Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-25

,NpouBrEDLY one OF the most
startling, as well as the most
arustc and beautiful eneets
~ aver introduced In spectacular
.,r,col productions is that OF me
,.~n.,solatIs' aerial ballet which wl''
"'' s., in this city in Klaw q Erian-
ps ,,tsbtv beauty show, Mother
81, . al the Salt Lake Theater.
"O .ss's oylng troupe consists OF nine
noaptlful women and twenty-five
,rained artlsans--all German--wno
"ir,,ate the apparatus which gulaes
ru uar movements In the air.
Inv, rSsv have a gliding walk, a bird-like
on,ent when they first appear and
NV nremlere glldes over the stage wav-
~ her wand over the other eightGris-
pis - ,ouch as the humming fits
49,, eoOei to flower. Then she
~" 49, on one foot, raises her arms,turns
' mead sideways, just like a bird,
~" Aoa with the swelling notes OF the or
ases,ra they begin their aerial voyage
,he aies and back, with the IN
UP vi ihahle grace of a swallow. Their
deso,.D are so bird-like that they
m pH.' ~ he floating. Their bodies sway
seem an with the muslc they descend
ana Wy and fours as from the side OF
ID staee again appears the premiere
'ne beautifully formed, lovely wo-
WIZ Nor blonde hair clustering around
iha", ,n,,oni pretty face her little hand
me- ,pched forth in eloquent appreciation
~ me applause which always welcomes
her, -. .,oro ore ladies In the
Az, rank of the gorgeous ballet III
",fother Goose" who wear gowns tnat
~, hundreds OF dollars each, but this
or,nclpal flying sprite's costume prom
p siN COST not one-tenth OF that, and a
~ box could easily hold It, II ls
nas iv composed OF beautiful pansies.
e ehaPi IL Az easily first among the Orig
o oinus as the floating ladies are first
o,,ong the Others. As the reception
a 'ltoh ereets her increases In enthusi-
W., ne stretches forth her arms, ele-
as her round little chin, apparently
t"s,,ates as II doubt assails her. Then,
~ /, carried away by the greeting given
~ IT, sha losses her hands upward, she
rises ON her tip-toes and suddenly she
s,yesns directly toward the audience.
ehe dies through the air over the heads
~ those sitting In the orchestra To
,hoeo In the balcony she seems to be
saG,ng toward them. Those In the front
row reach out their hands Involuntary
a. catch her. AS she nears them she
,Ises IN the air until she can look into
The level eyes Of those In the upper bal
cony.
cir and then scars swiftly back again
N the stage, allghting as gracefully
and as lightly as bit OF thistiedown
deserted by yagrant breeze. To those
In the balcony she has tossed carna-
tons ana pansies that she carried In
her hands and the spectators toy
With them vaguely as they watch this
lsprlte OF the air Again she sails forth,
sweeping from the stage to the upper
balcony and scattering pansies every
where as she scars upward and back
again, setting foot on the stage as light
Nv as bird and smiling as only a bal
LET dancer can smile.
Many know what Ia coming, many
have seen this flight more than once.
They wait expectaintly, certain of a
thrill that never fails. They know, OF
course, that she is simply a human
pendulum, that the wires supporting
as also the wires that support all Of
the Grlgoatls flying fairies, extend to
the top Of the stage, a silk-covered wire
80 fine that one cannot see it--but they
think only OF this lovely girl flying
through the air as II It were her native
element Nothing human could be
more graceful than she, Her pose,
her gestures, are more eloquent than
words could be, she overwhelms. If you
have seen a sea-gul sweeping towards
the vessel IN majestic, even hight,wheel
suddenly and soar away again, you