The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-25
DANCE OF THE JAPANESE
BEAUTIFUL STAGE SETTING FOR THIS
FEATURE OF THE CARNIVAL.
Some OF the Participants-The Re-
hearsaIs Last Night and
This Afternoon.

The rehearsals for the terpsichorean car
nival are progressing, to the great satisfac-
ton of those having charge Of the arrange
ments.
Last evening the japanese dance was re-
hearsed at Tomlinson Hall by the principal
characters. and the quaint and unique Jap
anese figures were but an iEkling of the
beauty of the completed dance. These fig
ures are among the most difficult TO learn,
but remarkable aptitude was displayed by
the dancers, and though the rehearsals have
been less in number than many of the other
dances 1t was smoothly performed the last
time given. Mrs. w. f. English, who has
charge of this dance. will have extraor-
| dinarily handsome stage setting for
it The nationality of the dance
and the Japanese costumes give an
opportunity for free expression Of ar
tistic taste, and Mrs. English will have a
setting and accessories that will not be dis
| appointing. Two enormous Japanese UNI
| brellas will be over the throne of the Mikado
| and japanese lanterns of unusual shape Will
| hang in all parts of the stage. The plan
| of hanging lanterns that was followed in
| THE French Maid will probably be adopt
ed. Mr.. Matsumoto. of this city. is pre-
pairing notices in Japanese characters desig-
mating the different parts of the stage. as
well as large crest of the Mkado, Chrys-
| anthemums, the national flowers of Japan,
| will be conspicuous in the decorations, and
| the music will be of distinctly Japanese
! character. Those who take the principal
characters are: Mikado. Mr.. Harry Gra-
| ham; Ko 10, Mr. j. Blake Stone; Pooh Bah,
Mr.. Paul G. Azbel; Nank Poo, Mr.. Rob-
| ert W. Hobbs: Panh Poo. Mr.. Newell
| Rogers; Pitt Sings, Miss Minnie Scholz.
| Miss Frances Pangborn, Miss Helen Bow
man, Miss Mary sewall. Miss Bessie Byers
and Miss Fannie Sloan. Besides these there
will be over twenty children and many novel
| features.
The Bohemian dance was given more fully
last night than at any time yet. The dane
ers are becoming much more familiar with
the intricate figures and a number of new
| ones were given. This dance will be one
of the most fascinating of the evening. The
| figures change suddenly from the march
| to the waltz and then to the chorus singing
| OF Love Comes Like a Summer Sigh in
| such manner as 10 give charming ef-
feet.
| The minuet is TO open the carnival. the
dance taking place before the Queen,
| turesque and handsome Mrs. John II. Brush
| appearing as Marie Antoinette, one of the
| chief characters of the carnival. The
| udnCeTS Ill the fnlnuel VIII De MIS- bIuSli,
| Mrs F. s. r. Seguin. Mrs. Beck of Port
| land, Ore, Miss New, Miss Florence Coffin
and Miss Helen Davidson, Mr. Morris Sam
pie, Mr.. w. Vance Martin, Mr.. Ernest
| Knefier, Mr.. Ernest Burford, Mr.. Otto LET
| Ter and Mr. John Dean. Mrs. III. S. New
| and Mrs Brush the chaperons for the
| dance.
The rehearsal for the children's dance,
| THE Silver Spray" was held In the after
/ noon at the Brenneke Academy. The chill
| dren in the dance are May Aufderheide.
/ Mabel Garstang, Virginia Garstang, Freda
/ Green, Bessie Love, Alice Schaf, Katherine
/ frey Hazel Martin, Estele Navin, Doro-
| thy Cramer. Frances Davis, Maud Heath
| coat, Dorothy Farther, Shirley Thomas.
| Gretchen Schmidt Elizabeth Ohr, Nancy
| Perry, Isabel Southworth, Emma Graves,
Emma Erath, Elizabeth Noel, Helen Smith.
| Ethel Stuart Jeanne Stuart, Dorothy Dor
| sey, Mary Harrison, Rosalind Helms and
| Miss Stillson. The chaperons Miss
Freda Walk and Mrs Charles c. Pierson.
| 1t is desired TO have a larger number of
| children in this dance. and mothers who are
| willing to have their. daughters, under four
| teen years OF age, In the dance are asked To
| have them at Tominson Hall this afternoon
| at o'clock. There are several short figures
| in the dance, none of them difficult and
| children who have attended dancing school
| acquire them readily. The rehearsals will
| all be held in the afternoon after school,
| and the dance is the second one on the pro-
| gramme and Is over early. The costume is
| of tarlton and tinsel, and is not expensive.
| A hundred or more children will make the
| dance very effective.