Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-26
Mr. WALES'S RECEPTION,
Inc Pleasing Scene at tbo Ar
mory Last Friday Night.

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provaI.
Successful as they all have been, none of
une performances by f. Wales's dancing
glasses outshines the ninth annual festi.
yai winch occurred Friday evening. The
hln0t street armory has seldom been so
le9plenuehU with gayety as upon this
OOO'Sloh' when marked the close of
season. III which especially gratifying
WIN mas been accomplished, and the
proud parents and Others who made mn the
audience had occasion more than once 70
wonder at the graceful carriage and aeon
rate movements displayed by the little folk
Previous to the opening number Lett
singers orchestra rendered a pleasing pro-
gram from platform slightly elevated
from the dance floor The program of
dances was executed to the accompaniment
OF the First Regiment band of % pieces.
whose work gave the best satisfaction of
any band that Mr. Wales ever EMPLOYED.
Al O'Clock the grand march was form
ed from the ante room with Sherman
Jenne and Emma Barrows at the head
ana was escorted in by Mrs. Wales and
Harry Z. Wales. All the members of the
class who were able to be present partici-
pattd in the march. They were: Rolin
White, Lawrence White, Laura Stearns.
Howard Wellman, Wales Holden. Helen
Childs, Ethel Randall. Walter Childs.
Alice Colt, George Childs. Rose Putnam,
liena Perry, Lawrence Putnam, Archie
Perry, Margaret Barber, Marjorie Crosby.
Lawrence Barber, George Adams. Sherman
JENNIE, Emma Barrows, Alice Holden, Nav
Spear, Hattie Young, Maude Young, Ken
dali Severance, BeulahTucker, PearGibson,
Addie Warner Lenora Richardson, Alice
Eels, Louis Allen, Ralph Pettee, Edwina
Whitney, Edith Farr, Zella Edwards, Ju-
dith Allen, Paul Emerson, Laura Pentland,
Alice Butterhed, Fossie Howe, Ellen
Sherman, +. Marion Knight, Sadie Ford,
Robert Mitchell, Scott Eames, Belle Eames,
Alice Waterman and Helen Leonard
They performed the different movements
in the march in perfect time, marching
! down the hall first in twos, then in fours,
| separating to form a grand square, after
which they marched down in eights con-
GLIDING with the serpentine movement
| which left them in position for the fantasy.
The fantasy, and the complicated move
ments and posngs of the modern varsO-
vienne which occurred later in the pro-
| gram, allowed the class an excellent OPP
portunity to show their accuracy and pre-
cison of movement, and they received the
plaudits of the spectators. The Highland
Fling, also by the class, was a correct imi-
tation of the evolutions of the old Scotch
Hghlanders. Wales Holden, Sherman
JENNIE and Ellen Barrows, four to five
years old, shared the attention OF the au-
dience in this dance.
After two-step came the flower divert
isment which was executed by IL little
girls neatly costumed in white. Helen
Childs, Ethel Randall, Rose Putnam,
Margaret Barber Marjorie Crosby, Alice
Holden, Beulah Tucker, Addie Warner,
Lenora Richardson, Alice Eels, Edwina
Whitney, Zella Edwards, Flosse Howe,
| Ellen Sherman, Helen Leonard and Hattie
Young entered, carrying hoops of ever
green and flowers of different colors. The
effect, as they evolved march, waltz and
schottische movements, was charming. Fol
lowing a waltz, in which nearly all the
class Joined George Childs gave pleasing
rendering of the song, "El Captain" &C
companied by the band, and was loudly
encored. This was followed by the Lanciers
The next production was original with
Mr.. Wales and was termed 1.-The opening
of spring" From an artistic point OF view
this number was as merltorious as any or
the program. To polka music, Flossit
Howe and +. Marion Knight, in costumes
| X,
ness of fairies, carrying over their heads q
white umbrella decorated with crocusses
the first spring flower. Their succeeding
postures were artistically made, and haC
the dance been staged a shower would
have been in progress which would hav'
accounted for their quick darts to and iron
the umbrella.
The Seven Ages followed the modern
Varso vienne which has already been men
toned. Belle Eames and Rena Perry CAV
maternal care to the first age as the or
chestra played Crock a-bye-baby." Tn
first advance was represented by Emm
Barrows and Ellen Sherman who dance'
a heel-and toe polka in night caps an
dresses. Margaret Barber and Rose Put
nam as the third age ceverly initiated
wooden shoe dance in quaint Dutch dane
tn a Dutch time But it was the fourt
age that drought down the house" In
1tfrish wash woman" was fairly out-don
nv Marjorie Crosby and Helen Childs i
the Irish Tilt. From the time of their az
pearance, which was in appropriate Coz
, tune. to the end of their dance these mlde
l ets kent the audience in an uproar wit
their characteristic Irish antics and ges
' ticnlations. A further advancement wa
the lawn tennis dance by Flossie Howe an
r Lawrence Barber in tidy white costumes
They carried racquets and gracefully d.
e lineated the various movements in gam
e of tennis. The sixth age was that in whic
!. was solemnized the marriage vow. Pea
e Gibson acted the part of bride and VOL
s a white costume with bridal veil. How
. ard Wellman was the groom. The coup
marched in to the strains of Mendelssohn
g HeJding march, The tune sold Grimes,
:. in its melancholy measure, was fast enoug
, for "Grandpa" Harry Wales and "Gran'
!. mai Laura Pentland, who represented u
T. seventh age, but as the tune changed 10
}. a., new life was infused into the old FOLK
!, The old lady dropped her cane and u
ooUnla danced a 'shake down" with all tn
= aIarritv of youth, describing in their shu
: Aes the old-fashioned pigeon wing III
seven AGES then Joined in a reel. Anoth'
! t1yo-ste6 was followed by the "Sailor
Hornnine'' i'm which f. Marion Knight wi
f the Jolly tar. Entering with lorwal
q shuttle she executed the rocking STEP luI
ed the sails, climbed the ropes and, haVil
sighted land, anchored the snip ana rowe
/ ashore to the music of the kuddygo
/ hornpipe from the opera 'Ruddygore;
6 Another brilliant feature was the bra
u lev Martin minuet performed by kail
d Psttee and Addie Warner, E. Marie
, KNIGHT and Edwina Whitney, Rollin VIM
d and MAY Spear, George Childs ana JuIi
Allen Kendall Severance and Faulli
ID lame Howard Wellman and Alice Co
= George Adams and Sadie Ford, Kobe
n Mitchell and Maude Young. rms was
Re imitation of an English court dance 7
T. nootnmes worn being of Louis NV sty