The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-19
PavloWd and Mordkin, Russian
Dancers, to Appear in City

Anna Pavlowa and Mikail Mordlin,
tho Russian dancers. surrounded by q
company of their own. including Bron.
islawa Pajitzkaia, will appear at the
Cennett Opera House on october %.
The program for the occasion has not
yet been fully decided upon. but 1t
will include two complete ballots.
Adams "Giselle" and "The Arabian
Nights" with music arranged from
several composers. Between these
two there will be several divertisse-
ments.
"Giselle" 10 q ballet in two acts, af.
ter the poem of Theopile Gautier. and
with music by Adolphe Adam. "Thhe
Arabian Nights" 10 in one act.
The story Of the ballet which Mord-
kin has arranged in "The Arabian
Nights" 10 Of a powerful tribal chief
tan. Schah- Rahman. who . discover
ed lounging on the dias of the great
hall Of his palace where his vassals
pay him court. They return from
brave exploit laden with plumber.
which they proudly lay at the feet of
their chief
Three fair maids form part Of the
booty. The despot eyes them critical
ly. Descending from the dias he is
about to express himself when one
of the leaders halts him, while others
lay at his feet the rich OF the spoil, .
rug Of fabulous value. It has been re-
served as q special surprise for him.
The chieftan orders It unrolled for in
spection. and the fulfillment Of his or
der discloses within q beautiful cap
tive. There 10 something about this
fair slave vastly different from tho
attitude Of the three other captives.
huddled In fear before their masters,
pitifully exercising the wiles Of their
sex to soften the hearts of their cap
tors and their own fate at the same
time. Tho young woman whom the
rug concealed 10 moro than cold; she
10 even disdainful. naughty. One Of
the other slaves, Sett Bourbour. the
little handmaiden to the queen. recog.
nises in the figure that emerged from
the rug her royal mistress. Azyiade.
Sett Bourbour would make obesance
before the queen. but. by quick ges-
ture. Azyiade stops her. and her identi-
ty remains . secret.
A1yiade. despite her beauty, has
proved q disappointment to her cap
tors because she has made little or
no impression upon Schah-Rahman.
To divert him the leader Of the BAN
dts calls upon the captives to enter
A,,x h
stands aloof At the conclusion Of tho
dance the chieftain turns to the cold
and naughty Azyiade and demands II
she cannot also do something for the
entertainment Of the company. In
mute response she thrusts forward her
hands. which are tightly bound. In
dicating that In such position she
can do nothing.
A merry fit Of humor creeps over
Schah-Rahman, who signals Abou-
Malek. who in turn, makes known to
Asyiade that 1t 10 the pleasure of the
chieftan that she should dance. and,
unless his wish 10 compiled with her
mead shall be the price. Struggling
against her will and against the ply.
steal handicap Of her bonds. Azyiade
dances to the great diversion Of the
despot. who enjoys keenly her evil
dent discomfort. But the spirit Of the
dance grows upon her and. throwing
aside all reserve. she dances with q
dash that 10 contagious and sweeps
the chieftain from his feet. Pausing
. moment in her wild whirl. she catch
es the eye Of the chieftain. and reads
the story Of his fascination. Abrupt.
lp she stops. and, thrusting her bound
hands before him. breathes the de.
fiance kill me, but do not hold me
thus"
Schah-Rahman, yielding to the pas.
sion growing within him. strikes the
bonds from her wrists with his sword
He orders q feast-a revel, and Any
Jade. seeing in the fascination of her
captor q possibility of escape, beguiles
him to the utmost. making known to
the faithful Sett Bourbour her inten
tions the while. The feast ordered
by Schah. Rahman develops into q
mad reveL The red wine flows. Azy
!: Jade and Sett Bourbour. fired by their
new born hope OF escape. are trans
formed: they become the veritable
spirit of the revel and lead their cap
tors In frolifigate indulgence in wine.
J Slave and master have exchanged
: places, Schah-Rahman 10 now com
pletely In the power Of Axyiade. Un
liable to await longer the moment when