Evening journal., 1917-05-26
CHILDREN DELIGHT
IN MAY Carnival
Pupils of Miss McClafferty
Interpret Fancy Dances
in Pleasing Manner
LITTLE FOLK REPEAT
PROGRAM TODAY

Before an audience that filled the
Garrick Theatre. the pupils of Miss
Kate McClafferty's dancing schooi
gave their annual dance carnival last
night Another performance viii he
gwen this afternoon. The program
which was exceptionally attractive,
was skllfuily and artistically pre-
scented. whereby all the participants
took their parts in most delightful
manner. The audience was an en-
thusiastc and appreciatiYe one, and
at the close of the final curtain many
baskets and bouquets of flowers were
handed over the footlights to the
young artists.
The annual May dance carnival.
given by Miss McClaifertys dancing
classes has become a standard feat
ure OF entertainment and one which
Wilmington.ans generally anticipate
and enjoy. The work done by the
dancers last night was of the high
est order and showed excellent train
ing. The program was presented in
a series Of pantomimes, classical and
nature interpretive dances. inc
method OF presentation was unique.
The stage setting represented the
back of a book entitled "Storyland;
at the cover of the book stood
small page, and each dancer or group
Of dancers stepped on the stage
out OF the book the first page of
which was turned each time by the
small page
The opening number on tho pro-
gram was "The Sunshine Girl which
was delightfully."- sung by Miss Ger
trude Hannigan: she was accom-
panied in the dancing by Mother
hubbard" Gertrude walsh. and her
pl<up of children. Little Miss Betty
Jones, the small daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Royden *. Jones, as May
Fairy, did a charming little polka
which won her much applause while
Miss Elizabeth Thomas, Miss Marie
Simon, and Miss Helen Simon, who
did several special dances, proved
themselves to be unusually graceful
and artistic dancers. Miss Gertrude
Robins polish dance" was interest
ing while Miss Marion Walsh as
alice In Wonderland and her two
children, Dora Swartz and Mary
Brown. charmed the audience with
their singing and dancing. Others
who did solo dances or led the choral |
dancing and whose work was admir-
able in every way were: p. Stetser
as the "Teddy Bear" Miss Virginia
Harper, Harrison and Alexander
Harper who did dainty minuot; Miss
Esther Seaman as 1.-THE Dainty Lit
tie Lady," Laura Hanson and Kath-
crime Voegelin as "Bo Peep and
"Boy Blue" respectfully; Miss Sarah
Smith. as Happiness" Miss Marie
Gnbride as Joys" Miss Ruth Nor
gan and Frank Sharpless. as "Pierre
and Jeanette" respectively; the
Misses Frances, Sadie and Beatrice
Jacoby. as butterflies: Miss Katherine
Horty, Miss Rosalind Horty and Miss
Rosaline Miller as the body and
eyes or the butterfly; Sarah Levy and
Dorothy Reedy, as summer girls;
Mary Brown, as a Venetian doll.
Others who made decided hits were
Harold Thomas, Marie Simon. Glenn
lent Alexander, Miss Katherine Jes-
Ter. Miss Elizabeth Bowe Miss Helen
Bowe. Joseph Horty. John ].
Hayes, Jr., Miss Vera Voegelin,
Miss Mary Shields, Dudley Gray, |
Lane. Gilbert Monck. Master John
Kurtz, Master hurry Hanson, Miss
Florence Martin. Miss Frances Guth-
RE, Miss Helen Sholes. Miss Mary
Buckley, Miss Eleanor and Miss
Frances Beardslee. Miss Ruth Nor
gan, Miss Marian Mackem and Jo-
seph r. Huston.
One of the hits of the evening was
the butterfly ballet, while Alice in
Wonderland" was one O, the most
charming dances on the program. An
The dances were splendid in ensemble
work.
The costumes were attractive and IN
fact no detail has been spared toward
making this years carnival the best
ever given by this dancing school
This afternoon the program will be
repeated. together with several spe-
cial numbers which will add to the
general attractlveness OF the per-
Romance In addition to those whose
names have already been mentioned
those who took part in the choral
dancing were: Rosalind Horty, Irene
Jacoby. Stella Jackson ROsaline Mil
Ter. Margaret Hanson. Elizabeth
Leary Harriet Finerty. Sylvia Jelank.
Mildred Jelank. Agnes Boehm Frank
Thatcher. Marie De Soto, EFzabeth
Lynch. Elizabeth Glase. Annie Sny-
der. Sadie O'Hara, Florence Wimble
Frances Newmeyer Mary O'Neill
Margaret Hannigan. Flora Main. Betty
Huxley. Grace Doremus Catherine
Burnett Catherine Ashbrook, How
ard Miller, Percival Moser George
Hart. George Foulk Edward Wagner.
James Miller. william Jorde. Richard
Miller. Katherine Callahan. Hazel
walker. Alice IOhand. Madeline Car
new. Margaret Sullivan. Marie Supi'
van. Helen Cohen, Helen Delaney. Le-
titia O'Neill. Leah Borish Goldie
Schwartz. Dorothy Mel aughlln. Mar
raret McCracken. Eleanor Snyder
Nariory Fouik. Ethel Jackson jane
Alexander. Nan Callahan, Richard
Fox. Clarence Biairl jack Carroll.
Mervin Lafferty. L. Sweeney. Sarah
Levy. Dorothy Ready. Katherine
Stroud Katherine Voegelin. Katherine
Wimble, Evelyn Glase and John
O'Neil
BAKER-FRYLING.
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