Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alternates https://archive.org/details/springgarlandspoOOwils SPRING GARLANDS . A “POSE”-Y DRILL AND MARCH FOR ‘ - ilbatos and Oallants ot se Olden tTsme BY B, M. WILSON Copyright, 1895, by Harris B. Dick and Harold RooRBACt FITZGERALD PUBLISHING CORPORATION. SUCCESSOR TO Dick & Fitzgerald 18 Vesey St, New York “SPRING GARLANDS.” INTRODUCTION. This is a Flower Drill for maids and gallants of ye olden tyme. It is arranged for sixteen persons — eight youths and eight maidens — though fewer or more can go through the move- ments equally well. A curtain of some color that will show off the costumes to advantage, should be used for a background ; though if a set scene is employed, it might be, preferably, a wood. The costumes may vary in color to suit the taste, no two being precisely alike while the same general style is preserved in all. The following are suggested as typical costumes. Female, Rose-colored bodice cut square in the neck, back and front, and edged with puffs of white illusion ; dark brown, rather short skirt ; nile-green paniers ; flowing sleeves of nile-green reach- ing just to the elbow and lined with white or rose-color ; pink apron with bodice-fitting bib ; gay shoes and stockings ; puffed cap of white mull, with a pink rose pinned on it ; avelvet ribbon may be worn around the neck. Male, Knee-trousers of dark red ; flowered or white vest ; gray coat, cut short in front and with long-tails (like a dress-coat), trimmed with silver buttons and braid ; red cuffs with deep frill of lace or illusion ; gray stockings and buckled shoes ; three-cornered hat. All carry garlands one and one-half yards long or more (long enough to “jump rope” with). These garlands are made of leaves or evergreen tied to a rope as a foundation, with flowers (real or artificial) interspersed thickly. The music is optional — something in 4-4 time. The numerals (i» 2, 3, 4) in parentheses, refer to the beats or counts in a measure. “Right” and “left” are to be understood as the performers face the audience. The commands are given in italics^ and may be used only at rehearsing, or such as are in parentheses may be called off by the leader at the formal repre- sentation. 3 4 SPRING GARLANDS. THE DRILL. B c D E H I , J N ^ >0 5 - / i ..,.3 ” R 8 XT ■ 'A U V W’ X Y General Diagram of the Platform. Enter, All holding both ends of garland in left hand, down at left side, gallants Nos. 1-8 enter at E and march right ; maids Nos. 1-8 enter at A and march left. Salutation, (i, 2, 3, 4) As No. i of gallants reaches D and No. I of maids reaches B, lines pause ; maids, with corner of apron held up in right hand to corner of mouth, look shyly at gallants ; (i, 2) gallants lift three-cornered hats with right hand ; (3, 4, 1,2) bow low, hat held to breast ; (3, 4) raise body erect ; maids still hold corner of apron to mouth. Advance, Gallants holding hats to breast by left hand (in which is garland also), all march toward centre, till couple No. 1 meet at c. Tunnel, (i, 2, 3, 4) Gallant^No. i takes right hand of maid No. i in his ; (i, 2, 3, 4) gallant bends forward and kisses hand ; (I, 2, 3, 4) couple raise right hands arm’s length overhead, maid facing rear and looking over right shoulder ; gallant facing front looking to maid over right shoulder, stretch apart. Couple No, 2 pass under raised arms of couple No. i face toward each other just ip front of couple No. i, kiss hand, etc., as described above, and raise right hands overhead similarly. Couple No. 3 pass under raised hands of couples i and 2, face, kiss hand and raise right hands, and so on, each couple in succession passing through tunnel and taking place at front of the line. Triumphal Arch, When all have passed through the tunnel, couple No. 8 being at M, (i, 2) all face front ; (3, 4) take an end of garland in each hand ; (i, 2, 3, 4) couples (all except couple No. i) stretch inside hands overhead and at side, until they meet ; outside hand down arm’s length at side. Garland is thus stretched diagonally before body. Couple No. i holding each ^ inside handsj march front under the raised nrms of other SPRING GARLANDS. 