The Washington times., 1914-03-01


perience. Robert pcnnisom and Doro-
thy PeaGe, were persuaded - p"se
for it. Paul Mc tlIister, actor. gave
me its history and also pnsed in
costume, and furnished niv with inc
information t0r wfich l 80 vaInIy
browSed in library and Attentive.
The Iopc Endorsement "f the Fur
lana came as 4 grave tloN II ire
so-callcd civilized y:or!C. Ii was
found TO spring from tho peasant
classes, and. knowing that tn OF
Ginary peasant cLn endure much
more than the ordinary GeniZen oT
the cit. there vas dpU6t about 1t
from tne very ,ir.5l; IN my mind, a
least.
For L short time there "as an al
tcmnt to mastcr lis 'ntricarlcs. ana
even nov there ,;Tc =ome who vainiy
look 10 it for tc-psichcr"an tEspiTa-
tjcn t:ut il VAS iilu%:.e, tn hnowi-
e,IEc Of it was :ewed Up IN tEc
hearts OF folks across the seas .iEo
information waE difficult 10 obtain.
Many days sought il. All
dancers were approached, br- Al
though ! WAS hcreful. no results
we're obtained until Paul McAllister
came 10 my .-c2cue md sid that he,
100. hal searched and had found d
little concerning its origin and h:s-
tory The pictures are ny defense;
the. prove the anrJbatic puali.ica-
TONS required. anu are a mutt tea-
timonial TO my statement that 1t
cannot be attempted by the ncvice.
The world-Iamed hunting Of the
snipe is the only parallel 10 my
search, and roget 20 say that La
Furlana has ,urnci Out u Eoojurl,
but thai ] did ~ot softly Inl silent
" vanish. IL tho onlv blessing.
may have to yarish yet. Who
knows?
Actor Describes Dance.
.r had not danced fo- !ears. said
Paul McAIIlster. and even nov.
do not attempt La Furlana lightly.
II is not for Ancricans-bu soft-I
60 TO fast.
Not since tho early days when
had discarded it as d pastilnc un-
worthy o. grown man mad
danced II was for women and chill
dren. But orc night, in the home OF
A respectable family. was struck
BY the realz zation that thcy we're
tsllinc OF nothing bC; tn" tango.
the hesitation. the lat" dances. Was
/ alone yirtunUs. a2d had they
alippeI from their acdrstIl of re
sre,rab.lity? became interested, !
listened. fell.
~ hat more can sa,. but ihai
dance while ( shave. rirouettc as
dress. and that aII my spare tim"
IS grlc~ ov,r to learning tho n@w
step? cont "ron look at ny
shocs
y. hcn hcar.i o" nc words Of the
Poe. WIS distressed. IS G"od
cathol!c i,h"uiG be. ua,c vp ~
mind to seek AID slay III" fIr'aHi
~ its lair. aud har" nearly a.
crr0plished N" purpose.
.'rirst. went 10 my tourist
friends. those Who had Travelled In
northern italy and in Venice. Th"y.
of all 20 whom / y cnt, had cHcount-
cred La FUriana Then ! beC.-H l"
ia uni lf' 1DTG.s'a ana - I''''
ing through many 2c.my ds their
such wCTd?l volumes, HnanS
found rncrt On Of tho darcc ir qUea-
ton. / viii only Civ" you 4 fc" OF
the main points concerning it.
At Ia"t-T was I:CIt 20 E,Hr ]
drew nay ,h"ir loser AMI listened
even rs tic rhai;, 1t the reei OF LIS
master Do ',yi !tla:ne MIG if you
try thc dane" ard hrelk " leg.
There j. 40 .usr.'Iiee Of an a""i%sni
insurance D"'i"y Tith these art!"i' g.
Eut he spokc- c''!ctiy, disappointed
ly---
The Furiana ~ Torl2nI. as II IS
rnoTe c:icn cnlIal. * essentially
folk dance Wh.ch vas taken up al
one time by the fashionable folk cf
Venice and Florence. II represents
Northern Italy rs the tarentelie
represents Southern Italy, and in the