New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08
THE TABLEAUS AND THE DANCING.

Re = o'c;ock nearly all the seats were hlleu WIN
br liant assepbage, which WAS rewarded oy '"o
sight of hundreds OF children IN gorgeous co'' uNo
executiu q int ricate dances and naiches' au" i'
- oIh,rot. tab calls A little Def IRE General ana
NJ, cr6n+ with Governor and Mrs. Cornell ana
tbree members of the Governors stal' queiN q"
tered the lower left hand proscenIuIh box "u'ot
had boen draped with National flags. lheh a s'"i
how in a red coat pushed ASIDE Inc oI"p
curtain hanging from the pro5cealuh ho''
al hroucht out several anatomical oljocS'
',;aa,,,oroJ IN be music stands, before
Win, J,cibold's r.d-costed military band presently
fool, nositops aud proceeded to fill the Academy
With a, alarming cangor. When they were siie''t
,h. ,,,rtoin sysved n little, then lose disclosing
scene of dazzling brlliancy.
Iittle PRINCE Carnival Master Marvig Win l"oo
+ho size and color of ruddy apple, LOOKING iiAo
wax doll. was perched aloft upon butterfly ""i''
r4sted on stalk OF flowers. Inc uouuese W
Iib.rtv Miss Matie Whitney. pretty h''o
maiden in rod, White ana oIue 'u"i0'
waving a flag was presenting HIM 10 the t''iI'o''
STATES. little girls with shields bearing coa's-oi
arms and swords and wearing bright helmets. III
little temp,c apparently drawn by Ontterllos' was
fine Goddess Flora. Miss Grace Wilson, surrouhueu
by knceling maids of honor. Clustered aoou. VIZ
l;nos of tnv Continentas in the quaint. old-iaSh-
nnpdr
sc,res Of d,minutive performers In all the
oIo-, of bright, silks. foamy eauze. gold
and differing ornaments. linen Dun
orctestra sounded the first note and fairy-lahn
s,rauc info life A graceful court Jester. EDWARD
= Moeinnis in blue and white, with iooFs-cap anu
hollis leaped out upon the floor twirlng MS san
followcd by three Others, William "ie2orV' " r..
pressingcr and p. L. Baird, in bright costumes al
w,urlinr and spinning like dervlshes IN time to the
,,,,s,c Remind them came the States escOrting the
small General Washington, Master A. Marwig,ln Zone
tuenta al uniform, mounted upon p.acd gray pony
Then came the small Coniinentals' the R"sngh'
flashing from their bayoneis. aud donpie Inc "l
,,rIs clad in white. hearing transparent leaves.
Around them hut tered butterfly. Mis- N'tie PeaS''
with cauze wings But the loude't applause came
,rnr, tbe eager spectators when procession oil
hol,io. ~ long white gowns aud white caps. armed
,,i,b r,ttles came rolling and tumbling INTO s'gh'.
III. .cene was most beautiful a. tue Tong line al
rcnt faced fairies marched and cOuptermarch"l
across the loor, their bright, SHIN horlHg crosses
showing all the cO!ors OF the rainbow winch coh-
s.antly changed like the huos III Kaleidoscope.
Finally ii e procession massed II III III the rrT OF
the stage. forming a mass of vivid col"is' brig''
faces and fparkng eyes, Willie the court I"scTs
spri,r.rng forward whlrcd through er'icep"e
dance. They retired aud the thirteen
with the G,ddcss Of LbDcrty III the c~nirc oil
n,int,up their swords toward Gcurr , Grant vino
onneareJ much Interested. The Goddess Dir1urtird
lightly about on her toes. sinking INTO graceful
noses in the frequent tableaus which we're rendered
more rikIng hy cOlored Lights
Then sixteen columbnes III oolored caps ana
dresses advaucrd III long line; parting IN o three
they knet. Oac small child. forgetting h'r pace
IN s,nr,up at the spectators. was Justify slapped
with the blunt sword Oi Ter urSbbor uutlI hle
scompered into her position. Forming lines about
= centre they revoycd like tn" sDokcs oi a wheel
and clded through other cyoutIons OF the Ho'e-
ouiuade dmce assisted by the clown, Nll'Hm
Orchard. James IL. lee. the pahtaI4on. ana \.
Mackaye the harlequin, all III attire bchttIngY
ludIcrOus.
NATIONAL DANCES.
pebops thc pretileat icatur, OF the carnival was
the uext the performance Of national dances by
pairs of the very tiulest aud most graceful among
the children. small HaugariHn. Miss Carrie Stern.
in Il shilunerlng crimson tune aud
gray fur cap waltZed ont and stood
suddenly still. miniature warrior III
ton boots Sherrard Elliott, sprang after her lIo
tapped her oil the shoulder. With an impatient
shrug she broke away. and they bounded around
the floor amid rounds Of applause aud showers o.
flowers some of whom came from the box occupied
| by General Grant. IL the Austrian dance two
sells of humanity III blue and crimson noated
| about the floor followed by Il lOng-harcd
| child WITH serious face surrounded Nv IA
| tasselled turbau. Tie Zou9yes" was sue
ceeded by two Russian dances, III one Of which
wis mnstached Cossack, Arthur Stern wiki u
ferocous high cap eaped gracefully about the stage
| in purtuil of his coy sweetheart Miss Amelia Stern.
Donna Blanca ID Castillo, Miss LAURA Wclch,
| ltUnI fn,sug ard ff ,,,tla
half III crimson and half In blue, all 1utterng coll
ored fans. They formed lines OF alternate red and
| blue spinning about, turning, threading intricate
| mazes uut the eye grew weary Of folio wing them.
Donna lIanca In gauZy white with
red stockings glided over tho floor
| like an inspired fairy. cntterng dainty
| castarcts. Suddenly they withdrev and a process
| sion OF ba bies rolled in. They trudged solemnly
ABOUT, ana then the larger shouldcred the smaller
ones for u tabeGu. They whlrled about in circles
and one, seeking to pick up Is rattle, lost It's hold
| and went rolling the floor. They all lay
| down in a heap of snowy white, relieved by syrrt
| little faces " asleep. universal waiting an
n0unced the awakening, aud at n signal they all
| ecampcred vi from the stage, tripping over Their
| dresses and tumbiiug one upon another
| The Butterfly ana the Pink ami White Roses ap-
proprately attifed, fOatea through some eahDratc
| figures, attended by children representing leaves
and the SUM- Miss fcHwa5 in gold lTom ton 10 toe
| with u gilt hPlO surrounding her far fnce The
dainty Goddess ora took part III the dance ana IN
| series of tabedus which showed groups of
sweet faces aud Cttcring costumes Then General
| Washington kicking his sloLhful stecd rode forward
| and reviewed Tie Contlentals. VINO conutor-
| marched before Inn. The pretty Goddess of Liberty
! crowned tie General and the States. hobby horses
babes. Conlnental., flowers, Russians and Hur-
| garans and with Flora and her MAIDS closcd the
| Carnival III procession headed by the court tester
| who tossed bud into General Grants box
| Tie principal performers received many flowers.
| and Mr. Marnig the manager WAS called out and
| applauded.
4 lrce dances by children preceded the ball which
began al little past IL. There were twenty dances
| upon the programme. Tie attendance and the
receipts were satisfactory to the managers aud the
Carnival WAS considered much superior to that of
last year.