The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-26
NEWBERGER FAIRY CARNIVAL,
LITTLE FOLK DO FANCY STUNTS
AT SILVER JUBILEE.

PrlmA Donnas OF 20 ~ Put on Opera
House Airs, and DOys Are Toe Realistic
Indians on Terrace Garden staGe-he
Taught some pf Their Grandmothefs.
For twenty-five years now Adolph New
berger has been teaching the children OF
the Jewish colony how 10 twinkle their feet
In plain and fancy dancing. He started In a
little back hall on Fourth street with a
dozen pupils; now he Is clear up on Fifty
eighth street with dozens Of times a dozen.
He's down TO the third generation now, he
says, for in his infant class are the grand
children Of that first class down In Fourth
street.
Every year since the start bis pupils
have given a carnival. Last week brought
the silver jubilee Of the school, and the
school and Mr.. Newberger fairly outshone
themselves on grand silver jubilee. There
was a fairy play, with solo dances and quar-
tet dances and chorus dances and songs
and specialties; there was vaudeville show,
which ranged from a ballet and plain clog
20 limitations OF Broadway stars and all by
Mr., Newberger's children. A hundred and
fifty little girls, from to IA years old, played
actress IN costumes OF a gorgeousness cal
culated 10 make any little girl happy, and
the troubles OF Mr.. Conried when all the
at once. were as peace beside the troubles
Of Mr.. Newberger.
He stood In the wings, surrounded by
the $50 Juvenile peacocks In all their glory
OF gaudy silk and tinsel, and by twenty OF
thirty ANAL boys who were got up as
Indians and who insisted on playing Indian
when they ought to be quiet. Outside,
filing the Terrace Garden Theatre TO its
doors we're the relatives Of these same
children TO the fifth generation.
The problem on the stage was COM
pltoated by several mothers, who had run
the stage door blockade and insisted on ad-
justing wraps and patting out ourb and
removing imaginary bits Of SCOT with the
wetted corners Of handkerchiefs.
Now, ladies, ,you'n really have to leave
the stage said Mr.. NewbergeT. I like
you fine, but not 30 close up right now.
kEva, remember when you make that kick,
keep your toes turned out. Boys, boys,
this Is no place TO be tussling. Do your
tussling on the stage when tell you. Sadiel
run and get some more powder on the Iett
side Of your face. Now are you ready with
that cuftain2 Ia everybody ready?"
@Nol' spoke up one OF the leading ladies,
the other girls In that tableau have gloves
on and mine are upstairs, and -
'oh, never mind your glovesl' said Mr.
Newburger.
L won't play!' said the leading lady,
with all the emphasis of a real leading
lady. And the audience stormed outside
for the curtain.
See here, my dear whispered Mr..
Newburger, with a diplomacy worthy Of
Conried at his best, I'D leave them on II /
were you. Your arms are too pretty for
Rlovesl'
She came around right away, and the
curtain went up. Every one agreed that
the play went OF magnihcently. II Is true
that a fve-year-old premiere danse Sc
beheld her family in a box in the middle
Of her act and stopped twinkling her plump
little underpinning and grinned at them
foolishly, while Mr.. Newberger waved his
arms hysteHcally from the prompter's
box. IL is true that the stage mothers
insisted In crawling through the guard |
and packing in behind the scenes and re-
peating over the words with their lips, |
while their offspring spoke their lines.
Further, the chorus. when Il was on |
stage, insisted. on chattering like anything 4
so that Mre NeWbergetA hAdft0 60 aro.lne !
on tiptoe every two minutes, saying 's-shi'
sepulchrally. But these were only de- |
tails.
But they did fine, didn't theyl' said |
Mr.. NewberRer, when it was all over and |
he had time TO wipe the moisture from a |
wilted collar. And Just think ] taught |
some OF their Rrandmothers out there In |
the house. Twenty-Five years passes quickl' !