Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
The Stage-A Mirror of the Age

lie appearance at the Imperosky Theatre
81. Petersburg, when II years old He
came to America for the first time In 1905
| on pleasure trip. but did not aApear
| professionally. In the following year he
Drought with him from ST. Petersburg a
troupe OF Russian dancers with whom
/ ne appeared in vaudeville. lie returned
to America the following year for an en-
easement in the Summer Wdowers,"
| presented by Lew Fields During the
season of 1910. he toured with Pavlowa
ana Mortkin, as a solo dancer. During
| tine Two following seasons he has ap-
peared IN vaudeville. He Joined the Win
yer Garden Company last spring, to op-
pear IN The Passing Show of 1914"
Dorothy Jardon, who will appear at the
FORREST IN "Papas Darling" has the
hohor OF being selected by such artists
as 1ehry HUT and Harrison Fisher as
one OF the 12 most beautiful women of
the world. Miss Jardon, who is some
Wnat OF an artist herself. designs her
HioSt slTlklnS costumes Three davs after
sne ,. mad signed n contract with Niaw and
I, T,Ia nser TO appear in their new mu-
S, S,cu' comedy, "PaDa's Darling" Miss Jor-
uon submitted sketch showing the three
gowns in which she will appear in the
show. ." ''''
Muriel Window. of "The Passing show
ol lSl4 asserts that her curious coEnc-
.,, ,,eh is not stage. but real name
MISS window says that she fTas never
had anything more to do with cathe.
oral window than to look through one.
her father, I. p. Window, is president
ot the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company.
ana resides at Portland, Ore. Miss Win
uow was baptized Murlel Inetta window,
oGt ner second surname was dropped
When she took to the stage as profess
sion. Miss Window seriously objects to
Wass referring to her as Miss Mural
window Her mothers surname was
Murlel, and she likes it. Furthermore IL
fits well into Window.
marjorie Bentley who heads the CORPS
ue pallet In Montgomery and stones
"Chin-Chin" at the Forrest. is the fayorito
pdpli OF Madame Cavallazzi, now of the
new YORK metropolitan Opera House. bur
IorHlerly Tor many years engaged at the
royal Italian Opera House in London.
marjorie was born In Philadelphia, and
has only Just turned H. She learned tn
dance on her toes while she was a mere
tot. Her first teacher was Miss Florence
Balley, who once had a dancing academy
in West Philadelphia.
10 be successful a dancer needs grace, |
polse, rhythm, discretion and poetry to |
it her Tor her admirable career says |
enu uis,ngulshed teacher, who was her |
SER chlef Of the ballet at the imperial |
opera House at Petrograd, where she was |
once decorated by the father of the pres |
ent car Nicholas of Russia. Madame |
CaNallazzi has no admiration for the |
tango but 1t is her belief that out of the |
present maze of what she considers tine |
more or less ungraceful styles of popular
dancing will ultimately evolve a school |
that In her opinion will place Americas
cancers as dangerous rivals OF the Rus
SLAMS, who are now supreme in that
branch of art.
Like every other art" she says. dane
ing is in a constant state of evolution.
and am convinced that some of you will
live to see the day when American
dancers will be able to illustrate life and
action even more faithfully than do those
of the Russian school. dancer must be
born-the talent must be inherent-you
cannot make a dancer any more than
you can make singer unless YOU have |
the fundamental ability. And there ar,
plenty of born dancers in this wonderful
country of America, the melting pot OF
Europe. All that is needed is the genesis
Of genius to inspire the element of
Macy Harlan, who will be seen as the
Russian police spy in "The Yellow Ticket
At the Garrick. has a reputation as an
actor of character parts second to no
other player on the American stage Mr..
Harlan is young man, dark. tall and
physically to play leading bus-
ness should he so desire There are
plenty of good leading men," he AYERS.
the field for character acting is wide"
which bit OF professional phiosuphy re-
suits in his being always in demand by
managers
During ole of the performances of THE
In the Walnut Street TheI-
re last week, an incident occurred which
night have proven TO be serious. One of |
he most stirring scenes of the play Is
he fall of an Apache over a cliff, when
he is winged by the entrapped eXplor-
n. The Indian falls headlohg over the
painted cliff. finally entangling himself
IN projecting ledge from which ne
langs suspended for at least half hour.
During the Tuesday evening perform
nee the actor struck his leg on pointed
ron bar. which inflicted a painful cut.
Rather than destroy the picture the | :
performer held his position. although suf-
erng intense pain. until the termination
Il the act. When his plight was dis
covered he was carried in faintng s
ondition to his dressing room. I'm
ortunately the house doctor was not on
he premises J
Then "Shep" Camp proved that an
ctor has a more practical side for he :
lost workman-like manner. Only then
id 1T become known that Mr.. Camp is {
graduate physician with a diploma !
rom a Chicago university. His brother I
sho graduated at the same time, is one I
f Chicagos eminent surgeons, "Shep" !
arTies in his trunk a practical Yalise !
'hich he uses for such emergencies. De-
pite his medical knowledge, the genial Il
)O-pound comedian can't grow thin.