Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
CINDERELLA BALL CLIMAX
Ak -Sar- Ben's Curtain Will Fall on
500 Children Dancing.
FAIRYLAND AT THE AUDITORIUM
Innovation In the Great QuiVera Fes-
tfvaI is Designed to BE Grand
Finale of the Kings
Carnival.

Or Saturday night, October 3, the Audi
torIum, in honor of King Ak-Sar-Ben the
fourteenth, will blossom into a veritable
fairyiand. The Cinderella ball, in which
500 children ranging in age from 4 TO II
years will be the actors, will be given that
night preceding a program Of dances for
the general enjoyment of the good people
Of Quivera.
Near the beginning of the present kings
reign it was thought by his Board OF Gov
ernors that his time ought to be marked
with more than ordinary beautiful cere-
monies and that his coronation should be
an occasion for gala festivities of unsur-
passed magnificence. His counsellors got
together in committee and Joseph M.
Cudahy was instructed that 1t was his
majesty's pleasure to give a children's ball,
for the children and in which the younger
generation should have full sway. Mr..
Cudahy called to his aid Mrs. Clement
Chase and in conference these two con-
ceived the idea of portraying in ballet and
pantomime the Mother Goose story of
Cinderella and the Wonderful Slipper.
When it was decided that the children's
ball should be given in this form Willard
T.. Chambers was consulted and offered
to give his services in honor of King Ak
Sar-Ben and train the children for their
performance. A committee of women COM
posed Of Mrs. F. c. Kirkendall, Mrs. ]. R.
Scobie and Mrs. c. NJ, Wilhelm was APP
pointed by Mrs. Chase.
RehearsaIs Going On.
Since September / rehearsals have been
going on, especially with the little girls,
who are to lead the different figures in
he ballot. They have been under Mr..
shamber's personal instruction for years,
.AnA,. - tlnr, a-l th.,r L,,., A.,, t~,saAa
nto a surprising versatility and skill In
l~ifficult dancing steps. OF course no one
you'd think a child unusual, whose natural
attitudes in play were graceful and inter
sting, but to see a child Of s or 3 years
ghirling, kicking and posing with all the
igor and grace of an experienced dancer
) a pleasurable surprise. The little leaders
HON MIR. Chambers has chosen are artists,
Jne small damsel whose diminutive skirts
ang scarcely to her knees and whose
air sticks out in short pigtails when she
s playing with her companions in her oWr
Iother's back yard goes spinning around
ne floor Of the Auditorium in rehearsal.
alanced on the tips Of her toes as skill.
III as a Terpsichorean from gay Paree
There is nothing strained or unpleasantly
artificial about the dancing Of these chill
lreen. They are so carefully trained tina.
hey are able to take advantage of al
he arts of the dancer without losing tn,
harm Of their natural childish beauty.
when tho rro~~"m begins the night OF
She ball 900 woodland elves CARRIED il
.:r~lse and fancitul dresses will be swarm
tnP lFU.s the floor. There will be greer
freq and other animals, horny IittI
gnolca and fairies with gossamer wing
! ..HE every kind of elf or brownie that /
known. These will disport themselves upoI
/ the greenward and await the coming 0
: the prince royal.
~ ri Ttghness iu Coach.
: I've Tumbling OF the coach that bears hi
+, highness will be heard across the draw
bridge before the city wall and the blair
jof lLu.peps will announce his approach
E The prince, a debonair youth, with hi
. retinue Of burly guards and elegan
. courtiers, will advance to his throne a
one end OF the hall, When he is seate
Q lower girls will advance to the thron
= nd scatter garlands
The approach OF the Cinderella's pump
in carriage will be un-sD lounced and sh
IN come before her princu ana offer he
ainty foot for the trial OF the glass sliI
er, as an unknown maiden sponsored onl
= her fairy godmother. When It is foun
lat her wee foot is just the proper sir
IT the shoe the court will proclaim he
70 princes bride and she will be crowned
n the arm Of the gallant prince Cinderell
i'll be escorted across the room to III
Their end. where she will sit beside hin
n a double throne, and the obsequiou
md splendid court win do her honor.