The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-24
HOW DANCERS ARE TAUGHT.
1yiI. 8tLLET GIRL'S JOiLSOUE DAYS
N III.R IRiINING NOON

a Graceful Lady Dancer at seventy two
A school wherein ladies may he thorough
Iy oduantrd in stage dancing. ana lifted for any
position i'm the corps de- bullet. has been opened
ut 81 Clinton pla 10y the Min1cli Sisters. who
wcr, cu .a.rl in Europe AMI came TO this city
las, year to appear in the spectacle Of Baha. in
Nblo- Garden. When thc'rcpprtcr called. the
sisters Elizabeth and Helen, wrre busily in
structing som" pupils in the art in which the
instrn tors have 'hicvcd such distin ton.
Tho house is three rooms deep. Tho front
rarlor is luxuriously furnished. soft hand
some cnrpct covers the floor. the halls are
adorned with beautiful paintings. lounges and
comfortable easy chairs are scattered about
and in the corners and around the room are bits
of stntunry and little tables holding ornaments.
In the ccntrc is Il large full-toncd pianoiortc,
md near il guitar. violin. and other musical
Instruments The second parlor IL the school
room. and contrasts oddly with the front. The
floor is bare and made to resemble ~ nonrly IA
possible the stage Of theatre. On the walls
are oil portraits u the Minze Sisters. and pic
lures of the famous premcres Of Europe there
is one looking glass in the room. which IL SO
placed that the pupils cannot look into it while
practising and along two sides of the room
runs strong bar firmly fastened 10 the wall by
brackets. and distant about IA foot from it.
Madame Minzoh. n pleasant kindly. German
matron. mother OF the sisters, who travels with
them. sat with the reporter in the front parlor
wailr they were engaged in the school room.
ana told him OF their early history. They are
both Germans hy birth. though their father WIS
m Italian. and they took their first lessons from
him. beginning when only four years OF age.
Then they received instructions from the best
known masters of Germany; France. and Italy.
and afi rWurd. with their father, appeared IN
Berlin. Nirnnn. -. Petersburg. THIS. Milan,
and IN other European cucs. II was their great
popularity abroad that led the managers Of
Nihlo'- Garden tu oil'r ta IN very large salary
to come to America. Bv the disastrous failure
OF Baha.' the sisters were thrown out ol an
< ihc moihcr finished the brief history. the
Sisters entered the paror and were ready To- re-
cciVr visitors. They are Young, very pretty,
and speak our hnguag" with charming Ger
man accent They are enthusiastic IN th.ir art
and ar confident of their ability 10 build ny an
In answrrto the question whether American
girls may p" pNpn ted ~ 81 coed IN her probes
sion MIS- Elizabeth Minz.l answered prompt
ly. They are cNrcllcnty well fitted ~ make
good dangers in all respects hut one. They are
lithe. and suppl; tncy ailrrrigl" quickly al
that H. todd or shown them. AMI for "a tiinc they
got tir Il of the constant prl tirr or arc attrat-
Ell 10y something -. an, COON inst a. ih'} are
beginning To- understand what tn are io do,
took great inter It. ior frlt sure she would
make an American pr"mi"r'n Of dl-iinf ion. on
whom might look with pr.d' ~ ono OF my
pupils. suddenly lett mo tu ~ strrng
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