The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-17
Rof. INVESTMENTS

direction of Professor J. c. Wefssner was superb. 1t was upsurpassed as a kaleid- oscope of exquisite beauty. and it was | . revelation of the latent talent of Mont gomery children cultivated to the highest | degree of the grace of motion,
 The theatre was crowded. The stand ! ing room only sign was in readiness long before the doors were open. The public I knew what to expect of the carnival as an artistic performance, and when it was | announced that the entertainment was to | be given for the benefit of the Soldiers Home at Mountain Creek 1t became | doubly popula-. and the seats were in | instant demand.
 | Tie curtain rose promptly on a stage l filled with brilliantly costumed singers. | From that moment antil the last grand | tableau the program of three acts con- | tanning in all sixty numbers went swift ly without minutes break. The execu- | tive genius of the director in thus man. I aging one hundred and fifty children was | magnificent. The scenes were all beauti- | fuI in the extreme. The dances were the | very poetry of motion, and as one quick l ly succeeded another, each seeming love- | Her than the one preceding 1t. the eye | was enchented with the exquisite cos | tumes as they appeared and vanished, as ! well as the magic-like steps of the dan | cers who appeared to float in the air to | the rythm of the music. Some of the | dancers had been seen before and were | fayorites with the audience who appre- | ciated their improvement, and appiaudea | their new and more intricate steps. Oth- | CT dancers were new before the footlights, but they pleased critical audience ana displayed wonderful self-possession and | grace. .,.y-s .,.t ., | What pleased and interested the audi ence. however, to a peculiar degree was l the fact that the dances and costumes were, with the exception of two on the | program, all designed by Mr. Weissner himself. And in some of them, the special scenery also was designed and painted under his direction.
 The audience at times became wildly enthusiastic, and again under the innu- ence of dreamy dance. which was | soft harmony of color and motion. re-
 mained as quiet as if spell-bound. Not once during the performance was there | a number. that was anateurish, and the | only difference between it and that Of a | urofessional company giving grand spectacular effect. was the fact that no
 professional company enjoys the advant-
 age of the youth, beauty and grace or the performers last evening.
 The opening chorus was Since l First Met You" With the chorus still
 on the stage. Mary Lucille Farley danced | La Pert"
 The rext number was a song and cho- rus. q Want to be an Actor Lady," by
 Alma Hertz, and a dance by Myron Lob man and Warren Brown.
 l The fourth number was ''The Gaiety Skirt" by Ray Marcus ard Netta Vest | colt followed with a solo dance.
 Bernice and Ruth Loeb sang duet.
 When the Sun Goes Down..
 The Dance de Ia Sunshine" was the
 seventh number danced by Jack Abra-
 ham, Jack Kirkpatrick. Wyly Billing. Ava sLevystein, Ray M. Dove, Louis Hertz. Bernard Gaston. Mary Tyson. Ala Vivian Dove. Rosa Pincus, Julia Hirsch. Myrtle Kaufman, Sarah Haardt, Louise Minnis, Hannah Brown and Mar | cissue Pruitt.
 r.. Culium Battle followed with "The Tyro- lean." and Bernard and Natalie Will Hanson with the "Lenta Dance"
 Jette Aileen Farley's Ripple Dance" was the tenth number. and Mark Sabefs speciality was "Caprist."
 Sidney and Elsie Mayer gave 6 duet
 "shing A Ling A Loo," which was loudly | applauded, little Sidney being years of age, the youngest performer on the stage and captivating in his self-possessfon. The Chinese Dance included Bernard Lobman, Milton Wood. Nathan Kahn. Dan Dove, Alex Kaufman, Edwin Cas- | senheimer, Joseph White, Raphael Loeb.
 Irma Rice danced The Kimba," Irma | Wollner danced a solo in the 'Tambo- rine Dance" and Claudia Moritz did the
 Ariel Dance" Little Viola Koch was fine in her wooden Shoe Dance." she
 danced a solo and when encored brought l Azfl l-p AA AuNf n Dora Frank Gertrude Steiner. Margaret
 Hussey. Bessie M. Uhifelder, Anita strassburger. Myron Lobman. Julian | Bodenheiner Stuart May, Robert P. Stout, Adolph Loeb, Clarence Wollner.
 'The Antlers," by Annie Sykes. was one of the most fascinating of the dances. It. is a special composition of Professor l weisner's, and the costume was lovely | with the antlers upon her head.
 ''The Garotte'' was next by Birdie and | Ruth Bernheimer.
 costumes were lovely-different colors
 with spangles and black wings. These were tiny dancers and each took a dif- ferent step. They were: Louise Hertz,
 Alla Vivian Dove. Wyly Billing Jack
 Abraham. Ray M. Dove. Ava Levystein,
 Jack Kirkpatrick. Mary Tyson, Julia
 Hirsch, Myrtle Kaufman, Rebecca Riley, Sarah Haardt.
 Marcelle Sabel in all spangled white, danced La Bouton Dance after which the l Spanish dance led by Clara Ellen Forbes | and Penrose Stout, who were particularly fine. was done by Armond Gasse nheirner, Jeff Falkner, William Westcott. Sidney
 Marcus. Reedy Ellsberry, Robert Young.
 Randolph Candler. Farley Harris. Bert Gerson, Lester Loeb, Rosalind Levy. Lou
 ise Abraham, Adeline Moses, Lula Mc-
 Queen. Florence Norwood, Annie Gaston.
 IIere Bernheimer. Kathleen OConnel
 Edna McMurray, Clara CaIlaway.
 This was followed by the Spanish bal-
 let by Myron Lobman. Arnold Hirsch,
 Joseph Ketzky. Ju!ian Bodenheimer.
 Marx SAbel. William Jemison, Marxaret
 Hussey, Anita Strassberger, Dora Frank.
 Sadie Frank, Gertrude Steiner, Bessie M. Uhlfclder.
 The next number was "Cachuca." by
 Mary Ellen Harvey, who did 1t splendidIv
 in red and gold satin costume.
 Little Sallie Brown" A song ana
 chorus was pretty number by Jeannetta
 Lobman who sang and acted 1t beaufIful-
 ly. And the Butterfly solo was fine. Isahsl
 Le~9stein was vision of dainty beautv
 Tn the winged costume. The Butterfly
 ballet was danced by Hannah Braun.
 Narcissus Pruitt. Lucille Jackson, Ray
 Marcus, Louise Minnis Netta Westcott. I Mary Farley. Susie Ginavin
 Annie Sykes with chorus danced and
 sung 1.-The College Girl" and Farley and
 Carroll Dove did the Hornplper in good
 style, while the Fisherman's dance was
 danced by Farley Dove, Carroll Dove.