New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20
A Single Day of Little Lydia
Lopoukowa's Exercise
Would Floor Stall.
wart Citizens.

don't see any OF us taking liberties with
regular job-not when II is summer Tins
and the jobs are as scarce as chickens
teeth. We have to keep 1T. and lifting wine
glasses IS a form of calisthenics that VI
have 10 cut out II we want 10 last on Broad
way Night"
And 80 she passed out, a neat, tired figure
I'm a plain peach basket bonnet and blue
serge suit. on her way to rest and the
boarding house I'm 5Gth street. Not one ot
the male figures that lined the walk and
smoked as they rested on their good canes
opposite the stage door would have picked
her for the wildly hilarious girl I'm tho first
row OF the gid1y bacchanlle.
All Of the girls had that all IN" appear
ance IL would seem, after ALL that the
life on the stage had something 10 10 with
sure enough work. That ought 70 be looked
into Miss Lydia Lopoukowa-the little
ballerlna-was sought out IN her dressing
room and asked about Il.
Miss Lopoukowa. It seemed. was also al
IN" She was too tired 10 talk tonight
Could not the reporter call AZ the Majestic
Hotel on the next afternoon. when she
would have more time and more breath for
an interview? or course tho reporter coulG'
and did.
BE II known that little Miss Lydia, Wills
only nineteen years Old. IS premiere DAN
seuse for the Great White Father the
Car. She IS the youngest baller.na 70 a..
tain that distinction In the world ANA
the Cars dancers are the best OF al ma
lions. All of you who have tho idea tl''
there is nothing clean or natural about NO
people OF the stage ought 20 TAX ''''
about once with Miss Lopoukowa.
The talk would have 20 so on WITH M''
Mandolkcrn on the job, for the Illus "''
Ger doesn't know much English, ana e'el'
now and then her manager has 20
change some Of our American phrases i-'D
Russian words that sound like the poul'N7
OF wine out OF a jug. one has 10 -
though what charming effects can
gained when Bopoukowa goes IN 10 w.
crate the Kings English. -.
The little balerina's wholesome s!inp'.N'
Is an example OF the care that must
taken Of ones self when one eNpecS -
dance well and 10 keep on dancing "''-
She is the slave OF her toes -.
Her rooms are on tho sixth hoor OF 'i'o
hotel. and to the east is WINDOW W"
low. green upholstered seat. where the C"''
toe dancer can sit on hot days ana iooN -
over fiery Central Park To the mort" '"D
reservoir can be seen. but, rather 'h'n
nearing cool on hot day. the blue Of '.
water reminds one % the slate Color
heated steel ...
The furnishings Of tho room are simpho.V
itself. \ prosaic electric fan bu-z@s 'u
dustriously from side TO side, ana just ue
yond the mahogany secretary The oa"s'',
mas battered trunk sits in temporary "
spite from the soaring hands OF hagsAs'
Washers. Anything but tho LUXURIOUS
quarters in which one would expect to h''
a stage favorite Of two continents.
on the green window seat are the baie'I'
mas nets. the teddy bear and the "Chah'e
clcr" rooster She admits that the teu''
hear fad has become a thing OF the pas'
but the movements of tickle fashions hs'o
made no difference In her affection TOT TX.
dolls. For such they are. She does nv,
look upon that teddy bear with the eyniss'