New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-08
H|PPODR0ME'S COLORS
In Presenting Harmonies Of
Tone, the Big Playhouse Has
Set New Task for Itself.

Visitors 10 this years Ilippodrome srs..
taclc, Under Many Flags" carry ava,
with them an impression engendered ~
something besides The glitter OF -.
pageants and magnitude of the se.,,.
fnaryels that have made worId.p,A.
reputation for tho big playhouse a,
attempt 10 analyze the new mpre~.,
results In tho disclosure that this Year,
great show, i'm no whit less stupens.,.
than any of its predecessors, has nsv., 4
theless been conceived, planned ara
executed on a much higher artistic .,s,
than anything that has gone betor,
Under Many Flags credit for the con.
cep;ion of which in it's entirety ii d..
to Arthur NOegtlin, the Hippodrome,
wizard scenic producer, has disclosed for
the first time since the opening OF IN.
building the Ilippodrome's possibilities Of
color manipulation and achievement
Heretofore the color schemes lave been
vigorous and planned TO dazzle the er
without too nice a regard for Rsthete
appeal In this years production a no,s
bic progress has been devolycd The
scenes In the new Spectacle most sla
nficant In this regard are Holland, with
it's animated tulip field; the Flowers 0,
the Nations" ballet, and the water final
called the Silver Palace OF Untverul
Peace" The first of these three Is a
Dutch scene, showing wirdmills in n.
background and concluding with stag.
full of people carrying long stemmn
tulips, which they wave to represent II.
wind blowing through a Dutch how,
field.
A more vivid and at the same time more
shown at the Hippodrome. The ballet,
Flowers of the Nations" may also b
said to be notable achievement in color
arrangement Every national flower q
represented, not by the usual ballet cos.
tunes. wherein the skirt represents the
full blown flower and the headdress the
buds, but. instead, these dresses. made b.
Landolf in Paris, are OF exquisite son
silk, the flower suggestion being carried
out simply as a garniture IN an Original
fashion. From the shoulder Of each COS.
tune depends kind OF sllken mantle,
crossed by 2 lattice work Of gold en-.
broidery over which the national flower.
whatever it happens 10 be- chambers
gracefully. These draperies are capable
OF extension by movement Of the arm
which is effective in the various figures
of the ballet ensembles.
Again i'm the water spectacle The color
arrangement is on a much higher scale
than in any of the fnales OF preceding
Hlppodrome productions. The eliminstioa
of reds, blues. greens and puppies, hither.
to used in the costumes OF the extra poo
pie and the maintenance OF uni-colo;
effect throughout Gn thi. instance 81
vc) is responsible for final scene Of
such shimmering splendor a. has never
before been attained on tho big stage ot
New York's largest playhouse.
The lighting effects at the Hppodroms
have also. improved with each years pro-
duction Mr. Voestlln's night sky light
ing is conceded to be remarkable ana
this year he has achieved another hsppV
result IN the sunlight and shadow effects
OF his Scottish scene. Nothing mors
pleasing has been seen for long tine
than the soft rose and purple that floods
the Scotch hills, lighting UP the heather
with a soft glow thai would certainly
astonish tho Earth Mother II she could