Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-28
city CHORUS IN
COSTUME REVEL
odd Home Night" in the High
School Auditorium Was Highly
Successful Occasion.

II wonder If everybody else feels a
simple rs / do. was the piaintlVe pr
OF one Of the ladies of the Sommunity
Chorus. who had decked herself III her
urandmother's gown, last night, 10
attend the "Old Home Night OF the
organization at the High School. But
however they felt, the nearly lou Young
and less Young women looked quaih,y
charming In costume furnished foith oy
a ransacking of old trunks and chests
even if the waisrt line did wander up
ward, and the skirts were In many cases
annie enough to make two or more OF
the modern mode.
Then the fabrics themselves, chlntzes OF
a hundred wears ago, of quality that
then fetched dollar a yard, and printed
with patterns which seem strange
indeed TODAY: brocades and silks, pialn
..calicoes {" lace mantillas. Paisley shawis;
old-time side combs. hair ornaments ana
iewelry: it was really treat TO see ~,
these attic treasures, and one that Wouiu
OF itself feature an evening.
The costumed couples marched down
tha confer aisle. when all was ready, each
turning toward the spectators to DOW,
before seating themselves IN the reserved
front rows.
While waiting for all to bc ready,
behind the curtain which Ind the stage
the audience and chorus joined In the
strains of "Auld Lang Syne. Grand-
fathers Clock" and other OF the iamiliar
songs. ay;,o
Then the curtain was drawn. revealing
the "circle" of the Petticoat Ninstreis
an organization eXtemporzed lot tne
occasion, but working SO successlu.lt
that, its perpetuation on permanent
basis was announced later III the
evening bv the director, Horace NJ;
Whit Tambo and Bones, RUFUS and
Rastus were in black face, personated
respectivelv By Miss lone NJ. Schiiiing'
Miss Madeline Williamson, Miss Ehzabet
C,ibnev and Mrs Emma Z. Cottin' Mrs
lydia Sholl was interlocutor, and the
other "c;rclers" were Misses Negendank,
SbsfTer. Seller. Miller, Hughes, Hassan,
Fdusris. Abbott, Quilen, Hirshout. Bind
ar Mrs. Wainwright, Mrs. Crai2, Mrs-
Conover. Songs were rendered by MISS
Williamson, Miss Schilllng, Mrs. Coirn,
Mrs. Shor. Miss Shaffer. Miss. Sciier
and Miss Gibney, and by the, circle rs
chorus A speciality dance by Misses
Hirshout and Binder and quo py MISS
Edwards and Mr.. Ewing and recitation
by Claude Gunby were added features.
The cross-fire conversationing OF lady
cnd-nlen was not tIt tCsiNS
feature of the act, in spite OF the tact
that it ran so largely to cows. ~
A minuet in costume was graceiuily
danced bv Misses Marion Law, Lillian
smith. Margaret Duncan, Miss Nc
Pherson. Anton Won Roderisk, Harry
Davis and Walter Mendlnhall.
An overwhelmingly successful seance
of parlor magic was another feature OF
the evening, the performer being the
Marvellous Maurice a professional
friend of Fred Watson, who sprang hlm
as a surprise with very happy results.
"Silver Threads" was Harry Barn
hart's contribution to the program
which he sang in an even more feeiing
manner than usual, Mrs. Barnhart beng
In the audience and the recipient OF a
bouquet as q birthday token. The hnal
number was ''Old Black Joe, sung by
II. V. Bowlby, with an ensemble In
costume for chorus.
The whole affair was a huge success,
filing the hall and reflected the greatest
credit on the participants and originators,
demonstrating another phase OF Barn.
hart's theory Of music rs medium OF
infusing community feeling.