Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-15
Mr.. WALES'S RECEPTION
Variety of Intricate Dances Beau
tifuIIy Executed
1uteage This Season Gave Extremely
Pleasing Exhibition.

years, but the occasion last Friday even
ing in Festival han eXcelled in beauty
and diversity Of performances and cos
tunes and in the general skill of the
participants any entertainment of the kind
ever seen in Brattleboro. The grace and
precision of the children in the intricate
movements made series of attractive
pictures, and as many of the performers
were first-year students their work speaks
emphatically in praise of Mr.. Wales's
success as a teacher Of dancing
The gallery was well filled with spec
tators, and many others who came to
witness the dancing occupied seats at
the sides of the hall All of the dances
were warmly appauded and encores
were insisted upon frequently. The pro-
gram was 50 arranged that a general
exercise by the school was followed regu-
larry by an exhibition dance
Following the entree cotillion by the
school of about 20 children, in which
Master Howard Ninton and Miss Evelyn
Fisher led, a skirt dance exercise was
introduced, all of the girls of the class
appearing. This was really Calsthenic
dance, displaying gracefulness of body,
arms and legs, but several different
movements were executed. The partici-
pants were Mildred Knowlton, Beatrice
Ninton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Bessie Bel
den, Mildred Bancroft, Elizabeth Grif-
fin, Violet Johnson, Ruth Johnson, Nesta
Proctor, Eleanor Clay Dorothy Hubbard,
Evelyn Cleveland, Evelyn Fisher, Chris
label Hamilton. Madeline Collins, Ruth
Wilder, Louise Waite. Elizabeth Spencer,
Susan and Dorothy Graham, Leila
Thompson, Louise Pierce, Esther Rogers
Louise Brockington, Janette Smith, Ruby
Upham, Louella Barrett, Charlena Thorn
as, Ruth and Inez Stowel, Leila Knapp,
Alice Richardson, Marjorie Waterman,
Sylvia Crosby and Charlotte Hldreth.
In the school Days dance the girls
were costumed in lOng-sleeved aprons
and bonnets and states were hung around
their necks They entered singing
school Days" and after waltz eVolu-
tons changed their dance to polka.
They represented playground scene,
keeping time with their pencils on their
states, and while One-half were kneellng
the other half danced about them in a
circle. Those who appeared in this dance
were Ruth Johnson, Nesta Proctor, Doro-
thy Hubbard, Christabel Hamilton,
Evelyn Cleveland, Elizabeth Spencer,
Marjorie Waterman. Charlena Thomas.
Charlotte Hidreth, Louella Barrett,
Eleanor Clay, Leila Thompson, Susan
and Dorothy GRAHAM, Ruby Upham and
Ruth Wilder.
The scarf advertisement was a COM
biuation Of dancing and picture groups.
The young ladies entered to a two-step.
bearing pink and green scarfs They
executed several different movements
and formed into picture groups. in one
of which Beatrice NntOn In the centre
impersonated the queen, holding the
sCarfs, while the others moved around
her in a May dance. winding effect In
this exhibition a change was made to
a waltz and several intricate Spanish
movements were introduced. The young
ladies' in this dance were Mildred Knowl-
ton, Beatrice Ninton, Ruby Upham,
Elizabeth Hamilton. Bessie Belden, Ruth
hot
Louise Brockington, Janette Smith, Inez
Stowell, Alice Richardson, Leila Knapp.
Madeline Collins, Louise Pierce, and
Louise Waite.
one of the most taking features OF
the evening was sailors in Port" in
which the performers appeared in natty
nautical costumes. They entered with
heel ana toe movement. initiated pull
ing the anchor, tying the rope, etc, and
executed the rocking step very beauti-
fully. When the young people returned
for an encore Evelyn Fisher, in the cos
tune Of little sailor lad, danced the
varied sailors hornpipe to perfection.
Every eye was riveted upon her in this
dance in which the trim little figure was
the embodiment of gracefulness. The
sailors in port were represented by
Ernest and Hadley Gibson, Porter Spen-
GER Ray Pierce, Fletcher Barrows, James
Marion, Hayden and Clayton Randall
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Knapp, Ruby Upham, Louise Pierce,
Esther Rogers. Louella Barrett, Inez ami
Ruth Stowell, Eleanor Clay, Madeline
Collins and Louise Brockington.
The opening of the rose was a unique
ana charming production, entirely original
with Mr. Wales, Charlena Thomas,
Ruby Upham, Ruth Wilder and Evelyn
Fisher entered in gavotte step in cos
tunes, representing rosebuds, and after
they mad knelt and arisen the rosebuds
opened, revealing the girls in rose suits.
The figure included some graceful pos
ings, difficult double turn movement,
and a slow moving pirouette.
Preciosa Of Longfellows Spanish
Student" was called to mind in the solo
dance. Spanish cachucha, in which Louise
Brockngton in Spanish costume ap-
peared under brilliant lighting effects
This was undoubtedly the most difficult
dance executed during the evening and
Miss Brockington performed 1t beauti-
fully.
The cosmopolitan dance kept the audi
ence In an uproar, and 1t deserved the
hearty encores 1t received It intro
duced the highland fling, Jewish dance
on the heels. Toxic, Irish reel Dutch
Ruby Upham and Ruth Wilder were the
extremely clever performers.
The cake walk, given by request, was
also very amusing number The
dancers entered in couples, the BOYS deco
rated with bouquets and colored plug
hats and carrying canes, and the girls
in fancy costumes with large decorated
hats. Besides dancing collectively they
cut figures in couples after the style OF
the professional cake walkers, showing
nearly every dance known to the cake
walk. The couples were as follows:
Hugh Stowell and Charlena Thomas.
Ralph Root and Leila Thompson, Hay
den Randall and Dorothy GRAHAM, Cor
don Mack and Sylvia Crosby, Harry
Montgomery and Charlotte Hidretn.
Howard Vnton and Ruth Stowell, Fran
els Nichols and Susan GRAHAM, Marjorie
waterman and Clayton Randall
Between the exhibition figures the
school generally appeared in these dances:
Spanish circle, Lanciers, Spanish barn
dance, waltz, rye" minuet waltz,
yankee boys" These varied ball room
dances showed splendidly the progress
which had been made by the young peo-
pie. The discipline which Mr. Wales
maintained without effort and the fine
department of his pupils were comment
ed upon freely. At the close of the cake
walk there was an intermission and the
later evening was devoted to a general
dance program, in which many of the