The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-16

breaks from beneath her feet and shines
about her Is as black as night, except the
series OF big mirrors in the background that
catch and reflect the light she stands in.
Suddenly the lights change. Papinta throws
cut her serpentine skirt, and becomes a
dancing rainbow of color. When she dances
away from the center of the stage the lights
from below disappear, but those rom over
head follow Ter about and play fgntasJical-
ly in changing hues upon the folds or the
waving silk.
Papinta springs and glidesand whirls about
the stag. IN dazzling glitter and sparkle.
She rests for moment where she hrst
stood. and the lights fash up from below
again. and make her radiant with glari,nG,
intense lustre. The effect is truly hend1sh
and supernatural. Then the lights above go
cut. and after quick, white flash from be-
translucent, there Is darkness again, ana
Papinta see ms to have sunk into some
In the Volcano" dance Papinta is liv
ing, leaping, human flame. She is crouched
beneath the folds of her. great fiimsy skirt
when the curtains open, In glaring amber
light that comes from below. She writhes
there as the light grows brighter and
brighter.
She is seething, molten mass, ready to
break into fame. The brightness grows
more intense, and the skirt fairly CLOVIS
with heat. Then Papinta springs up. and
the flame seems to burst out Inc lights
that are thrown up from below are merry
red, and those from above are blue and
fervid. As she waves the yards of delicate
silk about her in the serpentine movements.
the effect is most realistic. Again the dark
background and the skirt seem to break
floor clouds of smoke begin TO rise and min
gle with the flames. Papinta throws the
eraperies about her wildly. The flames
the flame and smoke are denseSt, swift
sparks fly into the air and are carried away
on the wind.
1t all seems to be a fierce angry furnace.
In he midst Of which Papinta is some crea-
ture of fame. glorying in the fiery element
that envelops her. She seems. in frenzy
of delight. Then, in the very height of its
raging, the fire begins to die out Papinta
moves her draperies more slowly, tho sparks
die down. the intense glow from below
sOftenS. The creature of flame ceases to
dance ard throw the tongues of fire about
mady. She sinks slowly at first, and then
falls as the fire bursts up again momentari-
trate in the smoke, that seems to come from
smoldering Goals. and then everything is
swallowed up In darkness.
In the Dance Jardiniere" Papinta Is Il
growing flower. This time her great flowing
skirt Is Of white silk. She crouches beneath
the generous folds as the delicate white
light from below permeates through them
She sways gently, and then presently comes
TO her full height. The silk flows out slow
ly and gracefully. The lights from below
and above make Ii opalescent. Papinta be-
gins to dance softly about the stage; she
seems almost to float. The lights that fol-
| low her are the most delicate tints. She is
a dainty flower, nodding gaily in the sun
shine Then she returns to the center of
the stage and waves her skirt with such
| a motion that Ii whirls upward, spreading
| Into a great Easter lily. At the same time
a cloud of delicate white flowers bursts from
the ground and falls about her. 1t is a
pretty and effective finale to one of the
most astonishing series OF dances the stage
HAS ever seen. Papinta will dance at every
performa of tie stock company at the
Grand this Week. appearing at 1870 each
evening and 4:2O Saturday matinee.
Il