Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-14
THE ART OF CAKE WAL KING,


/ fHE Az L of Nf%hE "AIhlN0.
/ Good WALKERS Born. Not Made Impsr-
+ t2ncs of PHrtnex and Clothes
{ 4 good cake walker is born, Just
like any other artist A man can
learn to cut up antics, go through
i funny movements and WIZ applause
from an audience that wants to- be
amused but unless he Is endowed
/ by nature all these qualities will no,
make him an artist
| II fellow wants to be a cake
walker, being first equipped by na-
ture, be should get his eagle eye ont
for lady 1. makes all the differ
encs In the world what kind of
+ partner you have See that shes
[ good looking, has fair skin and hair
not too kiuky. The wavy haired
| maiden is the most attractive and
/ the most precious too Let her dsm-
onstrats to you that she can do any
thing ON two feet, from the pasmaIa
to the ulnuetr though don't mean
to say that the pasrnssla is allowed
IN the refined cake walk It is not.
/ It Is too sporty, and we always bar
It But all these little things lend
| grace and experience to the walker,
/ and the more of them she knows the
/ better.
/ Rehearse frequently with your
I partner Show her how to smile
| when your jaws begin to crack and
/ agree ON the best way to salute each
/ other. Watch the audience on this
point See which poses they applaud
| most and then play the favorltes for
! all they're worth
The various twists and turns in
the cake walk are not parts OF amy
regular dances They are ingenious
t conErlvances of our own When a
: couple come ON and do their little
rurIr they go through what we call
a solo Then we have the chorus
walk the Individuals speciality the
hon pollol chorus, or the one where
all hands mix IN general scramble
[ for exhibition honors, and the gen
/ teel gyratlon of genl1ses or the eho-
| rus OF all stars usnaIly lead and
/ Rct as manager of the entertain
ment
| / think the best dress for man
/ cake walker is the swallowtsil or the
/ Prince Albert Sometimes the over
coat Is worn with good effect, and a
/ cane gives fellow an opportunity
| to nrd place for his hands and adds
grace and dignity to his bearing A
i SILK tile Is the proper eaper- especial
/ Iy ON well formed lan- 1t makes
| you look nice and shiny, shows OF:
your style and gives you chance to-
get IN some fine salutaSions7 bows
and eourtesles with your lady I al
/ ways Use 1T It is Indispensable to q
first class walkers outfit Patent
feathers are the best for the feet,
/ and the more diamonds you have
! the greater your chance to make q
/ killing Evening costume Is the
/ proper thing for ladies.
/ A cake walker makes from So to
/ SIS performance i get the biggest
/ dlvvy for managing the affairs II
the business does not become slack,
| it's the best thing In sight for
graceful walker ST. Louis has the
best colorsd dancers IN the world,
! me cream of the profession
Contests are decided on these
points: Keeping step, making
straight turns costume, rehned ia
cIal expressions, well matched eou-
Piles and original movements March
music Is the best, unless for solo
/ work
ann % years old and take to the
cake walk like duck to water. I am
a shampOoer and Turkish bath ex-
pert have travelled with minstrel
! shows, done theatrical turns and
been IN veryrhing ON the stage, so
/ 1t comes natural to me to win out in
a cake walk battle I've been chasing
/ the dough, eatabIe and financial, for
nearly ten years, and I'm going to
keep at the game as long as 1T pays.
Dan Washington ID ST. Louis Re-
public.
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