Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-09
A Temple at the Exposition p i i Devoted
to the Goddess.
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FOR DANCES OF " ALL NATIONS
Easy Journey FROM yssanice to Land
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of the Moots.
A NEWER HOME FOR, ART

special Correspondence OF Inc Evening Star.
PARIS, January. b. 1900.
Terpsichore is to havel'a temple at the
exposition. -'-.5-s'' ~
The dance has always been popular with
the Parisians. They love it. They adore it.
Historians tell US thatsone month before
the French revolution of; 1880 (,xhen an in
surrection took place in Paris in order to
overthrow King Charles * a. grand ball
was given in the Palais Royal by the Duke
of Orleans in honor of his brother-in-law,
the King of Naples. At that fete Monsieur
de Salvandy remarked: We are dancing
on yolcano!' Four thousand persons at
tended the Palais Royal ball. A few
months later the reign Of Charles x came
to an end, and with it closed the Oldest of
European dynasties. Md Salyandys re-
mark. which has remained famous until
the present day, still serves in current lam
guage to characterize the circumstance in
life when person abandons himself to
joy and pleasure on the eve. of a catas-
trophe In 1900. as in 1880. the lightheart-
edness of Parisians is proverbial; they are
as willing as ever to bury their sorrows in
dance.
Such being the case it is not surprising
to find. on the Cours-la-Reine, q handsome
Palace of Dance" But DOM jump to the
conclusion that there win be dancing in
alac hon Q.
chore on the exposition grounds will be ex-
oeedingly numerous. and dancing; of some
kind will be witnessed Also in many Of the
Midway attractions. As to the dancing
halls of various kinds that are to be found
in the city of Paris itself, I can best con-
"ey some idea of their number when men
ton the positive fact that at the time of
me me uisee' 1 thal u ~ gay, JUS psI or.
E,oh - -, 'n ,,1e - -; 80
49, ntto,"as 49,. I;t,inn ;n%,hi+,t 80,
v are no fsxer thar SEQ nmbIic dan .i,n
roorns..nd tbay baye basn ;ncra.s;nS
steadi,,, n,,,r 80. ~ ro;nn ~ pr, 80
Ne Ioo.sd ,non &c non,,I,r trad;t;nn.I
and nationsI nIeasnr
dances OF All NATIONS.
In the Palace of Dance it Is intended to
give a comnlete i,,ustra tion of danca in al,
eo,,,,t.;o 1e 49, -, - -, -.
COUNTRIES ot lhe WORTH aI various perioos VI
history. In ancient times the dance occu-
pied an important place IN ali religious GER
cmonies. Of all enocbs II Nae haen hold IN
~, - 80 -. 49, -. ~ a-a.sa-.a
Slaa Kings anu d. popular lsJolsIss nun
oreds OF thousands OF persons mock 70 farls
annually TO witness the choresraphic ecGen-
Iricl.les OF me eeiepratea aanseuSes Inc
iormeo' as VIII the lhoidn dance OF tle bay pay,
aueres OIL Swan; ana on me Plosiani WIZ WI,
also De Iouho the Egyptlan qance Oh the
bee ana the ancient dance Oh ISIS.
Historic ReyeIs Revived
Avon, otbar h;s+ori..l- ra,els VIZ. shall
. -, ~" 49, -
"i'hess ING e.eee' VI teses'
the Roman Raeshanalta or drunken
(,arl the iuggler's dance of medieval times
the passepied of the Renaissance, the sara
bande. the minuet and, the gavotte.. Fol-
lowing in their footsteps the fEicassee of the
directory period Will come upon the scene.
ia these oallSss Moi,tH wole sscn ueIoIie;e
thair hssntif,h nhvsin9es were greatIy ad
mired their health suffered tremendously
from the effects of the weather. So when
the directory vanished the mode changed.
In truth. with each change of government
in France, new fashion in dance seems 10
have been inaugurated; so that one Will be
able to master the somewhat complicated
history of the French by admlrlng the Varl-
Gus tableaux presented In the palace.
The Palace or Dance Will De 1ouno on the
right bank or the Seine, not very far from
Alexander III bridge. In ADDITION 10 the
theater ITSELF which is copy OF the BAY
reuth AUDITORIUM, mere VIII DC eop ,,nrs
smoking rooms and bars The entire chor,
egraphic arrangements nave peen uitrusteo
to the care OF M. ]. Hansen. ballet master
OF the Grand opera House. ana tne ieauer
OF the orchestra Will De M. feiik Des
oranges, who Is no less person IMAM cne1
dorchestra 10 the presidency OF the rePuD
iic SIX performances VIII De gwen . IN eaei
twenty-four hourS; three curing tne daS ano
three at night. Inc Whole UNDERTAKING DIP
pears to have been arranged IN most ar
tas,E ous ,1sta INC iI snneai 70 the soul
of the spectator, and everything else in the
building will address itself to Weii-gar-
nlshed purse
Trip to Venice.
After so elaborate show as the Palace
of Dance. Venice itself would be liable 10
pale; yet visitors will doubtless direct their
steps toward Venice at Paris" for do we
not all live in the hopes of some day seeing
the citv of the Doees?, Let US, therefore,
oross ~ tha LOFT henk Of the Seine over
eLoss ~, ~ ne sttn;5 pain hIab has been buIt
ane A,is ,he 81 .i,,e, ;tsaIf has been
al podiit Mmeie .re ~ raslnhianca 70 a
mace 70 pear a s.i a,t' - Erancb Ven
eahal III .ite i' a., ~ ei Gta do Wars and
ice Is ioca.eu Ga 'nS oa III No piaz1o.ta
me primcipaI view s,lowm , Is Wsnice
Aiter al 1t - oi,iy ny. s. ,to aondo,as are
In canvas anu paint put Tue at.,n5.noe
the real arneie anu theIe Is az apu..1a sl,.
las pal" painted an endless number of views,
has assisted the organizers of this attrac,
ton in the production OF very Iai.niul