Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-10

rays fitting from place to place in
| me perfect execution of the toe dance
| given by one of the youngest and
| most pleasing Of Miss Gray's pupils.
! Immediately following came Ma
lures tiny children to enjoy the re-
! ltesnlng coolness left by the passing
| shower. First came little white rab-
oilS, tlmld baby Dummies hopping and
! iilo1iGklng together as all Dummies do,
nnlI AFRAID yet eager. in their first
glimpse of Natures wonders.
| Next came the frogs, who did their
! little dance in true hop toad" style.
tnelr green bodies and yellow fronts
| giving them the true appearance of
frogs having just emerged from some
aAurlng pool to which they returned
IN leap-frog fashion at the concIu-
sion of their dance.
| Dalnty little misses in white tulle
dresses with white wing head orna
mentS came across the stage in
graceful, swan-like gestures, and
then four little birds came fluttering
from nest at the side of the stage,
nttle brown f1edglings making ready
1or their first flight, trying their tiny
wings and then fitting unsteadily
back to the home nest.
The dance of the water-lliles exc
cuted by six girls in petalled dresses
conveyed the graceful swaying mo-
ton OF water lily blossoms Iazily
rising and falling on the gentle wave
! sWells created by soft summer breez-
es, then slowly closing as water
lilies do at the approach of sunset.
! The Little Girl, too fell asleep with
the lilies, lulled by the evening
breeze.
Tiny elves came dancing in and on
spying the Little Girl, regarded her
with curious glances. then not wish
ing to awaken or frighten her they
| scampered out on the green where
| they executed a dance in true elfin
| style; the Little Girl awoke and the
| elves approached and chatted a mo-
ment with her in whispers, then
| scampered from the stage returning
| in an instant with the Miner, who
| brought in his arms large pot of
gold, which he placed before the Lit
tie Girl. From its depths stepped a
| tiny miss who executed a clever lit
| tie toe dance, at the conclusion of
which shafts of rainbow colors came
| fitting upon the stage and a charm
| ing dance was presented by six lit
| tie girls dressed in ruffled ribbon
| skirts and fan shaped head orna-
| ments in rainbow colors, as grace
full and fascinating as prismatic COL
! ors dancing upon the wall.
| At the close of the delightful dance
F! story came short intermission.
| Splendid Second Part
| Following the intermission six tiny
| tots dressed in green petaled skirts
| and bodies gavea true Irish dance to
| the strains of a real Irish jig tune,
| which was a clever little number, the
| dancers showing both grace and
| daintiness in their execution of the
| steps.
| Miss Lucy Johnson was most
| pleasing in her dance entitled "Valse
! Bluette" when she appeared upon the
7 stage in a costume of blue chiffon
and presented most graceful and
| flowerlike dance in her usual clever
| and charming manner.
| "Mary'S Garden" in which Mary,
| quantity dressed in a lowered cos
| tune appeared on the stage and
| found the four little flowers "all in a
| row." the Rose. Violet. Daisy and
| Buttercup, represented by tiny tots
! dressed in fiowerlil<e costumes and in
a posture which conveyed the idea
| that they had dropped in the sun
was the next number. Mary, who
; was pleasingly impersonated by Miss
| Marjorie Grey got her little sprink-
J ling can and watered her flowers.
| Suddenly they sprung up and with
| her cleverly. completed the number
| with dainty steps.
| Clever interpretations
! Miss Devina Slosberg executed a
| most difficult toe dance at the same
time playing her own accompaniment
on the violin. Following this size
| very gracefully presented the steps
of the Charleston in toe-dance with
. oI
Spring Garlards' proved an es-
| pecially pleasing number, IL girls
| executing the dance dressed in pastal
| shades and carrying garlands of
! flowers. This was a series of poses
| given in a most pleasing and grace
| full manner.
| Five little gents dressed in black
| and white checked dress suits, tall
| silk hats, and each carrying cane
| did an especially pleasing soft shoe
a! dance which brought forth merited
! applause from the audience.
In the Interpretation of "Neapolf-
| tana" Marjorie Gray, dressed In
| Italian costume, made a most pleas
I ing fruit vender offering her wares
| to imaginery purchasers and catch
| ing ina ginary dimes I'm her tamborine
! completing her act with a clever lit
tie dance.
Bubbles was interpreted by five
! young ladies' who with varicolored
balloons gracefully portrayed by
dancing and posing a picture of bub-
bles waited gently on zeyphe-
| breeZeS.
One of the most applauded fea-
lures of the evening was the appear
ance of Miss Breta Mariner and
| Master George Dearborn introducing
! new song hit 'In Your Green Hat,
! in a number entitled Pas de DouX.
! in which real professional ability and
/ grace was exhibited.
Lancers Quadrille was danced by 16
| young pupils, the old-fashioned dance
| being given in true grown-up style,
| the different parts being done in a
| manner worthy of much commenda-
| ton.
A solo dance executed in a costume
representing the dainty flower from
which came the name was pleasingly
given by Adeline Fearebay in 1.-the
some manner to the air of Narcissus
played by the orchestra.
The Hungarian GypSieS was the ex-
ecution of snappy Hungarian sketch
in which the boys. dressed in true
Hungarian garb, appeared upon the
stage looking for their lady partners,
who shortly appeared dressed in their
white waists and cretonne skirts in
keeping with the customs of their
country.
Teasing" was most pleasing fea-
ture in which Miss Ann Bodwell as a
young boy presented various gifts to
his little lady friend (Miss Marjorie
Cray only to take them from her
much to her disappointment. AS a
final gift he presents his heart to her
and by her acceptance the number is
closed in a most charming manner.
The Dance of the Nations was given