The evening world., 1903-01-08
Dancers In This Speciality Are
Taught Only in Berlin, Where
Very Elaborate Apparatus Is
Used.
CAYVAN TESTIMONIAL PLANS
Programme for the Benefit for un.
fortunate Actress 10 Complete
and Includes a Wide Range Of
Entertainment.

Though America is the home Of the
high ball." it's a long way from being
the home OF the aerial ballet"
This, apropos of the recent importation
from Berlin OF twenty-six dancers for
the aerial ballet in Klaw C changers
forthcoming production of "Blue Beard
Announcement OF the arrival of these
foreign artists has provoked not a
little discussion among coryphee con-
noisseurs.
why" they ask. ARE American
dancers deficient in grace and comeli-
ness?"
That isn't the question. The answer Is
simply this: The home market doesn't
produce the aerial variety. The Ameri-
can ballet and chorus girl may Fly
high" but she doesn't soar to sufficient
height to make her eligible for the
aerial ballet.
The u~p-in-the-air trick of the trade 10
practically almost solely in Berlin.
That's where the most Elevated dancers
come from. Herr Zschregner. director
of the Apollo Theatre, Berlin, is the
most successful teacher of this style of
dancing. The principal feature of his
school is an intricate arrangement of
wires by which the dancers are sus-
pended in midair. It requires much
pains and persistence on the part of per-
formers to gracefully accustom them
selves to being swung here there.
SO that patience I'M prettiness are
evenly matched in the ace.
In the aerial ballet OF 'Mr. Blue
Beard the evolution of the fan will be
the motive. the development ranging
from the primitive palm leaf of early
Egypt to the modern creation like that
Mrs. Langtry firts over in The Cross
Ways"
van tAItimonial next Tuesday at the
Broadway Theatre. has been completed
by Daniel Frohman. A special overture
by Frank A. Howson, including "Lyce-
UNI Memories" will open the entertain
ment ut l o'clock. william Faversham
will make brief Introductory remarks,
after which james X. Hackett and Miss
Mary Mannering will appear In the
third act OF Don Caesars Return"
this being their first appearance to-
gether since they were members OF
Daniel Frohmanfs company. David
Bispham will sing Danny Deever." ac-
companied on the plano by the COM
poser. Walter Damrosch. and will be
followed by Julia Marlowe In a recita-
ton. After this Charles Frohman will
present for the first time In this coun-
try n one-act play arranged from An
thony Hopes story entitled 1.-The Phil
osopher in the Apple Orchard with
Miss Fay Davis and Bruce McRae. and
this in turn will be followed by Mrs.
Langtry. and by Miss Viola Allen IN a
comedy scene from THE H~unchhack."
Miss Julie opp will give a brief reclta-
tion. f., II. Sothern and Miss Ethel
Barrymore will follow In a domestic
one-act play entitled, Drifting Apart"
which will be succeeded by Miss Bea-
trice HEREFORD In a new monologue. Then
will come the following members of
the Twelfth Night Club; Misses Eliza
Allen, BiJou Fernandez n Clara
Bloodgood n Minnie Dupree. Tho en-
tertainment will conclude with the cele-
FIS6eT's ""The "t silver S slipper" ''" T.
Carlta Vidal. who plays Susette IN
1.-The Silver Slipper was surprised the
other day to receive from some mys-
terIous person Il h~alf-dozen squad. with
a note explaining that Sam Bernard's
definition that a SQUAD Is an Indian
ssauaw was wrong: Happening not to
Vidal generously, distributed the SQUAD
all out of lobster invitations.
It's usually disastrous when tho bot
tom drops out OF things. But a cir