Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-03-21
THE CAn-CAH IN BOSTON.

Ia our issue Of last WedneedoE We quote
an extract from letter Of the ~ York Coz
respondent u tie. 1pri1s6eA MIS- Repst
lica., who thus SzPl ed lis' epiqL Of IT,
notorious Frenck Ca eanf' darDe, T. Wit
messed it in Niblo's Tkeltres
There ~ nothine e.ooo o. sensual ebout Il; 4 W
tina rue poetry 81 motion, and seemed . harmless
- cotilon OF the Fishers h0rnppe. Il = such -
one would take his sister 70 see.
We copy what the Boston correspondent Of
the sacramepto Uaios says Of thessme dance,
a. il i performed in the .Athens Of America" =
where al the Puritan morality has abiding
ground $50 g s''
some good New England people,. who enigrated
an Which ehss hsS
mysteriously alluded 70 - the grand clmafrc o. in-
delicate saltstion and which they would hestste even
to name n the presence Of ledy-f they were told
tbestres IL tns presence 81 our most aristOcrsc
males they would no doubt pronounce the statement
an unqualified Munchsusenism. But such - the act
neverfheless Ct the Theatre Comique De Polls ballet
troupe have been performing about four weeks. clos
Ing the entersininent every night with the cancan
Until within the last fortnight nobody Of respectable
social standing would dream Of taking Jay y me
monde and their followers But y - not 100 much 70
say that there have never assembled In Boston more
brilliant and fashionable audiences than those which,
within two weeks. have crowded the auditorium Of
the Comique The potent attraction II only-can be
only-the Can-can. The same dancers were It the
Continental Theatsr month ago. but they did not
ssdrsw," for they did not dance the Can-can. The
manager OF the Conaque boldly introduced this dance
and his c0fIern have been flled - never before.
can't attempt TO describe the dance IL must be
10 be appreciated The dancers are in couples. one
in female ana the other In male costumes the tters
dress IL What ID called '.shape drsss which y Of
IN elastic fabric. and Ats closely the skin. show
ing the whole outline Of the figure without inter-
ruption. save that Afforded BY slight diaper which
covers the junction Of body and limbs The evolu.
tons Of the dancers INDISPENSABLE; they seem to
and suggestive Of things which ought TO make sny
modest woman hide her face. Clasped In each 9TH
ers arms mouth glued % mouth they dost about the
stage in languid dclirinm that word can express
The effect Of such . sight-than which there be
but one lewder-may be imagined. Optimistic exult
In what they cali the civilization Of the agethe uit
Of education and culture. II the popular avOv
progress let IN pray Tor relapse into harbartam.
Model artists may soon be expected 70 entertain the
infeliect and fashion Of the modern Athens.
The reader can decide for himself whether
the New York correspondent Of the Massachu.
setts paper has different sentiments concerning
the character Of the dance. and on morality
generally, from the Boston correspondent Of
the Saeramento paper; or, whether the dance
10 performed more shamelessly in the " HUI"
than in New York. The case stands badly
enough Cor Puritan morality in either event.