The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-14

Festival at Library Hall Saturday
Was Brilliant Affair
FEATURED BY ORIGINAL DANCES
Productions of Miss Mathilde Vossler
Add to Success Of Pretty
Entertainment.

The one regret expressed Saturday
night by number of people was that
the May festival could not have been
given out of doors. If the fairy world
presented could have been seen
through woodland vistasm where the
May moon struggles with the dusk
and elfland opens into sight, ethereal,
impalpable, spun out OF gossamer ana
dew, one would Of certainty have
been watching out for Titania and
Puck and Cobweb.
1t would have pleased the capricious
mood of Oberon himself to see the
majestic entrance of the Queen OF
May. with her twelve attendants with
wreaths of blossoms and her herald.
crown bearers and train bearers The
queen, garbed in shimmering robe
of cloth of gold, and bearing rose
as a sceptre, emblematic of her gentle
sway was entertained by a wreath
dance by her attendants, Dutch
dance by two wanderers from the
Zuyder Zee and dance by a becom-
ingly dressed senorita and senorito.
Then the gracious rule of the maid
en- Queen was disturbed by the sue
cessive entrance of four lovers, the
first of whom. the King of Summer,
did his best to beguile her to his
court by exhibiting before her the
pleasures Of his season. a fire crack
er drill, an illustration of summer
sports, few of the temptations of
circus time, with a complete menag-
erie and ringside tricks, and Colum-
bia dance. All failed, however, to
win her favor, and the Prince of
Autumn led on his autumn leaves and
harvest bearers to show her his abilt-
ty to satisfy her wishes.
A vineyard dance and autumn song
could not produce the desired effect
and his place was taken by King
Winter, completely wrapper in snowy
white. To induce the Queen TO ac-
company him to his haunt of ice and
snow, he had his snow fakes and
snow balls dance and sing before her,
and she was told in song and story
and stately minuet of the pleasures of
Christmas and New Years; and Wash
ingtons birthday. An Irish jig Illus
trated the Hibernian holiday, the last
of the winter. But the Winter King
failed to find approval in the eyes of
the lovely Queen.
Last of all the sutors was the
Prince of Spring, who made his plea
like the others. His season was rep
resented by the entrance of the buds,
securely wrapped in their covering of
brown, until, aroused by the March
wind and warmed by the sunshine,
they threw off their somber cloaks
and arose resplendent in their awak
ened beauty They formed a circle
and danced for the Queen, as did the
bearer OF the daisies, each new reve-
lation making the suit of the Prince
OF Spring more likely to be granted.
To further tempt her, the Queen of
the Fairies, after singing for her de-
light, led before her troupe of her
myrmidons, tiny creatures who danced
in a veritable fairy circle And a
Maypole dance brought the happy
witnesses to a realization that it was
truly spring. The many allurements
offered by the Prince could no longer
be resisted by the Queen, who took
him upon her throne as her liege lord.
In other words, the May festival
given at Library hall Saturday after
noon and evening was a great success
and was witnessed by large crowd.
To Miss Mathilde Vossler and her
assistants belong the credit of a
wonderful completion of a successful
winter season. The music was fur
nished by Miss Ethel Davenport and
- a..
Kinne as leader.
The program follows:
1. Professional and Growing
Herald Catherine Coyne
Attendants to the Queen-Agnes Bak-
er, Frances Carver, Phyllis Oakes,
Fannie Barber, Helena Hurlburt,
Hannah Cleveland, Margaret Moore,
Alice Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Shea,
Harriet Walbridge, Florence God
frey, Elsa Wahlquist.
Crown Bearers
Anna Chase, Marjorie Eddy
The May Queen Anastasia Fitzgerald
Train Bearers
Estelle Bennett, Hildegarde Van Ow
Song-"Under the Maypole
Attendants
Growing of the Queen
Wreath Dance Attendants
Dutch Dance
Alice Brown, Helen Thomas
Spanish Dance
Dorothy Patchen. Harriet Wishart
2. Summer Episode
King of Summer and Retinue
Carl Chase
Fire Cracker Drill,
Alfred Bottum, Robert Levin, Ralph