The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
'ALENT DISPLAYED At
CAANNUkAH FESTIVAL
mn FYrc Girls Rival Professional
Productions In DEMONSTRATION OF
Tcrpsichorean Grace.
LARGE AUDIENCE ATTENDS.
,uncil of jewish Women Presents
Interesting Holiday Entertainment
In Academy of Musio-Berfice
Newman Renders Two Solos.

Il have never enjoyed an entertain
mt more than the one here this af
moon" said an out-ot-town visito,
the Channukah festival in the Acad-
~ Of Music yesterday afternoon. III
surprising TO find such talent among
q students OF single Sabbath
hool The boys and girls who as
ted this AFTERNOON deserve unstinted
aise for their remarkable work.
all never forget II"
Given as a prelude 10 the approach
= Jewish Feast of Chsnnukah- which
II begin Wednesday evening at sun
wn, the entertainment. presented
der the auspices Of the Council Of
wish Women. the sunday School OF
lich holds session in Sir Moses Mon
lore Temple each Sunday morning,
owed TO BE-, Axceedingly interesting
cry year ne Crunoii OF Jewish wo-
N have celebrated the coming Of the
g years entertainment compared
li6ay with appropriate exercises and
Il with those OF former years. An
5lence that taxed the seating capa-
" Of the frst two aoors Of the
eater was on hand when the en-
-tsinrert began.
Dfmunittwe Stars.
Tire program opened with a solo by
lie Bern!ce Newman. thirteen years
age who has been member Of
= sabbath school for four years
s~7r.stnE all 81 her friends and other
e-abc-s G. the audience. Bcrnlce sang
q ere voice. ncr words being distinct
tes-s throughout the theater She
IS forced 70 sing another solo by the
ha .isAs irer,
hs- EST selection and sang Babes
q. tAs Wood" from Very Good Eddie
-fsh deHEhtiug effect
Evidently those n charge % the
-agrarn wanted 20 display the little
sce 5erh.-+ Sacha}ope. dtmtnutiye
sel3rlst. only eve Years of age. showed
So nAvkRble ingenuity for one go young
70 Years. srd played a short selection
"a the violin II was entitled "A VIC
IA study" and Herbert was called
1T several times. hut only bowed his
leaxgre 20 tie hungry audience
Camp Fire Girls PiayIet.
Following prologue rectted by
larry Herman. a rlaylet was present
a by members Of the Camp Fire Girls
{ the Sabbath School who are under
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enbaum. The playlet was typically
aGt of doors and one often presented
y the camp FIRE girls However, un,
er the direction OF Harold f. Calisch
everal dancing numbers were interpo
ated into the presentation. Thes'
lemon strated notable amount o
,rpce in the girls who participated. Tt
he tune OF classic music they danced
With remarkable skill and It was onl,
With effort that some could be persuad
ID that the Ballet Russo was not act
TIE upon the stage. Miss Irma Rosen
baum assisted In the production. Thos
81 no had parts were. witch. Miss Gus
sic Greenspon: Indian. Miss Ami
Wolf; Fuck. Miss Deborah Geuman
queen. Miss Esther Bloom; fairies
Misses Ida Foreman. Bessie Avinsky
Fannie Glass. Celia Want. Jennie New
all and Stella Freeman.
Music was furnished by An orohes
'ra, conducted by Samuel Skhlar.
" ell- known Richmond violin virtuosc
Officers OF the Sabbath school nre
Miss Sarah BottinE
heimer; assistant. Miss Heller. secre
iary. Jack Lewis librarian. Miss Cal
lie Schwartz chairman of proRrar
committee. Moses Gellman