enthusiastic
papas who occupied the boxes. balconies aud coisns
OF vantage. Tho effect Of tho fright colorod
costumes OF the children mingling and changing at
Kaleidoscope WOW with the human interest super
added. Frequent murmurs OF applause ran through
more than ordinarily curious and difficult movement,
columbino Of six years danced pas that
would not have disgraced a 1rst class danscuse.
EARLY TRIUMPH.
The chief individual success Of the night was mado
by u young gentleman In Russian costume and his
fair companion, who may. We suppose, DO described
a kind OF Muscovte columbLe These two young
persons executed pas de den1 with dash snd
vivacty that carried the house by storm. Both
danced remarkably we'll. but tho young gentleman
sung his legs about with abandon aud facility which
we thought none but Fred vokes had attained. But
loosely jonted vokcs SO pleased were the spectators
with tho excellence Of this difficult performance that
astically recalled and compelled to dance again
THE GLORY OF rHE NIGHT.
however was the Flower Waltz by the May Queen and
her suite, followed by the May-poc festival IN
which the same performers took part Tho stage
was longer abandoned 10 the Infants
but suddenly thcre burst on the astonshcd vision
long line Of fair young girls just budding into
womanhood, but around whom hung all tho grace Of
early grlhood Beautiful IN form and clad IN dazzling
white the long line came the stage, each fair
holding over her head arch OF roses
formed into lines for tho Flower Waltz
Then series OF movements were performed
full Of the grace and poetry OF motion And as these
bright ana shining ngures watzed In measured cadence
thcre over the senses dreams OF the fairy land,
where all beautiful and sinless II like
carnaed poem and the calcium lights threw changing
the IL was not difficult % imagine that
the warm reds or tender violet haze were but the ema
OF pure and holy thoughts ascending TO heaven
When the walt music died away and the flower maidcns
disappeared Tor moment TO Rivo place to another
grand march OF all the assistants there was sense Of
loss felt by all the spectators, who would never have
grown weary looking at that moving pdrere Of lowell
PRINCE CARNIVAL DEPARTS
Whom the procession had made the OF the stage
oil the children present the auditorium In
vted to descend and take part IN the dancing.
vitation number Of young people were by
no slow 10 accept. II was alter
before this part Of the programme was completed
and the grand opening OF the ball for the moro ad-
vanced people took place. number Of grown
up people, dressed In the rich costumes
OF Louis XIV performed the stately minuct and then
tho ladies and gentlemen who had been waiting Tor
their turn took OF the house aud sent tho
young people to bed 10 dream OF princes carnvas aud
balls, aud OF the time when cruel destiny would
compel them to pack of to bed just when they were
beginning TO heartily enjoy themselves.
PROGRAMME.
Tho following is the full programme in the order OF
performancc:-