Evening journal., 1913-05-08

IN BRILLIANT
MAY CARNIVAL
Classes Of Miss M'Clafferty
Present Delightful Even
Ing Of Dancing
BEAUTIFUL STAGING
ADDS TO PLEASURE

ing, in the BFssshss of throng
which flisd the theatre TO overflow
ing, mas PFesohlsd Miss MeClanerty's
annual May Carnival, participated In
by ths members ef her Misses and
Masters aesthetic dancing class and.
by unanimous agreement OF the en-
tbusiastic audience, ens Of this most
beautiful affairs given this sprihB.
From the rise of tbs curtain 10 the
final scene, the stage WAS a vision OF
aesthetic beauty as the graceful
dances, beautiful seios, and scenes OF
ever changing charm followed ia
quick Succession,
A rythmic ensemble OF young
women, clad in snowy robes of artis-
tic design, was the opening number
of the program and IN II q special
feature was the "YeHus WaitE' song,
with Miss Madeline Reed Hs sololst,
and the dance given by the Misses
Mayyan Lynch and Katharine He's
sjsh, with charming effect, An attrae-
tive greuP was the 'bailers' Row.
Rev. Rev." with the young people in
appropriate costume, and Miss Beat
rice Jaceby as seieist
The "MountaiH Girls Dream" and
the rRevei OF the Fairies" with Miss
Helen smsRs as the "Mountain Girl"
and with scenic beauty and the gay
Fevels of the fairies, was 4 particu-
lRFiy lovely number, The "5panish
Gypsy number, with the accompany
ing seio, nfittie Gypsy Sweetheart"
by Frederick Wyatt and the Song,
i''CaFissima,3 ny Mrs. Leonard ID.
Wales, who was bewitehiRg Gypsy
queen, was exquisite IN its wealth OF
the quaint gypsy esieFiRg. The Span
ish Dance" accompanying the num-
her, given by Miss Marian Schwartz,
and Master Charles Warner, carried
cut the eeloF scheme and was most
graceful.
A delightfully."- humorous dance was
''The Clown Dance" by a graup Of
ehiidFen, trained 10 a degree of pro-
fcisRRy,
One of the particularly graceful,
dances, was the "Classio Waltz" by
Misses Gertrude Lackey, and Edna
Burris, William BulgeF and John
Manley. Miss LereRa Matleck, was
tbs solsist for the "F'elish Dance" +"
which was full of grace and colerful
design. "The Irish Lilt" was another
most attractive little dance, with the
} children in the quaint costumes Of the
Irish peasants. The Garden Bete"
with Miss Catherine Wells as the
Princess" and Master Arthur Staver
as the Prince" left nothing to be
desired With Miss Bessie DUPONT as
the soleist. and "geiden Butterfly
and all the little butterflies, the
Butterfly Dance" enc of the special
features, was beautiful beyond de-
scriptien, "TriPping ia the Sunshine
with Miss Ruth Morgan, and Master
Alfred A. Young rdaintily tripping
was particularly tuReful and airy,
The rPierret" and "Celumbine"
dance by the Misses Helen Bewe,
Mary Shields, Mary Rossell and Ann
Resell, with Miss Mayvan Lynch as
the seieist, was very effective, as also
was the "Nazinieva" number, with
Miss Sadie Iacoby as the seleist
"Of the numbers in larger detail of
design and arrangement, ''The Ameri-
can Artists Abroad and Their Stud
les" in which the seieist was Frank
Ford Palmer, in the charming solos.
"JenRette and Her Little Wooden
Dhobbi anu III Ahb odHuc VI Ahc
Desert Grew Cold" was decidedly
unidue and beautiful number Miss
C-roline Novel; was dainty little
artists model A second star number
was the Robert ID Lee and the Lady
J Of Virginia" with Mrs. Horace Lind
say as the fascinating lady" The
3 scene was typical Southern one, and
{ in this number was given an interpre-
tation of the Argentine Tango" by
, Mrs Lindsay aud Robert White.
Driving the Cows Home" was alse
an original number, with Il represen-
= tatiye group of farm lads and lassies,
who had a glorious real old time Vir-
ginia reel. The song from Stubborn
= Cinderella" by Frederick Wyatt with
! his splendid chorus, WAS delightful,
as alse was the "Classio MAzurka
Ensemble" "Sy Hopkins Jig" with
its sure enough "By," was one of the
funniest numbers and we'll worthy of
the enthusiastic applause, which il
shared with the other numbers
every one Of which, on the entire pro-
! gram showed distinctive artistic
, nhiiity--evidenea of ihs wanderful
skill and efficient training Of Miss Ne.
Clafferty.
As IN the opening number, so IN
, the final was an ensemble Perfect
Day" the scene upon which the cur.
, tain dropped amid hurst of thunder.
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