Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-04
FOR THE LEILA DAY NURSERY.

1
York.
Now the holidays sre past the anti
Lenten season of carnivals, fetss, fairs
and all manner of festivities begin. 1t ia
| the season of the year when youth ard
childhood are their merriest and even the |
grown folks enter into the pleasures OF |
the children and become young again. In |
the old world there is hardly a country |
where there is not come especial local
festivity. In Italy priuce carnival reigns
supreme and as the crowd of merry mask
ers move through the streets the children
pelt them with candies and sweetmests.
And SO the idea of carnival has found
its way from their shores to ours. 1t
first took definite form sixteen years ago,
when Carl Marwig introduced at the
Academy of Music in New York city
juvenile osrnival-the first representation
of the kind ever witnessed this side of the
Atlantic.
He arranged the carnival himself to
suit the exigencies of the American stage
and the taste of decidedly fastidious
American public The success of the
carnival was phenomenal, while popular
charity received the pecunia1y benefits.
Thus it at once took place in the hearts
of the American people and for nine
years Mr.. Marwig met with the greatest
| success.
So widespread became the fame of these
yearly fetes that audiences were attracted
from Boston, Philadelphia and many
neighborina cities, while during the presi
, | dencies of General Grant and Mr.. Arthur
, it was considered the thing for party to
, come to New York from the White house
49, -1l.tI
, drens carnival.
Thus the management of the Leila Day
Nursery may well congratulate themselves
| upon securing the services of Mr.. Marwig
with select corps of premiers together
with his complete parapqernalia for juve-
J nile carnival which will be given in its
, entirety at the Hyperion theater this
, | month.
: While the fete purports to be an anna
teur performance it will partake in great
| measure of the merits of a spirited and
finished spectacular drama presented as
| we'll as professional talent could do 1t. It
, | will, in word, be charming spectacle
into which a modern fairy tale Is in
q geniously woven.
{ The dramatis personns are all old friends
| and the most particular Of mammas and
| papas could not object to having their lit
| tie ones dance for an evening in their shoes.
A number of well known society ladies
have also agreed to lend their assistance
: and will appear as the muses., etc. The
2 program, which has been secured for pres
j emit publication, although Mr.. Msrwig
= | rather likes to surprise his audiences, will
be as follows:
/. Grand tableaux-Procession and the
court jester in a grotesque dance.
g O. A dance by General and Lady Wash
:; ington.
, 8. Dance, patriotic, by Goddess of Lib
= erty.
: L. Prince and Princess Carnival (Polks
:, de Triomphe).
t 5. The Dolls Fete.
Wolf.
Q Z. Minuet and gsvotte-time Louis XIV
a grand entry of the four seasons:
First-Spring-The Goddess Flora il
: shell of pearl drawn by doves, followed by
Flowers of Spring, who will introduce (
= dance (postique).
Second-Summer-Th Goddess Ceres II
a cornucopis of graiu and fruits, drawn
,. and surrounded by butterflies, who will
A. perform the sickle dance.
Third-Autumn-T Goddess Diana il
& triumphal car drawn by deer, and at
tended by wood-nymphs, who will repre-
:, sent Autumn in mimic dance.
l. -Winter-The Ice Queen in he
% sleigh, drawn by snow men, who will in
J. troduce the snow fake dance, followed b,
l, | the comic snow polka.
7; 9. Grand entry of the Nine MUSES., in
Of Guiding nine tablesux and gavotte.
\. 10. Militaire Hungsrian-An artist
N production of the celebrated dance of Hun
). gary.
II. The Rat Catcher of Hamelin, Diver
tisement of Hanas, recitation, tableau
and procession.
10 10. Tarantilla characteristic.
IS. The babies frolic.
IA. The final tableau and procession.
10 The ball.
The Leila Day nursery and Mothers All
L. society is.by no means new born organ
g. cation. but has been before tn
public for some time, and by its usefulnee
and popularity has endesred itself to tn
:, | people throughout the country. To-da
III nearly every town or city of any oonside,
able sizs in the United States has its Leil
IL Day nursery. 1t has become fashionsbl
charity, one which has interested fashion
able philanthropists. Moreover it appeal
}. to all classes, the tank and file of tn
j. people. 1t should be New Ravens prid
- to nourish this, the prettiest of tn
y charities.
g. The sale of tickets for the juvenile cal
O. nival will be fully advertised and price
4. will be within the reach of everyone.