The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
kirneSS Reign of G0yety
Ends in a BIOZe of Glory
Record Breaking Attendance Means Thou
sands to the Cause of Charity
By NARY ASHE MILLER

II brilliant whirl Of dances. music,
costumes and merriment-a xeritable
blaze OF glory-the kirmess ended last
might after playing 70 record breaking
houses for four nights and a matinee.
Yesterdays Two performances led over
Tic three before. and al tae matinee
oyer 100 people were turned away.
Last night au audience as smart and
vel gowned as or the frst night filed
t1e house 10 lhe doors. and every
one seemed possessed of carnival
spirit.
EVERY ONE SPENT MONEY
Tie Ice cream and lemonade booth
made several hundred dollars. the
dancers sold flowers between acts al q
surprising rate. AID from other sources
large sums were realized ana every
-hirg meant money throughout tlle
e-eulng.
Al the end or tle swing dance there
were shouts from Az parts OF The
house for Miss stewart VINO appeared
and received huge wreath Of laurel
lied with ped ribbons. Drese nred by Z.
n Greenway il behelf OF the man
aEers - the ehildrel's hospital and
tle san Francisco maternity. the neck
lace presented during tne afternoon be-
inE given by the dancers
The dances went OF last night with
e particularly vigorous dash and swing
and The spirit was 50 Infectious that
lalf the audience hummed the music
aad swaTed in sympathetic unison.
ENID GREGG CAPTTVATES
Tie tarentelias We're especially fov-
Gus last night through their big gain
.of votes in TIE afternoon. and their
dance Won prolonged applause One OF
the features OF this number. which has
popular is rhe dancing Of Miss Enid
Gregg. who with her partner. Herbert
Boni6eld. danced ~Ls SaItoreiIa'' This
was beWitchine- vivacious. fntrfra te
canoe and Miss Gregg fascinated her
audiences each night with the tempera-
nenc. grace and skill which she dis
paved The iittie Scots were as clever
and serious minded as ever The
Flufhes funed charuinglv. the irish
with their fetching costumes and their
ROSY. happy faces won hearts in true
Irish fashion; the Indians delighted
every one with thcir contrasts OF wild
-0oriug dances and mysterious silences.
The maids and footmen- who were IN
reality one Of the favorite features
danced wonderful rags: the Swing
RS" and their attendant swains de-
lighted tle eve and car and won votes
for their popularity a. mad rate
quickly. the PortOias clicked their cas-
Isncts through their graceful Spanish
dance and the quaint unusual Marso-
Wan dance ended the program with :
Gre and vigor that left the audience
keyed I'D TO q pitch of excitement
which they carried into the voting cor
test
GREAT FINANCIAL SUCCESS
lt is impossible 10 eel the financial
results as yet. as there are many
tickets not turned in. but many thou
sands are already banked and a con-
servative estimate would seem 10 as
sure q clear profit Of between $4,000
and $4,000.
The white and gold room OF the 81.
Francis vas the scene O. merry dinners
last night for the Portolas. the sIarso-
rians. the Tarantellss. the Fluffy Ruff
fes and the Irish. It was 2 regular
carnival affair. the orchestra PLAYING
the Fiufiies' mEsic ana leading q mad
serpentine around the room Miss
Stewart was present and q deplltatio,,
from the Tarenteilas and the irish
seized her chair and bore her aloff -
the head OF the procession. The In
dians were entertained al dinner also
IN the beefsteak room OF the Bismarck
After the entertainment the Marsovjsus
were entertained al supper ~ the Fair
mont by Mrs. a. IT, de Young. Mrs
- A. simpson viii not entertain at tea
cu Tuesday afternoon IN honor OF Miss
Stewart a. she had planned because OF
p recent bereavement but Mrs. Henry
Poster Dntton VIII act as hostess a a
tea Tor Miss Stewart