Evening star., 1923-04-21
FESTIVAL At POLLS
| CHARMS AUDIENCE
Clever Children Entertain
: Large Gathering for Ben
=. eft of Humane Society.

The large stage Of Polls Theater
was filled with clever youngsters,
numbering more than threescore. yes
terday afternoon. when Miss Minnie
iFa~k presented her annual children $
eprinG festival. The majority OF
rh-se children have not yet reached
heir teens and it seemed more
han fitting that these happy little
folk, with their pretty. carefree dane
ng. should give an entertainment
the proceeds of which viii be given
to the Washington Humane Society
to help dumb animals
The program. which was exceed
ingly long, and commenced at 2:lo
was divided into three parts, with
the most artistic frst. The second
and third parts of the entertainmen
were devoted to the usual dfverthse-
n1ent, but the first part was O. dance
interpretation OF the story az Pan :
dora. or the Box Of Mischief" written
by Mrs. Goring Bliss. and given in
three short acts The scenery usee
for the forest scenes Of AS You Like
It. with an additional pretty cloud
effect In the back drop. formed Al,
ideal setting for these tableaux and
The first and third acts We're sup
posed to be on Mount Olympus, ana
the gods were well portrayed by Clark
Gaines, Jupiter; Merriam Jones. Juno
Frank Burkhart Apollo: Jeanne Dfn-
widdie, Minerva; Ruth Shaughnessy
Mars: Conway Thorn, Vulcan: Gather
inc Powers, Diana; Marian Mccarthy
Venus; Dorothy Lee wilkinson, Mer
curry: Margaret Tippest. Ceres; Mar
Schmidt, Par; Burnadine Hunt. Vic,
toria: Donald Dfnwiddie, Cupid. and
Billy Stein, Neptune.
Yo1ng.sers Appsanded.
The character OF Pandora was well
dome, little Cath crime Prlchard. VINO
IT will be remembered. played the
small boy In Mrs. c. c. Calhouns play
was played by Lamont Sa1ton. ano
Pandora's playmates were Marian Nc.
Carrhy. Mona Lynch and Ruth
Shaughnessy. The little inps or Ill,
ness and trouble who hoped out ol
Pandora's box were very clever TOO
Hope, as played by tiny Bernadette
Crouch. seemed to arouse unusual ao
ruiration. and. with little Nalette
Schmidt. VINO played Pan. won rounc
after round Of applause from tne
large audience of parents and friehos
OF the little participants:
There were two lovely dances II
this dramatic sketch. including a
dainty garland dance by the tlnlesl
tots and classic dance 1He al" ds
popular Moment Musical" was one
OF the prettiest numbers, as danceo
by Betty Smaltz. Grace carr anu
Marie Schwaltz.
The group numbers or the Secono
part Of the program included a color
full gypsy scarf dance, dance or the
peasants and foresters, a hfSnlano
fftng and a Russian group dance
Among the most popular OF the Sole
dances were the Hungarian dance by
the very small and very vtvacious
Helen Dick; Butterfly dance by little
CAROL Morrison Smith. and the Irish
sig by Margaret Van Horn.
Pretentious Program.
In the third part little Beruadette
Crouch gave the one recitation OF the
afternoon when she graphically told
rhe audience the familiar Riley tale
of how the goblins II get you, If you
don't watch out" The large group
dances included oriental ballet, pony
ballet, gavot la cfnQuintaine, grand
ballet of gold and the drill of the toy
soldiers The last-named. done by a
group Of small boys with the two
tiniest boys, Lou Saxton and Herbert
Burkhart as the captain and drum
Iner, aroused storms Of applause and
excited comment 1t Is Impossible to
mention here all the many pretty
solo dances, each OF which showed the
perseverfng practice of the small per
former. 1t was a pretenttous pro
gram that the little folks offered IN
amtable spirit and was received by an
almost capacity audience with ador
ing obs and abs.