The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-02

nnec and artistic IN the spectators The
first two minutes of this Partisan at
traction might be called merely very
clever posing with electric light effects
1t is a wonder that Carnencita never
adopted this adjunct
eff AND on IN BLAZE OF GLORY
The stage suddenly opens. or gives
way, and Miss Fuller falls out Of 1t or
down through it st least tina. Ia the i'm
preston the sudden turning CT OF the
lights gives right in what seems Z" be
the middle of the act. La q moment abe
rsappears Flashing full upon the stage
again the lights reveal the dancer IN
what looks like the robes OF the wife OF
an important japanese faActicaarv.
She parades down the front. and one
hears the French spectators call ont to
each other their expressions OF approval
OF the charming picture tina. present
those fairy garments waved 10 and fro
to hide and display n woman's figure.
A score of clevenv conceived move
ments are shown under the brilliant
flashing Of the electric lights and the
applause l. long and loud as the vivid
illustration of melody, light AID motion
combined again fades from view with
the turning of Of the blazing streams Of
the miniature aurora .boreslis, 20 which
the dance, If such the performance can
be called, owes almost It's entire charm
This time it is the "Papeeyon," which
is the nearest can come to spelling in
English the euphonic French word for
butterfly. What . picture it iss great.
glorious butterfly. it's wings spread, ali
but takes is featbcry, futtersng career
right there before you On the stage
The French spectators call TO each
othcI all over the lhouse, ''msguihquo,
Tres gracieusef' aud ''Splendide.'
Again the scene is dark one and
again tho pointed bursts of electric
light food the stage, and the enchanted
webs of silk. the skilled hands and the
trained imam puiations of the successful
performer throw their spells, and the
enloolxers hoat from what seem TO be-
the winding spirals of the Eiffel Tower
to the sunny meadows where plash tiny
rivulets, haunted by many hued papil-
Ions and dazzling winged dragon hies.
10 the ocean side with its booming surf
There is more than n suggestion Of the
huge sounding waves, with their chang
ing shades and white erests, and the
sickle fight of the dainty butterfly h SD
well borne out il becomes sill but .
reality.
Tho lights are not shut OF Mis- time,
Tho dancer dies away IN the dim re-
treats at the rear of she big stage. One
last pose shs makes, gathering tho
filmy wisp of gauss that sesna ~ II il
might have been sp~n from = spiders
web, her last and kshsess costume Of
the evening, in both her hands sed
holding tho vsii-lileo texture close
against her form. she throws her head
back over ono of her shoulders In such
way that her face Is presented to ths
| audience. though her back is toward
them. Miss Fuller has TO content her
self with thanking her spplauding au-
dience in pantoInirns.
IsuA SUCCESS. AFTER ALL7
Now this all sounds like n great sue
cess, and vet there is another side TO
| the story, a. intimated at the start
After IL 1 over one has . chance 20 OBJ
tain the deliberate Judgment Of the
spectators And they are not apparently
enthusiastic. The general expression
might be summarized sonewh hat thus:
1T is rather pretty. but il is disappoint-
| ing" ! could find no well informed
| person who pretended TO understand
/ the engaging of Miss Fuller for three
wears by 30 conservative management
as that Of tho Folies BergereS had a.
ways shown itsely TO be.
How can disappointing perform
ance be a success for SO long time? |
/ am reminded of the success % Carmen
| eta in America. She had her ardent
! admirers-so has Miss Fuller ia Paris,
/ no doubtful it is unquestionabl Die that
/ the overwhelming ma jority Of specta-
tors felt and expressed disappointment
after her dance was over. DO they 20
back to be disappointed over AGAIN. On
is there a Charm in such performances
| which survives tho dlsappointnent'
| These dances simulate the play Of tie
emotions, of the affections. Of love
There Is q disappointment In love, but
nobody ever gsts enough Of it Have
these sensuous dancers copied passion
80 closely Is 10 gain the secret Of Us
haunting perxistence7 IL they have
they should De credited with . gsnuina
scientific discovery. and no man should
begrudge them tbs money they make
out of u EoBInT X TuESBULL