The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-29


that, and she could dance little' and
heard others use bad French in their fran
tic efforts to give vent to an admiration
which the language of this country was
inadequate TO express. Word poems,
symphonies, elittering rainbows of adjec-
tives, pyrotechnical displays OF words
were exploded by the ladies and
gentlemen OF the press for la"
Loie's benefit. Pierre Lott, the
great worda painter in La Belle France,
lie" Pierre, the one and only symphonic
word painter of the French Academy,
would have paused aghast at the word
poems lavlshed on La" Loe and MUIR
injured, Pm not in it. :
There is great deal in the Endorsement
of Paris. What Paris says to-day every
one who aspires to be fashionable says to-
morrow. LA" Loie was the first figurante
10 introduce to Paris the dance with Notre
Dame stained-glass window effects, and
Paris took her by the hand and made a
fad of her. They say that inventors never
reap the benefit of their inventions. but
LA" Loie is the exception that proves the
rule. Paris has Endorsed her, she has
adopted the definite article LA" as her
own, and it is the proper caper to gush
over LA" sLoie Fuller, but the sad fact re-
mains that she does not dance.
Just at the end of lie Lis du Nil (com-
mon or garden name, the lily) the hearts
of the lovers OF Terpschore beat high
with hope. Now Boie is going to dance"
they thought as she tripped round the
stage several times, just as great ballerine
do when they are about to indulge in
q pyrotechnical display of high kicking.
h,,f adp IF TarDsiehnra
doomed to disappointment. After de-
scriDing the last circle Miss Fuller sank to
the ground, and the stage became dark.
For my part [ felt inclined to use those
famous words OF the French marshal
when he saw the charge of the Light Bril-
gade: 'C'est magnifque, mais &c nest
pas la danse''-only he said ice TEST pas
La guerre."
"The End of the Century" is startling
PROD uction with which the AIcazar Com
cpany battles nobly. It's plot tells the story
of beautiful American heiress who sold
herself for rank to dark and drea 1ful
Russian conspirator (no one knew what
Q he aconspired about, but conspiring was
his business, and bad business it proved
for him in the end) Although Barbara's
heart is breaking she never for moment
SClS LAdb olc 1IdS OcCOule pIAHCcSS,
and does credit to her exalted rank by
carrying herself with awe-inspiring dig-
nifty, and always wearing a coronet
Even In the dead of night, when
she pays a stealthy visit to the anarchists
eden, Barbara is arrayed in all the glory of
court gown and a costly gold EN- broi-
dered opera wrap with numerous dia-
9monds as the only covering TO shelter her
head from the wintry blast-the style of
costume worn by princesses on all occa-
slons in dime novels. Most of the other
characters keep up the Lady Clara We're de
We're pace setoby Miss Beateice Lieb as
the Princess They stalk about the stage
with naughty and disdainful gestures,
glare deiantly at one another. and are
dressed regardless of cost. The only people
who escape this chilling and aristocratic
atmosphere are J. B. Polk, Frank B. Clay
ton and Miss May Buckley. They have
the courage to be most plebeianly and re-
sfreshingly natural
1.-The End of the Century" is the joint
production of George Carey Eggleston
Q and Dolores Marbo urg, who must both
have pampered their imaginations we'll on
dime novels to find the necessary inspira-
ton. l do not mean to say that their
drama is not interesting; it fascinated me
SO much that l saw it twice and went
away reluctantly the second time when
the curtain fell, for / was consumed with
curiosity to know what finally became of
othe characters.
John Brad bury, wealthy but unbusi-
onessiike American, had given million
and a half for titled son-in-law, who
proved to be a combination of Prince
in, fsMOthctI L.,
Gin Faust" Barbara married the Prince.
and after a scene which evoked memories
of 1.-The Ironmaster" it was compacted
that 'his Imperial Highness' should call
her princess, but not wife. In return for
this concession she swore 10 help him in
his business of conspiring and be his tool
and spy. After that she led dual life
conspiring in secret and receiving the
cream OF st. Petersburg society in public.
But one day the Prince tried TO railroad
one of Bar bara's dearest friends to Siberia
and the worm turned. There was terri
BILE scene in the anarchists den (the
anarchists seemed TO dive IN a reserva-
otion) and Prince Kostoi was beginning to
trample on the worm again.. when in
rushed John Bradbury, with two soldiers,
and announced that he had searched the
archives and found Prince Kostois record.
At this statement the Prince auailed, then
he tried to brazen it ont, but Bradbury
said he knew the whole record, and at that
the Prince wilted and went away to Siberia
with the soldiers.
AS George Carey Eggleston: and Dolores
Marbourg did not kill off the;wicked Rus
6, sian prince, they should crafty oar
natural curiosity and write an epilogue to
s.The End OF the Century" For in
estance. they could easily show Princess
Barbara in the act of receiving her decree
oof divorce at Oklahoma, with her faithful
American admirer lowering in the fore
ground. This epilogue would also give
the dramatists an opportunity of divulg-
ing the nature of those terrible crimes.
that John Bradbury found recorded In
the archives apainst Prince Kostni The