Evening star., 1909-05-28
OpERET1A AND VAUDEVILLE.
CHILDREN SHOW TALENTS IN
ACTING, SONG AND DANCE.
Elaborate Performance Given Last
Night at Chase's Theater by Pupils
of Miss C. B. Shreve.

The poetry of motion was exempified
by the pupils Of Miss Cora B. Shreve at
Chase's Theater last night. To the hun
dreds that could not gain admission came
the consolation that there is to be an
other presentation tonight and one tomor-
row night.
Against a background of picturesque
stage setting there was presented moving
pictures of beauty and grace. Little
folks in fairy attire performed terpsi-
chorean feats that caused bursts of
hearty applause from the great audience.
Among those who applauded most heart
lily were Minister WI Ting-fang and his
wife, who. with other members of their
household, occupied one Of the boxes.
Operetta and Vaudeville.
The carnival consisted Of two parts. an
operetta, composed by Miss Cora Shreve
from the popular songs of the day and
called, The Flowers Serenade: or. the
Red. Red Rose and a vaudeville part.
which gave opportunity for a variety Of
songs, dances and marches. The drill of
number of pretty misses attired In
semi-military costume with little Adr1enne
Shreve as captain commanding was
feature of the program.
In the grand finale was also the ma
tional song by the classes of 190S-19O9.
Scene ] of the operetta is laid in
secluded dell in the forest. inhabited by
living flowers. among whom comes Mar
whim it is to roam about the country
discontented with the world. She and the
Prince of Flowerland Miss Helen Berens)
fall In love. Marguerite receives from the
Rose. queen of flowers Miss Adrienne
Shreve) the message of love and duty
and learns to fill we'll the station al
lotted by Providence is to be happy and
contented. So she resolves from then on
to live in the land of flowers and every
body is happy.
Features Of Program.
Dances and songs OF the operetta and
the performers were: Spring Song
(Narcissus), Master Joe f. Merriek;
Dance of the Rainbow" Miss Henrietta
Berens: THE Flowers Serenade" QIily).
Miss Estele Murray: THE Awakening
Dance) Miss Madolin Smitnson; Hail
to the Queen tSpring. or Queen of
Dancing). Miss Leona Callan and en-
| semble: Song of the Flowers CPrince).
Miss Helen Berens and ensemble: Here
Would / Rest" (Marguerite). Miss Ruby
Raymond: The Glow Worm (song and
dance). Miss Edna Wilcox; waltz-duet
(sOng and dance). Misses Helen Berens
and Ruby Raymond: who Shall Be
Queen?" ensemble; Song of the Golden
rod Misses Bessie Price. Volga Hay
worth. Margaret McInerney and Doris
Farrer; Song OF the Violets,' Misses
Beatrice Cosgrove. Mary Smith and Ma
rion Lohr; entree Sun Flower" Miss
Margaret Donovan; incantation. Misses
Helen Berens, Ruby Raymond Leona
Callan and ensemble: THE Red, Red
the Red. Red Rose" Miss Adrienne
Shreve Master Emory Bonni and en-
semble; THE Queen of Flowers Masters
NJ. and G. Ellis, E. Bonini. j. Spencer, Fl.
Ramsauer. +. Kaufman, A. Lohr, E. End
ers. William Connors. B. Mahoney. Russell
and Arnold McNltt and Joseph E. Merrick;
Looking for a Sweetheart Miss Adri-
enne Shreve; Cupid dance, Miss Edna
Wilcox: Love Dream" dance, Miss Ruby
to You" Miss Helen Berens: dance of
the May Flower Miss Ollie Meyers;
eccentric toe dance. Miss Leona Calan:
La Aerial" Miss Estelle Spindler; "The
"Danse Artistique." Miss Esteile Murray:
dance Of the swan, Miss Louise Tebbetts:
"The Three Graces. Misses Nellie Dom
aldson, Mamie Schuyler and Ollie Meyers;
dance OF the violets. Miss Pauline Floyd
and pony ballet: song and dance of the
honey bee, Miss Marguerite Heard:
dance of the forget-me-not, Miss
Elizabeth Walton; dance of the birds,
butterflies and flowers, ensemble;
vaudeville Numbers.
