The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-14
DANCERS ARE Improving
Each kirmess Night Is Il Step
Nearer Perfection.
TICKET SCALrERS' HARVEST
They Realize from sixty Cents TO One
Dollar Profit Per TickCt-ENtra
Matinee Today Costumes OF
tho Carnival Dance.


pied as usual. all the boxes and loges
were filled and about two hundred per-
sons purchased standing-rOom tickets.
With each succeeding entertainment
il has been observed that the dancers
SOW an increased proficiency, and this
was very apparent last night. the
classes, soloists, duetists and music
moving along with swing and rythm
that were very near perfect.
The dances given WERE as follows:
Dance of the Troubadours and mirror
dance. tableau and professional, Japan
ese dance Uevenile), tambourine dance
of Roumania. serpentine dance by
Misses Belin, Archibald and Spencer,
Tyrolean peasant dance, Spanish Ca
chuca. COrsican Saltorella, skirt dance
Ouvenile), dance of the gondoliers,
grand tableau and entire of Napoleon.
Little Florence Klein danced exquisite
ly a solo after the Japanese dance, and
5-year-old Ruth Machette danced
solo after the Tyrolean number. The
audience showed its appreciation Of the
splendid efforts of each little one by
volumes of frequent applause.
Abundance Of Applause.
As at every performance, different
elements in the audience We'd with each
other in showering their plaudits on
the interior OF the theater was in a
pleasant uDroar most of the time. This
had a good effect upon the dancers,
who showed Il gradual Improvement.
1t all evidenced the remarkable furOrc
the kirmess has aroused and which
would warrant the affair being run
over into next week II such thing
We're possible: in fact, many have SO
hoped and expressed themselves, but
their hopes will have to fall ungrati!ied,
as next Monday night the theater is
engaged. and the Intervention of two
unoccupied days. it Is thought would
prevent a continuance of the spectacle.
There will be II matinee this after
noon. This had not been intended un-
til as recently as Wednesday when 1t
appeared that the supply of seats would
not fill the demand for the Wednesday
and Saturday matinees. This after
noon all of the juvenile dances will be
given, excepting the carnival dance,
| which Is reserved for tonight.
Speaking OF the carnival dance. the
costumes worn by the little dancers are
not only quaint and picturesque but
make up In historical and artistic in
terest what they lack in tinsel and
gauze. They merit the close inspection
of opera glasses. Many are costly and
historically accurate; notably so the
John Alden" costume of leather and
velvet worn by Carlton COnnell, and
the Frederick the Great costume
worn by Gordon Taylor. Some of the
peasant costumes also are interesting
in the extreme. particularly that of the
Normandy Bride" (Nellie Fulton) and
the Swiss (Marjore Collins). The Ro-
| manian costume is a genuine imported
garb, accurate and complete in every
detail. 1t is worn by the little leader.
Evelyn Matthews. The little Dutch
peasant with her wooden sabots (Fran-
| ces RockwelD is very cunning. Below
Is a complete personnel of the dance.
1t Is pity, many think, that these lit
tie carnivals are so short a time on the
| stage; they are each and every one a
study. Their dance and costumes will
be observed with interest tonight:
Names Of Dancers.
Chaperons-Alrs. G. X. Parke, Mrs Rob-
ers NJ. Scranton.
DANCERS.
Evelyn Matthews-Roumania peas
ant.
Lawrence Connell-Polish Hussar.
Helen Boies-Shepherdess
Frank Nelson-Highlander
Janet StOrrs-Fairy.
kennetn Wells.British soldier.
Fannie Mears-Joan of Are.
Frank koOns-Court Page
Marjorie Marguerite (Goethe)
Sam Barker-"Boy Blue"
Clair rBrewster-Mercury.
Ernest -Mephistophclcs
Marjorie Collins-Swlss peasant
Robert Rockwel-A Turk of high ,le-
gree.
Margeretta Belin-AIadam de Pompa-
dour.
Taylor Foster-.Jockey.
Marguerite Kirkpatrick-"Folly."
Robert Barnard-Little Lord Fauntle-
roy.
Ethel Woolworth-rhe old woman who
swept the skies.
Gordon Taylor-Frederick the Great
Essen Taylor--Sir Walter Raleigh.
Edith Tewkesbury-Sunfiow
Gilbert Edgar-Clown.
Mildred Capwell-Niilkmaid
Nellie Ful:on-Normandy Bride
Carleton Connell-.]ohn Alden.
Nina Price-"Mary, Mary, quite contra
ry.'
Robert Lowry-Toreador.
Florence Prck-Queen OF Hearts.
Francis ockwell--Dutch peasant.
D'AndclOt BeliE--''Pierrot."
Check system u Mistake.
1t now appears that a mistake was
| made in the system of giving out checks
and i'm making the rate of eight seats
for 81 instead OF a flat price of 81 per
seat no matter how many or how few
were purchased. The spectators have
not been slow to take advantage of the
situation by hiring boys to stand in
ilne TOT the checks Tor Wnlch the boys
are paid 30 cents each. Even though a
speculatOr We're able to get only a dollar
lor each ticket ms proiit rs large as he
can pu! elsht tickets at the box ONCE
ior 20. but the ninbie SPECTATOR has
Deen ape 10 sell Tor sl.1o on ~ every
tlchet ne purchased iof the small rate
of eight for five. The check system
has been mistake. that's plain. but
the specuiator Doesn't think so. The
programme Tor thls AFTERNOON Is as fol-
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