The Washington herald., 1908-04-14
CHILDREN ON STAGE
Miss Shreye'S Pupils Delight
Il Large Audience.
GIVEN AT NATIONAL THEATER
Splendid Programme Carried Oat
Before Hundreds of Parents and
Friends. who show Their Appre-
citation in storms OF Applause.
Performance Repeated Tonight.


Performance Repeated Tonight.
When wa Ting-fang. the Chinese Minis
ter. left tire National Theater last night,
after witnessing the grand spring carni-
val by the pupils OF Miss Cora shreve,
he said. 1T was one OF the prettiest
sights 1 ever saw. would not have
missed IT,"
Minister WI voiced the sentiment of the
hundreds of persons who witnessed the
entertainment. The children appeared in
the operetta "Lenora. Fully 100 danced
and sang fer nearly four hours. while
their relatives and friends in the audience
acknowledged theiy efforts by hearty ap-
plause.
Miss Shreve's annual entertainment IS
looked forward TO with much pleasure.
but it is doubtful if the spectators ex-
pected the bright Offering of last night
'Leonora serves 10 introduce the chill
dren In pretty costumes as they sing and
dance. Miss Shreve had large number
of popular songs on the programme. and
they were capably sung. In the dances.
single and ballet. the children performed
with remarkable skill To single cut any
one song or dance as better than another
would be an injustice. Special mention,
however, must be made of Baby Smith.
He was in a dress suit. and he iispingly
sang I'm Afraid to Go Home in the
Dark"
shows n COntortlOnist.
Alma Nelson and Adrienne shreve. in
their dances, were especially brilliant.
Miss Nelson showed herself as a con-
tortonist. Miss Shreve, in the tableau,
tWhy Can't a Girl BE a SOLDIER" made
a dainty appearance, The act was pref
tily costumed, the electrical effects being
most attractive.
Many Of the ballets were executed near
% perfection-one, a fancy drill. What
little acting the children were required
TO do was well done, Ruby Raymond
showing special talent.
There We're three scenes. and in each the
little performers showed their ability Ap-
plause was frequent but, OWNS TO the
length of the programme, there were no
eneores.
The constant Aickering of the lights in
several of the dances marred the beauty
of the scene. This. doubtless. will be
remedied, aid tonight there Will be no
bitch IN the performance.
Miss Shreve's many friends congratu-
lated her on her efforts with the children,
/ who came in for unstinted praise for their
work.
The Parts and Performers.
The programme was carried out as fol-
lows:
PART 7.
Scene I-school Festival
/ Swing Song fby rcquest AIiss Margaret Poole:
assisted By Miss A. ShTele Miss Raymond H. Ber.
berieh. Sadie Nay Lirp Masters Turner ard George
Ellis. Frederick Berens. Bernard Mahoney. and Clil-
/ ton Whyte.
| solo. Master Emory Bonini.
'woH't Y0u BE Aly Baby Boyy' Miss Madeline
Smiihson and dancing girls
when Fellow IS Twenty one" Bennett Gid
Struggle Up Closer Miss Rose Lambiasie and
Master John MeDonald.
Pas seul." Miss Marie Reagon and Miss Eliza.
/ beth Walton.
Eccentric Toe dance. Miss Adrisnne shrsYe.
Somebody Lied" leoon song, Master Clifton
Wbyis
school Days. Miss Louise smith and Miss sadie
/ Nay Lipp, assisted by the miuims
Skipping Through the Meadows" SOLO Miss
! Mamie SCHUYLER trio. Miss Edna Wilcox. Mary
Smith. and Master Minor Ellis assisted rs Misses
/ Z. RAYMOND, g. Kaiu. B. Cent?. o. Meyers, and E.
/ Murray.
Won't You Re Mv H0ney}" Miss Edith ShreYs
/ You Can't Guess what He Wrote on Ms Slate -
Misses Lila Smiths0u and Miriam Railey.
Jockey Hampire Masters Waren stoll and
Rodney Richardson.
Duet soBs- "srails," Miss Edna Wilcox and Mas
I ter Minor Ellis
! ''BUuCho Buster" Miss Margaret Poole and Mas.
ter Clifton WHITE
! Solo Misc Blanche Smith.
"Gaety Girl. Miss Ilouise Tebbetts
Loves Dream, Miss Pauline FLOYD and Mis-
Margaret White.
Dixie Dan. Miss Margaret Ellrood.
Pansol song ana dance Miss Mary Martin.
Dance fauiastiuue Miss Eva Pattson.
/ Little SoubTetfe Miss Mary smith.
"smarty. Misses Madge Wylis and Mildred Ray
mond
Coon soug. BABY Sraitb
"seessw,' Miss GLADYS Boner and Miss Hads
BeTherich assisted BY primary class.
/ Sailors haupipe Master Minor Ellis
"Why Can't Girl Be a Soldier. Miss AdTienns
shrevs assisted hy PONY ballet and dancing girls
Flag bearer, Master Alinc1 Ellis
TABLEAUX.
PART II.
Scene fI-Cypsy Camp.
Opening choHE. Lazsrillo and ensemble.
Dance Charactoristique lQueen Of SPAIN. Miss
Mamie Schuyler.
La Santiago Gitana and Maurice.
La Susanna. Miss Lcona Calian
Experience tsong) Leorora and Maurice.
Cast n 0peretta.
Countess de IA fere. Miss MYra Summers
Maurice IA gyps5 boy later King Charles I'D,
Master Irwin Cosgroye.
Insz and Iazarillo attendants 70 Maurice. Mis-.
Alma Nelson and Miss Estelle Murray.
Gitaua. queen Of The gpsies On love with Man
l-ea- Doh 4rrF
Pages to Leonora. Misses Leona CaIlsn and Mar
garst Ellwood
LeonoIa. Hiss Henrietta Berens.
Pony Ballet.
Misses Adrienne ShTeve. Edna Wilcox Blanehe
Smith Mary Smith. Pauline Floyd Leona Callan
Beatrice CosgTove Margaret White Margaret Poole
and Ste Heilman.
Dancing Girls.
Misses EsteIle spndler Mary Martin. ". Hoag
land f. Tewsen L. Nicholl, Marie Reagan E
aluuray and a. Nelson.
ToreadoF-Misses \. Donaldson ". Martin r
Cent? Z. Murray. F. Spindler. 6. Kahn O, Meyers
". Reagan. and r. Ehrlich.
Specially Miss Alma Nelson.
Casiaurt dance. Misses II. BeTens and NJ. Smith
son. assisted hy Spanish girls.
Lcon0Ta. Maurice and ensemble.
Incantstion Queen cf the Glpsies and Poppies.
'Maurcos Dream. dream song Queen Fan
tasmal. Miss Margaret Poole.
Dance Of the Hours.
TWilight-Miss Blanche Smith
Dawn-Mss Beatrice CosgToye. assisted by Misss
Blanche smith Mary Smith. Adrienne sbFeye Mar
garet White. ieons Cafian ard Margaret Ellsood
nay-Aliss Ollie Meyers. assisted hy L. Nicholl
IT. Hoaglsnd. ~ Martin. Z. spindltr ~ Reagan
and F. ToWseu
EFening Miss Bertha Cent?. assisted hy alisse
E. Walton J. Angel NJ Norwood n Davis. \
Donaldson, r. Ehrilch, f. Manglm. and Louis
Never
Night-Miss Helen Berans, assisted by f. King
NJ. smitbson &. Kaiu. II Schnyler, r. Raymond