Telegram-herald., 1886-04-27
Their Annual Easter Monday
Frohc AZ the Theatre.
rHlBsEgs ClSsHAI LAST .lssI.
The Seseoen Ana.al exhloitson of the
Missss Gage aac 5seec CTS Dan
Cinz Academy be M1sic.
the Dancing "ho
mere There.
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ssa society having e.asliisie'i is lsniieniial I
ssa-su .n saesclolA aud ashes Is re4.iy % /
gi4nse again lnt8 lhe siisly shif oi szieiy. /
ln she valley 0sy The Misses Gsse ahe J
Benedict Dase for seven yeafs opened The
afer- Lsalen .ailies xnh their tbldfeu
carnival Tie se.enih "a fhese preuy an-
nual performances ar iroiles. kas gwen .sSi
evening a. Po~ers opera Hoase. it is
needle-s t0 ssy thai the tueater a. hiled
with brilliant audience lhal lae naii
hundred or niofe children ebo parlies pAted
Rer- in d heaven ol happiness Nlth
ace. aui l4aeion and tinssl for
aalos aad where ret ARE ant border
lights answered Tor SUNS and stars.
The sight ol groups 0i pretty hghi-hearted
children is OF ITSELF pleasure sell worth
the piice oi admission aud al bou. or two
8f ired eareN0rn hamauity time, and II
.ast night only book some Of us back tO
happier hours and brighter days when
music and mifth and laughter we're food
and drnk and raiment. when the world
was great. roCnd ballroom through which
Ne all expected a, the cab Oh Fate % glide
t0 The music of hsartDeats, then let our
oeuison. be- upou the young ladies whose
mastery of their art vas shown in the grace
/ fal movements OF their pupils.
q any Of our elergymen are preparing
dlatribes against what SOME OF them term
/ the exceeding sinful and un! ,ly amusement
/ of dancing they should have studied their
subject az the theatre asst evening. Who
that sas the'pretty little ones ira the terpse-
ch0rean exhibition lasi evening would have
had tie heart to condemn me lf any there
b,. then might We say with Balzac, II those
| Who are the enemies Of innocent amuse-
ments had the direction Of the world, they
would take away the spring, and " uth,-
the former from the year the latter from
the uman life.
The exhibition vas in all respects a credit
q the Misses tiage and Benedict aud the
school, and not the least remarkable feature
OF the delightful evening the pride that
snOne from the faces of anxious mothers
| and fond fathers. The audience as
Whole however. vas a typical Grand
Rapids audience cold 20 degree and chary
| of It's applause. lt may be a-stneticism that
| induces our audiences tO show their appre-
/ ciali0n and appreciation by lOral tributes
rather than good hearty stimulating ap-
plause. but The custom Is a bad one How
ever flowers were plenty and perhaps
their beauty though heeting l. more lasting
than applause.
The programme began with a pretty tab
leac followed by an opening dance pc-ticl
paied n Dy the school Shia'l - initiated
J ! 81 baud - -. ping children, each bearing
: ai0u an arched garland of flowers Ther
E came ranks OF OTHERS. until the stage fairly
swarmed with fairy life. large fairies, medi
l um-sized fairies and little FAIRIES clothed II
light dresses. for the most part made o
tarletOn with a few Of satin, and 0n'
or two OF silk. trimmed Will
, | gilt and bespangIed with golden leaves ant
/ | tnsel The prevailing colOrs were red
green and white. The red lights burne,
curing the taDleau and made very preti,
effect. The Fishers Hornpipe was al
: ! miraDly danced by Harriet Holden, Franz
Dean Callie travis and Willie Roots. an'
/. received merited applause The audienC
{ vas thoroughly pleased with little Waldo
r Balls recitation. entitled A speech for
very ittle boy p 10 this point IN to
-ogramme the dances givei
w.re not new. bat the prett
. / number STYLED the "Milkmaids' Parade
proved an acceptable novelty. GeOrE
~ / Niddicomb, eiad in simple white garments
: snd hearing upon his shoulders a Chimes
5 neck-voke. from which two mlk pals hun
a | pendent. led a bevy of very little milk
maid wearing white aprons and caps eacl
n / carving a milk pail and milking stool
e I They wound about in all sorts O
: | figures. keeping exact time TO the music
A striking fabieau was that in whc
some of the maids reciaed gracefully upOl
the ground while others SAT upon thei
. ! staining sititudss Following are The milk
maids. none % whom have yet MIXED
I COW Mamie Talmadge. Nora Ainsworth
I Helen Long. Annie Bathhuu. Callie Tragi-
q Harriet Holden. Floy Woodbury. Berfh
: N0oiburv. Edra Fiske Anna LONG
Mamie Furman. Mary Merrill Neili
p Loomis. Edith Powers Nora Judd. Helen
= Sproul George Widdicomb
{, The little Misses Matte Jewett ard 'ieorgi
5 | NcWhorter excellent dancers. shot cupt
arrows right and ieil into the hearts q
many youthful admirers in their graceful
r. execution of the Dance De ia tour. Whicl
/ ended in kiss The Gastiuef Dance
: always isferpsfing and Daisy Wilziusk
. tseorgfe New horter Annie Roots nnd wit
Nora Judd dressesi in re,i a. premie1. please
the audience thoroughly In the Svlp'
/ Dance the little fairies came skipping ou
y upcn the stage clothed IN their red whit
diamond dust The little ones danced th
1 pretty hai'ef vsrv cresifabiv swaVing inn
tbe figures with more grace than the aver
age coryphees and sscundas of our pr
. ssssionai opera companies. The foiloN
I ing children appeared in The dane
s I Eva Trsvis Ray Mills Ruth Brigham
r Miriam Brigham Eva Boorhem. EH
( Travis AMI siS Others xi-h Helen long IN
kirie Seymour p9s tftis
Luiu Bail Nora Judd Annie Roots an
. / Aunie Rafhhun Introduced thf second nog
r city an che rraeraume-a MoonHEf
= Dance which eas pref v periorr 81 Z
p { the Grand March Nh.sh followed durin
Z re faru'ag rf an inIrieHe fgure IS Al
f, pearei thsf The number ~ hovs excee ie
fhat af rhe girls he ore Nhen wa - ia
snH Gav Nils saw thar Mss Anna Hoi3e
= VS. fhe only girl ief- sfrugsls ensu-
: aran fhe stage t1 ~ 80 Witch shoui har
f her FL resulted in victory Tor Voun
2 Waift eho 81 ouce ieirei a.s partner sn
moved IN in fhe graceful eVaia ion
= Dirng fhe marrh blue lights h1rre
IS an sifher -fie DISPLAYED 81
Bows bssek and whls s
ard fhe girl pretty nlaraa-rlst.e ther
dresses ..i fhe best alrsufsEe he 8zzrer
ren 81 Individual tsree> intnIrtt a 3
fae entire sehoei canas next Tire nsa1es g
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