Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-12
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At ARMORY WAS
WELL RECEIVED
PUPILS OF MISS LAURA HAYES
GIVE WONDERFUL EXHIBITION
IN pANCING-FOUR HUNDRED
PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.

PEOPLE IN AT ENDARCE.
The spring pageant given by the pu-
pills of Miss Laura Hayes from La
Sale and Ottawa East evening 1t the
armory met with decided approval
of about four hundred people.
From the moment the children took
the floor until the last number. the
audience were entranced with the
skill OF the pupils The first number
was Moments Musicale Grecian
group dance, taken from! pavalowa's
Mon ents Musicale. The pupils were
attired in Grecian costume and pan
pipes added to the impressiveness OF
the dance The following are the
children who took part in this mum.
ber Esther Farrell, Harriet Brad
ish and Harriet Springhorn. of Otta-
wa; Virginia Wilson, Marion Haw-
thorne Anna Clinch, Louise Bedford,
Gertrude Olmsted and Susane Trenary
OF La Sale.
Solo Dance.
One the features OF the evening was
the aesthetic solo dance by little Miss
Paula Bayne, who was greatly ad.
mired by her audience for her grace.
iul movement and perfect rythm OF
the music.
In the third number, an Irish Tilt
folk dance, was given in which Cati.
crime Bradford, Esther Farrell and
Kathryn Lawless, of Ottawa, and
Grace Porter, Helen McClarnan and
Lillian Hamel, Of La Sale, PARTED
pated The little tots were CARRIED in
irish dress, green being the prevail
ent color in all costumes
In the Field VeroSine Vostof's
interpretive studies, the first NUM-
Der, Mareuerites, and the second,
Butterflies, was perhaps the prettlest
number of the evening. In tho first
number, Marguerites, the children
went thru the motion o. picking How
ers, keeping perfect time with the o.
chestra; in the second NUMBER they
depicted the fight of butterfly. The
participants Of this dance were Mar.
ion Hawthorne, Virginia Wilson, Anna
Clinch. Louise Bedford, Gertrude DIN
sted and Susane Trenary, Of La Sale,
Harriet Bradsh, Harriet Springhon
and Ester Farrell, of this city.
The Russian wedding dance, with
Louise Bedford and Gertrude Ohm
sted, of La Sale, was very impress
sive. They showed the custom still
in prevalence in the southern part OF
Russia, in the Georgian mountains.
The prospective bridegroom II not
allowed to see his bride until after
the ceremony when the following
dance takes place.
Another very pretty number was
the Japanese Song Dance, in which
The children were cleyerly alfred In
the japanese costume. Each child
carried an afternoon tea cup ana
saucer and dancing out to The center
of the floor they sang their number
Going thru the motion OF drinking yea
with the time OF the music. The La
Sale students in this number were
Helen Brown, Hester Smith. Grace
Porter, Helen McGlarnan and Lillian
Hame. The Ottawa children were
Catherine Bradford, Esther Farrell
Harriet Sprinehorn, Kathryn lawless
and Harriet Bradish.
Chalif's Blue Bird, aesthetic dance,
VITA Gertrude Olmsted, Susanna Tire
nary, Virginia Wilson, Louise Bed
ford, Anna Clinch and Marion liaW-
thorne. was very well received, IN
this number, as well as others, the
students showed remarkable ability
in rythm.
Ceorqeously CARRIED as butterflies
CT all colors, the participants in the
Butterfly Dance were heartily APP
plauded. Children who took part n
this number were Harriet Springhorll,
Harriet Bradish Esther Farrell Helen
McClarnan, Grace Porter, Hester
Smith, Helen Brown, Paula Bayne
ami Lillian Hamel The costumes
were all very beautifult
The feature of The evening. how
ever, was the SIMPSONS Spanish
Dance, in which Virginia Wilson,
Anna Clnch, Marion haWthorm, Ger
trude Olmsted. Louise Bedford ana
Sussane Trenary, all of La Sale, were
the participants. The students were
attired in Spanish costume and car
ried tambourines, which were handled
in excellent style.
Little Kathryn Lawless. in her
Spring Solo Dance, was one OF tne
hits OF the evening. She carried 4
basket of flowers which were dropped
about the floor, and then picked IN
again, but in every motion she was
in time with music.
The grand finale, introducing the
Spring Spirit Of 1917. the troopins 10
colcrs was very impressive. A prom