Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-27

of silk about your head in such a man
ner that it will produce the picture
that you desire to present
If there is any one who doubts this
assertion let him go through a con-
tinuous exercise with light Indian
clubs for twenty minutes. He will find
that very firing, but it is nothing to
n work that l am compelled to per-
form during my stay upon the stage.
AS the result of this exertion of
strength the development of my arms
and back are something remarkable for
~fmy proportions. While nv
work was not of the kind to make them
knotty, it has increased the sinews
gradually until, it is safe to say. these
muscles possess the strength of an aver
age well-built man.
The dance that I present is an elab-
Grafton of the serpentine dance. with
all kinds of new and startling spectac-
ular effects. The motion of the arms
as the draperies are whirled about with
great rapidity present a rythmicaI
movement, which, added to the daz-
cling effects secured by original ar
rangements of the lights, produces a
spectacle that has met with many a
kind reception.
The manipulation of draperies in or
der to obtain certain beautiful effects
is an art in itself, and before it can be
mastered the dancer must devote hours
and hours to study, for upon this de-
ponds the good impression that every
dancer is so DESTROYS of making. In
addition 10 +lf1 ooo y, ,,rt Ironp -t,,Jxi0~
more or less all the time, for the most
elaborate figures wear out their well
come after a certain number of times.
When the dancer feels that the house is
receiving her coolly, there is but one
thing that she can do. A new dance
must be invented, in spite of the great
cost and trouble.
While the work of devising and per-
perfecting these new figures IS heart
breaking, the cost of such a change is
even more u~nbearable. Silk gowns,
such as | have been compelled to wear,
with their two hundred or more yards
of material, cost a great deal of money,
and it is more than probable that the
necessary alterations in lighting and
light effects will cost many times as
much.
All this, however, must have no eff
feet upon the dancer. The public
must be delighted, though the heavens
fall, and poor dancers fight against
poverty for weeks. At the same time
the public is willing to pay for all it
receives, and if the dancer succeeds in
pleasing the amusement seekers there
IS no reason why she should COM
plain.
A moment ago / spoke of the light
effects, and | cannot say TOO much in
regard to the Importance of this fac
tor if a dance is to be a successful one.
1t is undoubtedly true that much that
appeals to those who see this style
of dancing is in the manipulation Of
draperies, but all the rest of the credit
is due to the men who operate the
lights for their effect.
To manipulate the lights for n of
these dances alone requires the SER
vices of three men. With the dance
that ends in the climax of a lily burst
ing into bloom only the white lights
are used, and the rest Of the credit
belongs to the manipulation of the dra-
peries. who attains these results by
the use of two sticks of bamboo which
have been securely fixed into the
skirt.
IN other dances the light effects are
more spectacular. The draperies are
kept in something in the same way,
md the movements of the body of the
HANGER are very similar, but the lights
keep up their ever-changing effects, ac-
cording to the requirements of the
dance, and end in a blaze of glory.
PAPINTA.