Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-07
ADJUSTMENTS

Thcatcr-Salt Laliers. who thought
they had heard the last word uttered
In the way of theatrical entertainment
had their eyes opened yesterday after
noon at the Salt Lake theatcr. Moth
Ing MS bewildering In its especial line
has ever been seen on those historic
boards. Public interest had been whct-
ted to the highest point BY the an
nouncemcnts that the two great dane
ers, Anna Pavlowa and Mikail Mord-
kin. came with the stamp of the I'm
peral Opera House of st. Petersburg,
which means that they are In a sense
wards of the car. as the cars purse
maintains his big opera house. among
whose adjuncts are its wonderful ballet
and such prodigies as these two solo
dancers. 1t Is said, in fact. that those
who lire specially gifted in the Tcrpsi-
choran art are nursed as carefully as
SO many tender plants, that they are
carefully educated up to the highest
standards in their art, and at the age
of 80 are pcnsioned off by the govern
ment the assumption being that they
have then reached the zenith of their
career as dancers. 1t Is also said that
this particular company is here from
Russia "by permission" and that they
will give six weeks at the Metropolitan
Opera House alone during their visit to
America
The entertainment they provided yes
terday was q double. feast. The or
chestra alone would be worth the price
of admission. and when Its music was
played merely as the accompaniment to
such dancing. pantomime In ballet, and
such picture grouping, it all afforded Il
sense of enjoyment little short of stag
Eering. Tho entertainment was divided
into three parts: First came tho legend
of AzyiHdn. a leaf from the arabian
Nights" 1t was Il Commute sketch all
acted in dumb show and danced by tho
two stars. with the corps OF assisting
artists. 1t was n perfect riot OF Orl-
entail cooring and at times of blood
chilling suggestivcness. and the exhibit.
ton OF the things we read OF IN fairy
tales, of the dances arranged for pri-
waite view in eastern capitals where art
Is high and morals are low Part sec
ond consisted of some artistic Polish
dances BY eight people. and Il misccl-
laneous number of variations by the
stars and the assisting artists. the most
striking OF which was the exquisite
"swnn dance" by Mile. Pavlowa, cX-
ccuted to the ravishing strains by Saint
Suens.
Nothing more graceful could be imag-
ined than the dancing OF Pavlowa, her
wonderful whlrls. pirouettes, poses. and
leaps upon her toes, Equally striking
was the Hunters dance by Mr.. Mord-
kin. executed to an orchestral number
by Tschaikowsli, In which the strings
told out with exquisite effect. The
third part was further miscellnnies. the
most marvellous of which was dance
accompaniment to Liszt's Hungarian
Rhapsody No. g. Tho selection was
beautifully played by the orchestra, and
was as admirably danced by the two
great solo dancers and the assisting
corps. while the Bacchnnnle, executed
by Pavlowa and Mortlkin IN dance
duet, was SO startling II reproduction Of
tho old pictures and statuary animated
into life. ms almost to he breathtaklng.
4 The audience gave tho dancers soma
tremendous rounds applause. and It
Is safe to say that in spite of the heavy
advance In prices no one went away
who did not exhaust his store of adj
lcctIvcs trying to describe the sensa-
lions OF tho afternoon. Tho receipts
must have reached II handsome figure,
over $4,000. & The company
claims thatsit costs nearly $1,000 to put
Its entertainment upon the stage, and
this total does not seem exaggerated
iii Wow or tho number of secretaries
directors, .treaslirers. first as
slstnnt minister plcnipotentiarles, etc..
whicl, fswarmed In the boxoflicc and
scanned the BFfgures over Manager
Pyprr' s shoulders us he cast them up,
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