The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16
DAZZLING KIRMESS
MAKES GREAT HIT

nor. Enacing himself as much as nos. Il
eible, he was ready on the ms tant to /,
JOIN In her rythmio motions and carrr
the dance TO a triumphant conclusion +
with full realization OF tho danger
OF making such statement, 1t must Il
DC said that Mr.. Dickson, taking part
III many dances and equally good In 4
an. was the man star OF tho portor1n- 81
ance. 49, -
INC Iarantella Dance was anotherf
ptiiitant feature. Like the Indians liz!
performers wero drilled to the last de-. |
gree and offered no point for criticism, |
MISS Smith. Miss Crenshaw. nIisai
'snaries and Mcssrs. French, Turptnl
ana Verify danced La Turante IIo'. wit M
enthusiasm and fire. while Miaae .
robertson. ingram. Walden and Robert il
son brought forth storm Of applause
Ihe London Gaiety Girls and Eng
nsh Chappies presented an exc eedinEly.
smart appearance and danced likai
| oid-tmers on the musical comedy
stage. MISS Julia Joynes danced herl
SOLO number as eXquisttely as onIy She
can dance. and in her duet with thet
invaluable Mr.. Dickson repeated herl
triumph. Miss Chambers, Miss Har-l
iison, MI Page and Mr. Gordon Offer
cd ono of the best OF the specialtiesI
Smile" -
or that sextes known as Home
| brew words OF description fall They'll
and their turkey-trottips burlesuuel
must be seen to be appreciated IN ALL
their rag time glory. n
The very beautiful GondoIiers DancsI
closed the performance-at 1890, think
| OF that. too! Besides the unusual mo.
chantcal accessories, the perfect dane.
ing OF the young people afforded the
audience AN opportunity to learn howl
beautiful an ensemble dance can bel
| made. And Miss Garnctt and Mr. Phil.
| lips, with much grace and case, dancedi
! the "Nicnncse Waltz" like a White
ilussar and his lady fair. Mrs. Johnt
H. Frischkorn. Jr.. scored one of the,
| individual hits of the evening by herr
La Spagnola' hlling the house with,
the ringing volume of her opulenti
| voice. E4
Than clme the voting for the moss,
popular dance. That's a long story
n H. itself and an interesting one. but
Suffice 1t to say that tho .'Londons,'
won under wraps.
W. Henry Baker. the musical direc-
tor. ana tho house orchestra deserve,
a word of praise. With little rehearsal
and with mnsic some times not clearly
marked. they played tho very diff
cult accompanimcnts to the songs and
the dances with a great deal Of skill, I
with entire sympathy. and In must 4
cianly manner vi
or Miss Lila Asnew- Stewart it iai
impossible to speak In moderation.
She has accomplished incredible
things; She has taken girls and men,
many OF whom had never danced any.
thing more eccentric than the "Bos-
ton" and Taught them to dance In a.;
manner that Ned Wayburn fimselfj
would pass" for ono of his musical
shows, and she has dono it with a
! cool. calm collectelness. and quiet.
| unassuming certainty of herself thati
must compel tho most intense admira-
ton and profound respect for her per-
sonality and ability
One more word-lthe audience, OF
course, dressed just as It saw 1T, ut
terly regardless OF the subtly yelled
sartorial suggestion OF the manage
ment
(, And another-thers was not a hitch
or hesitation throughout the performs
ance nor, was single person visible
| on the stage at any time save those
ACTUALLY singing or dancing. ~
4 w. Douglass Gordon M