The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-22
cHILDREN'S MAY BALL.


More than three-score happy little
Ibis and a large circle of admiring
f.isnds filed the Guards Hall last even
- ar the annual May ball of Miss
,,arguerita Suits dancing class. Ev-
~ seat was taken and the available
ooca was crowded to the doors with
.aser spectators who preferred to
,tand rather than miss the pretty
scene presented by the little dancers in
their fairy-like frocks.
The children were all seated at the
EASTERN side of the room in a proper
aecorous row, except where some rest
,ess voungster escaped for a moment
from the dignity of very high chair,
and trotted lightly across the floor for
. whispered word to mother or father
and the chance of quiet romp by the
way with some other runaway.
Miss Suits stood at the opposite end
of the hail. and from this point watch
ed the efforts of her pupils and skilfully
directed their wavering steps, when
help was needed. She wore a beautiful
gown of pale blue liberty chiffon, the
skirt formed of two accordion-plated
Aounces with an embroidered hip yoke
and front panel of daisies in the nat
ural colors. and the bodice almost COW
cred with the embroidery
1t was impossible not to be amazed
at the excellence attained by the older
pupils, and equally impossible not to
watch with delight the very little folks,
whose pretty plumbers now and then
only added to the pleasure of their
dances. Among the smaller children
~,
Cohen, Miss Doris Lyon, Miss Ethel
Guckenheimer, Miss Blanche Fischer.
Miss Freda Wolfson, Miss Rita Shup-
trine. Miss Velma Nelson, and Miss
Rosalind Schwab, who were all most
sweet and engaging.
The costuming in an the dances was
exceedingly pretty, md each number
was so entirely pleasing that to say
which was best would have been diff1-
cult. Among those by the older chill
dren none was more charming than a
Spanish dance by Miss Mildred Guck-
enheimer. In addition to a perfection
in the steps, it was executed with a
fire and grace that were captivating,
and won immediate applause. rhe lit-
tie dancer was put to a severe test, for,
like Cinderella, she suffered the loss of
her pretty dancing shoe, and just at
the most difficult part OF her perform
ance, but she went bra gely on. without
even missing step, and finished her
dance to the end, although before its
close the second shoe had gone the way
Of the first. 1t was IN evidence OF
self-possession most remarkable, and
the audience gave hearty token of its
appreciation.
There were many other attractive cos
tune dances. Miss Elise We'll gave the
chacuca in very charming fashion, and
that graceful dancer, Miss Lucille
Fitch, did the Spanish Bolero. Miss
Agnes Simmons was seen In song and
dance, Mary Ann Marie" in which
her talent and ease were given full
play. Another pRetty number was a
skirt dance by Miss Elisa DeWald. Miss
Mana Hull, as Folly" in a dress Of
blue and pink satin ribbons, hung with
bells, made an attractive figure as
she cleverly executed her difficult steps.
Miss Riette Levy was charming in q
dance du vaudeville, and Miss Eliza
beth Wilson, all in white, was seen in
pretty dance as La Japonica." The
number of the evening most warmly
applauded was a song and dance by
Master Lawrence Semon, who was
obliged to give an encore, so delighted
was the audience with his performance.
The other portions of the programme
were chiefly songs and ensemble dances.
Miss Agnes Simmons and Master Alan
MacDonell, in old English costume and
powdered wigs, give the 'Twirling
Whirling' duet from Dolly ,Varden."
A cunning little group Of dancers seen
in the French grotesque was composed
of Misses Katherine Storer, Rita Shup-
trine, Ethel Guckenheimer, Pauline
Gardner, Fannie Evelyn Cohen and
Doris Lyon, whose baby figures looked
in If in h .
black hats and long black mitts.
One of the prettest of the ensemble
dances was the butterfly ballet, in
which three of the girls wore white
spangled dresses and three wore
black. Those who took part were
Misses Agnes Simmons, Riette Levy,
Mana Hull, Elisa De Wald, Leslie
kuck, Edith Thornton and Isabel
Jones. There were two dances by
boys, one the Sailors Hornpipe, and
the other rag doll dance in costume.
Both Of these were done by Carl
Suits, John Howkins, Alan MacDon-
ell, Mark Cohen, Eugene Stingel, Mo-
ME Ferst, Lawrence Semon and Or
mond Hunter.
The double quintette was extremely
clever, and the dresses of the girls
who took part in it were noticeable,
each being of white tissue with black
velvet polka dots. Pink roses were
worn in the hair. The boys were
dressed in white fiannels. In this
number the performers were Alan
MacDonell, Agnes Simmons, Mildred
Guckenheimer, Monte Ferst, Lawrence
Senlon, Riette Levy, Eugene Stingel,
Elise Well, Edith Thornton, Mark
Cohen.
The rainbow ensemble dance with
which the programme closed was par
ticularly lovely. Miss Mary Blue Hull.
the soloist. was dressed all in white,
and surrounding her. clad in the colors
of the rainbow, were Misses Riette
Levy, Lucille Fitch, Agnes Simmons,
Mildred Guckenheimer, Aimee Battey,
Pauline Overton, Katherine Ives, Mana
Hull, Carolyn Myers, Emma Wal
thour. Leslie Kuck, Annie Jones,
George Nichols and Fannie Wolfson.
Rewards for the littel dancers came
from the partial audience in the ac-
ceptable shape of candy boxes after
each number, these delecta bles falling
sometimes in a perfect shower, so that
the small person honered had some
times more than she could do to carry
her treasures, and had to be assisted
by the willing hands of her companions.
The raivete and unconscious grace OF
the children was quite as charming as
their trained skill, which was, indeed,
admirable, and in its evidence of re-
suits, as well as from the standpoint
OF pure enjoyment, the entertainment
was most successful.
After the last number Miss Suits
was persuaded to dance, and gave one
number in her usual finished style.
The children We're entertained at supper
down starts, and the affair closed with
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