The Detroit times., 1911-11-25
MOrdkin's Dancing
Delights Big Audience

Again has Mikail Mordkin ana the
All-Star Imperial Russian ballet come
and gone, and again did an auuleh0e
that filled the Lyceum theater, lhuis-
day afternoon. leave the playhouse
enraptured and delighted with me arr
OF the Russians as exemplliieu :"
choregraphy and pantomime' ohS
the wretched weather prevented tue
house from being sold out, but as AZ
was, almost every seat was taken anu
there was plenty OF enthusiastic ai'
plause for the artists.
The performance was devoted I'D
the fairy ballet in four acts ne
Lakes OF the Swans" and nan
dozen advertisements at the close
for good measure. The ballet was
written by Tschaikowski. It's story
founded on a medieval legend. and
the whole staged and arranged by
Mordkin. While the ballet Is well
known in Europe, 1t is new TO Amer
lea and was given for the hrsl tlme
3. by the Russians, and Will be one
OF the ballets TO be given In the Metro
politan grand opera house during the
present opera season, or whlch NJ
Mordkin and his company VIII De an
attraction, within a fortnight 10
a beautiful spectacle, alternately den-
cate and gorgeous as the movement
changes from the Lake of the swans
TO the Princes palace. The costumes
are rich In texture and color, and the
brilliancy of the pictures has not peen
exceeded in the most lavish OF recent
stage productions TO appear IN TINS
city. For variety OF dancing, grace
and abandon, the performance Is only
eaualled by Mordkin's arrangement
OF THE Legend OF Asziade, from
The Arabian Nights" given on the
Russians first visit TO Detroit year
ago.
Mile Julia Sedowa. In the part OF
the Queen of the Swans, offered the
most remarkable ballet dancing the
local stage has ever seen. not even
excepting that OF Mile. Pavlowa, and
the audience was enthusiastic in its
acknowledgment ofAthis graceful wom-
ans wonderful art and technlc. The
admiration she won on her previous
appearance, week ago Sunday, in
the Garrick theater, was more than
doubled, and Mile. Sedowa may al
ways be assured OF a great welcome
in Detroit.
Mile. Blanche Jane, the slim little
girl, whose Interpretation OF The
Dying Swan" also proved one OF the
most remarkable features or the first
engagement repeated this number as
special and fitting Interpolation In
the action OF the ballet. She has the
youth and beauty OF Paylowa and
bids fair TO rival that artist In ability.
Mile. Pajitzkaia and NJ. Alexander
Volinne gave a brilliant Spanish
dance, and Mile. Pajitzkaia repeated
Anitra's dance from the Grieg Peer
Gynt" suite which she does with such
sensuous grace and beauty.
The entire performance was a de-
light and to NJ. Mordkin's admirers, OF
whom he seems TO have large and
ardent number, the climax OF the
program was reached when he danced
gypsy number as the last but one
on the program. The number was a
new conception, not before given in
Detroit by the artist, and again offered
proof OF NJ Mordkin's acting ability
as we'll as his mastery OF the art OF
dancing
NJ. Mordkin intended to give an In
dian warrior Interpretation for the
first time on the present tour, but was
prevented from doing so by the local
police authorities because OF the fact