The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-15
RISQUE DANCES.
London Clasps at the Ostrich
Dance, Then AppIauds.
The Female Form Divine to Rule as
in France on Theater Boards.

Copyrighted 1891 bB The Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 15.-The past week in
theatrical circles has shown obvious signs
of the long delayed reaction in play-going
and producing. There has been
plenty of novelty on the boards
and the receipts at the various
On Thursday the Trafalgar opened, last
night the Royalty began its season and
tonight Drury Lane and the Opera Com
ique throw open their doors. Sir Angus
tus Harris has altered and improved
Drury Lane inside and out entirely, and
has staged his new play, "The Derby
Winner" an exciting sporting drama, in
the popular managers best style.
"The Derby Winner" is in four acts and
having principals in the cast. The Ira
falaga product was ''The Chinaman," a
farcical comedy, not distinguished by any
great orig inality but containing plenty OF
good business and merriment. Signor
Tosti's opera which he has written
of the Queen has been seen at
Balmoral under the direction of the royal
amateur stage manager, the Hon. Alec
Norke. Princess Beatrice is to try one of
the principal roles and some of the Batten-
berg children will appear among the
"supers."
Tie libretto, by Mrs. Hervey, deals with
life OF Marie Antoinetts and the music
Signor Tosti has written is rather remi-
nescent of his songs, though 1t includes
several new drawing room melodies. The
music is spirited and delicate.
Ostrich Dance.
Though London follows cautiously,
duly restrained by sharp-eyed authorities,
the unmistakable tendency of the hour Is
to decollete everything. II IL be not pos
sibe to absolutely unbare certain portions
of the female figure, the same effect is
further obtained by contrasts of color as
was notably the case in the ostrich dance
in " King Kodak
The sisters Levy, who executed the
dance, wore very long black silk stock
ings held in place high above the knee by
broad pink silk garters. Above the black
stockings were pink silk tights, event.
ually hidden i'm punches OF black and pink
ostrich feathers. The first night notices
contained one or two feeble protests and
the spasm was over.
Report has it that somthing more dar-
ing is coming, and the grand ballets of
the halls, which will doubtless delight
London inside OF a couple Of months, al
ways provided there be no interference.
The idea has been naturally born OF the
new woman craze" possibly in France.
Eight principal dancers Will APP
pear in black walking cos
tunes with largo picture hats, black
silk hose with large garters and under
meath pink silk fieshings and very scantily
made thin black lace "knickers" with no
petticoats. The whole sight is a wild
dance, ending by turning somersaults
together and the effect when the skirts
fall forward over the heads OF the dancers
produces-weli, great applause.
In another dance as proposed, the
dancers wear pink corsets black silk
stockings, pink garters and tightly fitting
"knickers" made of narrow pink, satin
ribbon and white lace insertions. How
much of all this or how little g question
OF authority and of Novemb'r.
The Royal Choral Society have arranged
their 1S94-9 season at the Albert Hall.
"King SAUL" the oratorio by DIR. Hubert
Parry, which will be heard for the first
time at the Birmingham festival, will he
repeated at Albert Hall, Feb. z, 1895. DIR.
Edward Lloyd will sing the role OF David,
which he Is to create, and Miss Maria
Brema and the other Birmingham soloists,
have been retained for the London pro
duction. The WORK is said 10 be most
brilliant.
The New Stationery Department.
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