The Washington times., 1924-05-27
TOTS In.
BEST EFFORT
OF ALL

There are scores of tired but
happy youngsters ranging In
ages from tiny tots to early teens
In Washington today who last
night participated In the annual
exercises Of Cora B. Shreve's
dancing class at the National
Theater. For many years these
events have been a feature Of
the spring season and are an.
nually awaited not only by the
students, their parents and
friends but by many others who
are interested in the amazing de-
velopment of the twin arts of
grace and beauty in children Of
such tender years. And while
the program required nearly four
hours, almost every member of
the class being accorded at least
bit" this interest never tagged.
Little Miss Cecilia Cochran who
is still on the sunny side Of the
teen age and yet who had had
an important place in these ex-
AASSASACAAO 6AAtS0 00Oy AOO0 Vastly
won first honors on the program
medal representing first prize for
students work during the year.
This dainty little individual has
a wealth Of charm and grace and
q fund Of confidence and stage
presence which would do credit
to q professional. Several vocal
as well as dance numbers were
accorded her. all Of which proved
triumphs.
Rose Time" q musical revue,
was the title Of the vehicle
chosen to exploit the talents Of
the various individuals and was
so arranged as to provide for a
number of tasteful settings.
Leonard Stevens, one Of the few
boys Of tho class, had the lead
ing role opposite Miss Cochran,
and his sweet soprano voice was
pleasingly heard In several OF the
numbers. "A succession of solo,
group and chorus numbers, Doth
vocal and dancing, were judici.
ously intermingled to a we'll
balanced effect.
Special mention is due Catherine
Edwards in jumping rope now
city, Skipping Through the
Meadows" Jane Lewis In a
Scotch dance; Gertrude Feldman
in difficult recitative, when
Winter Comes" as well as In a
omplic t ed Russian number;
Marie Foley and chorus in win.
ter Time; Betty Kupfner in a
toe pas seui; Doris Fisher and
support in "A Highland Fling;
Everett and Leonard Stevens in
Gallagher and Shean"; Mary
Louise Kaldenbach's Rainbow
Dance: Helen Dulin's dance
tai number; Dorothy Stanford's
fancy dance; Thelma Bates
Sailors Hornpipe"; Catherine Ed
wards in Dance Militaire". Lor-
raine Yauchler's Polish number
and the various finished and skill
ful numbers Of the doll.like Wanda
Cora Shreve Equally as many of
the other soloists not listed mere
are deserving of the highest
praise for their renditions of diff
ficult offerings.
The complete roster Of the
1923-24 class participating was as
follows:
Clara Aschenbach, Florence Alsop.
Mary sShannon' Ruth BS 6.~a Eye
Boehme, Amelia A. Black. Katherine
Cox, Margaret Cave. Dorothy Ehlers,
Helen Gregory. Dorothy Cooper. Mary
Frances Cooper. Cecilia Cochran. Mae
Dublin. Jane Endres. Adele EndreS.
Catherine Edwards, Gertrude Feldman,
. DSEs E,ssT Fr sa1;:,. ersEosy
Doris H. aoss. Virginia Hopkins NOZZLE
Iereson. Betty Lee Huber, Adelaide
Iorowits. Adele Holiber, Genevieve
Harris. Thelma Interlied. Betty Joyce
! S .,Ia Mary Louise Kalden6ach.
Gay. Arbor Leigh, Ruth Leigh, Mildred
eventual. Eleann Levy, Elizabeth Lee
lombard, Ellen Lisner. Helen Amorisini,
Barbara E. Amorisini. Sylvia Berlin.
3eAll, LILLIAN Bohme, Elizabeth Bacon,
Jane Colbert, Catherine Cobb, pori.
;oumbe. Rita Coruyn. Winnifred Coruyn
Dorothy Donovan, Henrietta Donovan.
Dorothy Frank. Evelyn Fegan.. Dorothy
darie Fuller, Helen Garfinkle, Anna
'ean Honeywell, Evelyn Holt, Gene
'ieve Halloran. Rita LOTUS, Princess
IdhlPs Odu0 LcWlbp margaret Miller,
ruth McClelland, Esther Osin, Sadie
POST. Harriette F. Poole, Betty Payette,
dae Clarke, Louise Parks, Annie
PARKER, Elizabeth Pooh, Alvina Roes-
er.
Wanda Cora Shreve, Frances Story.
Stevens, Everett Stevens, Nor
nan Boss, Jack Shore, Frank Shore,
'ack Martin, Evelyn Meyersen, Lor.
aine Maust. Doris Martin. Lois Nc
;ann, Evelyn Mann, Ellen Jane Nyman,
cugenia Ormberg. Peggy Schmid, Ger
rude Sherman, Helene Terneake, Mar
.aret Terneake, Clara Green, Frances
Veiner. Dorothy Walker! Betty Jane
Dorothy Stanford, Margaret Stanford.
Dorothy Thompson. Janet Taylor, Doro-
ny Patricia Wayland, Virginia Mae
Veisbrod, Virginia White, Virginia
lay Waters. Lorraine Yauchler, Louise
luirk, Catherine Miles, Dorothy Clarke
catherine Rollins, Alma Bauchman'
dae Briscoe, Mae Jones, Marie Foley.
ylvia White, Anna Marie Quirk, Betty