New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-23
WINTER GARDEN OPENS
"The Ballet of 1880" PrecedeS
"The Passing Show of 1912"
MUCH DANCING AND COLOR
Many Performers in Unusually
Large Cast Warmly Greeted
by Immense Audience.

The difference between 1890 and 1912! II
you want to see II; If you want to feel 1t
in all its forced insidousness, go to the
Winter Garden. But get there early. for
the delicious little bit of the last century
takes up only a wee first part Of the
programme. A New York audience won't
stand for more than a slice of old times,
and not for that unless IL is ramned
home with couple of bags Of ragtime.
Even in THE Ballet of $780," which fur
nishes the first half hour of the new show
that opened at the Winter Garden last
night. there is modern note. The VAN
pire Girl is there, with all the scarlet
realism of Kipling. But she gets the
worst Of IT in the end. Marietta, the
sweet little heroine in crnoline wins. and
the Boron, dash!ng old rascal though he
is, marries the Flower Girl. At least,
those whose imaginations run back to
1880 think Of him as ultimately doing so.
1t Is n simple story that the ballet tells.
and tells prettily. Rodolphe loves a
maiden, Marietta, and for her he ar
ranges a little frolic in his humble studio.
But Rodolphc loves wine too. and while
he is playing with this other love the
first Is enticed away by the wealth Of the
Baron.
The shock sobers the artist for a while
but In his despair he seeks the great
world. There the Vampire twines her
creepy arms around him. Wtie he Is
IN her embrace Marette arrives with the
Baron. All her old love returns at the
.i,y &C -,
Dcgins between her and the Vampire,
with Rodolphc as the prize.
For awhile the sinister creature wins.
but in the Jardin des Amoureux the call
" true love Is too strong TO be repealed
Rodolphe and Marietta are reunited, while
the Vampire retreats with lowered head.
The dancing Of the piece IS something
which has not been seen in New York
in a dogs age, II ever before Grace IN
every movement even to that OF the
smallest midinette Especial credit is
due 20 Emile August, who trained the
dancers and who himself takes the part
Of Rodolphe. Nellie Brown. as Mariette
and Grcville Moore. as the Vampire, are
also 10 be commended.
After an intermisson Of five minutes
the audience IS yanked back TO Broad
way and The Passing Show of 1912"
which last night took some three hours
and a half to pass. An adequate idea Of
this panorama is as impossible TO give as
a description Of three-r!ng circus and
about as useful. To quote from the pro-
gramme, it is "a Kaleidoscope almanac
In seven scenes presenting the comic
aspect Of many important events pOliti-
cal. theatrical and otherwise. and EN-
hracing the sunny side Of Bought and
Paid FOR 'Bunty Pulls the Strings. a
Butterfly on the Wheel 'Kismet,' The
Typhoon.' The quaker Girl The Pirates
cf Penzance,' oliver Twist etc" Tho
"ctc." and the otherwise" IN the above
synopsis tell most of the story.
1t wouldn't do to stop, however, without
mentioning. at least. The third scene Of
act 1.-The harem OF Sewermau. in which
OdJrifeTous utlc thOs, who have seen ks
met" may recognize an old friend. Max
field Parrish, In his widest fancy, could
hardly have pictured scene more full
Of voluptuous color. Of alluring motion.
II ever the Arabian sights were staged
II vas done at the Winter Garden last
evening.
One might pick out the bathing scene
as the climax of daring but even with all
It's Annette Kcllermanns in nesh-colored
tights 10 was only an Incident IN the
spectacle. Tie thing that brought the
greatest hush over the audience, perhaps
was the wild, fantastic dance, put down
as THE Spark Of Life" II seemed To
breathe Of the very essence Of Hindu
mystery. and was more than well done
from the point OF view OF dancing
Adelaide and Hughes We're responsible"
for n.
The whole cast Is too large 10 be- given
here Among those most warmly greeted
bv an audience that filed the house TO
OVERLOOKING were Shirley kellogg Harry
Fox Moon and Morris Clarence Harvey,
Anna wheaton, Charlotte Greenwood
I,A-rolia Trix!e Friganz1. sydney Grant
and While and Eugene Howard.