Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-07
ARTISTIC RECITAL
BY DANCING PUPILS
MISS DOROTHY GRAY


The success Of an Augusta girl as
q teacher of dancing. was most I'M
deniably demonstrated, when on
Friday evening at City Hall. about
100 pupil, of Miss Dorothy Gray,
emit, the artistry OF the pupils was
splendid testimonial for the ability
Of their teacher. Miss Gray has a
way with the children which en-
courages them, helps them on to ex-
press their best.
The City Hall presented a very
charming appearance. The stage
was banked with fir trees and lat
tice work gate occupied the center
of the stage, with lanterns OF all
sizes and colors, festooned. Paper
streamers In pastel shades decorated
tile balconies. And gay boquets Of
crepe flowers added to the festive
scene.
Miss Gray wore a gown Of lanvin
green with a silver band bandeaux
and looked very charming. The
patronesses were Mrs. c. S. HIGH
born, Mrs. Ernest A. Gray. Mrs. H.
G. Barker and Mrs. J. w. Hanson.
The City Hall was we'll filled with
spectators and the floor was also
filed for general dancing after the
recital.
Douglas orchestra furnished music
for the evenings entertainment and
dance. During the recital Miss
Margaret Merrill was at the piano.
The pupils were seated on the stage,
each waiting their turn to appear on
the exhibition floor below. With
their gay costumes they presented a
most delightful picture.
The programs first number was
Springs Awakening" Grecian
dance in which six girls took part.
They wore flowing white gowns with
yer leaves in their hair. In this
group were Ashley Patten. Phyllis
Cole. Marguerite Murphy, Alice
Barker, Charlotte Carlton. Evelyn
Norton. The girls. all Of them tall
and straight. were very graceful in
their interpretations.
In the Old Fashioned Dance the
performers were Charlotte Ovidiu
and Roger Andrews, two tiny tots,
who looked for all the world like
dolls dancing and bowling about. Her
dress was quaint in its figured de-
sign.
The children who took part in the
Tatra Folk dance were: Henry
Brann, Anita Nichols, yellow cos
tunes: Albert Cummings. Estelle
Louise Cooper. orange; George Dear
born. Rena Damren, blue; Elwell
Linscott. Margaret Fuller, yellow;
| Phillip Goodwin. Hope Bassett. blue:
! Russell Metcalf. Alma Russell.
orange; Hugh Tribou. Marjorie Gray.
green: Gerald Leavitt. Virginia Tri-
bou. red. 1t was a pretty sight to
see the little tots romping about.
| A Spanish solo dance, Barcelona,
was Jessie Nichols dance. She was
gay in her red satin and black lace
| dress. In the classic dance Of the
| violets. those who took part were
Geraldine McKenney. Phyllis Han
son. Mary Campbell, Ruth Caldwell,
Hazel Caderette, Hazel Russell. Mary
Campbell, June Clough. Their dres-
ses were Of violet silk and they car
ried flowers in their hands.
| The eccentric dance which Mar
jorie Gray and Gerald Leavitt danced
was one of the rits Of the evening.
| Miss Marjorie was pretty in. yellow
metal cloth with loaded net blouse.
Her partner wore black velvet.
| Nalse Gracierse, a pretty number,
included Madeline Fox in yellow;
Hortense Rand, yellow; Alice Lish-
ness and Frances Baker, pink: Hazel
| Stephenson and Rosamond Cole, blue.
They wore ruftied skirts and long
pantelettes and corsage bouquets.
The Hungarian dance by Elsie Rad
cliffe was spirited and gay. Her cos
tune of cream silk was frightened by
her green jacket and red slippers
The Fantasy FoXtrot was another
high light of the evening. The little
men of the number wore dress suits
and the little ladies were gay in eve
ming dress. Those taking part were
Marjorie Gray, Henry Brown, Hazel
Cadarette. George Dearborn.
The Contra dance in which a num-
Der of lads and lasses tookpart,
wearingColonial costumes and white
wigs. closed the recital program.
Those taking part in this last num-
Der were: Cora Pike, Erman Knowles,
Bertha Ellis, Boyd Blanchard, Max
ime Saunders, George Litchfield, Es-
telle Jones, Kenneth Kisher. Kather-
inc Callinan, Earl Baker. Elizabeth
Taschemler. Mathew Bragdon. Marion
| Stewart. Norman Mansur, Edna
! Clements, Marcellus Griffin, Hazel
| Page, Deroyce Ea stman, Helen Bid
well, Sewall Packard.
| The Herald was DeRoyce East
man. The aides were Theodore Lish-
ness and Royden Worthing. The
floor manager was Eldon Gray and
! he was assisted by Douglas Cushing
The furniture which made the City
hall look so attractive was loaned by
! the Ellinwood Furniture Co.
CHOD N0TEC