The Evening critic., 1883-03-19
Professor SheldOn's Juvenile Mas.
Querade.

The juvenile masque dansante at Shell
don's Dancing Academy was unusually
brilliant, as nearly all of the dancers wore
costumes, and most of them beautiful ones.
The Professor loves children, and he gets
up more things for their pleasure than even
for his own profit. He was among them,
smiling, chatting and dancing with them
like an old good fairy, but minus the wings.
Il am afraid that word old will spoil all
this compliment, but it was only meant
comparatively The music was superb,
especially the piano accompaniment.
Some of the pupils fitted their
characters so well that even their intimate
friends failed to recognize them. Notably
two boys who took female parts, and acted
them to perfection. Charles Cooke as q
French Maid" was too tall for any ordi-
nary girl, and everybody was wondering
what woman that could be. But Master
Charles T.. O'Conner was so pretty as the
Girl OF the Period" after he unmaskcd
and his piquant face fitted the character so
admirably that one almost regretted that
the girl was unreal. Not so the young
gentleman, however, for he went into the
dressing room before the evening was half
over and got rid of all the girl ixings but
the pink hose. at is too pokey being
girl he said, 81 wouldn't get used to it in
a lifetime" Charlie Cooke must
have held the same views, for he, too, got
rid of the maids forgery at an early hour.
Willie Brownlow personated RED Cloud"
which brought two periods of our history
together nicely-Parson Brownlow's grand
son and the famous Indian chief. Florence
Crogban was polish Princess" though
no princess ever danced half so beautifully
/ know; they would be too lazy to learn.
| Pretty Flor. excelled herself last night, and
| when she executed fancy dance with the
| Professor, her grace, added to her lovely
| costume ofblue,satin and swans-down, made
q living picture. Tiny Marion Proctor,
with her refined Grecian features and
| blonde complexion, was perfect "Naiad
| Queen" dressed in white tulle spangled
and cleaning wings with crown of gilt
| tering white dew-sprent flowers and a
star-tipped sceptre She danced like q
fairy, too, a mere baby as she is, with less
| than seasons instruction. Professor is
| certainly magician. Eva Butler q still
more diminutive specimen, was not in cos
tune, but sweet enough as her own self in
blue baby dress. Others present were
Minnie Brown, pink fairy, and scarce
larger than one, sweet as they are supposed
to be, too. Oracle Rrazier, an Italian Girl
Nellie Gisburne, ''Soubrette )" Bessie
Brooks, Polka" Nina Mauger, "Flowel
Girl !" Mabel Cooke, Folly !" Nellie Erie,
bus, Aurora; !" Corinne o'Conner, Flower
Girl" Manic humphrey, "Tambourine
Girl; . Josie Humphrey, Peasant Girl !
Sidney Baar, "Chinaman Eddie O'Con
ner, "Court Page" Sammie Davis
Claude Melnotte: - Eddie Gisburne
Tony Bavard !" VIC Sharp, Clown :
4. L. Burke, "Zouave;" George o'Connel
Domino" Willie Davis, "Continental" Ed
die Thornton, Louis XIV" Without
masks-Blanche Tomilnson, Bertha Baar
Kinda Burke, Emma Proctor, George Maui
ger Lille Baker, Mamie Months, George
Megrew and Minerva sheldon Visitors
Mrs O'Conner, Colonel aud Mrs. Months
Mr.. Brownlow, Miss O'Conner Mr.. Webb
Mr.. Danlorth and host Of others.
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