The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-20
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--s. .'>N PA>SSSSyr2 hSA 11tS n Att% VOICE
y About s,sRtys ave vsoiees. were ts.t.
eu: Mrs mmBrstein aat upon. lthe
stage beside ,.s table p phaianxed 4 ~
group of newspaper men ana A.
ter each girl 1Eang several ar RE gxios
she stepped forward and her gnane,
and address were entered lin aNtlArre
book. All save ave we're sreco "a y
1'heyl were pE0Il0unced simpoaafbIa''
Where q voice seemed promiaing lint
there was fSousn ess or All dannaa
Of q cold or throat .trou bla. Che sapiSji-
cant was ushered into b tho S. prima
donna's. dressing room " here Dr. :,
FRANK b. Miller. throat speeiallat.ot
No, % West Thlrty-frst street, %madoo
q thorough examination which. was
recorded upon cards, y.3,4 ~, !,.. &r>, ~.
Possibly half the applicants were
semitic him. and ofsthese, but one had.
perfect vocal cords = KIM &, NyI}iSI5
New York, theatrircal / mianaxera
always, willing to cater to the public;
Taste when by SO doing they 4 can
bring dollars to their box-o noes OF
Tered one new "SRlome,' f.fsensatton"
Monday night and q hrac OF poetfc
dances >, In zach instance the houses
presenting the attractions were pack
ed to the doors. :FF>E@s, 4. ;s@
The chief Of the trio of events
came at the Keith and Proctor One
Hundred and ;Twenty-afth street
theatre, where the managers adyer-
tsed the appearance or "a myateri,
Gus dancer from London" lin "a new
version Of 'Salome.' !" The women
who jammed the playhouse to sutro-
cation were all agog when the cur
tam went up disclosing figure clad
III wondrous gown literally sprink-
led with sparkling hrilliantH. On
ths, toes OF the dancer flashed half a
dozen three-earat diamonds, while
the band holding q wealth OF luxuri-
ant hair boosted as many more Jewels
The scenic tnvestiture was elaborate.
The vision called forth Aexclama-
tons OF deiight--until 1T moved.
Ihen the story was different. - AS it
is quite beyond words to adequately
describe the poetic dance which
followed, 1T may be stated that this
Saiome most suggested COW gyrat-
Ing about meadow after it had been
introduced to q swarm of bees There
was, reason for this, however. The
London mystery" was none other
than Lind, female impersonator OF
local repute, and he appeared under
pressure. The pressure was Asup-
piled by q pair of corsetg into which
the man seemed to- have been poured.
Forty pounds pressure to the square
| inch is 8: reasonabIe guess. and the
corsets naturally acted as q stay on.
the poetry or motion. They were,
In fact, so tight that all the wearer
could do was to hop up and down and
spin In circles, :, 4 RI "a -.
william Hanlmerstein presented
Gertrude Hoffman In an imitation of
Maud Allan's Spring Song dance,
dainty creation beautifully set.
Although Miss Hoffman does not
pretend to be an expert dancer she
made an admirable impression. She
| appeared In a costume more modest
than her Salome garb, albeit limbs
and feet were bare, and executed
the movements in a pleasing man
ner after she had first swung in q
garland swing. Several pretty chill
dren were employed in the act, which
Is highly creditable, ~ - . 49,.
At the Fifth avenue theatre La
sylphe attempted Greek dance cali
| ed Calypso" The setting was ar
tistic, butlthe DANCE, If It may be SO
called, was a. disappointment Tho
tscene showed a grotto in which Calp-
pso met and entranced Ulysses. La
S5'lphe did. not. dance. She perform
ed series OF. acrobattc evolutiona
uninteresting and devoid OF grace.
She showed lack Of practice. Her
Salome dance which followed was
better than usual. --....... 49,.