Part ., vaudeville, consisted of: Pony
Boy Miss Madolin Smithson and Master
irwin Cosgrove; Indian Song" Miss Bea-
| Irwin Cosgrove: Indian Song" Miss Bea--
Days little Lila Smithson and chorus
Of dancing girls; Gee! Wish 1 Had a
Girl Baby Smith, assisted by Misses
Pearl Jones. Wanda G. Pearson, Dorothy
Claire Smith, c. Smith. L. Mccormick,
NJ Parker. G. Pyle. E. Clarke. Ci Kauff-
man. jockey hornpipe. Master Warren
| Stoll pas seul. Miss Juniata MCGEE: pas
seul. Miss Madelle Hoagland; pas seul.
Miss Myra Summers: I'D Like to Be the
Sweetheart of Boy Like YOU (song and
dance). Miss Henrietta Berens, assisted
by Misses M. Schuyler. NJ. Smithson. G.
Kain. E. Walton. E. King. Helen Berens.
Ruby Raymond, E. Murray. E. Spinder,
| Ollie Meyers. B. Cent?. A. Nelson, A. NJ.
Donaldson and Master Joe E. Merrick:
pas seul. Miss Genevieve Pyle; pas
seui. Miss Ida Goldstein: song and dance.
Miss Louise Tebbetts; whistle and iii
| Wait for You." Miss Hilda Berberich and
pony ballet; Highland Jette." Miss Rose
ILambiase: Little Coquette.'' Miss Mar
garet White; pas seul, Miss Catherine
McInterney: pas seul. Miss Ora Helming;
| song and dance, Miss Sadie May Lipp:
| song tselected. Baby Parker: Good
Evening. Carolina" Miss Leona Callan
| and pony ballet; rope dance. Misses Es-
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ray. Ollie Meyers: trio dance. Misses Edna
Wilcox. Mary Smith and Master Minor
Ellis; song (selected), Miss Dorothy Claire
Smith: song (selected), Miss Catherine
Smith: song (selected). Miss Lillian Nc
Cormick; coon song, cob, You Coon"),
Miss Beatrice Cosgrove: fancy dance.
Miss Doris Farrar; fancy dance. Miss
Barbara Eubanks; fancy dance. Helen
Cookson; pas seul, Miss Elizabeth Clark;
| frivolity, Miss Ruth Hillyard; dance fan
| tastique. Miss Genevieve Essex; Whose
Little Girl Are You?" (duet song), Miss
Edna Wilcox and Master Minor Ellis;
song and dance, Miss Dorothy White;
fancy dance, Miss Gladys Barer;
| fancy dance, Miss Bessie Price; fancy
dance, Miss Elsie Bacon; pas seul, Miss
Margaret Bishop; pas seul, Miss Dor
othy Boyd; sailors hornpipe, Master
Minor Ellis; song and dance. Miss
Mary Smith; Title, Tattle, Tattle Tale
duet song). Miss Louise Smith and
Mildred Raymond: solo. Miss Volga
Hayworth; song, Miss Helen Francis
Reed; dance, Miss Ethelynn Johnson.
Spanish Dances.-Castanet dance
Miss Mamie Schuyler: La Santiago
(duet dance), Miss Hilda Berberich and
Master Minor Ellis: Toreador Miss
Mary Smith. assisted by Misses Hen
rietta Berens. Elizabeth Walton. Es-
telle Murray, Estelle SpindIer. Ollie Mey-
ers, Nellie Donaldson, Ruby Raymond and
B. Cent?; speciality. Miss Estelle MUIR
ray: sonora. Miss Mamie Schuyler and