The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18
SOLARET'S FIRE DANCE.
How Remarkable Spectacular Effects
Are Secured.
The Clever Dancer Is Not Disposed 10 Talk
Much About Herself.


that his book had not appeared sew
eral wears later than IT did. for 1t might
now have been dramatlzed with great
success. with Solaret, she queen OF
light" as it's central figure.
Solaret in her fire dance is the incar-
nation of She" and inevitably sug-
gests that creation TO all who behold
her marvelouslv beautiful dances at
Keiths.
When ii comes down to spectacular
serpentine dancers. this up-to-date
she" is very decidedly "it" andf
know from nersonal experience that
she Is quite as fascinating and charm
ing IN her own dainty little self, win
her rich auburn tresses. her pretty
face. her frank and Ingenious manner
and modest ways. as she is when en-
veloped in yards upon yards OF hlmy
draparies in the glare OF brilliant lghts
on the stage. Ii is difficult to induce
her 20 talk OF herself. but when YOU
speak of her dances she displays an en-
thusiasm and ambition and interest III
her professional work that easily eN-
plains n success that can have been
achieved only by tireless. paanstaMng'
intelligent and nersistent toll. Which IL
the price at which stage triumphs are
purchased more often than many OF US
realize.
With evident pride and pleasure she
showed me the voluminous costumes in
which she dances. consisting or any
where from 80 10 800 yards of the
gauziest silk Of the finest texture ana
/ could but marvel az the apparent
ease with which she mampulates them
so giacefully realizing that one false
movement. one instant Of yielding to
fatigue must ruin the effect OF the
intricate figures she creates as IL Dy
magic out OF their swirling conNolu-
tions
Solaret offers the only solution i
have discovered Of the little difference
OF opinion between the State House
commissioners and their critics, FOR
they might compromise by selecting
female figure to surmount our modern
tower of Babel. and in that case they
could not easily find n model more
nearly approaching the ideal than is
this 1.-THE and willowv little dancer
who. though bY no means slight OF
stature. is not nearly so tall as sh@
appears i'm the dazzling, brilliancy or
stare lights.
And what vision those wonderful
combinations Of color present TO the
astonished eve, At first. one thinks
that il is all lust a riot OF color but
soon the realization comes that every
thing has been planned carefully, sys-
tematcally. TO produce certain mar
velouslv harmonious results. based up
IN definite central ideas and that each
dance typifies with startling realism
the idea indicated bv its title.
How beautifully bewildering is thA
dance illustrative OF Night In almost
StygIan darkness stands the figure OF
the fair young dancer. clad I'm dia-
phanous robe of black. covered with
silver spanglGs Suddenly. I'm burst
of dazzling light from the center or the
stage her draDeries unfold and spread
themselves while flashes of crimson.
amber and violet interweave their be-
wildering ravs across the fllmy fabric
and then seem u melt away. Ike The
fading glow OF sunset Then rises the
full moO-. bathing the now silver sheen
OF Solaret's gown in "A flood OF efful-
gent radiance. heightened in effect by
the graceful gvrations OF the dancer
Mysteriously softening. the brilliant
lights gradually merge into the pale
tlnts Of r0seate dawn and the gorgeous
splendor OF sunrise bursts upon tho
view.
Again in THE Firmament." what an
indcscribablv fantastic and amazing
result has been produced. as IL by some
wizard. in the maniDulation of lights
and colors, The sCintillating brilliancy
OF the stars. the wCndrous blending Of
rainbow tints in the aurora and finally
the dazzling glory ot the sun, while
the fHIfN-fOOte1 ftdnfel now DuISlS HiAb
view and as suddenly and mvsteriously
vanshes like vision. only To reap
pear as the BACKGROUND of a brilliant
reproduction of a rose. with her pretty
face replacing the bud with occasional
flashes NJ intense light like lightning IL
Illuminating the dark stage on whicn
the dancer is scarcely seen, all combine
to form Kaleidoscope picture that as.
tonishes the senses and seems more
Ike a poets fantastic dream than like
reality.
In the lllV dance too. some exquisite
~ fascinating effects have been Sc
cured. and the gigantic reproduction OF
the white flower with the shapey head
and attractive face OF the dancer like
a huge petal i'm the center. is an artistic
delight ertirclv aside from the cnhanC-
ing value OF the lights.
But IT is IN the fire dance that we
see the elimination Of the electElciails
skill the triumph OF the artists mas
terly handling Of colors the dancers
seemingly almost inspired realization
of what NAV be termed the sentiment
OF the dance and her GRASP OF its posi-
bilities.
How dramatic IS he picture as the
fair young girl stands there in the cen
tire OF the stage. while the curling
wreaths of smoke arise like incense
about her. and with uplifted hand
seems to appeal for salvation from the
devouring flames that begin TO arise
about her fet II is almost too Intense
IN realistic and is a sight never to be
forgotten Then the weird and uncanny
swiftly replace the dramatic, as with
movements that might seem To depict
torture were they not SO graceful. the
dancer waves her hecCy garments
toward which ton cues OF fame leap up
from the stage until sh, seems % be de-
veloped in their devouring embrade.
Then they appear TO die out. as tie
smoke OF the smouldcrlng FIR again
rises and partly conceals the figure OF
it's victim. Again and. with increased
violence. while all the coors OF fire
seem To b. battling with each other in
an unearthly contest for suprem-cy
the flames burst forth and wildly chase
each other i'm every. direction. seemingly
as n Pluto himssl II were feeding thcm
with the alchemist's mysterious DOW
ders. There still stands beautiful So
laret. apparently RESTLESS e. the con-
Stunning power. ard yet libo q fairy god
dess or elin nchartreSs withstan .ng
unscathed its racine force. until at last
as II suddenly struck down by a wither-
ing blast she falls IN heap of ashes