Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
By Mabel Herbert Urner.

CHARITY rake! sruhpiou
Warren. as the curtain went down on
Part l."
But dear. at least Pavlowa's dane
ing IS wonderful"
Haven't seen her dance yet Al
this toe-posing may be good bal
ancing stunt, but it's not DANCING
Not in it with the old style ballet.
yet the newer schools" ventnreu
Helen, ARE supposed to be much
more artistic"
Huh, this languishing around the
stage in dying-calf attitudes may Do
art. but YOU can't put it over me that
it's dancing"
"s-s-sh, dear not so Loud! Every
body,s wild about Pavlowa. Tney IL
think we don't know"
who cares a boot what they
Think" Grimly.
The wife of one of Warrens most
influential clients was patroness OF
this carnival. SO he had felt com
pelled not only to buy tickets at 30
a seat. but what made him more
discounted, to attend himself.
cts really an immense audience
unused Helen glancing over the paeheu
orchestra and up at the tiers OF BOXES
crowded with extensively go"heu
women society women most OF them
AS Pavlowa was just now the rage
and the charity a fashionable one
the great opera house was packed "
the standing limit.
The curtain now rose on village
scene of peasants and soldiers Inc
girls in short red skirts, black Vel'e'
bodices and peasant caps danced
n,azurka with the gold braided SOL
diers
"uuh. the Sunshine Burlesque Girls
-25 Sassy sunbeams could do PETER
.pIeuse, DEAR implored Helen. as
G aanian turned and gazed naugh tlly
at Warren through her jeweled 10TH
nette
Then the stage was darkeheo, q
strong spot light turned on anu
Pavlowa tioated out
PAyLoWA APPEARS.
II vas another posing, balancing
r,rouetting number, in which She
swayed back in the arms Oh '"e
swarthy Keroff, whose baroaric Gus
tume was designed to accentuate "er
scsnt dlaphanous draperies'
"Wouldn't want that fellows 1oo'
for Keroff, himself famous dancer
was forced TO stay in the oacA-
o,d az buffer for "milady."
Jus, before the final curtain, raw
Iowa dropped her posing ana aoan-
do,ad herself to an alluring waltz
with rare suppleness and SEDUCTIVE
grace.
THAT'S more like it, commented
yu.rr.n Now she's dancing up
"Entrancing. Ravishing! BeWltcn-
ing" were the gushing comments OF
.,o women about them as they rustled
into their wraps.
What about the rest of this jam
1900 THE Dansant In the Grand
Eover,?" Warren demanded when they
ade their way down the crowded
center aisle. Haven't you hao
enough"
ooh. I'd love just to see what lts
like nleaded Helen. They say she's
poins to dance in her street cos
tune"
Grumblingly Warren allowed him
se,f to be swept on with the crowd
that now surged up the wide stair
way.
In the center of the great foyer
above, a floor space of about hfteeh
feet square was roped off. Around
.h,s III. crowd four and FIVE deep
mostly women, pressed against the
ropes.
r.ooks like they're getting ready
for a prize-hght," scofred Warren
"ob. that's where she's going to
dance! Helen stood on her tlptoes
And we can't see a thing!
Evidently Mile. Pavlowa had not
,sd time to change from her ballet
costume to her street clothes. The
orchestra played another Hungarian
dir hut still she did not appear.
There was something ludicrous in
all +bese well-dressed women crowd
inc around this empty roped in en-
cIosurs. Their comments were varied.
81 suppose it takes her some time
70 wash off her make up.
Her street suit will have to have
oa wide skirt. Even Pavlowa
eo,,ldn't dance In a hobble."
A TEMPER
wasn't she enhancing In that last
number? But he isn't so good as the
man she brought over last year. They
cav she ouarrelled with him"
"oh, they say she has a temper.
All these premieres have
warren, who had been standing be-
hind Helen now turned away In dis
gust.
"Tn take a Look around the lobby
and see II there is anybody I know
stay right here, so can find you"
Left alone, Helen regretted that she
had not gone with him. There was
nothing TO see here. The afr grew
aotter and more close.