The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-17
TIE CARNIVA Al OF DAYS
Magnificent Entertainment
Last Night at Has
brouGk's.
FOR THE HOME OF THE HOMELESS
Pretty Booths in Charge Of Charm
ing Mesdames and Misses
Programme for Tonight.
FOR THE HOME OF THE HOMELESS

Thu Carnival OF Days and great fair
which are being held for the benefit of
the Home for the Homeless, aud given by
its Board OF Lady Managers, opened last
night at Hasbrouck.s Hall. The carnival
is being run on a grad scale. and there
has been nothing enacted In this city
that can equal it unless it is this Allegory
which is given We srly for the same
charity. Besides the principal characters
10 last nights performance there was a
chorus of fifty voices. Two hundred
children In all will take part Ia the carni-
val which will last three days. May Day
aud ST. Valentines Day were the days
represented last night. Long before the
performances bsgau the hall and gallery
we're crowded, and the .aisies were filled
with people who were obliged to stand.
The characters wsre:-May, Ida May
Demarest; Queen. Gertrude Smith; Maids
of Honor. Baby Saunders, Jessie Lowe,
Elietbier Spoor aud Ellie Howrsy: Boys.
Drew Smith. Harry Newkirk, Harry
simpson, Gordon McIntire and Charlie
Hunt. There was also a chorus Of 1fty
voices as follows:-
Maud Vauderbeck, Cromwell Watson,
Edna Archibald. zsila McIutire, Gordon
McIntire. Margaret Behrens, Annie
Riackshaw, Charlie Holbrook. Maud
Vsnenburg. Ma is Watkins, Mabel Taylor,
BERTHE Pferson. Gertrude Finger, Heleu
Britteu. Maggis Gorlmey. Edith Ket-
cnnm. Floreuce 'Waolsey. Lanesta
brook. Bessie Jones. Florence
Grifins. Charlie Hunt. Jessie Lindsey,
Grace Liopincott, Carrie Mayors, Auna
Marsden. Lizzie Lightbridg Irena Mas
on, Alice Marinus. Minute McIlravey,
Gertrude Norris. Maggie Pierson. Lillian
Prior. Title Pierson, Mabel Small. Min
ME kydd, Jessie Craig, Grace E.
lott. Mildred Waddingtol, Alpha HoI-
brook. Jessie L,w.
THE OPENING cHoRUs.
TIL prograinm me opened with the grand
entree by the chorus. Then came Mays
address, followed by a chorus. Welcome
May Day" The browning of the Queen
next took place of ollows:-FirsG, the
boy offered galoshes and an "umnriI;'
then came songs .sScorned by Your Beau
tffui May Q1een.n aud "kueel. Knsal TO
Your HeantifGl Q1eeo OEhs May" Toss
ing of ffower5 to Lhs Queen ended taat
part Of the ceremony. Miss Edith Dick.
inson, VINO looked ike q little fairy. ex-
ecuted the butterfly dance In a vary
graceful aid acceptable manner, and was
loudly applauded. Following the dance
the boys sang, $40 Maid ans, L gut
Hearted and Free to the girls, aud they
responded with "The Pleasure You Taks
on May Day." Baoy Saunders performed
9 fancy dance. and tneu P .uline and
May Time.n Prof D,rs's puoils ex e.
cuted a NAV pole dancs. and Ma y Day
euded with q chorus of 'Ua Come Let Us
Roam Thte' tha Forest" aud y tablesu.
CUPID N HIS vALENTIN Es.'
After a short i ilerval ST. Valentines
Day was pictured 10 much the same man
ner as May Day. The scsns of the play
is a boarding school for xiris which Gu
pld enters. Dferciug WITH his share darts
the hearts Of Ill the scholars and Bridget,
the & RI. the east was as folio wS:-Kare.
Lulu KllbY; Jane, Agnes Hsrriugtou;
Susette, Carrie Case; Elaine. Florence
Ke1zeI; Annie. Gertrude Smith; Fannie.
Emma Smith; Marjolatue. Bessie W rite;
Bridget. Bertha Marguerite Anness; Gu
pid, Lulu Jordan.
The physical culture class of No. 6
School acted as a chorus. Hilton Will
Jams opened the play with n recitation
entitled The Origin of ST. Valentine"
which he delivered before the cIrtain.
The curtain then rose gu a reception
room scene. Bridget was busting the
furniture and while she vas busy with
tue duster she told the audience In an
inimitable manaer of her experience
upon roller skates. she then called the
girls to chanel. They all flied through
the room and from another room there
pAS@0hA4 \ %
sung as only young voices eau sting the
physical culture class next took their
dumb bell lesson aud In tbs course of it
rendered a piZzicatto chorus with
them. They are we'll trained and
went through the movements with an
easy grace. After they had performed
various evolutions they stood In a semi
circle and Miss Josephine Briderhase
entered and performed in q wonderful
name with silver clubs. Miss Brider-
hase wore q bloomer costume of blue
f~lannel. By far the prs5tlest part OF the
whule performances came next. As the
physical culture class went off the stage
Cupid entered with cautious tread.
Little Lulu Jordan played the part and
played It without this slightest flaw or
hesitation. She was dressed ia q co stuma
Of pink and wore tights ant u pair of tiuy
pink wings. In her han she held a b ow
aid srrow. AT her belt was a bundle Of
letters. She sang a song and danced
with easy grace. She then TOOK
he letters aud as she looked them
over told 10 song which OF the girls they
were for, aud, placing them on q tablr,
Fl tied away. She was recalled ani pre-