Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
POLO DANCE winner
Voted Most Popular at Close
of the Kirmess.
TARANTELLA IS SECOND
Final Performance Declared the Best
That Was Given.
KING" ADVOCATES THRONE
Many Flowers Sent UP to Those
Taking Part in the
Spectacle.
TARANTELLA Is SECOND
KING" ADVOCATES THRONE

With whirlwind finish. the kirmess.
which for three nights has tempted
Washington society to spend its money
lavisllly i'm the ballroom of the New Will
lard. came to an end at midnight last
night. With the close came also the an
nouncement that the polo dance had won
the popularity vote. with 2,.01 ballots to
its credit, while the giddy tarantella was
a close second, with 2.1"J votes.
The voting was wildly EXCITING for at
least half an hour after the last strains
IF the lola" danced by Miss Virginia
Harrison. had died away. and the stock
market scenes of the two previous
nights were repeated at the close. with
even more vigor than before.
Altogether, last nights show was the
star performance of the kirmess. which
was given by the Junior Lea que for the
benefit of the National Junior Republic.
The dancers. though wearied with a
matinee performance. threw more life
and abandon into their steps. The music
was even better than on the two previous
nights. and the audience seemed TO go
wild on the slightest provOcation. The
dancers received huge bouquets OF flew
ers: ushers seemed to Chamber over the
footlights like gallant soldiers Stormlng
fortress. but instead OF weapons they
carried trays of mowers huge baskets Oh
roses and once or twice some comedian
sent lemons and ca bDages to faVorite men
friends. These favored youths stepped
out to the footlights, received their gracl-
Gus tributes and bowed with good nature.
King Leaves Throne.
king ]. Low Hartman abdicated his
throne last evening in favor of Baron Jack
, siebert WHO couldn't begin to wear the
purple small clothes" which made King
II 10Th TbarpfOrp
| Baron Siebert appeared in the carnival
with his own pet idea of what king
should look like. He wore long gray
trousers a fancy '.wesscut." a ruffied
shirt. a blue velvet coat Borrowed from
| an Irish dancer. the whole enconpassed
| in a purple portiere. IT was Just the
1 touch needed to bring laugh. Mean
| time King Hartman was scouting
| through the audience digging up votes
! which came in like an overdue express
train later ON.
! The Irish dancers had grown a wee bit
nut out because they had been placed
| high nm in the program. and last night.
! by their own request, they danced Iatef
| on. near the middle of the show Little
| May F'lack, the twelve-year-oid proteSe'
was Just as big a hit as ever. and she ap-
peared white the bedlam of voting was In
| fun swing with a huge placard, Vote
| for Irish.
| Miss ia .ASnew Stewart. director OF
i ElrmcSS.
ma ma sed the per 'ormance, was pulled out
! from her mysterious hiding place behhd
| ii g wings and made tn bow amid shouts
! of applause. AuctionceTlnS was gong on
| all over the ballroom.
No one who was not there can gam any
| idea of the excit ement # the voting
When the polo crowd had one vote
oyer the Tarentella and the time was
closing there was feeling akin TO Una
/ moment when the opposing fuliback Is
/ getting ready to send drop Kac az
| of the last half. Then. when some
| man voted fifty solid votes in a lump
/ for The Tarentella. those red-dressed
! dancers had fits all over the stage
| The audience was holding its breath.
| ten. fifty and hundred at time:
| Members of the leading groups stood on
! the stage and begged and pleaded Win
! the audience to vote for them. and as the
kushers would roar their votes through
! megaphones the audience would take up
! the cries
! The Final Figures.
| The final figures in the voting were:
Polo, 2.07; Tarantella, 213O; Irish, SGD:
! Quaker. 81: Russian 20: Partisan, Il:
| Hunga ran. 366: Fantastic Rag, 30: Con
6cliers 249: London Gaiety, ST; Indian,
| 10
However there were a few devoted
| Junior Leaguers that were not having
50 much giddy fun. They were the Off
| GERS and members o. the league who
| have been carrying the big burden of the
kirmess. and they worked until late
minute details. They went home tired
and no matter what happens every one
| Knows they scored a big success with a
| Zig undertaking.