The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-20

broke Jones playground, Jesse
A. Reynolds, superintendent of
the City Recreation. department
said last night.
Five Glee clubs, and the ROTC
band will participate in the pro-
gram, which will be directed by
Mrs. Josephine Challenger, under
the supervision of Mrs. Elizabeth
May, Reynolds added.
The Festival opens with a scene
OF ltaly-typical of that country's
music and color, Carolyn Ozment
VIII sing Come Buy My violets"
followed by a group of young
Italian flower vendors. The group
Is composed of girls from Troop
-, Irene Emory, Betty Emory,
Beth Bond, Paulette Stein, Jean
Buchanan, Patsy Marlborough,
Betty Hall, Charlotte Jones.
The second scene of the pro-
gram is typical of Turkey. The
setting is a sultan's palace where
'ne sultan played by Ray
mond Bishops seen seated
amidst thelovely girls of his
harem. These girls dance for him,
but he is not interested in their
grace and beauty until he sees his
1avorlte, a part taken by Dorothy
Mills. She lures him out and to-
gether they perform a dance full
OF the sultry grace of that country.
Suddenly a wild and vicious
group of warriors appear-the
dreaded Dagger Dancers. Their
dance, performed with scimitars,
Is horrifying to the girls of the
harem who draw back in fear.
The Dagger Dancers are-Glladys
Conhay, Martina Widmark, Lille
Pearl Jordan, 10 Ann Jordan,
Nancy Bruce, Janis Kesterson,
Beverly Prince. The ladies of the
harem are Beverly Sumner,
Phplliss Sommersette, Sylvia
Stocks, Dorothy Moore, Elizabeth
Damn, Barbara Rita Hodges, Jerry
Shipman. The choregraphy for this
entire scene is by Mrs. Gallagher.
Part Three OF the Program is
set In Mexico. Helen Preston
dances the original Mexican Hat
Dance and the WinterPark school
glee Club, under the direction of
Mrs. Lois Burkheimer, sings a
well known folk song of that
country-"Chiapanicas''.
The Fourth Part is in the far
north in the Scandinavian countries
The first dance. performed by tiny
pre-5chool children from Lake
FOREST Center, is a Danish Folk
Dance. These children are-Tery
SIENNA, Jackie Kornegy, Melaine
Carter, Pricilla Ann Freeman.
Sarah Mathews, Charlene Stocks,
Brenda Mobiles, Carolyn Single
tary, Norma Hickman. The second
number, danced by another group
from Lake Forest Center, is a
Swedish Hambo. These dancers
are Sonia Register, Sarah Lila
Furst, Corina Ann Mccall, Libby
Carol Morse, Martha Ann Mote,
Carolyn Fay Cover, Julia Horreu,
Marguerite Avant, Virginia Bow
ers- Annette Britain. This scene
closes with a group of Scandi-
navlan songs sung by the Forest
Hills school glee club under the
direction of Miss Dora Station
Neptune" and Buxom Lassies".
The vigorous and lively dances
Of Russia and the Ukraine from
part five. A group from Nesbitt
Courts center-Barbara Elliott, Pat
Waters, Jean Wells, Herman King,
James Ganious, Sue Avant, Betty
Lou Waters, Shirley Skipper,
Betty Blake, Thurman King
dance a Ukranian folk dance.
Three Cossacks are seen in Rus
sla's most famous dance-th Cos
sacks dance-Raymond Bishop,
Martina Widmark, and GLADYS
Conahay.
The quaintness of China is tyq-
fled in the songs and dances of
group six. The scene opens with
a chop stick rhythm group. Taking
part IN it are the following girls
from Lake Forest center-Hilda
Young, Martha Andrews, Beverly
SIENNA, Gloria Padrick, Elizabeth
Parker, Cynthia Lewis, Jane Ayres,
Iris Faye Gore, Doris Smith, Ann
Hood. A group of tiny tots from
the junior sororis nursery school,
Mrs. John Render, teacher, next
will sing Chinese Lullaby" Ellen
Beinert, Wanda Turner. Freddy