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Edited by O. T. Taylor
“St. Valentine’s Day ”
A Seasonable Valentine Day Presentation Devised by 0. T . Taylor In Three Parts
3T takes a riot of color, music, song and dance, with perhaps a bit of sentiment added, to make an ideal Valentine presentation. The suggestions for song and dance numbers offered here are just “SUGGESTIONS.” Each producer knows his performers, what to expect from them, what they excel in. He knows the songs to use, which dance numbers to present and will use his own faculty in selection of such numbers.
THE ROUTINE
The drapes part revealing a settling consisting of three arches supported on flowered columns.
On the low circular platforms under the smaller arches ; against a backing of medium blue drapes, girls pose in the picturesque costume of long ago. (Figure one shows two alternate poses in order to demonstrate the different lighting effects used). The girls pose in white spot from over-head. The arch drop is in deep amber and magenta light from right and left.
A heart-shaped Valentine, with the word LOVE written across its scrim center; hung on strings of flowers and backed with a light blue sateen drape, hangs a short distance back of, and is showing through, the center arch. Blue and green light from sides and amber from overhead on this.
Music playing popular love song introducing singer. Suggested: “Because they
all love you.” Blue, green and amber in back dimming as lights behind Valentine come up slowly to reveal through the scrim, a little girl posing at telephone and singing a children’s song. “Little Boy Blue.” Lights back to original opening. Music to “Barcarolle” (Tales of Hoffman) as two, or more children enter for short old-fashioned dance number. Exit children. Stage in front of arch drop to red from sides with vivid green from overhead. Back lights out as heart set flies, then blue lights full up, canary glint on dark blue drapes with circular Valentine in lace design.
Picture of girl in ballet costume painted •on scrim center of Valentine. Harlequin enters to serenade. White lights, back of tab, up gradually revealing ballet dancer, against a silver backing, in the same pose as in picture on scrim.
Scrim up as the harlequin drops his lute to assist girl down for dance number. Suggested “Papillon” (Grieg) or “Valse Bluette.” Straw spot on dancers. Scrim down in Valentine; lights out back of scrim again revealing picture.
Blue light to magenta and canary; white spot on Valentine. Girls posing under side arches step down from platforms, curtesy and exit. Overhead spots out.
Dark front stage ; very dim back of arch drop as Valentine set flies. Magenta up, in back, on fancy doorway with steps leading down to stage. Canary or white overhead spot on doorway.
Girls in dancing costumes have taken up
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