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Show I! Saunterings H ! For an amateur ontei'tatnment, with the pr3 Stcntiousness of the production and the length A 5 time in which the show was prepared for presents presen-ts ,' tation considered, very few affairs of the kind H k have equalled the Kirmcss which opened at the H Theatre Thursday evening hefore a big audience m oif (he ..fashionables, for the benefit of the Free H I Kindergarten and Neighborhood IIouso Associa-H Associa-H I tion. H I The Kirmess as staged at the Theatre is large- H lv an ensemble of dances and the smoothness and M 1, success of Thursday evening's production is the H I best possible compliment that can he paid Mrs. H jj W. P. Kiser and Miss Claribel Burton, under whose ( stage direction the Kirmess was put on. The H p dancing of those who took part merited every H f bit of the applause received from an audience K composed in the main of smart society people H who have been anticipating the event for weeks. H t Miss Denise Karrick in a Spanisn dance and H Miss Ruth Abbott in her "Poppy Dance" were par- H ticularly clever, and little Evelyn Phelps H I proved a tiny tot of a toe dancer on whom the H audience lavished all the encores the little miss Hjl would respond to. H l To chronicle all the good things the .Kirmess H held would mean a detailed review of every dance H number from the entrance of the Coronation pa- H geant to the spectacle's finale. The Irish jig, danced H by Ruth Abbott, Chester Snow, Ruth Cowie and H Robert Abbott; the song and dance specialty, "The H Mysterious Rag," by Isabelle Shiffer and Mark H Groesbeck; "Lindy Lee," as danced and sung by H R. H. Merrill, Herbert Brown, Harold Lamb, Le- H I land Kimball, Arthur Underwood, Andrew Clark H ' and Mark Groesbeck; the "Grass Blade Dance," H by the Misses Aileen McMillan, Virginia Beatty H and Marie Odell; the "Morning Glory Dance," by H Josephine "Weil, Denise Karrick, Carol Evans, !" Marian Oberndorfer, Isabelle Shiffer and Vera Ed- 1 wards "were all splendidly performed. The grass blade dance was extremely beauti- M ful, and the way that Isabelle Shiffer and Mark M Groesbeck sang and danced "The Mysterious H Rag" was above the average professional par. m From first to last the Kirmess proved the suc- M cess predicted for it and as a spectacle and in M judging the individual numbers of which it was B composed, it ranks easily as the most finished fl amateur entertainment given locally by society in H years, and was the biggest society night th Thea- M tre has seen in a long time. H Only those vho have participated in staging i so large an amateur production as the Kirmess Hi can understand or appreciate what Mrs. Kiser, M Miss Burton and Miss Loreen Leary, the latter H the pianist of the festival, accomplished in the M successful production of the Kirtness. To say H that they made the spectacle one of the best ama- H tour affairs the town has ever had, does not be- B gin to tell the story of their work or indicate the H credit due them and the principals in the produc- 1 H Society during the week got its stride in a way H that was a reminder of old times, both in the va- H nety and number of entertainments, alternating H day and night between the theatres, cafes and Hj private homes. The small teas, dinners and sup- K pprs were too numerous to mention; the ball given H by the Solon Spiros was a large and brilliant af- H iair; the theatre parties, particularly on the Kir- H mess nights, were 'innumerable; and all in all the H v eek has kept the smart ones very busy day H and night. HjH The wedding of Miss Helen Webster, daughter HjH of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Webster, and Phi'ip H R Johnson of Los Angeles, took place at the Web- H sle apartments in the Emery on Wednesday, the Reverend Samuel R. Colladay officiating. Owing to illness in the family the wedding was very quiet, only the relatives being present. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson left in the afternoon for San Francisco, and will later go to Los Angeles, where they will reside. They will be at home in that city at 315 Kingsley drive. o The largest event preceding Lent will be the Eachelors' ball, which takes place at the Hotel ovening was a most delightful affair, enjoyed by about three hundred of their friends. The ball room and the remainder of the mezj annine floor presented a brilliant scene arid thfj supper room was particularly attractivefjhere an elaborate supper was served, with pinkthe predominating pre-dominating color scheme on the prettily appointed tables. Dancing continued until a late hour, the , program being especially well arranged, including al1 of the newest music. J MUS. i?. M ANDREWS Who with her husband, the eminent New York architect Is at the Hotel Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew s have been entertained enter-tained extensively during their visit here. i Utah on Friday night, when twenty of the younger men will receive their friends between ten thirty and eleven o'clock and will entertain them nt a supper and dance for several hours after. The invitations read "From ten thirty to four o'clock,' and if is the aim of the men to make the affair one of the most enjoyable of the season As Lent begins the following week, the ball will be a fitting fit-ting climax to the season, and society is anticipating anticipat-ing the event -with more than usual interest. The reception and dance glvm by Mr. and Mrs. Solon Spiro at the Hotel Utah on Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Andrews of New York, who have been at the Hotel Utah for the past fortnight, have been the recipients of many social attentions atten-tions from their numerous friends here. Mr. Andrews An-drews in one of the noted architects of the Me- j tiopolis, and both 'he and his charming -wife have J iound a host of new friends since arriving here. They will probably remain a week or two longer and will return later in the spring. . The dinner at the Alta club given on Monday j evening by the party which two years ago went . around the world on the Cleveland, sailing from I 1 San Francisco, was one of tho happiest affairs of f the "week and was attended by practically all of ' those who were in the party, numbering about twenty-five. It was held in tho gold room o the club, where the table was uniquely decorated in a way reminiscent of the trip. One of the remarkable features of the affair was the fact that so many people could go around the world on the same boat and still be "willing to dine together. Notices announcing the annual meeting of tho Country Club have been mailed to members. The meeting will be held on Tuesday next at four o'clock for the election of six directors for the ensuing year, and it is hoped that there will be a full attendance. The meeting will take place at the Hotel Utah on the mezzanine floor. In honor of Mrs. Prentiss N. Gray of Oakland, California, Mrs. E. O. Howard gave a delightful luncheon at her home on Tuesday. This is tho first of a 'series of similar affairs to be given by the same hostess, i ; I Among those who entertained at dinners during dur-ing the week -were Mr. and Mrs. V. Mont. Ferry, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Whitley, and D. C. Jackling. In honor of Miss Myrtle Elvyn, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Kiser entertained at a supper at their home on Sunday evening. |