Evening journal., 1917-01-04
SOCIETY TO TAKE
PART IN KERNIS
Delaware Hospital Junior
Board Benefit TO be
Brilliant Affair
CAST WILL GET
TO WORK THIS WEEK

"Delawares own production will
be a. Citing title for the "Kermis Ex-
travagapza" or "The Merry Whirl.
which will be given IN the Playhouse
on February Z. 8. 9 and 10 under the
auspices of the Junior Board of the
Delaware Hospital. The extravaganza
promises to excel anything of the
sort ever given here and by far will
It be the most ambitious production
that Wilmingtonians have ever partic-
ipated in Yesterday in the rose room
of the Hotel DUPONT a large number OF
members Of the junior board and
others discussed the entertainment.
Miss Lila Stewart. under whose di-
rection the Kermis win be given, was
present and outlined the kermis,
which i'm every way will be most
distinctive and brilliant entertain
ment. Miss Stewart has given sim
lar entertainments from coast 10
coast with marked success the re-
ceipts ranging from $4,000 to $4,000.
Between five hundred and six hun
dred persons will take part in the
extravaganza and these will include
members OF the Pousse Cafe Com
pany. members OF the various histor-
College cadets. society men and wo-
men including all the debutantes'
Girl and Boy Scouts. and others. Ihe
Kermis in reality will be splendid
and magnificent exposition OF MIS-
torical periods which will be pre-
Bented in dances, songs, tableauX.
etc. while gorgeous costuming and
picturesque scenery viii mark the
production throughout. Dances from
the time OF Columbus TO the present
day will feature the entertainment
These will include Spanish. Chinese,
Indian. tambourine, Hungarian aud
other Oriental dances, also colonial
and Quaker dances, while illustrative
OF present day dancing will be a polo
dance. debutante dance, swing dance
and many others.
The extravaganza will open with a
scene at the Spanish court with King
Ferdinand and Queen Isabella holding
court Columbus is announced. He
oxplTtns his mission and is given the
casteA Of jewels. The next scene is
Columbus i'm America" There is a
reception held by George and Martha
Washington. Members OF patriotic
societies will take part IN this episode
which will be featured by Colonial,
Quaker and other dances and songs.
The next period illustrated is 1860.
'Of 10 War" and "The Return from
War will be shown. following which
there will be a grand review before
Columbia and Uncle Sam. The con-
cluding act viii be a Carnival Of To-
day" In this episode present day
dances and songs will be featured. In
the Indian dances. members OF the
Hagley House Girl Scout troop will
take part. The extravaganza will be
interspersed with songs and music,
and many OF the clty's most promi-
nent singers and musicians will take
care of the musical end OF the SHOW"
I'm addition to the presentation of the
extravaganza, attractive booths viii be
erected in the lobby of The Playhouse
and from these various articles will he
sold. These booths viii be presided over
by a group Of young women.
Previous 20 the talk given yesterday
afternoon by Miss Stewart, Mrs. W. c.
Neshitt. president Of the Junior Board
explained that the Kerlnis is being
given here 10 complete the endowment
fund which the Junior Board is endeav-
oring 10 raise for the furthcring of its
work. The Junior Board supports the
childrons wsrl of the Delaware Hos
pital. and it is for maintaining this
ward that the endowment fund is being
raised
A Loud Shouters' Club will be
formed under the leadership Of Mrs
Joseph p. Wales, who has been made
chairman Of the publicity committee
The purpose of each member OF this club
"a 10 tell ten others about the kermis
and they in turn will inform ten Others
and ~ on until an endless chain Of IN.
formers has advertised the Kermis and
why it. is being given. The committees
and cast viii be completed in a week
or ten days Rehearsals will commence
this week. Heads OF various commit
lees viii meet each Monday morning tc
discuss progress Of the work.