Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14
STAGE ALL SET FOR
THE MERRY WH|RL" /"
To be Given at The Playhouse
the Week Of Oct. 80 for
Delaware Hospital.

From ancient Greece to modern Rus
sia. with some equally colorful scenes
from Paris added for good measure.
may appear like far flung cry, but
they vii be blended in dazzlingly enter
tanning fashion in the coming Merry
Whirl OF 1922" when 1t is given on
the stage Of The Playhouse. tho week
of October 80. by the Junior Board OF
the Delaware Hospital for the benefit
OF the childrens ward
In addition to the wealth Of material
thus afforded from which to draw pic
turesque settings. dances, groupings
and plots, the marked contrast be-
tween the Old East and the New West
serves to lend that indefinable charm
so loved by all producers of extrava-
ganzas.
And wh' n these scenes are produced
by such an experienced director gcn-
eral as Miss Lila Agnew Stewart.
whose Merry Whirl OF 1919" lin
gers strongly in memory like an ir-
descent dream from some Arabian
Nights enchsntment. success OF the
Forthcoming extravaganza is much
| more than merely assured.
There will be more than 200 par
ticipants in the dance groups and
numbers alone. In fact, the spirit of
the dance will pervade the whole at
mosphere Of the "Whirl" from rise TO
fall of curtain. 1t requires a world of
energy as well as wealth of exper-
ience 10 put such stage pictures into
proper shape, and this energy is Just
at present developing daily and night
| ly momentum at the headquarters Of
| the Junior Board over the Aldine
Theatre, at S12 Market street.
No fewer than twelve rehearsals of
the different groups are going on each
afternoon and evening. On 3ome days
Miss Stewart is holding as high rs
| fourteen rehearsale. The headquarters
selected are roomy and we'll fitted FOR
excellent training purposes and re-
| suits already are beginning to show,
1t would be telling TO thus early
give in detail the numerous scenes to
be portrayed. The much better way
for the general public to appreciate
them will be TO see them in their en-
tirety when they are shown on The
Playhouse stage. The 200 participants
referred TO, of course, include only
the dancers. There will be a hundred
or more additional persons engaged in
various other phases of the produc-
ton. The chorusee and soloists will
run up into goodly numbers.
All are busy rehearsing their indi-
vidual parts with an earneetneSs and
spirit which augurs the greatest
"Whirl" OF the series in Wilmington.
Some OF the various groups that
have been formed and are daily train
| ing for their roles and numbers and
the names OF their organizers, are a'
follows:
Archers--Miss Kate McClafferty
/ Mrs. II. w. Briggs. Mrs. John Lee
Carpenter and Mrs II. B. Salnlcn
Greek Maidens-Mrs. E. r. Cochran
Screen Dancers-Miss Victorine dl
Pont; Tango-Miss Katherine Arm
strong; Apaches-Miss Mary Shields
Skaters-Mrs. Victor Jefferis.
Then there are such mystifyinl
groups as those entitled and organized
as follows:
The Mauresques. organized by Mis-
Jeannette Thomas; Russian dancers
Miss Victorine du Pont and Mis-:
Sarah Chichester; Fire and Water
Miss Kate McClafferty. assisted b.
Miss Banda Hazard and Miss Kath
crime CarliE.
These are only a part of the groups
Others will be announced. Taken al
together lovers Of terpsichorean ar
In Wilmington and the surroundin
State have something Of q real trea
in store when the Merry Wbirl
makes its bow for the benefit of tn
sick and crippled children Of the city