Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-29
CHILDREN ENTERTAIN.
Annual Exercises in Which Miss
Hawkes. Pupils Participated.

The kermess given by the pupils of Miss
Minnie E. Hawke Saturday night was at
tended by one of the largest audiences that
ever occupied the Lafayette Theater. The
costumes of the little dancers, boys and
girls, were artistic, and the dances, from
cake walk to the ballots. were excellently
executed.
When the curtain went up at the opening
there was disclosed a rose scene, with a
glittering fairy throne in the background.
upon which was seated the fairy queen,
surrounded by cupids, fairies of the ferns
and a corps de ballet, danced out upon the
stage. Then followed ensemble and indi-
vidual dances of almost unlimited variety,
which bore testimony to the excellent
training and unusual talent of the children.
Prizes were presented to pupils for dis
posing Of the most tickets to the kermes. as
follows: A scholarship to Miss Elizabeth
Forney and gold medals to Miss Irene
Lowd Master Spencer BreniZer, Miss Vir
ginia Owen and Miss Thelma Brennan.
The second part was a Spanish scene and
the character of the dances changed to
Spanish tambourine and castinet dances,
while the music was from Carmen" and
the costumes were of the Spanish and
gypsy types. The highland jette' as danced
by a trio of the tinest tots in the class,
Edna Brown. Virginia Owen and Anna Har-
yey. was an especial feature.
Those who took part in the kermes were:
Misses Jewel Ansley. Katherine Alderman.
Buell., Edna Brown. Henrietta Behrend.
Thelma Brennan, Margaret Cannon. Edna
Dorsey, Ina Clair Pagan, Elizabeth Forney,
Hattie Graves, Katherine Graves, Beatrice
Hahn. Anne Howell. Alice Hopper, Margar-
ct Hunson. Elizabeth Hubbard. Judson Hy-
att, Anna Harvey, Margaret Sherman
JONES' Mabel Kirby, M. Kaufman. A. kauf-
man, Helen Kennedy. Irene Lowd, Henriet-
ia Luber, Elizabeth Lee, Ethel Lee, Mar
torie Mock. Mary Mccain. Edith Marceron.
Angela Mannakee, Bessie Madison. Virginia
owen. Inez Petingale. j. Petingale, Thelna
Payne, Jeanette Poole, Eva Vivian Pat
Lucille Rothschild. Mildred Rider. Mary
Riley, Dorothy Rider. Mildred Seamore
Elsie Sheetz, Ruth Shaw, Minnie Saxton
Caroline Scott, Milded Wallerstein, Lucille
Walerstein, Rosalind Willett. Edna
Wright and Hilda Young; Masters Spencer
Bernizer, Rudolph Brennan, Elmer Dom.
Carl Goodman. Roy Humphrey. William
Hyatt Alfred Lindsay, Joseph Mccain.
Hubbard Quinter and Harry Wells.
Some of the really fine features of the en-
tertainment included the recitation, How
Salvador Won.' by Miss Ina Clair Pagan.
This little miss wore an appropriate cos
tune and her excellent portrayal caused
hearty and prolonged applause. The fol-
lowing masters and misses showed excep-
tiona1 talent, and 1t was said their natural
grace and ease of manner before the large
audience predicts bright future Tor them
IL they follow up their present advantage:
Song and dance, What the Daisy Said,
Miss Elsie Sheetz; song and dance. Lets
All Go Down to Maud's," Little Anna Har-
dance MISS MARE
Maid" Miss Katherine Alderman; song and
dance, Billy" Miss Margaret Cannon:
song and dance, Lucy Linda Lady, A.
Harvey. E. Brown. V. owen, M SaXton. II.
Shaw, II. Luber. A. Robinson. NJ Hudson;
song and dance. Sweet Sanaoo." Miss Ma
bel Kirby; song and dance. THE Little
Gypsy Maid" Miss Thelma Payne.