New-York tribune., 1912-04-28
LONDON AND THE DANCE
Lovers of Danse CIassiuue Rise
to PaVIoVa.

For those here who do not care for the
dance which interprets music. who see
nothing particular in the Russian ballet
and for whom the danse class!quc has no
special meaning, It may be interesting TO
read the meanings which II all has TO those
who show themselves 10 be fond OF Il.
In the middle OF this month Anna Paw
Iowa. Of the Imperial Russian Ballet re-
turned 10 her adorinF London and danced
al tho Palace. The following description OF
her dancing appeared the next day in The
Pail Mall Gazette:
she gave them of her best, this wonder
rul Pavlova. and what that best IS only
her worshippers know. And IN return they
gave her an ovation. The Saison RusE'
WAS timed 70 begin at 2 last night AT the
Palace. but long before that hour thor"
was only standing room in I'll" stalls ano
the early turns" had tho privilege OF being
heard bv an audience Of enthusiasts willing
10 practise on anything that was above
mediocrlty.
AT a few minutes past Q came the open
ing dance. 'Kracov!ak.' a pleasing meas
IRE. I'm which elGh; dancers took part and
pcrforued pretty feats Of n.Hhloness IN
seeming heavy leather boots ana quaint
costume They were succeeded ny MIC.
Natveiva and VI Chiraien hallet master
Irperial Opera, ST P"tershurR In the
,Gouak. a peasant dance, IN "hlch INC
ralo performer dances part ~ mo uin'
sauatting and smoking pipe. And theh
car,n the first Pavlova number, IN night
sot.ine and greeted with "a sudden hush.
rouowed bv a furtIvc rain OF claps. THIS
uros repeated as tho dancer came down
from the balcony on which she hrst ap-
peared with sheaf Of I!lies IN her hand.
"It was Rubinsteins La Nuit'-so the
nrorrauue said, but no one bothered much
about Rubinstein as Pavlova SPED on he'
wonderful steel toes 10 the night Sho
gave II hostages from her lilies. with e%-
qu!site swaying movements az ehe huhB
them from her: she Knocked the night toed
from t. came back 10 IL, fung more H'IeS
from her shcaf. her raven hair cleaning
and her 1.-the. lean body swaying In pas
sion OF rhythm. AL her lilies gone she
mocked the night again and sped INTO the
shadows The house rose to her, from the
topuost gods down 20 the region OF the
elect she wag clamored for, and over the
footIlgnts came the first Of many floral
,ro,hies an armful OF wonderful lilies.
"Cne breathed through the Lesginka
that followed, blithe and charming as II
was, until Pavlova returned In an episode
If ,ecapadcs out FOR conquest IN pas de
trois. Her companions were NJ. Novikon
as HARLEQUIN. and NJ Chiraieff ne Panta-
loon. This was different Pavlova. The
soul Of the night had become the spirit OF
the afternoon. and PantalOon and lidIlc-
Guin were tortured by the mischievous
pirouett!ug Of the bewitching toumblne.
on those rigid steel toes Of hers she played
them one against the other. now pirOuet-
ting To tho side Of leapng Harlequin, with
a,l owe on Pantaloon. now sinking into the
arms of the circling Pantaloon. with an
eve on Harleouiu. II was wonderful and
uttcrIv delicious. not a sound on the stage
hut the faint. crisp rustic Of Pavlova's mus
lin skirts. with their brOcaded hips. or
the faint echo Of her toes. as they
twinkled between the two men. When the
first part of the scene was over there
was another ovation for Columbine, and
more flowers and then the disconsolate
lovers leaped and danced IN melancholy
fury until the pretty fgurine tripped In
again 10 set them mad. 1t was wonderful
scene. and at its close Pavlova shared her
relay OF flowers with her partners.
"Ier last two numbers were with NJ.
.oyikoff The first Of them was danced to
TIibinstein's 'Valse Caprice and in II a
" God nymph and faun performed strange
l'ttIe terusichorean feats, the one leaping
N the others pirouetting. The elusive
rvnnb watches the faun with yelled eyes,
r,ros him. escapes him, gives herself in
,oomentarv bondage. escapes again, and 50
firth da capo The house loved IT, and an
onnlause that could only be described as
dcafoning followed, and, OF course. more
flowers. The uymph gave share TO the
fam. and he. laughing, showered them over
her She retaliated with hall OF blooms
and ,bc two laughing creatures, peltns
each other. went back 10 the glade or the
wings according 20 the spirit OF the on
locker
..put the programme could not end with
cut pavlova as a Bacchante. with Wine
snot,od. looped skirt raven hair oound win
crimson ribbons, and with grapes over her
,.rs she danced I'Automne Bacchanale
lr.lazounovo with the 1.-the Novikon. ~
uaa breathless riot Of youth-more
snrinolike than sutumnal-the GROWING
-, ,ho, pavloya had 10 offer her public
last evening. To say that her admirers
utterlv lost their sef-control. and, regard
I,ss ~ the extraordinary fatigu" she must
lave undergone, demanded more. was ~
,orfc., that the, were only human. Hpt
the management was wtser. and when the