The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29
DONALD BUIAES FIRST hit.
HE CHlTS o. DANCING AND
"THE .MERRI WIDOW."

Also 81 Hb Nmblllon 20 Desert WuslraI
Comedy fer the So-ealled Legitimate
Hard WOrk IN, ed IN DANCING
The MerFy widows" First Might,
More than ten books. each containing
Lou chances at 10 cents a chance. were
sold at the recent Actors Fund Fair. the
winner Of the lucky number - have the
opportunity % dance with Donald
Brian
In an APARTMENT on South Washington
Square. ali done up a. decoTators aay
Ia sunshiAy yellow which hrings out his
Celtic colOring a. Il selected for the pur-
pose. Mr. Brian is discovered TO all in
tents and purposes unconscious Of the
aching hearts Of the holders OF the tickets
that didRt win The fact that Mr. Brian
II 30 indifferent 20 this suffering u due
partly to the fact that having finished a
long and arduous seasOn In Thu Dollar
Princess he IL preparing for his departure
for tho Maine lakes on a ashing trip
Mr. Bran speaks OF the dance episode
connected With the actors fair with a
slight reserve al hrpt. bui intending
finally a. the last knot in q fishing line
Yields 10 HE persuasive manner. he ad-
mits that be awaited the name Of the
hOldeC yOf the winning ticket with trepi-
dalton.
The Dollar Princess has closed after
a season of thiFty-siRht weeks says he.
and every day during the fair ! had
worked there like . slave selling CON-
plsxion specialists and other neceOsary
commodities and on the Saturday sohed-
uled for the drawing Of this particular
lottery | had had a rehearsal. matinee
and the usual evening performance
! was tired and had a presentiment that
the winner would weigh al least three
hundred pounds and would not know any
more about dancing than Cleopasra's
ouelisk in Central Park. and could So
myself lifting her in my tired arms about
ths hooT Of the gymnasium where the
dance was 10 take place.
However the unexpected happened
and the winning number falling 10 tho
lot o. Miss Rilics Morris really enjoyed
the experience. Miss Morris. although
not on the stage herself. danced with that
special grace which think IL an attribute
% New York women more than any Others.
and in the SEASONS whsn vas taking the
part Of PrtRcs Dupilo in The Merry Widow
had an opportunity Of making many
observations along that line
'Rumor to the contrary, ! really do no,
believe that stage dancing has any appre-
ciable eject on that of society The
training and sacrifice demanded to ar
quire one dance Of the former class put
Il out Of the desire u mt the Ability OF
men and women who when they dance
do - Tor amusement and are not keen
about studying steps
In snaae % the regular dahcing classes
naturally the dances shown on the stage
are attempted from time n time but this
10 merely to give elasticity and supple.
mesa and does not Imply public rendition
The only dance I know that was ever
taken by society nom the stage was the
WaltE Ven The Merry Widow There wa
sort % SOCIAL Juror Tor that. and when
ever Wuns 20 q dance during iis pOpu-
lasity was oai)ed upon 10 tFyit with some
sasSety heila who had psrlecaed herself
IN Us intrioasfrs and abandon
That first ssaaon Of The Merry Widow
was aAply overwhelmed with invita-
tons particularly for dances. and At hru,
Il WAS all 10 new that sort Of popularity
that I iihed u 90 aid would and went
about IN the whirl. hut som found that
u was too much for me. md quit. just
quit
In answer n the next question Mr.
Brian ate up and takes special notice
No. honestly. there never was any-
thing like that. never 90, q mash note
and don't believe any sctor does The
MATINEE Kiria II the present time are ton