Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-02

WAS AN ARTISTIC AND WILL BE "A
FINANCIAL SUGGEST r. TICI-
PANTS SHOW A SURPRISING DE-
GREE OF PROFICIENCY IN THE
DANCES HANDSOME COSTUMES.
A SERIES OF PRETTY STAGE PIC
TURES-NO MATINEE SATURDAY.
One of the most pleasing entertain
ments ever given by home talent was
the American Carnival" at the Opera
House last night for the City Hospital
benefit. The audience was not as
large as it should have been, but it
was appreciative, and was most gem
erOus in it's applause. AS matter CT
course, the audience felt an interest
in the performers, who were ladies
| and gentlemen, misses and masters,
| from this fact, the performance was
meritorious from an artistic stand
| point. Tonight and to-IrorrOw night
| it will be even more pleasing, as it is
| reasonable to suppose that familiarity
with the footlights will cause disap-
pearance of the trif1ing stiffness which
! is always associated with the work
of amateurs. On account of the in
| ability Of number of the gentlemen
to participate, the Saturday matinee
| has been abandoned, and a night per-
Torrance will be given instead. In
order not to deprive children of the
| opportunity of Witnessing the Carnival,
| it has been decided to fix the price of
admission for them on Saturday night
| at fifty cents, with no extra charge
for reserved seats.
The American Carnival was arrang-
ed by Prof. II. E. Speedy, of Detroit,
and is even more pleasing than the
| Kirmess which was given under his
direction number of years ago. The
| young ladies were handsomely gown
| ed, and their bright and pretty faces
| and characteristic grace, made the
| Carnival a series of beautiful and ami
mated stage pictures. Their move
! ments exemplifed the poetry of mo-
ton, and the bewildering array of
colors lent spectacular effect, which
was intensified by the calcium lights.
| The Opera House orchestra, accompa-
MED by Miss Emily Pollock at the
piano, provided the music.
The carnival queen was Miss Ger
ie+n ont
gown, and sat upon an elevated throne
| in the rear. A solo exquisitely rem
dered by her, was the first number
| upon the programme. She also appear
| ed in the finale as Goddess of Lib
erty," and sang another selection.
She was chaperoned by Mrs. George
Parks and Miss Sara Bates.
| When she had concluded her first
| solo, the dance programme opened
with the Colonial Minuet, the stately
| dance of the last century. 1t was
| executed in a faultless manner, and
| was followed by merited applause.
| Those who participated were Miss
Laura Caldwell and Mr. R. K. Giffen,
Jr; Miss Martha List and Mr. Joseph
| r. Naylor; Miss Eta Rinehart and
Mr.. Walter Higgins; Miss Flora Stife
and Mr. Ebert Luke; Miss Gene Wat
| erhouse and Mr.. Tom B. Sweeney: Miss
| Ethel Bailey and Mr.. Earl Adams;
chaperones, Mrs. Walter Rinehart and
Mrs A. Allan Wheat.
Ella Mitchell and Fannie Hirsch.
| two winsome and accomplished little
misses, very gracefully and skillfully
| executed a gavotte, which so pleased
the audience that they were compelled
| to respond to an encore. They were
chaperoned by Mrs. M. Somehow.
The tambourine dance was executed
| by seven young ladies, who wore very
| becoming costumes of a Spanish pat
| tern, with bright colors, ribbons and
laces. Their movements were rather
| difficult, but they demonstrated their
mastery of the beautiful dance, and
! were enthusiastically applauded for
their efforts. The young ladies were
Misses Jessie Moffat, Joe Waterhouse,
Angela Feeney, Elizabeth Carr, Grace
Hoge, Dora Rogers, Nellie Gilchrist;
! chaperones, Mrs. Joseph Speidel and
| Mrs. Alex. R. Campbell.
The Maypole dance has been given
| frequently in school and acade-
mic entertainments, but never with
more skill and grace than last even
| ing. The scene was very attractive,
| and the audience would not be salts
| fed until the curtain arose and re-
| vealed the performers the second time.
| The participants were Misses Jeanette
| Bailey, Sara Kirk, Alberta Stifel, Elsie
| Reizenstein, Stella Crockard, Callie
Pracht, Lillian Dauer, Edith Harbur-
ger, Gertrude Harris, Laura Beaumont,
| Elma Hamilton, Nellie Albinger, Kate
| Wheat, Gertrude Dobbins, May Haley,
| Mamie Cushing, Isabelle Caldwell,
Bessie English, Gertrude Robinson,
Bessie Synder, Bertha Tomlinson;