5 couples, and on to w. Couple No. i is followed by couple No. 2, and so on, until couple No. 8 is at rear of the line at M, and the line extends M-w. Retreat. Partners holding inside hands, garlands in outside hands retreat backward till the line is C-M again. Face Partners, (i, 2, 3, 4) Maids with both hands front, at waist ; gallants with left hand (and hat) to breast, right hand down at side, face partners and step back two steps. Courtesy ^ Maids give the old-fashioned courtesy very low ; gallants bend far forward from waist, feet together. Position. (1,2) Two steps toward centre ; (3, 4) face front ; gallants put hats on. Advance. Garland held in both hands, raise inside hand overhead, outside hand down at side ; and, looking toward each other, march front, M-w. Lines March, ist movement: Garland still in both hands which are held a little out at sides, sway garlands right and left, as boys turn left at w and march, turning round corners, y-e- D-S-R ; girls, turning right at w and turning round corners, march U-A-B-Q-R. 2d movement : As the couples meet at R, all raise inside hands arm’s length overhead, outside arms down, and march rear, double file, to C. Front. Holding garland about a third of the distance from each end in both hands, so that the central part is stretched straight and the ends fall loose, raise arms directly overhead arm’s length ; and maids turning toward right, gallants toward left, march front C-w, arm’s length distance being between the line of boys and line of girls. Look at Partners, ist movement : As couple No. i reaches w, still holding garland as above, with weight on outside foot, raise outside hand, arm’s length overhead, out to side ; inside 6 SPRING GARLANDS. hand to the breast nearest outside arm. Incline bodies toward each other, and look toward each other. (Hold two measures.) 2d movement : With weight on inside foot, inside hand raised arm’s length overhead and out at side, outside hand to breast nearest raised arm, incline bodies away from each other and look at each other. 3d movement : With outside hand raised overhead directly up arm’s length, inside hand (holding end of garland) directly out at side a little below shoulder height (garlands are now held diagonally from high overhead down toward each other), couples incline bodies toward each other and look toward each other. Meet, With inside hand out shoulder height, at side, and still holding end of garland, outside hand down at side, holding garland one-third of distance from end (garland stretched tightly), couples take two sidewise steps toward centre of the line c-w, until their inside hands meet. Retreat, Double line retreats backward C~w, till couple No. I is at M. (Hold position one measure.) Forward, Couples with outside hand front at waist line, in- side hand down and out at side, till inside hands of couples meet (garland hangs in a loop), all forward to w. Couples March, At w, the couples, holding each other’s m- hands and all swaying hands toward their left on (i, 2), toward their right on (3, 4), then left and so on, march by couples w-Y-T-P-K-o-J-F-A-E, till the line of couples extend A-E. Face Front, With both hands overhead, garland stretched not quite straight but curving down a little, end hanging loose in outside hands. Salute Audience. Left hand to breast, right hand down at SPRING GARLANDS. 7 side (i, 2, 3, 4) bow forward as in **Courtesy ” (see above) ; (i, 2, 3, 4) bodies erect. Salute Partners, Partners face and courtesy ” as above. Forward. Holding garland by ends in both hands, arms out in front of body, far apart and raised till garland just escapes the floor, wave hands (i, 2) to right, (3, 4) to left, (i, 2) to right, and so on, as the line advances to p-t. If there is not room be- tween P-T for so many couples to go through the following movements in single line, form two lines P-T, one in front of the other. Position. (I, 2, 3, 4) With an end of the garland in each hand, face front, both hands on hips. Poses. 1. (i, 2, 3, 4) Right hand out arm’s length in front, shoulder height, couples with faces toward each other, (i, 2, 3, 4) ** Position ” (see above). 2. (i, 2, 3, 4) Extend left hand out arm’s length front, height of shoulder, couples with faces turned away from each other. (1,2, 3,4) ‘‘Position.” 3. (I, 2, 3, 4) Step forward with right foot, both arms ex- tended arm’s length front, shoulder height ; look front, (i, 2, 3, 4) “ Position.” 4. (i, 2, 3, 4) Partners face ; repeat “ i ” as above. 5. (i, 2, 3, 4) Repeat “ 2 ” as above, faces front. 6. (1,2, 3, 4) Repeat “3” as above, faces toward each other. (I, 2, 3, 4) Face rear. 7. (I, 2, 3, 4) All looking front over right shoulder, extend right arm up arm’s length at side, (i, 2, 3, 4) “ Position.” 8. (i, 2, 3, 4) All looking front over left shoulder, extend left arm up arm^s length at side, (i, 2, 3, 4) “ Position.” 9. (i, 2, 3, 4) Faces toward partners, extend both arms up and out arm’s length at side, shoulder height, (i, 2, 3, 4) “ Position.” 