The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-13
MAY FESTIVAL
Of DANCING IS
PRETTY EVENT

The May Festival Of Dancing given
| by students Of Alma Wilson Schafer,
last evening in tho auditorium or the
| Carroll Club was one Of the most
| elaborate and bcwilderngly beautiful
events ever presented by Juvenile dane
ers in this city. The students in class
! lc. interpretive and rhythmic dances par
| ticipated in the exhibition. large and
| enthusiastic gathering OF parents ana
friends could scarcely be accommodated
| IN the large auditorium.
The costumes alone were a delght
10 the eve, some very artistic effects
being achieved in the ensemble mum
bers. The solo dances were remark
ably clever and beautifully pertormea'
each little dancer rejecting great creo
il on her teacher. They showed per.
feet understanding If their individual
parts and their graCcfuincss and poise
was amazing in children 80 young.
Every one taking part in the ith8tny
program rewarded her teacher Tor the
nainStaking teaching she has given
them during the past season. MISS
sara jackson, "a assistant teacher
Mrs. W. H. Conrad. as school accom-,
PIANIST. Walter Rogers. viollnist anu
Irene NJ. Meyers are all TO be conSra'u
lated on the successful outcome OF
thcir combined efforts in presenting the
The opening number was the Japan
csc playlet, In Toxic" led by loFeiy
little Anna Nuttall Each little dancer
rjed a large fan. The unison of action
in so large a gathering OF young emil
dren was quite remarkable. and snow,
ed that much time and patlenCe nau
been spent in attaining the peilee. pr
sentaton The Japanese BABIES %ere h
Jane Rogers, Sidney Horstman. KUN
Arhenz, Ruth Phillips, sara ELIZA ncth
Blake, Francis Hors,man, Mary Eliza
beth Schenk. Olive Elizabeth ReineKe,
Ruth Kline Madalyn Dickey., Evelyn
Francis Isabelle Johnson. Betty scott
Laura Eliza Windsor. Virginia Delters
and the following were the JapaneSWe
girls in Toxic: kathryn MtG9s,!,
Peggy Kinder. Gertrude Palmer Mar MAJ
iory BROOKE. Eloise Thorngate' E1va
Sbineberg, Janette sMneberg, Evelyn
Deiters, Francis Ewing. Margaret nix
Ruth Wallace. Dorothy williams. bev-
erlv Hubbard. Cathryn Crook. Dorothy
scdEwirk. Nancy Hare, Bernice Nc
Cro1 Ruth Karcher, Virginia Stringer,
sara McFadden, Helen Ruth. Helene
Brand, Marjory Morrison. Helen wall
ace. 49, ,.,,od
her audience with her unaffected anu
graceful dancing. In "ShoEun She was
quite charming and her se~ond nutnpTuI:
the C'ymbal dance. was eNcrplttoi
beautiful and perfectly performed
Flizabcth Linsz az Sayonara- CHAR
lotte Nauscr in "Wherr The Lanterns
Glow" and Virginia Hoffman ana May
Elizabeth FAsSig, IN Chou klna' e "Sn en-
tcrtained 70 the delight OF the audience.
Tho following Giesha Girls were very
clever and appeared quite attractive III
their dainty costumes: c.,,.I
Josephine Chew. Emily julie StiteI'
Helena Gr,smor" r, DTHs'i pa,t,t T"ssica
RalSion Nancy Hauscr. Marina HDe,|'
Elouisn Dawson. Helen Mc'uite!' M; ;Nun
iynn Kline. Charlotte Hanscr, Mary ElIH-
abe,h FassiR. Virginia norman f"""
beth I.insz Kathleen Palmer.
In Shringtimr was presented ny tne
various students. Mary Eltzabeth fas-
sig as Dawn. and Charlotte HauseT III
the Awakening. were mhrfciS OF u" .m, -
feet characterization was krTetH" ~
prolonged applause. Dainty little mar
tina Wilbcrt az dewdrop ana '\"t,r 49,,
Hauscr as little weed were VIZ
Stirrl was Overwhelmingly beautiful ana
Cxccntionnlly graceful in her present.
ton Of buttorflys. Tho ahor" chhrsctrrss
in their ensemble were very Gooo. anu
with their gorgeous costumes ~. da nm
the mystic JOY and beauty OF cary u
TO the audience. 5000,
The most appealing Of all the dances
was tho Nursery Rhymes. whlch 49,
presented ny the babes or INV
Thor natural singing and dancing won
instant applause with the grown W..
who were amazed that children so tlny
could perform with such artis'ic gTHce.
Holland Riddles by Jeanette ana EINh
Sheinberg. In native Holland costume
introduced a new note into the proRraH,'
and their difficult DANCE. given WIN
wooden shoes was very clever. by-Lo,
DOLLY. bv Frances Isabelle Johnson ana
Sara Elizabeth Blake. was another baoE
number. which won the hearts OF az
present Little Laura Elizabeth Wind
sor. attractively attired in shell PINK pa
iamas. was the genuine production or
wiiful sleepy child. who entered dream
land while declaring she would not 90
Katheryn Mitchell. Bernice M"Cray
Nancy Hare. Ruth Karcher. Marjorie
Morrison and Dorothy Scdgwick, In Gun,
ming costumes OF Norway presented
"Guralsky" and ''Molinotte" with charn-
Ieona Laue IN Aubade Printaniere
was one of tho most beautiful numbers
on tho program. The TnmhourlnH
Dancer, Helen McCulley. was attlred N |
a weird but beautiful costume and WIN
her tambourine furnishing tho accom-
panlnnent, danced one Of Tho most dlftl-
cult and beautiful numbers. Al In"
close che was sticorsd md was presented
With o lovely bouquet Of red carnations,