Evening journal., 1890-12-12
DANCING DELIGHTFULLY."-.
MISS MAGGIE RICHARDSON'S Kls-
MESS TRIUMPH.

| wilmington. She won great applause
the irst three nights OF the Kirmess, and
her greeting was always cordial Lest
night Wilmington surrendered and none
was too high to give her homage. kir
mess is drawing people, but Miss Rich
ardson is increasing the number Many
come TO see her dance and 60 away
! highly delighted. She showed her true
art last night when she appeared in
three dances-the spanish, the Follioa
and the Swedish. She received an
ovation each time, and her performance
was fully deserving of them. The
| CGchuca, widest of dances, the difficult
step of the Follies and the joyous move
ment in the Swedish, were all given by
| her with delicious grace and charm of
manner that was irresistible, Miss
| Richardson is gifted with a superb form
that lends itself to every sinous motion
and every graceful pose, and this, with
her nimble feet. make her the more
pleasing.
The Cachuca dance, in which she first
appeared last night excited the greatest
enthusiasm. She came down the stage
| between the rows of dancers and at once
began thst fantastic intoxicating dance,
Of which 1t is sung:
Nares we'll drink Manzanilfa. Monterro-
Wine, where Il runs in abundance enhance
The reckless delight Of that widest Of dances"
The last line could not be more appro-
pirate. Miss Richardson gave TO the
dance an Interpretation so picturesque
and so beautiful that the spectators de
light was unbounded. The cachuca Is
not arranged exactly IS given elsewhere
Professor Webster made IL into eleven
steps instead of twenty-five, so that the
chorus work would be more apparent.
The regular cachucs Is somewhat slower
than that which made such hit last
night. The fair dancer repeated it in
response to an unmistskable acolamation
for more. The star is easily the leading
| part of the Span h dance although the
chorus showed its good training in steps
and time.
The Follies brought Miss Richardson
before the audience again in another
pretty costume. IN this dance the hon
ors were divided equally between Miss
Maude Wainwright and Miss Richardson.
They seemed so well paired that it was
difficult to find any points of difference
Miss Wainwright was more effective in
the rocking step than her partner, but in
other respects they were equal More
difficult steps are in this dance than in
any other. The cross dancing was splen-
didly done Although so much attention
was showered on the two leaders of the
Follies, yet their companions we're not
| forgotten The Misses Chandler, the
Misses Nudge, Miss Wooley aud Miss
| Collision we're very charming in their
beauty and grace.
When the Follies dance was over the
audience lived in anticipation of the ap-
pearance of its favorite in the Swe dish
dance, the last on the program. When
| she came forth, accompanied by the
peasants, she looked lovely in brides
dress Of white material with veil. Joseph
Jefferis assumed the part Of the happy
swain, and their union was selebra. ed by
| the peasants in royal rustic revelry The
step in this dance was very pretty and
tho posing drew admiration. The curtain
fell in a shower of applause, that amply
| repaid the dancers. Professor Bangert
of Baltimore, who saw Miss Richardson
dance the caehuea Tuesday evening, said
that it was a revelation of beauty, com
bined with a consummate grace that
deserved all the recognition it recei we'd.
Last nights program was the best yet
| offered Beside the dances mentioned
in the foregoing, were the Breton and
the Merris Duchess. The maidens of
the Alcott Club made q good hit. Their
| singing has not been oxcelled and their
marching and dancing was far above ex-
pectations. Their cuteness made them
doubly interesting
The staid vet merry Duchesses used
their stats with accurate motion and
made them very effective. The msi0rity
of the young women in this dance are
between the Bretons and the Spaniards
IN age. They have bright faces and
nimble feet and their unique dance is q
pleasant change from the gaity of the
Follies and the lightness Of the Bretons.
SO many of the young women are pretty
that it is unnecessary to make special
mention
Charles NJ Curtis. who has filed the
position of court jester so acceptably
was unable to appear last evening
Joseph A. Richardson took the task OF
short notice and very few persons saw
any difference.
Bigger Than He Thought
General Mems Of Shenandoah Valley
Virginia, was a most attentive spectator
of the dances. B Frank Townsend ha,
him in charge. After the curtain wen
down the general had a chat with Judgl
J. Frank Ball of the Municipal Court
he was highly delighted with what b,
had seen and expressed it characters
tically.
II didn't know Delaware was s
large, said he "Did all these peopl
come from Delawars7'
Yes, said Judge Ball
Il never saw anything to equal thi
b efore. Delaware must have pretty goo,
sod 10 grow such chsrming persons a
! you have here tonight"
Heavy Vote Polled
0 EVENING JOURNALS prediction 0
lively voting was more than realized
All the dances received spurts that sen
them up into the hundreds. The bulleti
: board was one of the liveliest places o
J. the stage. Performers worked hard an
9,147 votes were polled. This made tn
total vote 1857, representing 1874 30
Relative positions had many changes d
the course of the evening
8 The Butterflies led ct the start, wit
the Folles second, aud the Russian
Is third. They remained in this wa
most Of the evening. Once the Merri
Duchess had third place. but stron
. booms for other dancers left it fifth whe
the polls closed. Late in the evenin
the Russians went ahead OF tn
a Butterflies, and at 1l.15 o'cloc
" the polling list showed the followin
figures: Russians, SS4; Butterflies
j, 1854; Follies, 626; Venetisbs, Sol; Mel
: RE Duchesses, $685. Bretons, 20!
Il SpaniRrds, 1885, Sweet Briers, lib
Swedish, 1903. Tonight will see IL
livliest voting as the dances for tC