Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-25
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AN UNDRESS REHEARSAL.
A Glimpse of the Ballet In Dss-
hahllls.
Kaleidoscope Capsring by Some Pretty
American Girls--The Sacrifcial Goat
Enjoys Himself at Their Expense.
Nslc York Sun.

temptation Of the ballet cirShng and hos
ing above them, have ofteu gone home
toss and turn upon their beds through lon
nights of thOugtfal wonder. The curl
head Of youth thrObs with the question
How do they ever, ever learn to do itH
while through the polished dome OF age
thought the seorching enquiry echoes sadly
What's the use Of being past so if In
not to know whether that young thing ,hs
toes Of solid iron or Whsther there is trieI
about those pink slippers" Thousands o
manly souls have brsathed the desire to &c
behind the scenes just once to learn it al
sld,be at rest forever.
To instruct the young is pleasure; Il
relieve the mental pressure OF the aged,
sacred duty. The young man who works
for the Sun and who writes stories proposes
TO do both by taking anxious readers II
behind the scenes of the Academy oil Nd
sic, where great deal can be learned about
the ballet in 3 very short time. This partle
ulsr trip behind the scenes was made At IL
o'clock Yesterday morning. To get there
Won must pass thrrugh a little stage en-
trance on Fourteenth street. A slight
frail but determined human being guards
that door. Far back in the night OF time,
long before he knew enough even to
be a doorkeeper. he was taught that any
body who wanted to Sc: In anywhere must
be criminal.
HIS EDUCATION sTorPED THERE,
and be makes q splendid oor,kseper. The
tussle with this creature was 3 long and
bi,t.r one; but when oGce he hsd been van
uuished. things vent smoothly
Al first everything Looked dark and dis,
nal The huge pieces OF scenery lowered
yloomily up into the air, the red-sslled ship
0Fths Flying Datchman stranded on the
goor with no painted water 10 lend illusion,
looked DRY and uncomfortable. and the
Uilded elephant watching over Lsckme
rox of sculis seemed to breathe restless
anxiety TO add yours to his COLLECTION,
But from far oil through the forest OF
naintad trees, the rays OF tOotilghts came
tvinkliug, with tuueful notes Of long
tailed pisno jlughng close behind. The
pstteriug OF many feet-or about ss many
"a there are in mile il seemed-sccom-
psuisd the music OF the piano. aud guided
the stranger 70 o great open space IN the
middle Of the stage
The scene in that open space was won
dsrEul and rare; one to De gsz3d upon Tor
hours with unwearSins interest. The toer
vas covered with ballet dancers, and the
air Eas full Of them jumping aud csPerlns,
bob5iay 10 and dropplas doSa again like
popcora 10 the pepper. Az inspired being
with long hsir was wrenchIng wild ana
plssd,uv melody from the long.tsilsd piano
= stout man vim very snail feet was dart
mo in and Ua- amoug the dancers, praying,
moaning. wringiug his hands Gud pounding
4 the a1or .:;rh 4 Lao almost az big around
as bis Uoiy, &C
HUGE NAN HIgH FIERCE VOICE
and a commanding presence was terrifying
the herd Of stage carpenters and everybody
else. II veslhe American opera company
ballet rsnesrslng "SJ Igis.
For long while the eye sought Valnil
for something that would stand still tor ont
b,lf misuta. but after awhile the whlr
nnis,ed doEu q little, and il becsne eViden
tbs, there vas system and method oehln(
II al The man az the piano was Mr.. bin
-;cbs rigbt bower nt Theodore Thomas
playing tina music OF Dahtes spectacular
ballet. The stuu. man with the smah lee
WA Monsieur Mam-Sc GrbssrSu, the Frenct
ballet master. teaching hrs Cords OF bale,
dancers how 10 ysiu fame and sppispse, and
the msisstic man was Mr. Hook th5
stage director, enc ge'iaa!y fIlhlng M
functions snd walcti' 2 over every detail II
the production Of tee opera which "a to d
brought out to.njgas. i; sIdss these there
vas Alfred G5dchanA. the eoStuuer, whose
business it Is TO maks iJyeHcesl eysn love
Z her, and Nsusgsr Locke TIE hiSn priest
who bosses aud manages everything
Next to the dancjuy. tue most estound'
iny feature OF the UCeNnna Was the Won
derfal ySriety OF dressHs rSh'o;Ied by the
1872 dancers {, il no tHe mOnotony oil
uink tights. peay,ng through cl1ads Of white
mosquito netting th-t We love so Wen, ou'
the widest sor. Of .IrIstY tGlt the lmSsinS
ton can aoUiure CD Nearly sill the dan
GERS wore pink slippers, bat there all UNI
tormitv stopped short. aud the dancers
showed IS great difference an tasts as ln'
average young SOmsn's boarding schooL
!, One ballet dancer, sluCgt six ieet h'ga
spU-tsi a costume 80 very loEneeked tnaI
il would have been 10 protection at sll for
40 svstags young woman. Others were mu'
fed up 10 their uecks in su sorts OF Inner
and flannel VISITS. Some wore black STOCK
ings some striped, sons flesh colored, and
some Of that hesi,s,iug, uncertain sort o.
gray which indicates that they svs made o.
home by ones grand mother. Nerg
FEw WORE CONVENTIONAL DANCING TIGHTS
the ms.1riry whiriug round in white
aud spotless garment, which mSy Os oes
described "a a sort OF Turkish trousers Gu
OF short at the kuae. The general esee
was no; a. pleasing as it is g. night witt
Everything IN tull blast but It 10 less sruh
cisl Ciiltert, who plays or rather dances
the lssd;ug roe. approached the nearest u
eonveuuoRsi,7 Of costume. Her arm
we've Osr7, her pink sippsrs were nSR Z, sn'
EheB ahs ihraV her7sli toto the arms 0
Victor. the s1ls young ballet boy alresd,
tOid ot ia the Sun, and performed the diIil
CulI tea o. a,aost standing on hsr heao
tie much sppaudsd pick tigh's scared an
6lrOasiy sooyl the regulation clouds o
white lace Th- m0st unconventional wa
Daisy, the premiere among our houe-usd
American dlac;ng giris Der mosquito
SstU2g US OF violent blue, her stocking
were v,Hk. aud he- shor' flannel JACKIE
was red. 10 spite OF il ali Daisy, By Que
the cost a19aa2ipg fea's Of America
GElSCoi, managed 70 look pretty. "a
rozll5 isR round as calmly cs goa pleas
In tight a,uDg black silk, aSosasd vie
Unlimited js', and Romilds, the sseoad
premiere, r7eellsi in extreme loE-neckeC
nesS, I'D = ioac bow of blue ribbon,
Il is difficult Tor man who never Issrr
Cd bSiist dancing to give give an idea
Wis, va solug on upon,,Ihs stage Six PIT
togrsPhsrs, eseh working hard, could haV
been Kept busy there, taking pictuge
every one different. At one momen
hilbert he premier WA dancing All Rlon