Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-14
GRACEFUL STEPS AND COL0RFUL
GOWNS AT annual EXHIBITION
MRS. 0DI0RNE'S PUPILS, CITY HALL

2 Pastel shades, arranged In artistic
manner, formed the color scheme for
the second part of the program, "A
Woodland Romance" The story was
that just after Dawn, a Wood Nymph
dances joyously about until the first
of the birds, Miss Tweet. appears. She
hops gaily about until she hears her
| lover, Mr.. Perkknot approaching,
when she tries coquetry but changes
her mind when she finds he can be
happy without her.
A little bird gossip, seeing them
dancing together, tells the various
| flowers and all dance in honor of the
betrothal. AS Night approaches, all
| settle down to rest.
| Dawn arose in pink and blue and
| danced very prettily about the
stage. She was Josephine Hanson.
Then Charlotte Odiorne as Nymph in
tattered brown dress and streamers
of green did a nature dance in bare
4 toes and swaying arms. Her dance
was pretty story as she drank from
the brook and watched the drops
trickle through her fingers and as she
listened to the birds call
Edith Nelson was Miss Tweet and
she was very sweet in her feathery
skirts Of blue and yellow. Her top
knot of blue was perched sauclly
above her golden curls. She was soon
joined by Mr.. Pertknot who also w )re
blue and yellow but in opposite az
rangement. Pertknots topknot was
yellow but her curls We're none the less
golden by contrast.
The tiniest Gossip Imaginable was
Christine Hanson and her dress was
pale lemon shade. On her dark hair
she wore topknot of the same color.
She came in and danced all about and
told each of the flowers who had ar
rived i'll flock about the two birds
dancing together.
Jacks in the Pulpit in dresses of
white and with green petals and
green caps were first to dance in nol-
or of the betrothal. The Jacks were
Ruth Pierpont, Beverley Hewins,
Irene Kicker and Queenie Folsom.
They were sturdy little posies and
their dance was pretty one.
Louise Tracy danced a solo at the
beginning Of the Niolets dance. The
other violets were Constance Flynt.
Frances Soule. Lillian McAllister and
Lucille Hanson. They were wee mod
Jest flowers in their violet colored
dresses and their socks to match.
They danced and they nodded their
heads and then they took their plIcas
beside the betrothed.
In brightest yellow were the Snap-
dragons. Edna Spearin, Imogene Ster-
ling, Elizabeth Glidden and Kathleen
Dyer. Their dance was snappy ani
characteristic. and they swayed and
bowed in the breeze. The Mayfiowers
were four pretty girls dressed in
pink. They Wore pink bows on their
hair. Stepping through their .lpnce
they added to the picture which was
formed as each dancer stood IN the
background after completing her
dance. The Mayfowers were Helen
Fits, Eleanor Wilcox and jeanette
Bunker
To close the pretty picture came
Joan Sturtevant as Night in black
dress and gitterns jewels. She
touched each Towers head and they
nodded and fel asleep. Night was
graceful and with her gay colored
scarf floating about her hsoulders,
presented pretty sight.
Miss Bertha Merrill accompanied the
dancers and she was supported ;,y
members of Douglas orchestra. Fol-
lowing the recita, there was general
dancing. The youthful dancers made
merry until a real late hour and me
party was a gay one.
! Unreserved credit Is due Mrs obi
lorne, their teacher, for the splendid
recital which the pupils GAGE. The
recital was credit, as well, to the
youthful dancers and not to be for
gotten, the humble fingers of the fond
mammals who made the beautiful cos
TUNES.