The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-17
WILBUR PUPILS.
GIVE A NEAT
REVUE

Before a largo and demon
stratively appreciative audience,
Gladyse Wilbur presented her
seventh annual dance revue,
"Springtime, at the President
Theater last night. A cast of more
than so with an age range vary
ing from the tiniest OF toddlers to
misses at the end of their teens
participated, and every one dis.
played ample evidence of painstak-
ing rehearsal and attention. That
many of them, mere babies in fact,
possess such talents which can
be trained to such a high degree
seems little short of marvellous.
Unlike most Of the spring dance
festivals, Miss Wilbur's was pre-
scented in typical revue form, FIRE.
quently interrupted with vocal
numbers and striking novelties.
More than average attention was
devoted to costuming, a veritable
riot of coloring, with lighting and
settings entirely in keeping with
the high caliber of the whole.
Opening with a theme in q
theatrical office, the younger
members of the company We're
given "tryouts," with dainty little
Florence Sherman as char
acteristically petulant leading lady,
and Grace Virnstein and John
Smith, jr., as maid and office
boy, a thoroughly talented pair.
Tennis a la Mode" which IL
actually presented on the courts
as it was on the stage last night
by the group of six graduate
students, would win countless new
adherents to the sport, followed
and was closely pursued by still
another novelty, Love on
the Bowery," featuring Lorraine
Maust, John Smith, jr.: Dorothy
Kelley, Clarence Oliver, Kassell
Milstin, Grace and Patricia Vir-
stein. v
A number of specialties were
introduced, including saxophone
solos by 19-year-old John Smith,
programmed as Washington's young
est artist on that instrument, and
a trap drum exhibition by still
younger Kassell Milsten. Comedy
relief was afforded by Clarence
Oliver in a tramp character, pre-
senting topical songs to his own
ukulele accompaniment.
1.-THE Black Bottom Blues" was
a striking finale of the whole in
which every member of the COM
pany participated, sending the
audience away at the midnight
hour. Miss Wilbur, herself, made
an all too brief appearance in this
number, having previously been
seen in Rhythm" a revelation in
beauty, grace and charm.
The complete list OF the pupils
in the revue. almost every one of
WHICH had been assigned individual
numbers performed with great
credit, were Virginia Hunter.
Louise Touart. Geraldine Cohen,
Gwendolyn Eddy, Joyce Grubbs,
Ellen Lepthien, Florence Sherman,
Sophia Friedman. Dudley Mask,
Gene Adele Diffenbach, Patricia
Virnstein, Dale Havener, Kassel
Milstin. Margaret Bowman, Norma
Murphy, Dorothy Hawks, JAG.
quelyn Mostyn, Evelyn brennan,
Catherine Fehr, Esther Lepman,
Miriam Nesbit, Louise Whitney,
Dorothy Kelley, John Swope, jr.;
Elizabeth Perron, Louise Cohen,
Rose Friedman, Elizabeth Rosen-
berger, Catherine Garner, Rose
SUSSEX, Lorraine Maust, John
Smith, jr.; Davilee Mask, Grace
Virnstein, Alma Claire Mask,
Norma Abernethy, Charles Green,
Helen Doherty. Helen Jacobs,
Margaret Houser, Shirley College.
man, Mary Margaret Russell, Mary
Kaminsky, Ella Owen. Grace dis,
Jeanette Bernstein and Clarence
Oliver. AFRO.