Evening star., 1913-11-25
BelascO.

Anna Pavlowa, that diminutive toe
dancer. who has literally danced all her
life. proved an enchantress for large
audience at the Belasco Theater last
evening. 1t seemed only formal greet
ing which she received when she tripped
on the stage for the "Nocturne, which
was her opening number, and the ap-
plause which marked the end OF the bit
of sentimentality. expressed through her
movements, did not indicate enthusiasm
But the little dancer was only beginning
! to weave the ne. AS the spell progressed
Through a variety of pantomimes, OF
motion marked by exquisite grace and
! birdike. vivacity and lightness. tighter
/ and tighter closed the net it's folds about
the audience until every one Of her later
dances was concluded in a storm Of 0ap
plause that showed how thorough and
| effective was the charm Of the dancers
art.
| The terpschorean triumphs of the even
! ing. however, were not those alone OF
Pavlowa. NJ. Novikoffs interpretations
of emotions were marked by mascu-
| Unity that gave them special effective
ness Mile. Plaskowiesczka, principal
classic dancer. and Mile. Gashewska,
principal character dancer. also unfolded
rare grace and charm in several numbers.
And the symphony orchestra, under the
direction of Theodore Stier. Furnished ac-
compartments that seemed as delightful
as the dances themselves. Not small
feature of the entertainment was the va
riety of the program and the grace of all
the terpsichorean artists
'Une Soiree de Danse. which was the
name given to the first of the three parts
of the program, was marked with the
presentation of forms of the ballet, to
the stirring music of Chopin. The num-
bers We're arranged in progression, one
blending with the other. and yet con-
trasting sufficiently to give variety. Espe-
cially graceful was the valse of Miles.
Piaskowiesczka and Butsova. The polo
naise at the end, i'll which the entire
company participated, was marked by
series of tableaux the beauty of which
held the audience in quiet admiration.
All the barbaric splendor and weirsi
Arabian Nights offering presented as
the second part of the program. The
spectacle, with all it's scenery and set
tings in keeping with the spirit Of the
east. was laid in the dancing hall of
an oriental enchantress Gamma Paw
Iowa.. After ii formal and solemn re-
liS1ous dance. d young knight, who has
lost his way in the forest, is ushered
into the presence of the enchantreSs
She orders vivacious barbaric dances
for him and then dances herself, that
she may bring the young knight un-
der the spell OF her charms. His heart
to possess the scarf which his true love
has placed on his shoulders. he breaks
away from her and rushes out into the
night. The Interpretation of the en-
chantress' misery is an appealing bit
Of her art.
The advertisements of the third part
won the warmest applause from the au-
dience. The opening Pas de Trois was
dainty Offering. in which Paylowa,
Novikoff and Berge participated. A
brilliant touch of color, literally and
figuratively, was added by the Polish
dance led by Mile. Gashewska.
One of the daintiest and most capti-
waiting numbers of the evening followed
the Moment Musicale, interpreted by
Miles PlaskowieScZka, ButsOva and
Crombova to the accompaniment of a
Schubert selection. So charmed was the
audience that it insisted upon repetition.
AS a climax came the Gavotte Pavlowa,
a minuet type interpreted by Mile. Paw
Iowa and NJ. Berge. and LAutomne
Bacchanale a wild. emotional frolic pre-
sented by Mile Pavlowa and NJ. NOvi-
Koff. Although it was the concluding
number. the audience remained seated in
the hope of winning an encore.