16. (i, 2, 3, 4) Partners with faces toward each other, bodies inclined sidewise toward each other, extend outside arms out at side, arm’s length overhead, (i, 2, 3, 4) “ Position.” 11. (i, 2, 3, 4) Bodies inclined sidewise away from each other, faces looking front over outside shoulder, extend inside arms up, arm’s length at side, (i, 2, 3, 4) “Position.” Part- ners face. 12. (i, 2, 3, 4) Partners lift rear arms (i. e., arm nearest stage rear,) up arm’s length before body, until they meet, (i, 2, 3, 4) '* Position.” 13. (i, 2, 3, 4) Front arms (i. e., arms nearest front of stage) up arm’s length before body, till they meet overhead, (i, 3» 4) ** Position.” 8 SPRING GARLANDS. 14* (i, 2, 3, 4) Both arms up before body, till they meet, (i, 2, 3, 4) “Position.” Face front. 15. (I, 2, 3, 4) Partners raise outside arm’s length up at side, faces and bodies inclined toward each other, (i, 2, 3, 4) “ Position.” 16. (I, 2, 3, 4) Bodies and faces inclined away from each other, partners extend inside hands up at side until they meet overhead, (i, 2, 3, 4) “ Position ” and partners face. 17. (a) Partners face, and (i, 2, 3, 4) kiss hands as in “ Tun- nel ” (see above), (i, 2, 3, 4) “Position.” (b) Partners with backs toward each other, “courtesy” (see above), (i, 2, 3, 4) Position.” 18. (a) Face front, both ends of garland held in right hand, (b) With left hand on hip, weight on right foot, look toward U and wave garland up and down toward diagonal right (or u), i. e., (i, 2) up (3, 4) down, (i, 2) up, and so on. (Two measures.) 19. (i, 2, 3, 4) Left hand to hip, weight on left foot, look toward Y and wave garland up and down toward Y, or diagonal left (two measures). 20. (i, 2, 3, 4) Step front with right foot and wave garland up and down four times. 21. (i, 2, 3, 4) Both hands to left breast, weight on left and retired foot, partners with heads turned away from each other. , 22. (i, 2, 3, 4) With weight on inside foot, which is turned toward partner, both ends of garland in right hand, partners look toward each other and extend both arms diagonally for- ward out at sides, shoulder height, as for embrace, (i, 2, 3, 4) Face front, weight on left foot, both hands to hips, (i, 2, 3, 4) Each gallant steps back and behind his respective maid, 23. (Two measures.) Gallants, holding garland in both hands, one-third of distance from each end so that the ends fall loose, raise arms arm’s length overhead, garland stretched till it is straight, and look down at maids, who, with weight on left and retired foot, garland held by ends in both hands, arms down at side, lean back and look up at gallants, (i, 2, 3, 4) “ Posi- tion,” i. e., faces front, both hands on hips. 24. (Two measures). Gallants (with garlands held at a dis- tance from the ends, as above) take one step sidewise toward left, and extend both arms left, till left arm is out straight at side and right hand to left shoulder ; incline body and face toward maid at right ; at the same time maids extend arms (with gar- land held by ends) toward right, till right arm is straight out at side and left arm to right shoulder, body and face inclined left toward gallants. 25. (Three measures). Gallants, behind maids again, ex- tend both arms, front, arm’s length, shoulder height (garland held SPRING GARLANDS. 9 loosely enough to curve down slightly), and look down at maids ; maids kneel on left knee and raise both arms out at side and up arm's length. 26. (Three measures). Maids clasp both hands on right knee, incline body and head toward left and look down ; at same time gallants, with weight on left foot, put left hand to right hip, right hand extended up out right, head raised and looking up right. 27. (Three measures). Gallants with weight on left and re- tired foot, hold garland arm’s length up back of head, head thrown back and body also inclined rear ; maids rise, head bowed, arms down and out at sides. 28. (Three measures). Gallants, bending forward on right foot, toss garland over maids’ heads ; maids clasp hands to breast and look up at gallants. 29. (a) (I, 2, 3, 4) Gallants drop garland from left hand and reaching over maids’ left shoulder, take hold of left end of maids’ garlands ; maids take right end of their own garlands in left hand and dropped end of gallant’s garland in right hand. (b) (I, 2, 3, 4) Gallants raise back hands straight over- head ; maids with both hands straight down at sides. Gar- lands are thus like two long perpendicular ribbons held in the hands of each, (i, 2, 3, 4) gallants and maids put hands to their own shoulders. 