Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-30


slippery condition, large and enthusias-
tic audience filed Music Hall last night to
witness the Inauguration OF the Pardon
and Kirmess under the auspices ana for
the benefit Of the Associated Charities and
Day Nursery.
Whatever In the way of delightful en-
tertainments OF this character have been
given here heretofore, whatever charming
scenes have been looked upon and sd-
mired on that stage, whatever artistic
taste and mind could invent to attract the
charitably inclined within our midst, the
scene last night, ever changing like
Kaleidoscope, with its wealth Of ,olor, its
constantly varying form, its grace OF mo-
tion, its startling effects, was one that
surpassed them all and leaves the Pardon
and Kirmess alone in it's artistic tasteful
ness.
The official progra mme, that every one
Is expected to purchase as soon as he en-
ters the hall, tells US that the entertain
ment commences with a scene represent
inga Pardon in Brittany. Everything is
produced to make the picture realistic.
hard by; the Sounds OF the vesper hymn
fall on the ear and then the peasants
come trooping from the church. The
dance then begins. There Is the Breton
peasant dance, and then shadow dance
by one OF the village muidens. IL was
charming scene and fastened the atten-
tion Immediately. The dance, too, was
a Il
dition OF the shadow dance was just such
a moroccan as leaves pleasant recollections
behind.
When the curtain arose again II was on
the grand scene OF the Kirmess, the
dancers grouped en- masse on the stage,
and so grouped as to make an effective
and dazzling color picture.
Then came the grand march In which
the representatives OF all the nations
joined, weaving in and out In one long
serpentine length under the guidance OF
the Court Jester.
ssThen the various national dances began
the Venet iaus, rendering typical Italian
dance, foil of the grace, the coquetry, the
fire OF that land Of tho sun and bslmy
brerzes and brilliant sunsets. The sound
OF the cestinet and the tinkle ~ the man.
doiin only heightened the effect.
Hardly do the Veuitiaus pass out Of
sight than We are waited through space TO
the far Nurtnaud We have the Russian
military dance, he brilliant costumes of
the men amt the charming faces OF the
women being most attractive picture.
Then we are back in old France again
and we see the stately measures OF the
Court Quar- irille.
Then we are ocross the Rhine. II is the
German peasant that Is before us, the
costume Of the German maiden catching
toe oye and tho movements oi The dance
cslliug for close attention. Hungary,
too, is represented-not with the Cztrda,
that dance OF all the dances the HuDga-
rlan loves, but gypsy dance, with all the
Intricate movements, the Hungarian
to the end.
But the dance of all dances, so fresh
from the North, 80 fun OF native vigor,
charming In its movements, and with
that soul in 1t, that poetry OF all motion
that makes dancing so attractive, was the
Swedish wedding dance. The ensemble
OF 1t In the acme Of graceful motion; the
various paris so happy in their concep'
tion, so expressive in their meaning.
NJ iss Davis as the bride and Mr.. Karl
Pohlson made an admirable we'd
ding pair. They both acted out
their parts to perfection and
gave thoroughly realistic interpre-
tation. 1t was a dance long to be remem
bered and, IL not much mistaken, the
dance that will prove most popular before
the end Of the week and the curtain falls
on the brilliant scene.
But with the end OF tho dancing the
Kirmess is not ended. The visitor is at
trscted by the various booths that are
arranged around the sides OF the hail for
the sale OF those dainty goods that al
ways demand good prices when offered
for sale by winning faces and dainty
hands. Charity is the magic word that
unties many purse strings and 80 II will
prove here. As you enter the hall on the
left Is the Breton booth arranged
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Breton fisherman's home. Elbowing
this booth In that Of the literary bureau,
where you buy your programme. As an
emblem above 1t is pair OF shears-cer-
talnly emblematic OF some bureaus, but
not OF this.
Then comes the German booth, charm.
inRly arranged and charmingly presided
over by Mrs. Fisk.
The Venetian booth and the attractive
looking Russian building with its spires
aud minerets are filled with curious
things for the souvenir hunter.
The French and Hungarian booths are
also sure TO have their faithful and con-
slant devotees. And then there Is the
English Inn about which samuel johnson
once said: "There is nothing which has
yet been contrived by man by which 40
much happiness Is produced as Dy q good
tavern or inn" This is one OF the places
to visit and get that reireshment you can
obtain In no other place.
II makes little difference where you GO
on all sides the costumes OF many lands
meet the eye and there can be no doubt