The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-02-03
The Butterfly Eete.

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Inferior, 70 that . really full spec
tabular production is Il treat. The
Buttern Fee, with its 200 pretty
girls. handsome men ana daioty
Children" was brilliant perfor-
nance, and demonstrated that Mrd.
Hattie McCsi Travis Is well up IN
her chosen profession.
a captions critic might say that
there was too much similarity IN
the dances, but the different cos.
tunes aud scenic effects gave the
needed variety.
As the curtain rose on the Merry
Tobogganer8 burst of admiration
came from the audience at the array
OF beautiful young girls III coz
tunes which probably were the
prettiest OF all. Not trace of
color, last the glisteuing white Of
snow from crown to toe. The
Merry Tooogganers were: Misses
Lula Carroll, Champa Eablnk,
JAMIE Glie pie, Fansy Not. Annie
uigginson. C'assie Barain, Auuie
RotaD, Freda jackson, Lillith
Gardiner, Bssie jennings, Tallie
Grand, NJ ria Goodrich, Mamie
IIanrick; paionesa, Mrs. Hdsasd
Rotan. a tbey swayed and posed
during the speoial.es, lovely
picture was formed
With the Tobogganers as a ba9k-
ground, the NJ naet dancers ap.
ppared. TIL Y were. Mesdam9s
Hays, Balm, Wilkes, Clark, Messrs.
Foster Fort, Clark, Hodge, Burn.
ham; patroaess, Mrs. George
Clark.
With stately step they went
through the measures Of the
Phantom Minuet. The Grecian
robes and powdered coiffures of the
ladies', and the white court COS
tunes of the gentlemen made strik
ing effects uuder tho evorehanging
calcium lights. Then came the fol-
lowing speoislties: "llighiaud
Fling," Miss Carrie Sanger; Ser
penune," Miss May Vaughn Dnpree;
Fan Dance" Miss Iottie Padgitt;
"Sailor's Hornpipe," Miss Adele
McCalloch All of which called
forth enthusiastic encores.
Next came the Lawn Tennis
dancers. Misses Vara lIiggiuson,
Gippie Ross, Alice Lsnerl, Ellie
Brown, Dollie Padgitt, Ruth
Smith, Mary Brazelton, Eta May
Francis; Masters Banks lIudeon,
Clyde 70 Rler, Laurie Brown, Irwin
Clark, Brown Sears, Beatty Nc.
Collun, Charlie Baker, Mrs Foster
For., patroness.
These pretty children, with nets
aud racquets, were particularly pleas
ing, their bright hued costumes
being in striking contrast to those
of the Tobogganers.
Part second opened With the M4Y
Carnival; Misses Alice Shumate,
Ida Grand, Katie McCollum, Mary
Rsgland, Sadie Herr, AIene Leache,
Maurine McClintock, Mary Maude
West; Masters Willie Brown, Ira
Seley, George r )tan, Fred ODER
wetier, Douglas FAirchild, Herndon
Lehr, Alexander Rowland, Pe1c
Marshall; Mrs. w. K. Duprse pat.
roness. The petite dancers were
very dainty, in fower laden hats,
the girls in empire gowns of con
trasting shades; the boys in Faunt.
leroy suits, MISS Weslow introdQc,
ed a beautiful Flower Song, which
was a feature Of the programme.
Tnen, as the orchestra played the
soft, slow rhythm Of waltz our
society balies, Misses Pace, Meg ,e-
gor, Alexander, Tibos, Anderson,
Warren, Mae Moore, Ma1gs VIII
liams, Gillespie, McLendon, Jones,
Lakeland, Lacy, Munnerlyn, White,
and Mrs. Tolson, glided on the
stage, ciai in Grecian gowns of
delicate eolors, with powdered
colifures, glistening with diamond
dust and bound with gold fillets,
and gave the perfection Of Delsarte
motion and posing, in the Priestess
advertisement. Mrs Geo. Clark
patroness.
D With fattering motion the little
butterflies, in gauzy array of rain.