New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-24
PRETTY FESTIVALS.
Christmas Exercises in Public Schools
Bring Ont Much Talent.

real stage with all its advantages of properties
and costumes. never presented a performance which
was more successful than THE Wonders Of the
Forest" enacted yesterday morning by the primary
department Of the Sunshine School. No IS. Eighty
nrst-st and Avenue A. With the Christmas
spirit shining IN their faces the little tots entered
into the parts with such spontanety and enjoy
Hert that the production had the effect of being
their natural play instead OF a thing learned BY
rote and practised diligently for two weeks
The entertainment arranged by. Miss Lorena
Dorm. and included six so-called sylvan scenes
IN the hTst Hiawatha appeared with the ten
little Indian boys. and the squirrels and rabbits
mat HlaWatha Gdnt shoot. The ten little Indians
who were tiny boys of six, in full war paint and
feathers. made, perhaps the greatest hit of the
occasion. They went through the part with the
greatest solemnity and uttered their 'yi-yi" with
a vigor that was intended be blood curd!ing
The properties Of the scene included a wigwarn
in The background and Christmas tree in the
foreground. while the pillars were all embowered
with evergreen and real bird twittered over the
principals desk
After the Indians came the birds-1i.tIa gir1s ar5
boys in appropriately colored costumes with nut-
terlns wings OF frtnged tissue paper They danced
10 The sound Of bird whistle and the real bird
was silent with astonishment vainly endeavoring
to ind out where the other bird was
The birds followed by the elements-snn
oesrls IN yellow, snowfakes in white and stars IN
blue with silver wands tipped with silver stars
linen came the hrefies, red ana silver. with
colors ~
Next was scene entitled 'On the Waters Blue p.
IN II 4 lot Of little girls in blue and white sailor
costumes went through the motions of rowing and
" real canoe, padded by tiny boy in white was
drawn 10 the centre Of the stage. At the bows
signal still TIMER girl in blue and white ,oined
MIN, and he addressed her thus:
Ra5g; I 5Te r6 a H til; cane sanoe
Then. with elaborate courteay. he assisted the
nj rL.-,
After this idylIic scene there was "a Dark Cloud
= screen on which was musica! cIef with large
round holes for notes. was drawn across the centre
aisle which served the purpose of a stage and in
'front.' or II two Eoys. III burnt cork and approDrtate
costume, sang leasing The chorus was rendered
~ In4nstfeIs behind the screen who stuck their
sertG pose ana sang the notes which they repre-
This ended the forest scenes, and A. +batr oon-
I oa!tra GIaus appeared and wished every one
Miss Dorm was assisted in arranging the per
~ ' st ~ Miss 5 Swanson Miss Z. Haas Miss
Strickland Miss Margager iss aufh I,s Miss
oiT i The principal Miss NJ. c. Erien was not
s attUwtS 10 witness any Of the preparations and
ii Iins was as much surprise to her as to the
While the little tots were thus disporting them
STlSts me grammar school girls We're having Their
programme consisted Of soeIIaneo 0S'e Ineir
dress In LOT Goin5nendable display OF fancy
trbutcd s gqfs with attendant fairies who dis
little girls white sang Come Back San- etgn!
ana the benevolent saint came back ana rars
r1t Ne'y t!!llls they wanted The 5R classes n
ees+T aS holy Red and Mstletoe Green" their
6oIr aT. Icing red and green with boughs 81
AoLy ana mistletoe, The months ali arnsee-Ha -
appropriate costume bringing candles wSicS Ihat az
Principal Miss ' Eliza Pei! 70" on the desk of the
i ne room was decorated with avarpraa,. 49,,
- ne mower pots had all donned red dresSes
anu IhIIStInas bells hung from all the chandeIiers'
LOUIS Bach Of the local school hoa ~
al INC grammar school entertainment e1d
mn fuInenthal, president of the hos ri ~ "a
- man Ior the primary. Among those nTesenf
a. a. poth entertainments were DR. John r S'nt'
qSlTct superintendent Mrs Kate TSou,a 80
nancy ana the Rev. Dr. c. P. Tinker e" <
PUN DUul ps5FIorAlances were repeated in the after
noCII ana IN addition to thei- enterTaIninen+ ~
grammar school girls had an exhibiYion 20 l
framing and drawing in the gymnasium ~
AT PUBLIC SCHOOL NO "a
The assembly room Of Public School No. ~ loo.aa
IKE hover garden yesterday afternoon for il v.ae
the last day before the Christmas hoIidays and tho
girls had avaied themselves Of their ir,r,e-,ortaI
privilege OF logging up" in their class colors
I!iS was done by means Of paper caps and hair
T!oDons, and these all the Chrisrfnas 49,
ions that the room required The arte-tairnoaT,
was provided by the SA grade and Included he
500 some charming carols in English and Ger
2LIIed the Exposure Of Santa Claus - and IN Z,
Ms. santa H!aus Lavender Byers1 told tba % IL
ilIe4 mat the Saint Of Christmas (MadeIIna Schaff
iiiu )een sailing under false colurs All rbs~.
Il he'ng she alone who deserved - Cradt r6r 49,
annual distribution Of Christmas gifts PIincb snJ
JUDY appeared in the persons of Marara. Ma ioTe
a little girl named May Brennan sang ~ IIdt.-
song and danced IN costume and there ~ ! ra.,
little piece entitled "Woodcuttera ana No,r1tofg2
Ewes. win Alma Webb as the woodcutter lydia
ana GwendoIyn NiShart the elhn pair
The principal Miss Aida S Williams presided