The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-12
IT'S EASY TO KICK.
AND THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY
ANYTHING IMPROPER ABOUT 1T.
That Is, When Your Garments Are Well
Arranged and You Have Learned
How-A Talk With Miss Georgie Par
ker, the Clever soubrette.

She was pretty little woman with a trim
figure and ademonstrative manner, while her
graceful walk indicated one who had been
trained to use her limbs properly. 1t was
Miss George Parker, the clever dancing SOU
brette, who has the part of Jack In the farce
comedy "U. s. Mail" Fresh from morning
horseback ride to Arlington, she was in excel
lent spirits and enthusiastically praised the
lovely ride and splendid horse that had con-
tributed to her pleasure.
Miss Parker has not been seen in Washing
ton since she has achieved distinction in the
realms Of farce. Her success elsewhere has
been marked. AS one OF the Parker sisters,
when little girl, this young lady was re-
garded as one of the cleverest artists in the
profession. subsequently she was the first
Venus in ga Rag Baby" and last season was
with Hallen and Hart's ''Later On' This
season Miss Parker is creating furore with
Spanish dance that is everywhere conceded
to be the equal of Carmencita's famed efforts
1t reputed to be one of the features of the
gu S. Mall' performance. In New York It
ELECTED much newspaper comment, as Miss
Parker is the first American who has essayed
feat regarded as the especial privilege of for
eigners.
''Do find difficulty in kicking9r repeated
the young lady in answer to the reportorial
query. ''Not in the least When YOU know
how to dance and dress properly it is an easy
matter. By series of elastic bands all the
garments that need be are caught above the
knee, and with the aid of perhaps hundred
yards of Valenciennes lace the most wicked
kick is rendered decorous in effect.
"Do | wear tights? Good heavens! No.
Tights make dancing difficult and besides they
are entirely unnecessary. Now, for instance,
in my Spanish dance wear but one skirt. 1t
is lined with founces of lace half yard deep
and gives the sweeping effect without making
me look like an inflated balloon. 1 suppose
my entire costume during this dance does
not weigh more than four pounds, but despite
that fact there is not the least necessity to
make improper and undue revelations. To
dress properly for dancing is quite an artistic
matter. assure you, some soubrettes are
little villains" and here Miss Parker laughed
merrily. 81 have one in mind who without a
qualm appears in costume that exhibits al
most as much of the natural self as the kilt
costume of the Highlander. Yes, l imagine
that dress would be quite effective In crowd
Ing the front row. but it is hardly the proper
thing, to say the least"
Then the little dancer spoke of kicking.
tits quite easy" she remarked and turning
gracefully on her left foot, elevated the right
for an instant at dangerous angle but with
out SO much as exhibiting the toe of her
shapely boot. 'But must leave YOU, for
see my chaperone is growing inpatient and
Mrs. Parker laughingly glanced at the lady
with whom she travels while the confused
newspaper man murmured his thanks for the
information he had received.