The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-02
CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL.
Interesting Performance Before a
Small Audience at Crescent
Hall.

Notwithstanding the discouraging
weather. every n of the children of
the stage'' billed to appear at the chill
dren's benefit at Crescent Hall. last
night, was on hand ready TO dance, sing
or recite. Not SO much could be said OF
the audience, ON whom the pouring rain
hadfa dwindling effect. The programme
began with a one-act curtain-raiser.
Little Sentinel" with Miss Sophia AL
mond as a pretty widow. Miss Ida Law.
renee, as her friend; Oscar Duryea and
William Carr, two tickle lovers. and The
odore Lytte a faithful swain. The actors
were from the Lawrence Dramatic Asso-
citation. The stage children's part of the
performance began with a delightfully."-
chiid-like romping quadriile bv
Elsie Ferguson. George Kelly, Ethel
Mackenzie. Drew Graf. Vera Haf1eigh,
Mary Biehlman. Oracle Cone, ano
Baby Kenny. Allie Stahl gave a
bright recitation of the foibles of women,
and Olive Vail danced a spirited cachuca,
to the accompaniment of her c%astanets,
followed by Josie Kelly, in an airy CO.'S
tune of black tights, more black tights
and black boots. who gave a Cossack
dance. -
whose gold medal announces her ''our
championo was greeted with loud ap-
pIause. She gave a modified serpentine
dance. a tambourine dance with some
wonderful high kicking, answered
several recalls will rapid contortions, and
later in the evening recited "Grandma
told me all about IT." Win It's pretty
minuet dance. and one OF the Jimmy
Brown stories, as well as dancing a new
butterfly Dance" invented by Prof.
Dare. Dear little Vera Haf1eigh looked
like a dainty picture whether in her boys
suit. or as a stage baby. Five tots gave
the dance My Darling Baby" from
Wang, and were recalled hve times, the
didn't know just what to do,
hut meant to have a good time
ont of ii, anyway, brought down the
bot1se. whereat BABY only laughed the
more. The Others were Misses Kenny,
Ferguson, HaAeigh and Biehlman-
Little Miss Hafleigh whistled two selec-
| lions very sweetly. little George Kelly
danced in the character of Uncle Sam.
| Allie Stahl danced a clever plantation
| leel. and there were h%ornpipss by Theo-
| dore Lytle, Ethel Mackenzie, and Irene
Vermlyea of this city, who won loud ap--
pIause. Baby Mackenzie danced a beau
tiful number called 1.-The Hunter and The
Bird Misses Val, Selleck, Stahl and
Kelly danced a quadrille grotesque.
olive Vail, a Greek skirt dance. and
pretty Nora Lambert, who was here last
year, gave her graceful serpentine and
| Polish dances. Misses Vail and Kelly
danced a duet, and Miss Josephine
Arthur. formerly of the Madison Square
success, Booths Baby" sang with
much expression Balfe's "Mer y
Zinoarau and a character song
Papa Won't Buy Me a Bow
Vow One of the most graceful dancers
was little Edith Dickinson of this city,
who was recalled again aud again for ner
Russian dance.
The whole affair reflected great credit
on Prof. l.. e. Dare. the instructor. AT
fine close. a dance was held. There were
only two drawbacks to the entertain
ment, the piano, which was execr .ble,
and tine programmes, which contained
fifteen serious errors.