The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
Standing of the Vote
On KirmeSS Dances
By Arthur L. Price

that stratum are approaching Lent IN
q state of grace. The kirmess has
seen 10 that With twinkling feet and
waving arms. Of such facility that they
D.. defy whatever cunning a typewriter
-. might have to describe the whirling,
5oyous motions the kirmess dancers,
in the name Of charity. have prepared
themselves for a heaven OF electric
lrEht effects, good music and delicate
pOstures.
The third performance of the kir-
mess was given last evening at the
Central theater, and the third time is
the charm IT was set down on the
docket as college night The col
legians did not manifest themselves in
p colored yells, but the dancers on the
stage wore University of California
and Stanford colOrs and pennants, and
in the great audience were many spec
tauors decorated with blue and gold or
cardinal
So Tar as voting went last evening
the Marsovian national dancers were
the most popular, With the Portola
group second After 10 minutes Of ex-
citing suffrage, at 10 cents a vote, the
Marsovians had 1889 votes and the
Portolas 2.7s6. The Indian dancers We're
third. Tonight comes the climax Of the
kirmess and then the climax Of the
be INDUCED in.
GREENWAY Is GRACEFUL
There were 10 dances on the program.
not counting the hops and skips that
Ned Greenway enjoyed at the opening
Of the tournament Of grace and beauty.
Greenways costume furnished the
beauty for his act 1t is a red and
gold satin affair, designed to expose
the calves Of the subject behind deli
cate red and golden hose. Greenway
was part Of the opening tabIeau.
Then the stage was cleared. The
orchestra drew q breath and started
again riotOusly. From the wings in
the back Of the stage there burst out
e riot Of green and red and flashing
eyes and merry faces. The Italian
tsrantella was on. The 1e men and
girl dancers swept across the stage in
a rapid semicircle It was as rapid
and Is lively as the entrance of the
capper trained ponies into a circus
ring A smiling blonde girl in green
led the semicircle of merriment and
color. Behind her came a man. then
a girl in red. other men and other
girls. The girls had delicate sashes
about their waists and hips and Italian
head dresses Naples or Florence had
been transplanted TO the stage of the
flashing glances and the clatter of
tam mbourines. Every dance in the kfr-
mess had a special feature or two. The
features Of the tarantella dance were
La Saltorella-H danced by Miss Enid
Gregg and Herbert Bonifeld and the
tambourine dance, by Mrs. Horton For
rest PhipDs. Miss Gregg looked as
italian and as delightful as the bay of
Naples on a blue skied day Mrs.
Phipps showed the rare 1.-THE grace of
perfect accord in every fiber Of her
slim body and darting red slippers.
TO MOORs OF SCOTLAND
The kirmess has magic carpet.
From the bay Of Naples the program
carried the throbbing audience to the
moors of Scotland The third nunher
was the Scotch reels and highland fling.
To the drone Of a bagpipe the killed
lads and lassies entered the spotlight
circle. This was the kindergarten
number Of the evening, but the youth
Of the dancers did not detract a mo-
rhent from their zest in the hops and
capers of the highlands. Three lassfes
Miss Dorothy Allen. Miss Mary Black
and Miss Florence Bandemann, gave
the fling.
For pretty costumes the Irish har-
vest dancers were conspicuous. Nor
was any dance more winsome nor any
group Of girls sweeter in face than the
vest they were celebrating The cos
tune Of the girls was green and white.
a color scheme duplicated by the men.
who added fine tail hats of the St. Pat
-rick's day style to their garb. Last
night the Irish gave college touch to
the dance. The cOlIeens. wore Stanford
pennants, the boys California flags. on
their arms. The two quartet numbers.
sung by Miss Lurline Matson and Jerd
Sullivan, Miss Metha Mcmahon and
Wendell c. Harmon. added to the de-
light Of the dance the charm of Irish
music.
One Of the wonders of the chorus of
footmen and French maids is that girls
may be so attractive in simple black
and white OF course, the white helped
tremendously in the effect The subtle
touch the maids gave by wearing their
boutonnieres where they did should not
be passed without comment but ii
must be-
FLUFFY RUFFLEs Is COY
The great Joy of the Fluffy RufHes
act was the MASKING scene. The
"inashers,'' in their white hannels. stood
singing on the stage A vision OF
.rufied loveliness appeared. She
crossed the stage; the boys went to
meet her. Archly. she spurned them.
The first vision was followed by seven
others in giddy procession, each as
lovely as her predecessor each as
arched and spurning. But the scene
ended happily and in song. The visions
Of pink and white loveiiness returned
and greeted the boys and sang giddv
song about marrying for money, called
smile. Smile"
Percy Hannigan, as Big Chief Not
Afraid OF His Voice. opened the Indian
war dance. 1t was the most unwarlike
dance that ever Apache in prison in
vented. but it had poetry and grace
in It. the first element contributed
r largely by the lighting effects. played
on the gaudy costumes Of the war
riors and their "squaws." and the eie-
Inent Of grace given by Mrs. Ellin-
wood.
From the Indian wigwam to more
modern maiden was the next step in
the program The act was called AS
We Swing. Sweetheart" The pink and
buxom dancers sat IN festooned swings,
the lights went out and the gEis were