Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-31
e" IT'S ALL OVER NOW
The Beautiful KirmtSS Came 10 an End
Last Night.
ALL SORRY TT Is Owe"
The Entertainment n success-""N
Receipts. Si,O70-Nny BE Repc"te"-
Notes About the Dancers-Thc Last
Two Performances.

'Irs all over nowr' Such were the
words heard on all sides behind the
scenes last night when the curtain was
rung down on the last dance OF the beau
tiful Kirmess.
For four evenings has this gay and
merry throng in bright and pretty cos
tunes assembled behind the scenes at the
Academy. and It was with feelings
of sadness last night that they realized
that an end had come TO the nightly
gatherings of the representatives. of the
various nations, and that on the NOR
row pretty little gypsies Indian braves
and maldens, stawart Swedes and Ger
mans, and gay Spanish cavaliers would
all be plain, everyday citizens
Yes. the Kirmess is over. but the
memory Of the bright hours spent on
the stage will long live with many of
the participants in the grand spectacle.
No more will the peaceful citizen
while plodding his way home when the
shades Of night are falling, be sudden
~ startled by coming face to face with
a noble Redskin, as he turns some dark
corner The streets of Richmond in
the neghbOrhood OF the Academy for
the past few evenings have presented
quite the appearance OF the Midway
Plaisance. An OF the participants In
the Kirmess go to the playhouse in their
costumes. and only the makeup Of
their face is put on behind the scenes.
PERFORMANCES YESTERDAY.
The two performances yesterday went
off very smoothly. indeed. At the ma
tinee there was larger audience than
at any Of the other entertainments, 1t
exceeding in point Of numbers even that
Of Tuesday evening. The matinee per-
formance opened with the celebration Of
the overflow of the Nile, while the
first number presented in the evening
was the Greek fete At both perform
ances Miss Lily Wise executed a fancy
dance. each OF which made hit. The
dancer is grace itself. and the calcium
light was thrown with beautiful effect
upon the -iiffernt postures which she as
sumed
PROBABLY BE REPEATED.
There is some talk OF repeating the per-
fOrmance next week for the benefit OF
the Associated Hospitals. week after
the close Of the regular Kiriness perform
ances in Norfolk last year. matinee
was given, and there We're 200 people
present. That Richmond has not yet tired
Of this beautiful spectacle was shown by
the large audience that witnessed the
fifth performance last night Mr. Macdon-
nell says in all his experience in getting
up these spectacular entertainments-and
he has given them in all of the large
cities In the South during the past four
years. that he has never yet met ladies
and gentlemen. girls and lads with whom
he was more pleased than those who were
connected with the Kirmess here. Like
all others who come within our midst. he
has fallen in love with the sOciability
OF the people Of Richmond.
THE KIRAlESs A SUCCESS.
As every one knew would be the case.
the Kirmess was an unqualified success,
both artistically and financially. The box
receipts for the five performances !
amounted 10 5000. which means that
the treasury OF the Association for the |
Preservation Of Virginia Antiquities Will /
be increased by the addition Of probably |
s. 500.
Mr. Macdonnell cannot be given 100 |
much credit for the artistic success OF |
the entertainments That he is a trainer |
and dancing-master of marked ability |
those who Witnessed his beautiful tir |
mess will not for one minute doubt. In |
deed the question asked Or all sides is |
How could he have taught the seventeen |
or eighteen dances. nearly all of which |
are very difficult, and contain many IN |
tricase evolutions. in the short space o:
three weeks. Yet such was the task he |
accomplished, and IL was well done. Ana |
the manner in which he handles the two
hundred participants on the stage is al
most wonderful.
NOTES OF THE DANCERS
OF all the dances in the Kirmess the
Swedish dance Is one Of the prettiest
Miss Marion Robins. ia her peasant cos
tune is simply charming.
Beautiful Miss May Handy. in her
tableau as Virginia" was the feature Of
last nights performance.
The gypsies are as pretty set OF girls
rs any in the Kirmess. and to many their
lance is the most taking" one in the
Miss Daisy Dickinson is
a bswitching little Bohemian. Miss Muir
rays gold-spun dress is a very pretty
costume. and has been admired by all.
But OF all the dancers In the spectacle
the German peasants are the most jolly
Of the lot.
Miss Eleanor Euker was a picture beau
Liful TO look upon in the German tableau
asst night.
OF course. the Nile-worshppers and
Creek cymbal-dancers are the most stately
)f any Of the dancers.
The Indians had to work every night,
and their act was one of the very best
m the Kirmess
The following are those who participated |
m this number OF the programme:
Indian Princess-Miss Nina Randolph.
Misses Helen OFerrall, Ellie Car
michael. RIth Robins, Flora Cameron,
Bessie Dunlop, Anna Carr, Adair Ninor,
sallie Hobson. Kate Michaux. Ethel Sla-
er. Pauline Powers Ella Binford, Hattie
Tyler Squaw-Mr Henry Valentine.
Indian Braves-Messrs Charles T. VIII |
Jams. l. Burruss. 5 Burruss, Carl NOlt-
ing. Page Irving, r. Massie Noting, Gray
Noseley. Edgar B. Brown. y. y. Lancas-
er. w. j. Doran. r. HUoter Scott, L.
Baker, Herbert Curtis.
BAPTIST SUNDAY-sCHOOL BOARD.