The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-19
MATSURI A SUCCESS
SOCIETY OF THE ORANGES
AT JAPANESE AFFAIR.
Pretty Dances Gracefully Executed by
Young People in Attractive
Costumes.

The M~atsuri, or Japanese cherry bios
som festival, given last night in Orange
Theatre. under the auspices of the
Young Ladies' Auxiliary, in aid of the
Orange Memorial Hospital, proved TO
be n of the most successful affairs So
ciety has witnessed in the Oranges.
From an artistic point of view 1t sur
passed expectations, and financially II
was better than was anticipated. Inc
spacious theatre proved inadequate to
accommodate those who came and
many stood. The performance Will be
repeated this afternoon and evening.
A Matsuri is a Japanese creation, and
last nights performance was a repre-
sentation of a cherry blossom festival,
an annual happening in Japan. In tnat
country it is looked upon as the great
social event of the year., and the love
of that nation for flowers is given fun
swing. This idea was carried out by
those who managed last nights AFFAIR,
as the scenery attested. Pink n blue
predominated in the coloring and the
effect was strikingly set forth by the
soft rays of light cast from the myriads
of Japanese lanterns suspended from
different sides. The same effort was
made to carry out the idea of beauty
in the costumes worn by the many
dancers, and the fine work of Miss
Joralemon in making selections was the
cause for exciting praise among the
fashionable audience.
The costumes were original n a
decided Japanese atmosphere was the
result.
When the curtain raised the Prince
of Japan, George B. Curtis Hogan, APP
pearing as a minstrel of the wander
ing type, tripped lightly across\ the
stage, and the dancers attired in blue
and white followed, carrying cherry
blossoms which were gracefully manip-
ulated in the various movements. 1t
awakened continuous applause that en-
couraged the young people. The same
success attended the efforts of those
taking part in the chrysanthemum
dance. They carried large yellow chrys-
anthemums, and wore gowns of a yell
low texture, trimmed with blue and
yellow flowers.
Following the wisteria dance, Miss
Paula Slevin executed a butterfly dance.
Her performance proved SO pleasing
that she replied to an encore twice.
The boys then showed their capabili-
ties in an umbrella dance. They were
suitably attired in a Japanese costume
and danced splendidly, injecting consid-
cradle merriment into the dance. Miss
Hazel Benedict entered during this
scene and capably rendered a Japanese
love song.
The carnival of dances ushered in
the second part of the performance,
many Of the young ladies appearing as
gypsies. and gave an almost perfect
representation Of habits Of that wan
dering race. Miss Paula Slevin and
Ralph O'Reilly followed with a dance
and responded to three encores.
The fun followed in real earnest
when the watermelon vine dance
began. The dancers mixed about quite
~strenuously and provided amusement
that had a lasting effect. The whole
program continued successfully, and all
the patriotism Of the audience was
aroused when the performers, seated
about the stage, sang 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" The audience arose
and in one voice sans the national air.
The full program was:s
Scene-The Land of the Cherry Blossom
anu Ni1ACAAds II III VI JAPAN dio-
guised as a wandering minstrel. wakens
the Cherry Blossom Matsuri. George B.
Curtis Hogan, Prince of Japan.
Dance CT the Cherry Blossoms-Mariorie
Smith, Ruth Howe, Rachael Crane, Fay
Henry Alice Osmun, Florence Allen, Kath-
arine Curtis, Dorothy Miller, Barbara For
man, Elizabeth Dwight, Jean Haddock,
Amalie Colby, Marjorie Burr, Alice Har-
vey, Genevieve Thompson, Hilda Schoeh.
Chrysanthemum Dauee-Mary Smeiton,
Arna Mckenzie, Isabel Gerhard, Fanny
Jones. Ethel Dillon, Dorothy Gibson, Edna
Bovine. Ruth Barr, Edna Ambrose, Isabel
Horn. Edward Klotz, Kathleen Lyons.
The Wisteria Dance-Ethel Gifin, Jean
Holmes. Mary J~snlver, Louise Meeker.
Hattie Pupke, Julia Pupke,. Helen Down,
Elsie Jewett. Elizabeth Rodman, Clarissa
Fleugel. Evelyn Gillespie. Grace Barr.
Butterfly Dance-Paula Slevin. :.
Thorp. Gilbert Pitcairn, Carol johnson,
George Merck, Robert Chaplin, Jack Eos
ter and Franz Enler.
man e. Nissan, ]. Hammond Bradshaw,
c. T.. Wehrhane, Mrs. Chairman, Frida
Brewer, Florence Gifin. Lois Kidder,
Florence Winter. Marion Douglas, Florence
Underhill and Mabel Moorman.
Carnival of dances at the Cherry Bios
som Matsuri; Gypsy Trail, sung by Miss
Marie Aeschimann, with Eleanor Hawkes.
worth, Edna Burr, Mildred Criss, Mary
Ramsey, Elmina Ambrose Rebecca Am
brose. Louise Vanderbilt, Frances Halsey,
Helen OB0en, Arthur AI1DTOSe, INOpHAt
Hawkesworth. Karl Lemcke, William
Burr, Howard McCabe, Montgomery Og-
den. Richard Grant, Stanley Croker. John
Mcbride: Langhorne, %soloist,
Black and W~hite-Paula Slevin and
Ralph O'Reilly.
Indy by the Watermelon Vine-W. R.
Bingham. 8. D. B. Miller, Donald Grant,
Dean Farnsworth. Dinwiddie Joralemon,
George Clews, Raymond Clews, Meredith
Grant, Reginald Smith, Stewart Gray,
Frederick Winter. Theodore Federer; Har-
old Gallison, soloist.
Bretonne Gavotte-Anna Langhorne, Lois
Scheerer, Barbara Boston, Helen Austin,
Hazel Benedict, Eleanor Eckfeldt, Mar
garet Baird, Cornelia Mccoy, Robert
Carter, Ripley Nelson, Norris Boyer. Jack
Garvin, Stasito Azoy, Manton B. Metcalf,
ir. Otis Davey. Augustus Vanderpoel.
Laces and G~races-Emille Ensign, Isabel
lie Cato. Ruth Coney. Margaret Ogden,
Mary Fleugel. Ethel Hillyer, Lillian Hill
yer. Margaret Butts,
From Over and Under, the sea.Fanny
Jones. Sophronia Joralemon, Dorothy
Bricht Hazel Trowbrige, Corinne Miller,
Louise Rodman. Vera French, Helen Boyn.
ton, Grant Taft. Henry Stetson, Carol
Trowbridge, Wheelock Pooler. Frederick
KELSEY. Dean Farnsworth, William Burr,
John Mcbride.
TTorffpipe solo by Ralph O'Reilly.
THE Star Spangled Banner
The following women We're patronesses
of the affair:
Mrs. William Bouldin, jr., Mrs, BENJAMIN
Shepard. Mrs. Paul F.. Gerhard, Mrs. wal
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