The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-27
MAMERr BIBBYRsM.
A veteran Dsneer ana Ballet Master who
was Devoted 90 Hi- Art.

ws- Devoted 20 HI- Art.
In the death Of Mamert Biheyran. which oc-
Cured on Christmas morning Mt the Post
Graduate HOSPITAL from blood poisoning the
theatrical profession loses one OF its most in
tcrestInp characters For years dancer In
Taris. and afterward q dancer. teacher and
aliet master In this country for thirteen
years he was widely known among theatrical
people.
Whore he ives born nobody seems 10 know.
lie had lived In nearly all the countries OF
Europe but by choice he was n Partisan. for
pnrIs wns the scene Of his greatest successes
ms n dancer. In person Bheyran was rather
short. broad shouldered. and squat This ar
pearance he emphasized by wearing very
hagRy clothes. and he would have been almost
ridiculous but for the grace and strength ap-
rarent In every movement II was favorite
maxim 81 his that those two attributes we're
inseparable.
TO he graceful you must be strong" he
used to say. Grace and ease IN movement
are the expression ot power. 1t Is having
every muscle trained to do all its work and to
do it onsily and without conscious effort that
makes one graceful. Indolent and unframed
people are not graceful except In repoae
Watch them move and you will see their "wk-
Bibeyran was a. powerful man, and despite
his rather ungainly figure was dancer OF ex-
id na pn5lit GaScins Of ats years he con- NJ
tlnued his practice M to- the time OF his last
h2sS ct ne % a.. Se 1he
As an instructor he was indeiatlgable. He
wGp work o all and atDS up one not ssSSd
something, OF a. martinez n hs training Of
remarkable patience and absolute fairness In
general he. was u very polite man too but any
thing like characterization or careleesness In
his pupils he would not tolerate. and his COM
mcnts ON such as ANNOYED him IN this way
biting ia SSo GARDEN M9Gn ne ss
pretty girl whose beauty was the chi OF reason
ior her being IN the Th9rHs SnnoEfd Inc gs
correcting her numb Der OF times. he lost pa
tience and called her out before the whole
to you four TINES e. ssdyy said h he
you pnow your legs S sre BROOM
sticks and your body is bag. and can fix a
more speak to you, and then give you
Looking glass and place In the back Of the
sit and ooI at o Yourself nave 10 u"n'e ou' eau
But it was seldom that. ,Bibeyran found II
esS to snSsss pupil ns be mould stand
You nth girl from the end. swing that leg
E ERd girl those fancy steps are too stiff Here.
And holding out his baggy. trousers like
skirts, the dancing master would perform the
hs eSnrus toSd and ease tst
dancing Mt his school, y East Fourteenth street.
girl would ever make dancer. and H. she had
not the elements Of success he would tell her
SO. and advise her not to attempt it any fur
tncr. The consequence OF this was that whom
one Of his pupils was ready to go on the stage
she could ind engagements open to her any
where. Beauty counted for little with this
i wei to be Rre ~ 1 yss% he used to
PERHAPS DYES n or Wig As Tor s s sSEs SsS
ANYBODY can put on pnds; but the grace. the
,h'rsnsta the sgltt q dancing 4 thrt e mot
trying TO he n musician who has, no ear to dis
tinguish notes or, color; blind man to be a
polish it; but It must be there first." W" 80"
How well Biboyran succeeded in his polish
Ing is shown by the fact that such actresses AS
Fannie Rice. and En- ma juch went to him to
vas ballet to master for the Amersan Opera
scyep and ha
many other weli.known operas and spec tacIes. |
Academy Of Dramatic. Arts He was very pop |
ular with all classes Of theatr cal people.
nni set IL IN h es hsh he
was reformed. His ass! slant at the dancing |
school. Miss Stacy. called on him at the hos |
"Ah. Nanon." he said to her they have
taken away my usefulness In this world. am
ready to die now. without my leg l AN no. |
body; Il can never dance and never teach |
again"
After the news OF his death spread abroad, |
a0GS OF image pe fb os o. he hsd
Thurber Of the National Academy OF Music |
will have charge OF the funeral arrangements. |
from the Church OF st. Vincent de Paul In |
West Twenty-ihird street.