The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-25
PROFESSOR
RAMSDELL'S
DANCERS

II is seldom that so much dancing Of
such high order Is seen on one stage
during a single performance as was shown
at the Providence Opera house last night
by the pIpis of Prof w. b. Ramsdell
the nearest thing to 1t being the frst
"rSeital" given by his classes year ago
Terpsichorean novelties In profuse guam
titles were shown ~ well as the conven-
tional though difhcut work OF the or
dinary ballet dancer. To be sure. many
OF the coryphees were Of tender years.
but they have 10 be started young 10 be-
come famous dancers and II last nights
audience is any judge there is enough
material there TO turn out at least
dozen premiere danseuses
There was some very creditable singing
I'm addition 10 the dancing and the cos
tunes were not only varied In colors and
material but very beautiful and har-
moniousy grouped in the ensemble num-
Lers.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mrs.
Spary was unable 10 sing because OF
cold the performa nee was not concluded
until nearly midnight. the program hav-
ing 26 numbers. several speclalties 10
number. Calcium lights were used ef
feetvely. The program follows:
Snowdrop ballet. Miss Lillian Mischof.
assisted by Madeline Murray. Gladys Rich.
Eva Warden Ethel Register. Edith Rich
ardson, Irene Honan. song. 'Henie,"
Robert Mungiven; rainbow dance. Miss
May Rodman; paraso dance Miss Ger
trude Donnelly: sailor dance. Master Ber-
trand Rodman; song, Tommy" Lillian
Scallin, assisted by Howard Finn; Miss
Esther Amorita Kelley and her six Yankee
Doodle girls, imitation OF "Fougere" by
II ALI ri Rlat In
descriptive toe dance Eleanor CRUDE;
ballad. Gould You But Know" May Nc
Cormick: "Pietro Moon Dance" introduc-
ing NAV Hayes as Mile. Pierette. radium
dance. ny Bessie Ramsdell Gertrude Dom
nelly andeMabelle Hope Ramage. Pierros-
MAY Rodman. Edith Richardson. Made
line Murray. Eva Warden. Irene Honan.
Emeline Gorton. Ethel Register. Gladys
Rich: song and dance. Back 10 Balti-
more" Mildred Register and Master How
ard Finn: sailor dance. Emeline Cor
ton; gayety dance. Charlotte Murray
Spanish dance. Louise semper; song
and dance. Every Little Bit Helps"
GLADYS Rich; ballet. introducing Prof W.
n. Ramsdell. assisted by the following
Lillian Scallin, Edith Richardson. May
Hayes. @Ethel Amorita Kelley. Lillian
Bischoff; tip-toe promenade. by Lillian
ScaIlin. Ethel Amorita Kelley: prize toe
May Donnelly; coryphees-Bessie Rams
dell. Gertrude Donnelly. Frances CRUDE.
MAY Mccormick MAY Rodman, Helen
Corcoran. Bessie BAhcock. Eleanor CRUDE.
Katherine Barnwell. L.ouIse Sorenso Lot
tie Gonsoloe. Ethel Register. Isabelle
Rice. Irene Honan: Cupid. Edith Richard
son. Petite Coryphee. Elizabeth Blair:
song and dance. What Beautiful
World" Mabelle Hope Ramage. Buster
Brown dance. Lillian Bischoff and Eva
Warden, song and dance. What the
Brass Band Played" May Hayes and
Eddie Scott; Partisan toe danseuse, Bes-
sic Ramsdell: tambourine dance. Eliza
beth Blair: chappie song. Irene Honan.
German dance. Frances CRUDE. French
dance. Gladys Rich. song. "On a Croco-
dile" May McGrath caprice skirt dance.
Ethel Register; Highland Fling. Bertrand
Rodman; fan dance. Miss Coquette"
Ethel Amorita Kelley; song. "On to
Broadway" Robert Mungiven and the
Broadway girls, Misses CRUDE, Donnelly.
Ransdell. Mccormick. Ramage Rodman
and Corcoran. introducing eccentric buck
dances Robert MunEiven and Eleanor
Gruts,. assisted by Broadway girls; song |
Lonesome" Edith Richardson serpen-
tine dance. Katherine Barnwel; horse |
ballet. Introductory dance. Home from
school" Gertrude Donnelly; ponies. Bes-
sic Ramsdell. Mabelle Hope Ramage, |