The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-24
features OF The KIRMESS
To BE Given for the Benefit of Lack.
awanna Hospital.
DANCES PRETTY AND WEIRD
About Three Hundred and Fifty Perform.
crs will Appear-SOmcthing About the
Costumes and Other Dctails-Why
1t Should Succeed.

Beginning Monday evening, Feb. 4,
and continuing through the week, in
cluding matinee each day excepting
Monday. will be given the much-dis-
cussed Kirmess for the benefit of the
Lackawanna Hospital. The words
''kirmess' and carnival are so broad
in their meaning and the unique form
of the entertainment is so interesting
that The 1'ribune's readers will appre-
ciate the accompanying information
about the present Kirmess to be given
in the rockingham theater.
At the beginning it should be under
stood that the coming production Is not
a society event in the sense in which
the word society" is generally used
| Much to the contrary, the enterprise
has been launched under the patronage
of the city's most public-spirited men
| and women of several creedS and
| nationalities, and just as general rep
resentation is included in the list of $50
young men and girls and masters and
| misses who will dance for sweet chari-
tvs sake. The classes are now being
drilled afternoon and evening by Miss
Stewart of Kingston. n. Y.
Its Noble Object.
Success seems assured and deserved,
not only because of the support of hun
dreds of persons who have relatives
and friends participating, but because
of the estimable use to which the pro-
ceeds of the Kirmess will be devoted.
The Lackawanna Hospital needs help
it needs it greatly. 1t is the only pub
lie institution of its kind in d city of
100000 inhabitants to succor the
manned and sick who cannot afford to
pay for treatment
Much space could be used in telling
of the needs of the hospital and the
mission it performs, but the present
urgency may be explained in single
statement: The institution is constant
ly crowded to the utmost limit pre-
sclibed by law; 1t Is frequently forced
to turn away applicants, and at times
patients are of necessity discharged
prematurely in order that room may
be made for urgent cases.
| The magnitude of the cause eX-
planned, the magnitude Of the means
the Kirmess-may be the more readily
comprehended
Dances That VIII BE Given.
On each evening separate groups Of
from fifteen to thirty-two girls and
young men will appear in the following
dances, each dance having special
chaperons: German Harvest" May
pole" Military" "Tarantelle" utali-
am, r"Indian." "Gypsy," Spanish
Highland ""Breton Pardon" F'rench).
The movements of body and feet, cos
tuning and figures collectively COM
prise a study peculiar to the name and
Significance of each dance, of which
more detailed description is made else
where.
During the matinees will be given
only the dances in which the children
participate These dances also have
their chaperons and consist of a Jap
anese Court" Carnival" Rose and
Bee." ''Hornpipe.",- and Checker
dance. The studied Idea OF pretty cos.
tunes will be displayed in the chill
dren's dances as we'll as in the dances
of the Older participants
Description OF Dances.
The dances are described in detail as
follows:
German Harvest-Twenty- -four young
people, all Germans will apear in true
peasant costumes, and the dance VIII
be a clever and instructive picture OF
the primitives of the Fatherland. The
chaperons are Mrs. f. w. Gunster, Mrs.
Nj. Louise Zizelmann and Mrs. Charles
Tropp.
Maypole-Sixteen girls of about l6
years of age each and gowned in white
have needed but little drilling in bring
ing out the romping, light hearted and
girllsh skips peculiar to the dance the
name of the dance and the age of the
girls signify the beauty of living pic
ture of sixteen maidens in the fun fiush
of their g!llhood. 1t Is a sweet thought,
and it Is sweetly brought out in the
dance which is chaperoned by Mrs, A,
II. Christy and Miss Merrill.
Mlitary-This is one of the most
striking and popular dances on the list
and will be presented under the chaper-
/ onage of Mrs D. w. Connolly and Mrs.
p. II. Coyne. The twenty-four dancers
will include twelve girls costumed in
close fitting and trim suits. a la cavi-
lieria, and as many young men in
semi-soldier attire including top boots
and other military habilments. The
movements are stately and imposing
and the dance is bound ITO score hit.
Tarantelle Utalian)--Twenty young
people from Green Ridge and the CEN
tral city will in this dance illustrate
the grace and beauty of the measures
of the sunny cline of which the dance
is native. The costumes will be strict
ly italian and the dancers will be chap
ero.od by Mrs. II. NJ. Boies, Mrs. e. l..
Fuller and Mrs. James Hose.
Is u Realistic Dance.
Indian-For those who admire the
strikingly realistic this dance Will offer
ample opportunity for commendation.
LIS uhti'.y-two members are mostly from
st. Luke's church and in rehearsal they
have demonstrated that the dance will
be most realistic. The young men will
be painted and garmented in Indian
fashion, while the girls as squaws, with
feet moccassined and hair and throat
bedecked with beads, will present a
pretty picture of the early inhabitants.
Mrs. Fl. ]. Anderson, Mrs. Worthing-
ron and Miss Hardenberg are the chap
erons.
Gypsy-That the West Side is noted
for its pretty girls is quite generally
accepted. fact, but the truth Is demon
strated In the memb ership of the Gypsy
dance, which is weird and spirited. It's
eight couples are chaperoned by Mrs.
II. NJ Streeter and Mrs. Schreifer.
Spanish--Is dance which offers
ample opportunity for the grace of its
performers and richness and color in
costuming. Its twenty-four dancers
from the central city are chaperoned
by Mrs. James Archibald, Mrs. Henry
Belin, jr.. and Mrs. II, j. Anderson.
acknowledgements for this
da nee are pending and Il will he given