Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-15
A TRIUMPH ON TOES.
CaFmencita Captures Pittsburg With
Her Spanish Dancing.
DICKSON AND FUN TAVEL INC0G
Corinne and Some Clever Comedians in
Carmen Up to Data.
ALL THE PLAYS IN TOWN CRITICISED

Carmencita, the woman, is charming
Carmencita, the dancer, has all the warmth
color and music of June day, with pas
sionate love song by one of her Spanish
poets throw in. She is not like any othel
| one who dances in her style can touch her
La Carmencita may have peers in Seville
none can be found under Northern sky.
That's the pith of her unique charm.
She expresses the nature of a warm-blooded
race in her dances, the dances in which
| Spanish maidens have squandered theil
| surplus energy and spirits, with which they
have won hearts and woven romantic back.
ground with the kindred arts of music and
song for SO much that is picturesque and
richly-hued in Spanish life.
As for Carmencita's personality, it lacks
much that we consider very desirable in a
fair woman, but is yet so harmonious a
whole and SO appropriate to her dances
that We wouldn't have her otherwise
in any way. She is not graceful in the
way most dancers are; she doesn't put
on the frills of gracefulness in waving of
the arms or movement of the legs-yet,
though it sound paradoxical, her every
motion has meaning, poetic one always,
passionate one often.
A Sketch of CarmencIta.
In stature she seems trihe above the
middle height in woman; of compact mus
cular build, full round waist, wide hips
and shoulders, and it may be mentioned in
this case because they are so clever, not
very small feet Her hair is black, the
Spanish black, and last night the heavy
braids were tied at the nape Of her
rounded neck with a bunch of white
chrysanthemums. A high silver comb, by
the way, was shaken from her tresses in the
first wild steps of 'El Veto" Her features
are regular and typically Spanish, and of
things about her, not even excepting the
magical feet and the mouth, whic might
furnish a poet with delicious subject all
by itself.
Last night an audience which filled every
seat in the Alvin, and would have filed
more, gave Carmencita a most cordial well
come to Pittsburg. In the parquette were
more representatives of the professional
and solid citizenship of Pittsburg than have
been collected at Monday night per-
formance in long while. They
were all there to see Carmencita,
and it was really surprising that they waited
SO patiently for her. John LIE Clair's
equilibrist tricks, which are clever. Dsgmar
style, and Albini's card business, were ac-
cepted, and when the Spanish stu
dents, under the direction of Signor
Pablo Echepare, came out in somber
suits, with banjos, mandolins, and
cello. and played with much taste vari-
Gus selections ranging from classical Schu-
bert's Serenade to Braham's merry medley
called Dancing in the Barn." the audience
for a moment forgot Carmencita, and the
students had to respond to several enoores.
How the Dancer Triumphed.
Then the stage was cleared almost to its
full depth, the students lined up on either
side, Signor Echepare waved his baton, and
to soft Spanish dance melody, woman
who had been watching the house from the
second entrance on the left walked quietly
upon the stage, and pauslng as the audi
ence burst into applause kissed her
egsFtBi hes aBse Rssst sss mans hHssd into 'hfi~ Ss
wings, raised her hands above her head, and
her body upon her toe-tips, and as the
music quickened bent, and swung herself
slowly at first and then more rapidly into
the graceful step of the "Cachuca." As she
started she caught up the blue silver
spangled silk skirt of her dress, with wild
gesture as if she meant to throw it over her
head, but repented of it as she showed the
futteripg founces of white lace beneath.
1t is impossible to decribe the dances that
followed The "Cachuca" was fol-
lowed by GEL Veto" most graphic and
dramatic measure, that evoked tremendous
applause. Then the curtain came down, but
the clapping of hands didn't stop. Carmen
cita bowed, and kissed her hands, and
threw kisses to everybody. At such
q distance they satisfied nobody,
so Carmencita again walked demurely
down to the footlights and the guitars
struck up "Bolero." This was indescrib-
able, too; one feature was the extraordinary
fexibility of the dancer as she knelt and
swung her body in sensuous curves from the
waist.
Nothing Indecorous About Her.
In all of her dances her eyes, her mouth,
and in fact all of her, from her flat blue slip
pers to her dark crown of hair, was part,
and a telling part of the dance. If anybody
expected great high kicking, or a
decollete sensation he was disappointed.
Carmencita's dances are not attuned to
platonic affection, but the passion they de-
scribe is the same that poets have sung in
every tongue, and it is expressed without
The other varieties on the programme
are entertaining, and the audience seemed
to enjoy everything though they sighed in
vain for another sight of Carmencjta A
big basket of flowers was handed to her
after the second dance.