Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
MISS sHREvE,s MAY BALL.
Interesting Program Of Dances at the
National Theater.

An audience that crowded the New Ma
tional Thcater from the first row of the
orchestra to the last row of the peanut
gallery witnessed the annual May carnival
of the dancing pupils of Miss Cora b.
Shreve last night. The curtain rose prompt
ly at 8 o'clock, and from that time until Its
fall, over three hours later, there was
glittering procession of dainty misses ana
handsome masters, in attractive costumes,
who entered into the spirit of the occasion
with fine zest. There were the usual num-
Der of the dances always to be found on
May ball programs, but there were also
number Of new and novel group dances ana
tableaux, interspersed here and there with
songs that caught at once the fancy of the
huge audience The exhibition was divided
into three parts, the first being especially
praiseworthy on account of the scenic ef-
fects achieved. In this part were the coro-
nation of the rose, the butterfly dance. the
dance of the daisies, the dance of the flow
ers and several songs which were given
with excellent effect. The Rose of the
Dell, a pleasing tableau, ended this part,
in which all the children who had taken
part were grouped most effectively. In the
second part were about forty dances. each
one of which was given with precision,
skill and gracefulness. In fact, all the
work showed the evidences of the most
careful training and reflected the utmost
of credit upon their instructor. The scene
of the third part was laid in Iceland
Town." and the songs and dances were all
appropriate to the setting. In such a long
program it would be a difficult matter to
enumerate all of the good features, but sew
eral of the young misses who participated
in the carnival were deserving of especial
notice. These were Misses Ida Wynne,
Madolin Smithson, Helen Berens Alma
Nelson, Elsie Worth and Rita Addison.
These figured conSpicuOusly in all the
were:
Queen of flowers, Miss Madolin Smithson;
pages. Masters Fred Berens, Clifton Whyte,
Robert Berberich, Wallace Yater, Ralph
Bergman, Stewart Dewey Frank Howard
and Earl Schuyler: cupids. Little Morey
Nelson, Marion Brown, Gussie Frank, Fan
ME Lesser, Ella Musetter. Margaret Poole,
Miriam Kleeblat, E. Margaret Brown,
Frances Fitzgerald, Hilda Berberich and
Emily Bruno; crown bearers, Miss Adrienne
Shreve and Master Emory Bonin; flowers,
Misses v. Schmid. NJ Schuyler, L. Pitt, q.
Pitt. I. Switzer. S. Saks, E. Kengla. C.
May Frank, c. Howard, M. Daily, P. Cohen.
A. Ackman, L. Ackman. E. Davis, O.
Emmner, NJ Emmner. M Schuyler, Helen
Berens. E. Lohrer, M. Malitzer, 3. Loehl,
E. Loehl. M. Smithson, r. Addison. A.
Nelson l. Cannon, M. Quinn, G. Quinn,
May Quinn, 7. Anderson, M. Anderson, E.
Worth, c. McGraw l.. Benton. r. Benton.
A. King. H. Pruett, B. Saffell, l. Harris
Miriam Franc, ID. Steefel, M. GaSSman. L.
Eichbug, Mabel Coldenstroth, o. Meyers,
A. Rippan Victoria Beall, Cecilia Sullivan,
N. Lambert L. Howser, May Sullivan l..
Beechner. Lottie Brown Helen Wetzel, M.
Foster. v. Fulkner, /. Wynne, B. Ward, 7.
King, I. Crosse, Eileen O'Donnel, Virgie
Humphrey and Amy Xander; king of Ice
land. Miss Helen Berens; kings chorus
Misses M Emmner, o. Emmner, Alice Rip
pan, M. Anderson, Amy and l.. Ackman.
M. Smithson, r. Addison, H. WetZel, M.
SCHUYLER " Schmfd and Ida Cannon,
Several medals were awarded for eff
cheney, attendance, department and gen.
eral excellence. well as some substantial
and handsome presents in special cases.