The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-07

ASSA|L ED FOR
TANGO ACTIVITY
Accused of Introducing Dance
Into Italy-He Wins Prize in
Private Competition.
ny CAMILLo CIANFARRA.
Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch

Especial Gable TO The Times Dispatch
! Rome, September 6.-Thc religious
press of Venice. Milan and Naples is
just now rnppng tho Duke Of the
Abruzzi for what is considered his
open official encouragement of the in
PRODUCTION into Italy OF the tango
dance, which is about to be banished
from the dancing program of Italian
society on the ground that it is cx-
tremely detrimental to the morals Of
| the young OF both sexes.
! The dukes encouragement happened
/ this way: On Thursday last. at the
| Rido Hotel. Venice. he decided to give
4 quiet dinner to n number of old
friends who were in Venice for the
season. Among those present were
Princess Lctizia. the dukes step
mother; Count and Countess Szechenyi.
formerly Gladys Vanderhilt Lord
| Carnarvon, Prince and Princess Lech-
tenstein. Louis Rothschild. Princess
Gargarine, Princess Odescalchi. Prin-
| cess di San Faustino. formerly Mrs. Ma
bel Campbell of New York; Mrs. Gard
ner Maronioness Dora di Rulini and
the Duchess OF GarZioli.
WINS Meant to he Secret.
At the conclusion of the dinner. the
! Count Szechenyi proposed to establish
q tango acadamy, and the duke not
only approved the idea, but offered
handsome prizes for the best four dan
GERS. The affair was meant TO be
strictly secret. but next day the duke
and his guests were surprised to read
I a long account of the dinner and the
academy" in one of the leading news
I papers OF Venice.
| According to these accounts. the
! duke won first prize HIMSELF he had
rs partner, Miss Genia Ladne. The
second prize went to Princess Gar
garine. Il Russian beauty of the legen-
dairy type, who danced with signor
/ Sagarolo. The third went to Count
! Szechenyi, whose partner was the Prin-
cess iii San Faustino.
| Other dances followed. In a waltz
com petition the Duke of the Abruzzi
Lady Diana. Count Bocca and Mrs
Gardner received first prizes
Judging by the opposition to the
! tango meeting, the dance is not likely
to be a feature of social entertainments
during the coming season.
Singers Mt ltinIui.
Rimini. the fashionable bathing re-
sort OF the Adriatic. was this week
visited by an unusual number OF met
ropolitan artists. including Geraldine
{ Farrar. who motorcd there with her
mother from Vallambrosa Caruso
( also was there in new car, accom-
pa MED by his eldest son. There were
/ several others
/ Howard shelly. OF the Chicago
/ Opera House. passed through on his
: way back from Parma where he was
= guest OF the director OF the com
pany, with whom he mapped out the
work for the coming season.
After spending three weeks at AK
les Bains and 4 week at Genoa, Am
bassador O'Brien, who is a Naples.
will return to Rome next week He
has begun 10 dispose of the furniture
of his apartment. and expects TO pre-
sent his letter OF recall to King victor
| before the end of next month.
Pngc Expected September 20.
Ambassadors Page is expected hero
about September 90.
After six months stay in Florence
and Capri. The Rev. George Van der
Water has returned, accompanied by
his wife. TO the United States, owing
10 his impaired heal,h.
Professor Man Kclincr. OF the Cam
bridge Theological School. has arrived
ut Naples from Palestine. where he
spent eight months on biblical re-
searches and in collecting stone i'm
plements lie sails for Boston on the
Canopic.
Brandley Gilman. OF Boston. the
novelist. has sailed for an extended
tour in the Orient, in company with
mis- wife and daughter Their first
stop will be at Alden, whence they go
to Bombay.
After India, China Will be visited
Mr. Gilman expects tc be away year
and Will go back via san Francisco