The evening world., 1893-12-19
MISS MANT LEFT OUT.
Her Spanish Dance Caught The House
on the First Night
THE NEXT EVENING SHE STOOD IN
VAIN WAITING FOR HER CUE.
JEALOUSY, THEY SAY IN CAMDEN
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CAMDEN, Dec. IL. A great social event in
the ely was the kirmess prepared with grcat
care and elaboration by the committee of So
ciety women for the benefit of the Childrcn's
Park. The kirmcss came of In the Temple
Theatre last Friday and Saturday evenings.
Now there are murmurs as II a dormant volcano
were beneath the social crust. 1t is all because
Miss Marie Mant was "cut'' from the bill
Saturday night after she had won applause as a
Spanish skirt dancer on the first night.
Miss Mant stood in the flies Saturday night
awaiting her cue from Mark Hasstler. the
leader Of the orchestra. His baton fell. and
the instruments struck up, not the music for
the graceful evolutions Of the Spanish dancer,
but an altogether different strain, and the
German dancers tripped out upon the stage
and began their dance. Miss Mnnt had been
unccremoniou.ly left out.
Approaching the electrician in charge OF the
illumination of the theatre, Miss Man de-
manded why arrangements had not been made
for her dance.
81 had orlers, madam, to cut your lights
out this evening" was the reply.
The audience manifested its surprise and dis
pleasure at this elimination of their favorite
number. Many thought the skirt dancer
would be introduced later in the evening.
Mrs. Jolinc and several others OF the com
mittee say Miss Mant was left out because the
audience demanded n change. Miss Mani
declared IT was because she lore away too
large II proportion of the previous evening S
honOrs. This sentiment Is conCurred in by the
Spanish dancers. who loudly asserted that
their evolutions attracted such favorable atten-
ton from the audience that the jealousy OF the
Pidp1 In ySithIr nty fhp rhinf aftrnpfinng
Several member of the Committee Of Ar
Engagements, when asked why Miss Mant was
not permitted to dance, answered.: Prot.
Hassler forgot to bring his music for the skirt
dance
one of the pretty girls who was with the
ladies representing Spain said: "The with
drawal OF Miss Mant was prompted by no other
motive and spirit than Jealousy pure and sim.
pie. 1t Is not too much to say that Miss Mant
was by all odds the Kirmess %favorite. In fact,
without her the entertainment was fiat md in
sipid. She Inspired the whole thing with life.
Her costume was costly and beautiful, her
figure Is graceful and her movements delicious.
We were called out much more frequently than
were the German dancers, and AS the latter
had the pull with the m something
had to be done to save their reputation Us at
%tractive dancers for the second evening.
81 think the German dancers were exercised
She certainly did very we'll and looked very
nice in her PEASANTS costume, but that was
all. Her dancing couldn't compare with Miss
Munts WINCH was so superb rs 10 cause seve-
ral bouquets la lie thrown to her. The taking
away Of our leading lady was simply barbar-
Gus. can ell you the audience didn' ( like IL
u Bit
by some one 1t was limited that Miss Mant' $
costume. which was somewhat abbreviated,
had a deal TO do with the cutting Of her dance,
hut 1t Is said that Miss Firing's vas much
shorter than hers. Added to these hints are
the inInuations that Miss Mant comes from
South Camden below the social line, which is
drawn very tightly. SOM Of her admircrs
say the North Camden leaders secured the
German dancers, but that they applauded nj
the wrong time.