The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-28

\ IiT the :oo.iighis.
JHII spend their time
l heoncesyias aes plans to be followed and
art. 10 be assumed by those actively en-
I s.eed In the profession. In the department.
xstave dsncing. perhaps more than In any
! cher. o. late years, greater attention has
| 40 bestowed, either on the modification
= old styles Or in the introduction Of new
n viii be of interest 70 the ladies' o!
6aatt,s 10 knox tina. the originator OF
any Of the the attractive ballet and stage
lsrces. which have often contributed 10
DIR amusement. Is at present in the city.
Miss I. B, Cook. the we'll known dance
epaposss aad instructor. Of San Fran
I cisco. i engaged in preparing girls for the
ballet display IN the production Of The
B;srk Crook" at Cordray's. June 10.
! In conversation with a Posr-IsrELEI-
sxscxs reporter on the present trend Of
I he dance she said: 1.-THE old style
| marches and evoIutsons are no longer
! b favor Like familiar play or
novel they have lost their attracsiveness
| ~ the time beng. and 30 must be dis
| eIared by novelties Of more elaborate
i oud artistic character. Pretty figures.
I kaceiuI postnring and startling effects in
/ plsgs dancing is what the average theater-
| eoef seems to ike hest just now. Take
Ne pink rose ballet, for example. COM
Dosed by me and never yet introduced on
any stage. In this, half the members of
! he corps de ballet are dressed in Adonis
/ Dink sasin costumes and the other half
b pink silk costumes. the latter consist
i hg OF tights and skirt which falls TO the
tBee. split up the sides and draped with
| artificial pink roses. Tho wearers carry
| pax rose wreaths, and go through series
II artistic and pretty figures with their
1seudo-Adonis opposites. There is no
ebject in the dance except to delight the
eys by graceful and wcil-poised move
nents The effect is very pretty, and, a.
lam instructing tho girls to appear in IL
iw The Black Crook il will, believe,
pore a pleasing spectacle to Seattle
psoplc.
"Another ballet dance TO be introduced
% that occasion 10 what 10 known as the
Susteriiy' dance. This does not originate
with me, but | have modified it 50 that il
has ever been seen here the changes
will be welcomed as an Improvement.
Half the girls are dressed as boys in it and
the other half rs butterflies, which the
boys are trying TO catch. The boys are
dressed In solid blue. with silver trim
mings and the girls In blue ballet skirts,
I tights aud shoes, with wings TO match,
The wings and skirts being ornamensed
With silver trimmings. The action of the
eance Is amusing and tasteful. tho deli
eaey and aiFiness of the measures being
| p'easingly attractive. Ny sister will exc
cute butterfly solo In this dance. she
I being eostumed in black and gold. The
/ ailors ballet dance, designed by me. will
tso be shown. In this case. as before, the
Asembers are dressed ~ boys and girls in
AAilor costumes oil white and blue. The
4xeps and figures are novel and pleasing
IL variety. and tho whole forms lively
mi artistic picture. Then again. there is
Ne electric dance. to he introduced IN this
Adiy by my sister Irene. This is of the
xar,lins order and is not my creation.
IN this my sister will oe assired in green
Ok tights. with q girdle. to which is
/ ta,ached hundreds OF white silk rib
1 Aens falling skirt-like To the feet Her
! bodice is decked with imitation Jewels
/ Aad pearls, and thus clad she enters a
\ harness inseniousiy contrived. which pre-
/ eass her 20 the spectators nj interv ais
Illuminated by hundreds of tiny electric
lights. The effect ID hewildering and
4 makes one think Of fairy land and such
child lore.
/ "Ne, never appear on the stage myself
nov. have hundreds of pupils nil over
the eonnsEy today whom | have instructed
In sae last i've years, and many OF then,
are earning large salaries. The latter Of
COURSE. are doing special solo work. which
Il tHAt "A f.lm. II. e.
"Hew DO conceive new dances Well.
ean scarcely say-thas is. definitely. My
sfst ideas are sometimes formed BY seeing
az pupils perform a certain figure in
aaaee under recital. and new ccmbina-
ssn Immediately presents itself In crude
saspe. lhis In course Of time Is develcped
va elaborated until il assumes the form
presented 10 an audience. Sometimes the
Fo'ase OF new ballet set appears 10 me
SieFe eo'ng 10 sleep. and, on several
EMISSIONS, have So. up all night
complete ani tx i, we'll in
wv memory. rhc fact Is, dancing
-ar ms.slc. IS something that one can
H'es graduate ~. There is always Some
'4as nes u learn. and even with the
s| practice Of the girls here add - nay
saeaiedee amt acquire new noints. |
| ~ gate large bo,,l in san Francisco,
eas senesafe,i ta,t q chsn,.s ~. .~,,n,,
tae wou,d A,n-tt me and :, accented
1 -, NVs1fAF olier 81 tva1a his ballet |
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