The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-20
Little Ones in Exhibition Dane.
iDQ Please All.
MANY PRETTY SCENES MADE
The Stately Minuet In CourtIy Cos.
tums-Baby Ballet
Danolng-ParH 70 lows.
From Saturdays DailyD

- Sylvan SNShV pSopieu Win airy
fairy sprites, was the transformation
effected on the Opera house stage las
evening. Light and graceful form.
clad in brilliant costumes tripped anc
danced, seeming to disdain the boards
of the stage and to tread rather or
air. The occasion was the exhi. .tior
OF fancy dancing given by the chill.
dren Of Mrs. Gums class. The house
was overfiowing 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 HI,
about in their tripping Of the fantas-
tic. The city has had siege of other
amusements lately, and it was with
almost relief that the people turned
their attention to the dainty exhibit
ton.
The entertainment was in every way
a success. The children danced with
an ease and grace that reflected great
credit upon the skill and patience OF
music was furnished by the Amateur
Orchestra, and added not little to
the evenings delight.
The programme opened with an
overture, Queen of the Isle" by the
Amateur Orchestra. The curtain rose
on forest setting, into the midst OF
which the little dancers marched.
They were all clad in brilliant cos
tunes of varied color, making the
whole scene of beauty. The fancy
drill was gone through with in per-
feet harmony. The crowding did not
bother the children for moment.
The third number was fancy dance,
La Petite Pas Suel. This was exc
cuted by Edna Gum in wonderfully
artistic manner.
The baby ballet was one of the fea-
lures. Zen little girls, none more
than six years Old, appeared in long
dresses. Each carried doll, which
in charming manner they lulled to
sleep. Then one leaning on the other
they knelt and feigned sleep. in
a 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 skur-
ried across the stage after their lost
babies" The children who took
part in this were Dorothy Freeth,
Edith Meier, Grace Robertson, Lucia
Halstead, Doris Haywood, Hazel Hal
stead, Lena Colburn, Meta Petersen.
Muriel Halstead, Myrtle Schuman.
The Partisan skirt dance, by Edna
Krouse, was charmingly performed.
Colored lights were thrown on the
dancer, adding to the beauty.
The Montezuma cotilliOn was es-
pecially noticeable for its brilliant cos
tunes, which would have rivalled
those of the palmiest days of the courts
Of the Montezumas. The children who
made up the three sets were Marjorie
Freeth, Agnes Buchanan. Madeline
Dowsett, Cora Blaisdell, Annie Dow
sett, Elsa Renjes. Abbie Dow. Sarah
Colburn, Alice Green, Catherine Hor-
ner, Fannie Petersen, Lillian Robert
son.
The dance of the fairies was well
named. Like veritable inhabitants of
fairyland did the FIVE sprites seem as
they fitted about the stage in their
costumes Of the ballet. The particle
pants were Edna Krouse, Louie
Ereetb Alice Uedemonn
oliver Lansing could give n great
many ..oId sa,ts" INSTRUCTIONS in tho
sailors hornpine He anneared in n
natty sailors costume with the eagle
woven on tho right arm Al times no
hardly appeared 10 touch the stage so
light was his dancing He well earned
the applause he received.
The serpentIne dance was we'll OK
ecuted Inv Florence LYONS The yolum-
mons drapery wbirled and yritbed and
twisted in the most approved ashton
of that popular dance.
After lwief int.rmission made
shorter stiu Inv the music of The ANA
tour Orcbestra nearly tho whoIo class
anneared In the minuet I,ittie yirIs
and small bovs dressed in The stvIe
NJ their greats Observation-Disclosures and
prandmo,bers held the stage The
cavalier ~ va o,den time bowed IN his
Iadv fair Through MI the intricate
movements they went in perfect bar-
mony' n seemed as ~ time had re.
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