30. (a) (i, 2, 3, 4) Gallants extend right arm up arm’s length at right side ; maids extend right hands down and left as far as possible. (b) (i, 2, 3, 4) Reverse the above, gallants extending left hand overhead out left ; maids with left hand down and to- ward right. (c) (I, 2, 3, 4) Both hands to shoulders. 31. (i, 2, 3, 4) Gallants with both hands clasped overhead ; maids extend arms right and left, respectively, out arm’s length at sides, (i, 2, 3, 4) Hands to shoulders. 32. (i, 2, 3, 4) Gallants with left hand to maids’ left shoul- der, right arm extended overhead toward right. Maids with left hand extended down and out toward left, right hand to right shoulder, (i, 2, 3, 4) Reverse the above, (i, 2, 3, 4) Both hands to own shoulders. 33. (i, 2, 3, 4) Gallants incline body and both hands, raised overhead, toward left ; maids incline body and both hands down and out a little at sides, toward right, (i, 2, 3, 4) Reverse above, (i, 2, 3, 4) Hands to shoulders. 34. (i. 2, 3, 4) All with hands directly out at sides, gal- lants shoulder height, maids waist height, (i, 2, 3, 4) To shoulders. 35 * 2, 3, 4) Maids with both hands together down in lO SPRING GARLANDS. front ; gallants with hands overhead to right and left. Mafds lean back and look up at gallants as gallants look down at maids, (i, 2, 3, 4) Hands to shoulders. Gallants Front, (i, 2, 3, 4) Gallants step front into posi- tion again, and partners face. 36. (I, 2, 3, 4) Partners raise rear arms (i. e., arm toward rear ot stage) up arm s length ; front arms down arm’s length. (I, 2, 3, 4) Reverse the above, (i , 2, 3, 4) Hands to shoulders. 37. (i, 2, 3, 4) Gallants with rear arm raised arm’s length overhead ; front arm down. Maids with rear arm down, front arm raised. From the point of view of the audience, the gar- lands now form an “ X.’* (i, 2, 3, 4) Reverse the above, (i, 2, 3, 4) Hands to shoulders. 38. (i, 2, 3, 4) Gallants with both arms down and extended back, (i. e., stage left) as far as possible. Maids with both arms down and extended front, i. e., toward stage left also, (i, 2, 3, 4) Reverse the above, (i, 2, 3, 4) Gallants extend front arm down and back, i. e., toward stage left ; rear arm down and front, i. e., toward stage right. Maids with front arm toward stage left ; rear arm extended back toward stage right, (i, 2, 3,4) Reverse the above. (1,2, 3, 4) Both hands to shoulders. 39. (I, 2, 3, 4) Gallants and maids with both hands over- head arm’s length, (i, 2, 3, 4) To shoulders. 40. (i, 2, 3, 4) Maids with both hands front, at waist line. Gallants with rear hand raised overhead, front hand down, (i, 2, 3, 4) Reverse the above, (i, 2, 3, 4) Hands to shoulders. 41. (i, 2, 3, 4) Face front, left hands raised overhead and toward left ; right hands down and extended toward right, (i, 2, 3, 4) Reverse the above, (i, 2, 3, 4) Left hands to heads ; right hands to hips. 42. (i, 2, 3, 4) Gallants with hands to shoulders ; maids with hands down, (i, 2, 3, 4) All face left, and bow. (i, 2, 3, 4) All face right and bow. (i, 2, 3, 4) Face front. 43. (I, 2, 3, 4) Couples with outside hands to shoulders, in- side hands down at side, (i, 2, 3, 4) Reverse the above, (i, 2, 3, 4) Inside hands to hips, outside hands down. March front till line extends u-Y. 44. (I, 2, 3, 4) Outside hand to breast ; inside hand, clasp- ing partners’, down at sides; all “courtesy” forward. (See above.) 45. (I, 2, 3, 4) With inside hand to partners’ inside shoul- der, drop garland from inside hands ; outside hands raised high, out at side. 46. (I, 2, 3, 4) Outside hand to breast, inside hand clasp- ing partner’s up overhead, “ courtesy ” toward partner. (See above.) (i, 2, 3, 4) Facing front, pick up loose end of garland with inside hand, and raise body erect. SPRING GARLANDS. I I yiimp Rope» Use garlands as in jumping rope, couples look- ing toward each other and laughing. (Four measures,) {The Suit). Couples face; maicls with weight on right and retired foot, both hands clasped overhead, garland hanging down back, head up. Look down, laughing saucily at gallants who kneel on left knee, left hand to heart, right hand raised beseech- ingly, looking up at maids. (“ Wait till another DayT) Maids toss garlands front over heads again, body turned toward right, weight on right and for- ward foot and looking left to gallants over left shoulder, (i) Left hand to lips ; (2) left hand left toward gallants ; (3) to lips ; (4) toward gallants. Gallants rise, body bent forward, right, toward maids, both hands clasped to heart. Ai 'n b *