The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-26
Brings With Her a Company
of Noted Foreign
Dancers.
GUSTAVE HINRICHS
DIRECTS ORCHESTRA
Will Present Here the Novel Per
formances That Took Paris
by Storm.

La Lois Fuller. with her special group
Of six dancers, each Of whom has at
tanned the eminence OF premiere dan
seuse. fianked by a company Of fifty
special dancers. whom she calls her
MUSES." has arrived in America after
a ten years absence. Accompanied by
a complete symphony orchestra, con
Quoted by Gustave Hinrichs, formerly
OF the Metropolitan Opera House. and
score or more electricians. La Doie
and her company will appear at the
National Theater the week of October
II. when she will present the novel per
Torrance which has been the sensation
of Paris for the past few seasons.
The personnel Of the company OF
dancers includes Rita Sacchetta, an
Italian girl. and her compatriot. Teresa
Gerruti. Rita Sacchetto. who danced at
the royal opera houses in Germany,
now appears in List rhapsOdies, a
tarantelle OF Chopin. a sarabande of
Handel. and a Spanish dance OF Mosz-
kowski. Miss Irene Sander. a German
girl. interprets only waltzes. while Miss
Gertrude Won Leth, another German
girl. does classic dances. the waltzes Of
Beethoven. and the preludes Of Chopin.
Mile. Ofchidee. an American girl, will
do the Diana dance 20 the music OF
hunters horn. and the shadow dance
from "Dinorah"
Daughter of a Countess.
Other dancers are Mile. Thamara. a
daughter Of the Russian Countess
swverski. and Miss Leslie Griffin.
daughter Of Mrs. High Griffin. who,
with Mrs. de Freise. founded the Amer
frnn IIs.rsa ms z
thermore. the cast includes small Karl
cne the godchild Of Bliss Carmen. a
small maid celebrated from her baby
hood, in song and story. As for Miss
Fuller herself, she promises to dance
presentations Of Beecklin's pictures.
The Oslsnd of the Dead" and the .'Sa-
cred Fires" She win also dance Gou-
mods Ave Maria" Schubert's "Staen-
chen" and the two legends OF List.
Among the special attractions which
will distinguish the week will be Miss
FuIler's presentation Of SaIome. a lyric
pantomime tragedy with dances devised
by Charles Henry Meltzer and the
French poet. and the late Armande
Silvestre. The music is by Gabriel
Pierre. The production. which was the
first in the innumerabIe sequence OF
"Salomes." was given for $50 nights at
the Coincide Francois al Paris. The au-
thors have treated their subjects very
differently from oscar Wilde and Rich
ard Strauss.
Her Version of Salome
The Salome IN this version is pictured
as an innocent girl, the tool Of her un-
scrupulous mother. Strongly affected
by the beautiful teachings and wonder
ful character Of John the Baptist. Sa-
lone consents to dance for the Tetrarch.
only when the life Of the Baptist Is
menaced by Herod.
When the head OF the Baptist appears
after his execution. II is surrounded by
a halo. Overcome by grief and horror.
Saiome. dancing a wild dance. fails
dead This ballet was the medium for
the Introduction or some OF the most
famous dances In Miss Fullcrs reper-
toire. In addition 10 Salome. the Ballet
OF Light Midsummer Nights Dream,
and Massenets Poems. a series OF
works written for voice and piano. and
orchestrated by NJ Saudry. are among
other works to be presented by La Loie
and her company.