Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-15
THE WALES RECEPTION.
A Successful Entertainment ut Festival
HaII---Some OF the Pretty Dances
Given by the ChIldren---Crowning
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HaII---some OF the Pretty Dances
Given by the ChIldren---CrOwning
Feature the BRttIeship Maine.
Another of f. Wales's successful enter
tainments was given at Festival ball Tues
day evening when the 10th annual recep-
ton and exhibition of his dancing classes
occurred. The attendance at the affair
was not quite as large as usual, but the ex-
hibtion was fully up to the standard set
by Mr. Wales in former years. Letsingers
orchestra rendered a short musical pro
gram the first part of the evening.
Shortly after o'clock the 81 young peo-
pie composing the class formed for the
grand march, being led by Ruth Brown
and Wales Holden. They entered the hall
escorted by Mrs. +. Wales and Harry
Wales. but were soon left to 60 through
the evolutions entirely by themselves.
The march was an extremely pretty one
and was executed without break. The
children marched up the hall in couples,
separating INTO single file and reforming in
lines of two, four and eight abreast. The
march concluded with spiral movement
which left the class in position for the fan
tasy. This figure was danced with an ease
which showed how familiar the children
hearty applause from the spectators.
The Highland Fling. by 20 of the small
er members of the class, was done in true
Scottish style, and the antics of some of
the little tots in this number were exceed
ingly amusing After the Highland Fling
came waltz in which nearly all of the
class participated.
One of the prettiest dances of the enter
tainment was the serpentine by Miss
Maude Young. The calcium lights added
greatly to the effectiveness of the dance,
and the young lady looked like large
white moth as she glided around The hall,
after executing the difficult movements
with a grace worthy of professional per-
former. The next number on the program
was two step.
The Ballet Equestrian, one of Mr..
Wales's original pieces, was dainty little
dance by seven little girls. The partici-
pants were Marion knight, Flossie Howe,
Helen Childs, Mildred Barber, Leonora
Richardson, Eva Ellis and Beulah Tucker.
They tripped lightly around the hall sew
eral times, after which Marion knight, the
solo dancer, performed some difficult move
ments. This was followed by the Lanciers
quadrille,
Polly another of Mr.. Wales's orig
inal pieces, was beautiful and exceeding
ly striking dance. Folly was represent
ed by Robert Mitchell, who was dressed in
a suit Of orange and black He was sur
rounded by eight girls dressed in scarlet
! and white and holding silver ribbons. The
movements in this dance were lively and
all the participants did admirably. The
girls who took part in the dance were
Maude Young, judith Allen, Pearl Glib
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Carson, Edith Hunt and Sadie Ford.
The Opening Of Spring by Marion
knight and Flossie Howe, dressed in tinse
gauze over blue, was one Of the prettiest
features Of the evening. The little girls
carried a parasol between them as they
danced, and their posing beneath it was
very pretty.
The crowning feature of the evening
was the Battieship Maine, sixteen girls and
boys dressed in white and blue sailor cos
uumes danced in genuine sailor style after
which they formed in the shape OF a boat
at the head Of the hall, and Hattie Young
danced the sailors hornpipe in the centre.
Wales Holden, Marion Simonds, Mildred
Scott, and Ruth Brown then stepped
into the boat, each with an American flag.
and ii was rowed down the hall and back
again by Miss Young amid the loud APP
plause OF the audience. The participants
IN this number were judith Allen, Florence
Barber, Pearle Gibson, Edith Hunt, Sadie
Ford, Mabel Barrows, Ruby Clary. Alice
Eels, Hattie Young. Arthur and Horace
Scott, Lawrence and Lester Barber. Rollin
and Lawrence White, Guy Jones and VIII
Richardson.
Refreshments Of ice cream and cake were
served after which everybody was invited
to dance. About 20 couples accepted the
invitation and dancing was kept up until
i o'clock.