The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-11

Nothing more Visually satisfying more
artistically complete and gorgeous has
appeared IN Salt Lake than Gertrude
Hofmann's La Salson De Ballets
Ilusscs' Ga season or Russian ballets).
Nor have We ever enjoyed visitation
work includes everything from ancient
10 modern erpsichore-clsssic charac-
ter and freakish. II is an exhibition Of
classic dancing that is hypnotizing and
eloquent In the word movements. In the
classic portion Of the programme not a
line Is spoken. not word sung only the
graceful aeroform movements OF tho
ballet and the Rhythmic swaying and gv-
rating OF tho chara ctcr dancers. accom-
panied by music that is in turn soft and
allurinc. fiery and barbs ric, clashing and
vibrating, which illuminates the theme
thing oPulent and beautiful.
The. programme opens with a choro
graphic drama in one act. Cleopatra -
one tableau, in beautiful sylvan mount
ing. 1t Is a classic pastoral set to
Chopins wondrous music and comes
after the tragedy which pecedes It, like
Il joyous breath OF springtlmc.
Miss Hofrmann's Revue, originated and
staged by herself. brings one back quick
" from antiquity to burlesques on promi-
nent. present-day stage people and in
cludes delightful limitations Of Eddie Foy.
Ethel Barrymore. George NJ. Collan, Eva
TanGuay, Ruth ST. Denis, Anna Held.
Harry Lauder and Ealeska Suratt, In
part OF these Miss Hoffman, uses scpa-
rate settings for each. and is assisted
by Lee Chaplin and several members OF
her ballet, In her imitation of Ruth ST.
pcnis's snake dance, the Royal CinEalee
troupe Of musicians and dancers arc in
iroduced. with their unique methods, cos
tunes and instruments.
choroEraphic drama In one act,
''Sheherazade.' a rcvelry in q Persian
harcm while tho king is away, closes the
programme, All the. poesy and witchery
Of Tie old Orient cling about this ballet
drama and steep 1t in a mystic setting.
Miss Hoffmann has surrounded herself
with group OF dancers who display
brilliant technique and grace and case
in the accomplishment, of the most diff
cult figures equal 10 her own. The or
chcstrd which is carried with the organ
liza ton numbers nearly forty trained
musicians, who electrify the senses with
beautifully worked out in their respective
deineatione.
LA Saison Des Ballets Eusses" is inst
what the programme claims for ii, "an
aesthetic sensation
\ popular priced matinee today and
tonight performance closes the engage
Salt Lake thcater. Originally written
in German, the play was presented in
Berlin. following which it was produced
der the title ''Le Fills a Papa The re-
suit OF the Chicago engagement OF The
Girl in the Taxi was so phenomcnally
successful that the enSa cement was eX-
tended 10 more than $50 performances.
"Zaza" Is 4 play I'm which the actress
who plays the name part invariably
dominates the action. the role OF Dufrcne,
her lover, being but a foil for the CEN
trail characterization. Yet. so vivdly
and naturally has Mr. Parker interpreted
Dufrene I'm the Garrck's production or
"ZaZa" this week that the engagement
Of the drama is ending today with that
versatile actor in the leading male role
high in the favor Of those who have
witnessed the presentation, There will
be a matinee OF ''Zaza" today. 'Raffles''
viii be the bill at the Garrick next
week.