Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-30
CAN YOU FOX TROT
AND ONE-STEP? If so,
YOU SHOULD WORRY
knowledge of These Two
Dances Should Make You
Persona Grata at Any At
lantic City Affair
OPERA PROVES POPULAR

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec 3o.-Can you
fox-trot and can you one-stepf II So
dismiss all worry for you can dance
anywhere and be perfectly safe. Board
walk dancing masters, who impart terp-
sicho.ean lore to raw material from all
over the country go even further. Peo-
pie simply will not pay for anything else'
assuming they already know the reJuV-
enated waltz of the olden time.
That explains in measure why
score of studios de danse along the
wooden way have closed up shop. IL
probably explains also why there Is but
one pier floor where people may dance
and why hotelmen have been urged TO
try TO do something for weekend visitors
who recall the concert dances which de-
lighted thousands on the Steel Pier. Un-
less something happens soon the Few
dancing masters still on the boards here
will have to go to work.
Atlantic City having put UP 5000 in real
money for Christmas night engagement
here of the Boston Grand Opera Com
pany, is to have another opportunity at
high-priced diversion. Having heard OF
the rich returns of the initial expert
ment, managers OF the celebrated Ballet
Russo, which is due to play in Philadei-
phia and few other large cities this
winter, promptly signed contracts for
single appearance here on March Is.
tire. the biggest house here. Is to De
priced for the first time at IS bill.
The Stage Society of Philadelphia is to
leave the Little Theatre for the time
being on Sunday next and come here TO
present "Three Women" play by one
Of its members, at the Garden Pier Thea-
tre in competition with the initial service
OF the Slough revival.
Shore business men are going to make
- ~ NaNah
under the auspices or the Chamber or
Commerce, which will have that I'M
portant problem as a special topic for its
January meeting. Everyone having a
new idea about how Atlantic City may
be made more famous and more pros
porous will be invited to submit sugges-
tons.
New Year reinforcements began to ar
rive today and hotel men are counting
upon crowded houses over Saturday night;
Interest locally will centre in the annuai
New Year ball on the Arkansas avenue
pier, very informal fupetion, which Tor
fiye years past has drawn not less than
5000 people. The reyel this year Will De
bigger than ever because there Is Fety
little else OF a seasonatle order on the
resorts program. The parade OF ball pa
irons to and from the pier by way OF
the Boardwalk may yet be the beginning
OF New Year carnival emulauns on
small scale the great mummers show toi
which Philadelphia Is nationally famous p
Mrs. Frederic Schoff. Miss Schoff, MIS-
] 7. Mccartney. c. Z. Mccartney H. A
Boggs. Miss Barker, Mrs. j. =. MumfoHd
Mrs. r. ]. Woltain. Ruth j. Clement and
H. E. Ellison are among the lately ar
rived Philadelphians at the Chalfonte.
Scores OF the younger set danced AZ
Christmas ball given by the Phi Delts
Sigma fraternity at the Hotel Chelsea,
Miss Constance Haines, daughter OF ar
and Mrs Newlin Haines. Is hostess OF
house party comprising Esther w Bring
hurst. West Chester; Edna OVermah
keepsie; Douglas oliver, Haverford; Alex
ander Cooper. Haddonheld and ]. Arnold
Todd. Doylestown.