Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-14
BOYS AND GIRLS
GIVE EXHIBITION OF
FANCY DANCING
Mrs. Rosanna Odiorne's Pupils
Charm Large Audience Fri
day Evening at City Hall
Graceful Dancers in Pretty
Costumes Combine to Present
a Most Attractive Spectacle

A most interesting program Of dancing
was carried out at the annual
exhibition given by the pupils OF Mrs.
Rosanna B.. Odiorne Friday evening at
City hall. Over 50 boys and girls partici-
pated in the exhibition. which was one
OF the biggest that has been given in this
city for years, and, as Is case last year.
the artistic manner In which Mrs. Odio-
orne's pupils executed the difficult dances
won the approval of a large audience.
The costumes worn by the young people |
were gorgeous, all novel designs, many
being ordered from out of town especially
for the exhibition. The hall was very |
Hastily decorated with American flags,
and Tags and potted flowers gave a very
pretty effect. Music for the exhibition
dances was furnished by Miss Charlotte
Mower, pianist, who has played for all
Of Mrs. Odiorne's classes during the past
winter.
Each and every dancing number in the
exhibition reflected great credit upon Mrs.
Odiorne, who has put in hard work with
her classes, especially during the past
three months when the rehearsals have
been held for the affair. The program
was opened with a baseball pantomime,
in which Waiter .~Chernowsky. Harold
Stevens, Walter True and Kenneth Mars
ton showed how to play the national
game without the baseball. The tennis
girls in this number were Misses Doro-
thy Stone, Madeline Hussey. Josephine
Pattangall and Ruth Pettengil.
A Spanish solo dance came next in or
der, this being executed by Miss Mary
Boyd, who, attired in a Spanish costume,
went through many different figures OF
the, dance in a charming manner. A
quaint number was the Danish Folk
dance in which the following young Ia
dies took part: Misses Thelrna Mann.
Doris Carey. Marion Grimes. Alma Per-
kins, Frances Folsom and Edris Folsom,
They were attired in colored skirts and
bodices and were quaint APPS.
Hello. I've Been Looking for You" was
the title of a firtatious little dancing
number given by Miss Charlotte Odiorne
and Spofford Giddings and which was ac-
corded generous applause. Miss Odlorne
wore a dress of green carleton while Mas
ter Spoffo ord Giddings was attired In Eng
fish evening clothes.
One of the most enjoyable numbers was
the Dance of the Seasons in which Spring
appeared first, this season being repre-
scented by Miss Hilda Bangs, who was at
tired In green and carried the pipes OF
Spring. The other seasons then came
along, Summer being represented by MISS
Ruth Pettengill, who was attired IN PINK
and wore a large flower hat; Autumn by
Miss Anna Hendee, whose costume was or
green and red with autumn foliage; and
winter by Miss Josephine Hanson, who
wore a white Russian costume. Each or
these Solo dances was very cieverly eN-
ecuted With Winter appeared the
Christmas Sprites-Frances Reid ana
Paul Giddings, whose costumes were scar
let Russian.
Mrs. Odiorne, who favors the audi
ence at each exhibition with a mover
dance. appeared in a Swan dance, the
story of which concerns a swan Whlch
has lived it's life on a small lake ana
desires to go to the board and vast
ocean The swan spreads it's wings and
sails to the sea but after reachlng
there it finds the ocean so large ana
lonely that it decides to return to It's
own lake and it's struggles to reach
the lake and it's death are pictured IN
the dance. This dance was a big MT.
Mrs. Odiorne's costume was OF green
and white draperies with a WHITE
headdress.
A clever dance was that of the
crossed swords which was given by
Miss Josephine Pattangall, who went
in and out OF the sword maze without
a single mistake. She was attired IN
scotch kits. Another pretty number
was the Danse Militaire given by
Misses Alice Stevens, Thelma Mann
and Evelyn Pierce. with a solo TEA
ture executed by Miss Helen Harris.
The butterflies were represented by
Mary Sturtevant, Eleanor WILCOX,
Janet Purinton and Alice Morton, who
were prettily costumed in green and
yellow. An artistic solo dance was
given by Miss Joan Sturtevant queen
Of the butterflies. Il
Miss Dorothy Stone then appeared
in a sole number entitled sweetness
which was of the minuet style and de-
liehted all. Pierrot and Pierrette then
came upon the stage, they being MISS
es Irene Goodrich and virginia
Odiorne. who acted in pantomime. Inc
Perrot costume was of green n white
and the Pierrette costume or whi'e
satin. Miss Alice Barker. six years OF
age. who was attired in white. MADE
a pretty cupid; shot her arrows TOWARD
h door and then gave a little CUPID
dance. ~
ica" and in this Miss Ida FISH. whose
costume was red, white and blue ex-
ecuted a very artistic dance, folio"ins
which the audience rose and sang the
star Spangled Banner"
The floor Of the hall was then clear
cd and all present passed the remain
dor of the evening very pleasantly at
dancing. music being furnished nS