The Washington times., 1909-05-07
MRS. BARBER TELLS
OF HER NEW ART
Boston Woman Gives Re-
cital and Demonstration
! at Masonic Auditorium.

Mrs. Lucia Gale Barber. of Boston,
has demonstrated. along with many
other distinguished exponents Of the
art. or culture, as the case may be, that
there is music and rhythm IN everything
from the greatest Joy 10 the deepest
sorrow
Mrs. Barber gave another recital and
demonstration of this yesterday after
noon In the Masonic Auditorium, when
she was assisted by three young women
from Boston, a number of the Western
High School girls of the advanced
classes. and a group of children from
the kindergarten Of the Seaton School.
Mrs. Barber maintains that il is pos
sible not only TO find rhythm wherever
one may seek II but to demonstrate It
in every motion OF the body She ex-
planned that the line of action OF the
muscles of the body IS from the smaller
10 the larger ones. whether IL be from
the shoulder to the elbow or from the
kuuclSles TO the finger tips
In order TO demonstrate this theory
Mrs Barber gave a series of what one
might ordinarily call dances, but which
were, In fact, simply a graceful ex-
position of the natural movements of
the body. Mrs. Barber has made a
deep study Of psycho-physicaI culture,
and the results which have attended her
researches are unusually interesting.
Kindergarten Exhibition
One OF the simplest exhibitions, and
certainly one of the easiest TO under
stand. was that given by the kinder
garten class from the Seaton school.
The girls were dressed in little white
1rocks and the boys in little white
blouse suits
In order to demonstrate the way GER
tain animals express the movements OF
the human mi scies the youngsters got
down on the floor and Initiated seals
looking over the rocks, showing the use
of the muscles in the neck and through
the body Again they were bears, and
sun again they represented frogs hop
ping about, grasshoppers and various
other animals and bugs. One of the
beauties of this part of the program
was the total lack of self-consciOusness
cn the part of the children, which made
their work ali the more complete.
Mrs Ingalls,, Miss Marcy. and Miss
Putnam, who came from Boston with
airs. Barber. TO assist in demonstrating
her theories. gave series Of delightful
pose-dances- The Western High School
girls participated in several OF the num-
bers and their work was extremely in
tere6unE-
Mrs. Barber's Dancing.
Mrs. Barber's own Interpretation of
''tbe Joy OF living danced to ChamI-
nade's The E7atterer," which was
beautifully played by Miss Sallie Ma
son, was one of the most charming
numbers Of the afternoon. Schumann's s
*.Kinderscenen." done by Mrs. ingalls,,
Miss Putnam. and Miss Marcy. was
captivating, and the three dancers were
compelled to respond 10 a recall. The
three young women with Mrs. Barber
and the High School girls also gave an
encore to Mendeissohns Spring Song
which was beautifully given.
Mrs Barber gave a brief talk before
The program on rhythm and its relation
20 nature. The recital yesterday was
given under the direction of Mrs Mary
Gale Davis, who is an instructor IN
psycho-physical culture. and who has
given many successful rectals of this
kind in the city.