The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-12
The Ballet OF the Future VIII Need
No Legs.


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NEW YORK, Oct 1L-Carmencita. the
Pearl of Seville, the admiration of New
York. and the great chief wriggler of all
creation. is going to become an actress. She
will enlarge her sphere.
Competition is the cause of it. Carmencita
is no longer the only exponent of SPANS
sensuous graces in the dance. Senorita
O5ero has made start in the same line OF
business, aud the result is that which fol-
lows competition everywhere, namely
More of the commodity can be had for the
same money.
This suggests the consideration of one
notable popularity of Carmencita's success,
the public has seen SO very little of her. |
am not now referring to the fact that she
dances in skirts, but to the exceeding
brevity Of her performances. At Niblo's,
whore she made her first conquest OF New
York, she danced not more than three min
utes each night. At the concert hall where
she is now the leading attraction, she has
been but little more liberal with the public
In explanation, it has been said that no
human being could stand it to dance long as
Carmencita does A spectator might well
believe this.
All the muscles in Carmencita's body
including, apparently, several hundred
which are not found in most of us-are en-
ployed in the production Of gyrations such
as threaten to rend her comely form to bits
In fact, despite her lively kicking, she
dances least OF all with the apparatus usu-
ally employed in such performances. Her
bldy and arms do an incredible work. But.
notwithstanding the arduons nature of her
peculiar art she will, after next Monday,
enchant beholders for many more minutes
each evening than has been her won't
The waysDf it is this: Hitherto, Carmen
cita has been the jewel in very dull set
| ting of condensed comic opera. Recently
mutilated fragrant Of La File dc
| Madame Angot' has been abused for this
purpose. But now she will have whole
| play, though not very long one.
When this idea dawned upon the manage
ment its brilliancy was obscured by sligh
| cloud; Carmencita cannot speak English
| OF course, she has picked up a little of The
language, but when she uses it our mother
tongue is put through wilder con
vulsions than is the pretty Span
| iard's body in her widest cachucha
| The concert garden audience couldn't have
understood her; it is accustomed to hearing
| things which are rather too plain, perhaps
From this difficulty the dramatist escaped
| by writing no lines for his leading female
role. The play is called 'The Dumb Girl OF
| Seville Carmencita will play the title role
and introduce two new dances, one of which
| will have as its accompaniment a waltz
song specially written. A chorus will sing
it, The other will be performed to one Of
those dreamy Spanish airs which could only
| originate With a nation of dancers. On the
whole, there will be very much more Of her
than heretofore.
And I venture TO predict that Carmen.
| ri 10 will gain in nonuIar favor with This
more ligeT1I displav Of her nowers Curi-
ositv will he ninued anew and II is we'll NO,
| TO wait to- long before doing this. Carmen
| cita's success here has been that of most
novelt les of real merit 1t is wonderful how
| long in this fip citv. audiences can he
| secured from the ranks of the curious with
only a sprinkling of the really appreciative.
| There is play now in it's third year here,
and hundreds Of those who saw it yesterday
had never seen it before. There is more
food for reflection here than in the census
| figures
And Carmencita, so widely advertised, so
much written about in the papers, is still a
novelty. | was convinced OF it when saw
her one evening last week. The hall was
well filled an hour before her appearance,
| while iugglers and funny men we're occu-
| pying the stage. Then came ia File dc
| Madame Angot - and when in the midst of
| it, Carmencita was announced, there was
| genuinely enthusiastic expectancy. But
the dance didn't set people crazy. 1t was
over so soon that many had only
begun to realize its unusual character.
| There were two or three recalls
rewarded by lust few little kicks apiece
| and that was all. A fifth OF the spectators,
perhaps. inquired if that was all OF Carmen.
eta. and then as those who have seen q
| curiosity and suppose that they ought to be
| satisfied. Two of the four ''gaiety dancers
who appeared later III the evening, had
more personal admirers if ono might Judge
Inv applause. But II either of those girls
had danced for one minute after the fashion
| of Carmencita she would have been moth
ing hut a mass of dislocauions and fractures
at the end of it.
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