The Washington herald., 1907-05-14
TOTS MAKE Big HIT
Youthful Dancers Delight
Audience at National
IN THE LITTLE PRINCESS
GORGEOUS Spectacle Presented by the
Pupils of Miss shreTe-Operetta
Serves as Background for Clever
Terpsichorean Exhfbitions-Scenic
Effects on a PretentiOus Scale.

Terpsichorean Exhibitions-Scenfc
Effects on a PretentiOUs Scale.
The graceful art of terpsichore held
full carnival at the National Theater
last night, and many Of the young
masters and misses who paid hon.
age 20 the shrine OF the goddess
proved themselves such adopts that
they might we'll have put to shame many
of the professionals who have been seen
on local boards during the present season.
THE Little Princess; or. In the
Realms of Fairyland." which is the title
of Miss Shreve's spectacle this season, is
a most pretentious offering in the matter
Of costumes and scenic effects, and Is a
charming operetta, serving as a glittering
background for the many dancing spe-
cialties introduced. Miss Shreve's dancing
class is a large one, and the array of
acts on the programme fairly bewilder-
ing. OF these. so many were pleasing, and
al so strikingly individual, that one Is
constrained to call them all excellent.
Each and every effort by the youthful
performers caused the spectator genuine
wonder at the abundance Of talent dis
played al such tender years-the average
age OF the class cannot be more than
twelvesand the sincerest admiration for
the guiding genius that brought II forth
to shine so brightly.
Plenty Of Material.
II is practically evident that Miss
Shreve has no intention of allowing the
visible supply Of premieres danseuses to
decrease, and so long as her school turns
out young ladies and gentlemen who can
sing and dance as well as those on the
programme last night. there can be no
dearth Of musical comedy material in the
rising generation.
Dances OF all nations were exploited.
Spanish dances, Highland filings dances
OF butterflies and of flowers, Teddy bear
dances, skating dances, marches, horn
pipes. dances OF dewdrops, Of pages. and
OF wood nymphs. the Cherry Dance toe
dances. and fancy dances of every known
description. Dancing was the order from
lcurtain-rise until a late hour
Miss Myra Summers appeared In an eX-
tremely fetching Spanish dance, and La
Petite Alma as speciality toe dancer. Mise
/ Selma Selinger, who sang two songs and
also danced with the pony ballet, proved
decidedly at home on the stage, and won
a great deal Of applause for her clever
versatility The pony ballet was also
pronounced hit, particularly in the cherry
dance San Antonio a cowboy song and
dance by Ruby Raymond and Alma Mel
son. was an attractive feature.
Tedy Bear Dance n HIT.
Master Pete Becker's singing from an
upper stage box was. an interesting Incl
dent. and the dance Of the two little
Teddy bears. Warren Stoll and Rodney
Richardson, 4uit: captivated the audi
ence.
The cast Of the operetta was composed
as follows:
Queen q May.",......,,..,.....Mis Jewell Anslsy
Prince Hopeful. Miss Elsie Carpenter
King Of Miss Helen Bcrrns
Queen u Spain. n.............M Miss Mad0ln Smiths0n
ToreadrT Myrs 6ommers
Messenger from Fairy Land Queen
Fantasmal Miss Margaret Poole
AIAlCt u EAiIl lAlll AAhbltE GItltticA Btfel-4
Prince Charming -.......-......M Augusta Hill
Little Princess. Miss Henrietta Bereus
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Masters Emery Bonini. Clifton WHITE. Frederick
Bsens Minor Ellis Edwin Schuyler EdaaFd
French, Warren stol. Rodney Richardson, Bennett
Giddings, Michael J. Lyons, W Connors Douglas
Mcfarland Grove. John Faruuhar. Theodore Mar
quis gene Potter
CUPIDS.
Little Misses Lila smithson. Rose Lambiasie and
! Geneveve Stevens.
DEW DROPS.
Misses Margaret BUCKLEY Ethel Bagrnan. Thelms
Christine Grove, Mildred Ellis. Marguerite Heard,
Mildred Jones. Mildred Raymond GeneTieve Stew
ems. Blanche Smith. Louise Smith, Thelma ScriF-
ner. Edna Wilcox, Msdge Wiley, DorG.hy White
Margaret White Herminia Ellis Dorothy Knapp
Leona Callan Louise Potter
PONY BALLET
Misses Selma sellingtr Le0na Callsn Gertrude
Barnes Pauline Floyd Neitsh Perkins, Mary Mar
ten. Inez Gilbert. Hazel Bornheim.
DANCING GIRLS.
Misses Ruby Raymond, Mamie Schuyler. Bertha
Cent?. Olive Meyers, Gladys Kain. Mildred Farrtl.
Fay Smithsrs.
Members of the Chorus.
The members OF the chorus and class
of 1907 consists of Misses Jane Angel. Re
becca Applestein. Josephine Aldrich. Do
rothy and Ethel Boyd. Gladys and Mary
Barrow, Mildred Berens, Rhea and
Blanche Bergman, Mona and Louise
Grove, Nellie Donaldson. Margaret Dono-
van. Julia Denham, Mary Hazen Duffy.
Claiming Davis, Dorothy Ettinger, Rena
Ehrlich, Margaret Ellwood, Marie Cor
don, Helen Gould, Ida Cannon, Estelle
Heiman, Gladys Hereford. Katherine and
Helen Howard. Ethewyn Johnson, Kath-
arine Koones, Olive King, Ethel King.
Rosa Krick, Nelson Kaiser. John Karl,
Dorothy and Marie Knapp. Earl and
Mormon Leese, Howell Levi. Marie Lu-
cas-. Henriette and MOrcen Leminager,
! Emma Langley. Olivia Lpschitz. May,
Marguerite, and LOretto Lyons Katha-
rine Lappin, Ethel Mangum, Mary Mar
| quis Louise Meyer, Maud Maxwell
Helen Murray, Mildred Norwood, Lillian
| Nicholl. Rose Nelson. Rose Pelzman,
| Blanche and Hugh Ramsauer. Marie Rea-
gan, Marie Shaw, Sterling Scott, Estele
| Spindler. Minnie Stern, Amelia Sudsber-
ger. Mary and Louise Smith, Thelma
| ScrivneT, Annie SinnOtt Edith and Leo
| tine Townsend, Constance Walton, Eliza
beth Walton, Dorothy Wilhite, Margaret
White, and Fannie Washington.
The orchestra was under the direction
of Prof. Harry Wheaton Howard, who
composed the songs and libretto of the
| operetta. Mr.. Morgan Sherwood. of the
| National Theater. officiated as stage man
ager. and II was due 70 him, no doub:.
that the performance passed through
with almost perfect smoothness.
THE Little Princess will be repeated
| tonight and tomorrow evening.
Olympia to Be Training ship.