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

Warren, as the curtain went down on
Part l."
But dear at least Pavlowa's dane
ing = 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" ventured
Helen, ARE supposed to he much
more artistic"
Huh. this lanEuishing around the
stage in dying calf attitudes may ne
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, Ihey Il
think we don't know"
Who cares hoot what the5
Think" Grimly.
The wife of one of Warrens most
influential clients was patroness OIL
this carnival SO he had felt com
pened not only to buy tickets at 50
a seat but what made him more
discounted. to attend himself.
IT'S really an immense audience
unused Helen glancing oyer the pacheu
orchestra and up at the tiers OF oo"ts
crowded with extensively Go"neo
women. society women most OF theH''
As Paylowa was Just now the rage
and the charity q fashionable one
the great opera house was packed 10
the standiny-room limit
the curtain now rose on village
scene of peasants and soldiers Iae
oir,. in short red skirts, black velvet
bodices and peasant caps danced
mazurlta with the gold braided SOL
dlers
"Huh. the sunshine Burlesque '"rls
az SASSY sunbeams' could do better
.,pl.nsc. dcart'' ihiplorcG Helen. as
n woman turned and Sazeu nduShui5
at warren through her 1eweled lorS =
nette. ,, ,
Then the stage was darkehed' d
strong spot lisht turned on anu
Pav4owa lloattd out
PAyioWA APPEARS.
II was another posing, balancing,
ptrouettins number. in which she
swaSed back in the arms or the
swarthy keroff. whose barbaric cos
tune was designed to accentuate her
own scant dlaphanous draperles'
wouldn't want that fellows Joo'
for Kerofr, himself famous dancer
was forced to stay In the pAIN
ground as a buffer for 'milady
tnu before the final curtain. raw
Iowa dropped her posing and aoah :
oo,a5 herself TO an alluring waltz
with rare suppleness and seductive
grace.
That's more like it, commented
varrsn Now she's dancing up.
"Entrancing, Ravishins! BeWitch-
lnr" were the gushing comments OF
,be women about them as they rustled
into their wraps.
what about the rest OF this jam
boree The Dansant in the Grand
Foyer'?" Warren demanded when they
made their way down the crowded
oa,+er aisle. Haven't you had
enough"
"Oh. ia love just to see what IL
like" pleaded Helen. They say she
going to dance in her street COS
tune"
Grumbllngly Warren allowed him
self 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 htteeh
feet square was roped or. Around
this the crowd four and FIVE deep
mostly women. pressed against the
ropes.
Looks Ike they're getting ready
Cor 81 prize-fisht." sconed Warren.
ooh. that's where she's going to
dance" Helen stood on her tiptoes
And we can't see thing"
Evidently Mile. Pavlowa had not
mad time to change from her ballet
costume to her street clothes The
orchestra played another Hungarian
air. but stin she did not appear.
There was something ludicrous in
all these well-dressed women crowd
inc around this empty roped in en-
closure Their comments were varied
81 suppose il takes her some time
tn wash OF her make up.'
Her street suit Will nave TO nave
good wide skirt, Even Psvlowa
Couldn't dance in 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. rhcv
saw she qusrrelled Win him"
"Oh, they say she has temper.
An these premleres have"
Warren. who had been standing be-
mind Helen now turned away in dis
gust.
"ru take look around the lobby
and see If there is anybody I know.
STAY right here, SO can find you."
Lett alone Helen regretted that shn
had not gone with him. There was
nothing to see here The afr grew
rrtter and more close
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