San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-20
GYPSY BALLET
WILL FEATURE
ANNUAL REVUE
Dancing Class Of "Y. w."
Will Appear in Revue
Thursday and Friday.
LITTLE TOTS IN IT
Gymnasium Work Will Be
Shown by Several
Glasses.

One of the most elaborate programs
ever attempted by the Young Women's
Christian Association of San Antonio
will be presented March 20 and 81 at
As o'clock each evening, in the 'Y"
building on Broadway, when the
aesthetic dancing and gymnasium
classes Of Miss Edith X. Unison ami
Miss Fannie G. Franks will be pre-
scented In spectacular revue and dem
onstration. Several hundred girls and
Young women will feature on the pro-
gram.
| A pretty feature of the entertain
ment will be the gypsy ballet, which
contains two scenes in the gypsy camp
of some make-believe band of wander
ers. The dance, in which all classes
take part, tells story without words.
1t is the tale of two gypsy lovers,
\ Herta, the dancing queen, and Jonga.
a gypsy youth. Amid the gayiety OF
the camp they are persuaded to have
their fortunes told, and Jonga rejoices
when the old fortune teller. Lupa,
predicts that Jonga and Herta will
marry. However,, the merriment is dis
|lpelled by Lupa, who says that Jonga
|lwill quarrel with the chief, and be
Iexiled from the camp.
Ills Is Forced to Leave.
As Herta is the beggar maid for the
tribe, she, goes away TO the village
10 beg, leaving Jonga behind. Jonga
finds the camp dreary without Herta,
and leaves. Herta returns with the
money she has collected, and the chief
demands it all. She wants to reserve
some for great hoop earrings, and she
struggles with the chief when he tries
Ito take all her pennies. Jonga returns
'Ijust in time to see his sweetheart
Thrown on the ground by the chief,
and during his quarrel with the chief,
he is wounded and is forced to- leave
the camp.
The second scene is in the spring
time, when the gypsies are all busy
with their dancing. begging, trading
and fortune telling. Into the merri-
lment of the camp Jonga and Herts
'Ireturn, and the chief welcomes Herta
and her lover back home.
Those on the Program.
A Another feature that is scheduled 10
llplease is the ballet of the early
PI60's," in which the smaller girls OF
1.-THE dancing classes take part. dressed
\ lin early colonial costumes. This ballet
lis filled with solo dances, and some OF
1.-THE best talent in San Antonio will
rlbe displayed in this revue, according
Ito Miss Franks, dancing instructor.
The program follows:
Il Free-hand drill and dub bell drill by
4. NsAx 4AA cx-f IN N al D.
Ing: Henry owen Coils. Willie Young.
Genevieve Richardson, Catherine Cab
bart. Edith Hauser. Barbara Benton,
Sarah Hoey and Virginia Worthington.
l Transfer Of weight drill. by the grade
school gymnasium class. including: Sue
Edwards, Laura Bell Edwards, Marie
Dullnig, Ruth Mayfield, Billy Tnlitt'
.olive Edwards, Morine Molauder Wini-
Rodgers, Viola Wolff. Katherine knight,
Glenn worthington, Lillian Gabbart,
Tiara Howe. Jane Chapman, Ona Mar
sshall, Margaret Maule and Martin Hero
4 Erich.
!. Corrective exercises, by the advanced
1kymnasium class containing: ,Peyton Ir-
Fsine. Mary Halle Carraway Jeanette
smitik Celia Mabrito. Mrs. Rubenstein,
ssmuels. Mary Merrick. Mary Everett,
Marie Hermanson. Jane Coffy. Grace
! start. Kitten Start. Florence Start, Min.
bic Blumberg. Aurie Bell Bugg. Eioise
'rhiele Lora Riesenecker. Avis Pat NC
'urdy' Sarah Hillary. Minnie Turner
Elisabeth Hatch, Fannie Marlborough.
lsauIes Heath. Angela Wharton, Louise
stovall, Mrs. J. N. Durham. Mrs q.
,Ing. Lula saltonstall. Leonia Huxatabie'
NINA Dsndois, Katie Potts. Mary Sack
lille, Dorothy Stevens. Fac Shivey, Mary
Merrick. Georgette Bessiere and M.
Jester dance. little folks dancing class.
Willodean Turberville. played
thy shirley Mae Faulk: Betty Jane Nav
|Eice. by Alex Mavrico Jr.: and Abel
Hence include Willie Myrtle Young.
ionevieve Richardson, Edith Hauser.
|Nnna Gol6ring, Isabel Abrahamivitz, and
Sosemery Holland.
II Use of buck, spring board horizontal
1 bar and mat work advanced class, in
.lluding the same members as No. ,
Ballet of the esUy SOS. by the aesthe-
HE dancing afternoon class: Hostess,
w Zuleme Hoyer and cara Hobo: OBJ
|the Golden Age. by Louis Mae Kinder
Ind Winifred de Waal tcl Parasoi
{hance, by Lois Mae Kinder, Virginia
igferiana Fritsch, winifred de Wal and
,Iarissa sevine; OBJ Coming Through
/ he Rye" with the girls of the Golden
| age. and the following boys: lara Howe.
III. Richardson. ]. Chapman, II. Mayfeld,
HI. Sheppard and Z. Schilper; tel The
\ .iinuet," by Mariana Fratseh and Ruth
| Marching tactics. by ths advanced
l gymnasium class.
II F'ree-hand exercises. night gymnasium
lliasses Including: India Delery. Willie
lyord, Eddie saveness, Margaret Delery,
\ Helen Gather. Emily Jordan Marguer-
HE Luchesse. Margaret Peterson, Alice
icampbell. Clementine Kane. Edna John
on. Alice Howe. Florence Eddlemsn.
/ rlola Venue, Winnie Bell Pfiffer Julia
\ Dickinson. Douglas Dick. Nina Alcord,
/, Ella Gaubatz, Bernice Itcher and Olive
4 ltockes.
solo dance. Miss Fannie Franks.
4 Flag drill advanced gym" class:
A iance, miss America" by Sonia seroNa.
4 Gypsy ballet: Scene /: song. The
isypsy Trail" by Ida and Mary Dslery;
\ olo, gypsy fortune teller, by Margaret
4 seterson: gypsy chorus. by Grace Meye,
4 fary Emily Cass. Gwendolyn sheppard.
. .steIia Trimble. Loa Kreitz. Martha
Harrow. Elizabeth Hatch and Estella
\ Eourland; (a) gypsy mazurka. by Alice
ifrapp; leader Consulella Rosy. Nola
iIenne, Winnie Bell Pfiffer and Alice
}Iy Katherine Murphy and Marion Muel-
tsr; tc) gypsy flower girl, by Helen
.taither: (h) the combat. by Katherine
ifurphy and Olike Stokes. scene ?: tb)
flypsy dance OF spring. by Margaret
isossy Charlotte iKeffer. Fidelis Greg
4 nv. Marguerite Wallace. Adah Brown.
n RANGES Polling Clark. Mrs. A.. 5. Dodd
nd Emily Jordan; Obj Verga's dance,
sy Marion Mueller.
4 I The gypsy festival. BY the assembly
4 classes by both gymnasium and dane
fg.