The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-17
IN DAINTY STEPS
Little Ones in Exhibition Dane
ing Please All.
MANY P2tTY SCENES MADE
The Stately NIinust IN CourtIy Cos
tume-Baby SRilst-Charscter
Dsnc,ns-Party Follows.
MANY P2tT1Y SCENES MADE

\ sylvan scene peopled with airy.
fairy sprites, was the transformation
effected on the Opera house stage last
evening. Light and graceful forms
clad in brilliant costumes tripped and
danced. seeming TO disdain the boards
of the stage and to tread rather on
air. The occasion was the exhI-.tion
OF fancy dancing given by the chill
dren of Mrs. Gums class. The house
was overfowing with people. Every
seat was taken, and chairs were
placed in all available spots. Society
turned out en- maSSe in its richest cos
tunes to watch the little ones Fit
about in their tripping of the fantas-
tic. The city has had a siege OF other
amusements lately, and it was with
almost relief that the people turned
their attention to- the dainty eXhibi-
ton.
The entertainment was in every way
a success. The children danced with
an ease and grace that reflected great
credit upon the skin and patience Of
music was furnished by the Amateur
Orchestra. and added not little to
the evenings delight.
The programme opened w,th an
overture. Queen OF the Isle by the
Amateur Orchestra. The curtain rose
on a forest setting, into the midst %
which the little dancers marched.
They were all clad in brilliant cos
tunes of varied color. making the
whole 4 scene OF beauty. The fancy
drill was gone through with in per
feet harmony. The crowding did not
bother the children for a moment.
The third number was a fancy dance.
La Petite Pas Suel. This. was exc
cuted by Edna Gum in a Wonderfully
artistic manner. !
The baby ballet was one OF the fel-N
lures. Zen little girls, none more
than six years ord, appeared in long
dresses. Each carried a doll. which
in charming manner they lulled to
sleep. Then one leaning on the other
they knelt and feigned sleep. in
way so cute and cunning as to- earn
loud applause. When the dance was
over some of the little ones forgot
their dolls, and the spectators were
convulsed with laughter as they skut-
ried across the stage after their lost
babies The children who took
Edith Meier, Grace Robertson. Lucial
Halstead. Doris Haywood. Hazel Hal
stead, Lena Colburn, Meta Petersen.
Muriel Halstead. Myrtle Schuman.
The Partisan skirt dance, by Edna
krouse, was charmingly performed.
Coiored lights were thrown on the
| dancer, adding to the beauty.
| lhe MonteZUma CutIuuu WAS csz
| lpecially noticeable for its brilliant cos
| TUNES, which would have rivalIcd
those of the palmiezt days OF the courts
! of the Montezumas. The children who
made up the three sets were Marjorie
| Freeth. Agnes Buchanan. Madeline
| Dowsett. Cora Blaisdel Annie Dow
lsett. Elsa Renjes. Abbie Dow. Sarah
| COlbuTn, Alice Green. Catherine Hor-
ner. Fannie Petersen. Lillian Robert
| son.
The dance of the fairies was veil
named. Like veritable inhabitants OF
| fairyland did the five spyites seem "a
they fitted about the stage in their
costumes of the ballet The partici-
pants We're Edna Krousc. Louie
Schweitzer. Doris Haywood. Dorothy
Freeth. Alice Hedemaun.
Oliver Lansing could give great
many old salts" instructions in the
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natty sailors costume. with the eagle
woven on the right arm. At times he
hardly appeared 10 touch the stage. so
light was his dancing. He well earned
the applause he received.
The seTpentiue dance was well cN-'
ecuted by Florence Lyons. The volum-
inous drapery whirled and writhed and
twisted in the most approved fashion
OF that popular dance.
After a brief intermissiou. made
shorter still 10y the music OF the ANA
teur Orchestra. nearly the whole class
appeared I'm the minuet. Little girls
and small boys. dressed iu the style
OF their -gre1t-grauJfathers and
grauduothers. held tine stage. The
cavalier Of ye o'den time bowed TO his
lady fair. Through all the intricate
movements they went in perfect har-
mony. Ii seemed as II time had re-
CCj1od for century and that an old
scene was being put on. All the little
ones did well. lut special mention
should ne made of Lester Marks and
Doris Haywood. Their costumes were
elegant and they moved through the