The guardian., 1941-06-21
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The annual dance recital presented
by the pupils of Doris w. Jones at
Jordan Hall on Thursday evening,
June 5, was largely attended by par
ents, relatives and friends of the stu
dents who yearly learn the graceful
art of terpsichore under the profess
sional tutelage of the charming wife of
Tasker Crosson, well-known orches-
ira director. An intensive program
of intra-mural forms of the dance COM
bined with vocal effects made for
most pleasant and entertaining even
ing as Preston Sandiford nobly fur
nished the piano accompaniment inter
spersed with interpretive recordings
operated by Walter J. Collins. The
able assistant dance director Eddie
"School Boy" Ford played hockey.
Too much credit cannot be extended to
the effective lighting of R. T. Ayres,
the beautiful costuming of Matte G.
Jones, (mother of Doris) and the
artistic scenery supplied by George V.
c. Lord. Doris Jones presented her
hard working staff with lovely bou-
quets and special armful of fragrant
flowers to her mother during a stage
interlude.
The entire audience was warmly
appreciative of each number presented
and evidenced their great enthusiasm
in no uncertain manner. Doris Jones
in to be congratulated for the splendid
success of this, her latest dance revue,
in which the talent of her pupils proved
veritable gold mine of grace and
artistry. Her star team of Elma Lewis
and Vera Wiley, are pair of tap
dancing girls who are old time favor
ties with local audiences and richly
merit their repeated encores. Doris
Jones personally opened and closed
her show with fast stepping dance
routine assisted by V. Wiley, E. Lewis,
T. Richards, P. Feurtado, E. Comes,
and G. Mclaughlin.
Mildred Texeira was exceptionally
good as housekeeping Majorette in
the military special. Patsy Barbour
and John Matthews captured the fancy
of the crowd with their boy and girl
minuet. C. Lattimer, pretty and pc
tite, charmed in the Snow Flake fan
tasy from the Nutcracker suite and in
her slave girl number from the harem
scene. Beulah Jackson was tops in
acrobatics as the Dainty Doll. Cute
little Charmaine Holeman understud-
led for all the Quintuplets and stole
the show when called upon to perform
for an absent member of the troupe.
The Ash Can Ann rag doll dance by
Barbara Eaton clicked in big way.
Barbour and Matthews did re-
peat success in their boy and girl rem
dition of "You Can't Brush Me OFF,"
Barbara Burnett displayed ex-
tremely 1.-THE suppleness in her aero
batic waltz. Vivacious Madeline Hole
man gave out with her personality
plus in a popular Rhumboogie solo.
Another featured entertainer was
gorgeous Carolyn Atkins in yellow
bathing creation and large beach UNI
brella doing Summertime" to the
frenzied plaudits of the patrons. A
very clever sister act in Jean and
Eleanor Wells went over big in "Prac-
tice Makes Perfect" to make a long
dancer short. The South American
medley was a show stopper introduced
by the exotic Carolyn Atkins singing
and dancing "Down Argentine Way"
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colorful melange of tropical melodies
and folk dances with brilliant drum
fantasy stepped to the familiar Conga
rhythm by Vera Wiley with Doris
Jones beating the skins.
The last portion opened with svelte
Carolyn Atkins doing Sophisticated
Swing" with the advanced dance group
composed of B. Richards, T. Richards,
C. Mclaughlin, M. Holeman, G. Lee,
V. Wiltshire, ]. Armstrong, V. Wiley,
E. Lewis, E. Comes, P. Fuertado, and
P. Hooper. An excellent toe routine
was executed by Sadako Sato called
"The Awakening" and Madeline Hole
man spanked the revue once more
with her dazzling toe Interpretation OF
'Intermezzo" into a red hot finale of
speed and precision dancing by golden
Doris and her senior ensemble. The
quality of exhibition was exceedingly
high this year as her pupils remain
each year for promotional work.