The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16


Dancers! To your mllliners shop,
Miss lnnocence." To your dog hos
pital. "Dr. De Luxe!
For In this glittering. dazzling, en-
trancinG Kirmcss of ours we have
dancing. costuming. and beauty be-
side which all OF your vaunted won
ders pule into forlorn and forgotten
ihalsniftcance. and your effects, studi-
ously strivcn for during years OF train
ing and apprenticeship. fall into an
innocuous dcsuctude before tho efforts
Of great big happy company of
earnest amateurs directed by the
amazing ability of one woman.
Long before the hour for the per-
iormancc las, night, the lobby of the
Academy OF Music. and even the street
In front, became filled with pleasure
seeking holiday crowd. laughing, cN-
changing greetings. buying FRO
grams, candy, cigars, cigarettes ana
howers from the dainty capped and
aproned young girls. who moved about
with their little trays filled with their
wares. Inside, the audience gathered.
lingering at the booths, chatting in
the aisles, and, as the entrance of
me orchestra gave warning or the
time. lcisurely seeking its seats.
Promptly at S:30--think Of that.
and thank Miss Stewart, you who have
waited for amateur pcrformunces-thc
overture began. Director w. Henry
Bakers own 'Marchc Militaire" help
cd by its rhythmic movement TO crea g
the atmosphere for the lifting, sway
ing, floating performance that WAS
about to be given.
The overture ended with a flourish.
ana up went the curtain on the pref
nest scene that We have witnessed in
Richmond in many long day. From,
inc spaca back OF the borders of green
S o,;i, n, swung Gariands Of flowers
ana innnmerable Japanese lanterns 8
brilliantly lighted; on the sides were
growing shrubs and graceful palms
away back uf-stagc was Il low bali
around was grouped the hugo com
pany. Men IN evening dress; show
stri,' gorgeously gowned5 indians.
SohdolierS and their Venetian ladies
seamsm ssetsDa al inG shangins
sizes; men In polo toys; girls in Hun
Sarlan dress: stalwart hussars: green
coated irishmen. and their pannicrad
ending color. and all surrounding
,he merrlest monarch that was ever
crowned By lovely maid.
Big. laughing, handsome ''Czar"
Kaleidoscope procession wound about
the stage until the eye was confused
and the brain whirled with the rioting
colors and the unbelievable beauty OF
To court OF many colors trampcd
and trippcd on the stage. Not an In
stants wait; the orchestra swung into
the cue music, and on came the chill
Highland Fling. y spirited cnsembl e
dance, then. without hesitation, out
from the line hirted three young girls.
little Masses Wilmer, Sampson and
iiillam and danced tho dainticst High
land Fling that ever came from over
the border to delight the lowiander's
eye. Fred Jones sang we'll II Love a
They flung off the stage, ana the
scasons-SprlnE. Summer, Autumn and
Winter-made their appearance in fours
and tours OF the very prctticst girls
oh, such pretty girls! Spring. all in
cool green; Summer, in almost edible
pink; Autumn, In soft browns and val
lows. and Winter, in snowy white, with
foolishly pretty little NUTS. The cour
danced until the house rose at them,
and then little MISS Emily Wade, the
whitesi. mcrrlcst fake of Winter that
ever warmed house, sang III Bc
Your Honey" to an audience that adorcd
her for saying SO, even If She didnt
mean ii.
An ovation for Miss Wade. but, main
tanning the -lnviolable rule, no encore
was given, and on rode the Polo Dane
crs-etght men, properly booted and
spurred, and eight girls-"show girls"
every one, and eight stunning show
girls they were. These danced to the
joy OF the whole house. but. not con-
tent with their tam work, they put
over several of the best of all the
specialties. Mrs. y. Walter HUBBARD
and Miss Myra Chambers danced duct
charmingly; Mrs. L. D. Hotchkiss. Jr.,
sang In the Garden of My Heart" with
great beauty OF tone and an .astound-
ing range-sans so beautifully. inaeca.
that the house begged for n repetition.
though in vain, and Miss Ella BInford
and William Dickson danced THE Rid
ing Lesson sort OF character dance.
after the ord.r OF tho SILLY Horse
man" of THE Merry Widow" in so
artistic manner as to make theirs
one of the greatest successes OF the
whole performance. The number
closed with an exceedingly clever rep
rcsentation OF two spike" teams rumh :
ling off the stage. the whirllnS para
soils OF the girls forming the wheels OF
tho coach.
"Chanson Fanta stiquc" was dane
cd MS we'll as sung by Miss Eliza beth
Montgomery and u, ID. Phillips, grace
fully. charmingly. and with profess
aional perfection.
Then came another Of the bis hits
Of the evening. the Irish Dance. The
'ps'hihcS' oul VI StoTS DpuRS, OIL bpttl
girls and men were particularly de-
liShlful TO the eye. making an cf
feet as striking AS it was pleasing.
This dance, as well, supplied several
winning spccialties. Miss Ellzapctn
Christian and Miss Virginia chester
man, accompanied by Mcssrs. William
Lcfcw and Cecil stevens, danced JOY
full "Donny Brook Fair" and James
liutchcon sang in the pretticst sort
oil a
Ireland" surrounded ~ eyes that
Sazcd al him until every man in the
housc wished that he bad been chosen
TO sing that particular song, and then
he sang Holly Shannon" 10 lovely lit
tie Miss Dallas Lee. while the pure.
fresh, soprano voiccs OF the choir boys
of ST. Peters school took up the re-
frain with the appealing sweetness
that only boys voices have.
The Indian Dance. ushercd in BY
Lewis Boyd's fine singing OF a wcirn
Iunl melody called THE Sunrise Gail