The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-23

pole, with pendant, various colored ribbons
was liked in the center of the stage and a
little on one side was throne for the May
queen. AT $3.50, rather later than the adj
vertised time, the curtain was raised and,
as the band struck up tune, a procession
OF fifty lads and lassies, led by f. w. Ohm
stead in the position of master of cere
monies, filed slowly upoc the scene. First
came the retainers of the queen, or more
likely, the peasants; after them came the
maids OF honor, eight in number; these in
turn were followed by the queens body
guard; last came the royal psrty, consist
ing OF four knights-ln- attendance, the
crown prince, William Mcclellan; Robin
Hood, Charles Hoyne, and the
queen of May, Pearl Sharp, attended by
four pages. The procession marched
twice around the hail. the tasty and bright
uniforms and dresses showing to the best
advantage, and then an avenue was formed
by the maids Of honor and retainers, down
which the queen and the royal party
marched to the throne, which the queen
mounted. The maids of honor then ad-
vanced, and each caught one Of the colored
ribbons pendant from the Maypole; and
then the retainers advanced and formed
inside the ring formed of the maids. The
queen was crowned and gave the command
10 commence the dance The retainers
passed around the pole in three circles,
making a very pretty effect, and then
slowly fled out and took position by cou
pies behind the maids, who, at a signal,
began the dance. They were dressed in
white, pink, orange, cell blue and red
crepe, with various trimmings, and as
they gracefully danced in and out, the eye
of the lover of the beautiful was gratified.
After the dance, the procession marched
again around the stage and then withdrew.
The Highland fling was very nicely
nlar ole
full and effective dance, though there were
only three performers, and at the end we'll
merited applause rewarded the dancers.
1t is somewhat unusual 20 see the fishers
hornpips danced by girls at an exhibition
of this kind, as 1t is generally conceded that
boys enter more into the spirit of 1t; but
Misses Sharp and Wilkinson were SO grace-
full and pretty, and they danced SO well,
that there was no comparison made, and
the appreciation of the audience was shown
by hearty applause.
The Scotch dance by Misses Holmes and
Grant, two petite and graceful lassies, was
well received.
Miss Mack made decided hit in the
tambourine dance. The pretty orange
crepe dress, trimmed with bangles and
black velvet, and her pretty face and hair
made pleasing picture. She received the
first encore.
With the exception of Lottie Holmes
Comm thro' the Rye" the cutest piece
was the sailors hornpipe, danced by petite
Jessie Sands and Charley Bechtol. APP
plause was frequently given during the
dance, and the little folks received an en-
core.
The cachuca was as good as constant
practice could make it. But the "Comin'
thro' the Rye" was decidedly the best
thing of the evening, and the sweet little
dancer received hearty encore
As soon as the exhibition was over, the
impatient dancers, who had been wishing
for the dancing to start, Immediately filled
the floor, and for twenty dances the stage
was an ever changing and fascinating pan
orama.
Among the fair bellies on the floor were
noticed Miss Nell Young, Miss Kate Nc
Allister, Miss Clara Tate, Miss Eff1e Rus
sell, Miss Gertie Allen, Miss Tessie Claw
son, Miss Nell Greenman, Miss Birdie
Renedict, Miss Eva Evans, Miss Fannie
Ferguson, Miss Nell Groesbeck, Miss Ida
Savage, Miss Lutte Savage, Miss Clara
Hermann, Miss Susie Ritter, Miss Edith
Weller, Miss Lou Rowe, Miss Theo Clays,
Miss May Smith, Miss May Nsyler, Miss
Dsisy Moffat, Miss Lee Moffat, Miss Mile
Cunningham, Miss Addie Careless, Miss
Brixen, Miss Jean Groo, Miss Hattie
Heath, Miss May Raybould, Miss Mary
Webb Davis, Miss Ivy Clawson, Miss
| Winnie Sears, Miss Clare ClaWsou,
Miss Ruby Clawson, Miss Clara Moore,
Miss Alexander, Miss Shurtlif, Miss Alice
Raybould, Miss Kate RaYbould, Miss Rose
Raybould, Miss Mile Bowman, Miss Maud
DeWoodey, Miss julia Grow, Jennie Reese,
Katie Trumbo, Amy Walker, Lou Gross-
beck, Maud Russell, Miss Hague, Miss
Lydia Robbins, Miss Sharp, Miss Duke,
Miss Dyer, the Misses Pridey, Miss Edith
Walker, Miss Lyon, Miss Minnie Jones,
Miss Minnie Reese, Miss Ardie Cummings,
Miss Bitner, Miss Mortensen, Miss Cope,
Mas Miller, Miss Riepen, Miss Griffith,
Miss Gindrup. Miss Whitsman, Miss Kate
Dwyer, Miss Louie Lloyd, Miss Sadie
Latham, Miss Edith Ellerbeck, Miss
frankie Sharp, Miss Lizzie Sherwood
Miss Fannie Bird, Miss Clara Ferguson
Miss Ruth Eldredge, Miss Florence Simp
son, Miss Jessie Hardy, Miss Agnes Smith
Miss Nellie Haines, Miss Clara Hamer
Miss Fernsworth, Mrs. May Clawson, Mrs
Amy Cummings, Mrs. Wash Young, Mrs
Tizzie Clawson, Mrs. ]. K. Gillespie.
THIS AFTERNOON.
A matinee will be given this afternoon