Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-20
THE MERRY WHIRL OF 1921"
TOBE GORGEOUS SPECTACLE
va Bagdad of Time of Haroun-Al Raschid Will BE Por-
traycd in Musical Extravaganza to BE Pre-
scnted at Academy of Music.

In little more than n week from
now the curtain ut the Academy of
WI! risc on Il spectacle the
'"" OF which has seldom, If ever. be-
'''e been seen in Richmond. for the
""h' OF November 20. marks the
opening Of The Merry Whlrl OF 1921"
""'ch is 10 run y nights and Il
"''''hc" Tor tho pSneht Of the In
ST"c'i"e Visiting Nurse Associations
me cast is conplc,e>and rehcarsnls
"e going forward smoothly. indlcat-
"S mat all Will be In readiness when
Me great evening arrives Mrs c.
~ I""arhtn is general chairman
T IN color and life and movement
INC Merry Whirl" transccnds. IL is
S"''' even the days it essays 10 por-
"Ay--"ld BaGdad OF the time of
h"roun- -Itaschid. the rcdoubtnble
"'HDah and Morgiani Of Ca,hay, and
again old Seville bedcckcd for II
s"Fipus holiday In the court Of the
h'nS. In connection with which there
WIN be a bull fight, tcrrifyingIy re-
80 ~ N'sil'4" UiUb WIN trtl-
''heG rugs and swept by incchsc
bHrncrS under Il brilliant skv, Schc-
hora2adc and the cal!ph OF Bardad.
.hdilin and his beloved pfnccsses
foin the desert sweeps Of Persia and
'h"rIa' grand vIzicrs. temple girls.
Aiaves and harcm favoritcs will be
'"'ncarnaied from the land Of ro-
nance.
hetore tho thrones OF the king and
queen VIII come dancers and singers
oi inc court. Drinccsscs from the land
OF Mahomet and many others. causing
plctur" OF unforgcttablc inasnin-
cehcc. There Viii be more than 900
ia the cast and all the costumes are
now being made in New York. as In
also the scenery. The nrst part has
been organized by Mrs. -. stewart
htm: and Mrs. Aubrey Young. and
The former Win also take the part OF
SeAchcrazdhc. IN" queen. with James
~ Patton, lr.. as Haroun.
Many of the best solo dancers ana
slnEcfa In Richmond Wiz appear. as
each group OF dancers has it's own
Speciality feature. one OF the most
Interesting OF which in that called
The Legend OF the Idol's Eye" in
which Niss Elinor Fry taxes the part
"t IN" dancing girl. The old Hindoo
legend says that IUlioka. the hcauti-
u! dancing girl. coveted. be-
cause Of rs mystic powers. the won
arouS ruby eye IN the forehead Of
The Blue God. She determined to
steal the jewel. despite the rcmon-
Nrancc OF her sisters. The god comes
10 HE in search OF the stolen ruby.
ami after recovering IT from Xul!cka.
returns 10 inanimacy. The dancing
rsrl PAYS the penalty 81 her sacrNcgc
oy Ealing dead at the feet OF the
god.
Among tho other speciality dancers
VII! be Miss K-~hi"+n Rogerson and
Harry Thomt "a. do the Home
again Blues" I the dance OF the
,foilies. chapcruu~' by Mrs. Croxton
Gordon and Mn blanchard Forbes,
IN which. also. MSS Eleanor Parrish
and Mrs. Horace DO-.ll sing, assisted
by the chorus In swing dance
Mss Avis Yourg and Turner AIRING
ton do In the Garden" and Mrs. r.
!. Johns sings Swing Me High"
This Is the dance chaperoncd by Mrs.
, Robert Pegran. Mrs. Phillip H. Pow
,.,s and Mrs. Stafford Parker. Miss
Elizabeth Morccock and Clifton Hen
son dance The Stating Lesson" in
tho dance OF which Mrs Joseph T.