Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-27
BIG CHARITY BALL,
PAVLOWA FEATURE
Famous Russian Dancer and Com
pany to Be Brought Here
December is.
PROCEEDS ALL TO LOCAL USES
Gate city Rotarians Bay Perform
ance OF Dancing star and plan
Charity Feature Expecting
60 Net GOodly sum,


Omaha is going to have another charity
ball II will be similar 20 the big, sue
cessrul affair given last Now Years nlght
by public spirited citizens for ,he benefit
OF the City Mission. But this years BAH.
to be held Wednesday night, December
1s, ct the Auditorium, will have as its
chief feature q complete dance and ballet
performance by Pavlowa. the famous
Russian dancer and her company OF
eighty-four dancers ane musicians It
will be given under the auspices of the
Omaha Rotary club an organization OF
lS representative business men of the
city, and the 5000 not proceeds expected
will be divided among omaha's various
charitable institutions
Plans are Perfected.
Definite plans for the bis affair we're
announced at last nights meeting and
dinner Of the Rotary club at the HenshRw
when the club members unanimously
voted to take up the project for charity
and see II through to a successful con-
clusion Shirley Olympus representing
! Pavlowa's management. was present, and
with President Harry S. Weller, Dan
| Baum. jr.. and other members of the
club, outlined tho proposition.
'Pavlowa will come to Omaha with her
full company OF sixty dancers and
Russian orchestra OF twenty-four pieces,
and give one complete performance, such
/ as she gave at the Brandeis theater a
few years ago said Mr.. Olympus To
further the charity project and help swell
the fund the Tavlowa management will
do this for 81, 500, or $1,000 cheaper than
the usual contract price,
Cat Rate for Auditorium.
Manager ]. NJ Gillian OF the Audi
torium said that for the charity project,
his company would give the use of the
| Auditorium at a special cut rate. in order
TO help the good cause as much as pos
sible. After thorough discussion, during
which many members Of the club offered
TO take $50 or even $40 worth of tickets,
and after all had pledged themselves to
get behind the project and insure its
complete success, the plan was ratified
and organisation was started.
with the club buying the production
outright, It's members guaranteeing the
sale of all tickets, and with the proposed
price scale OF from 81 to $. Manager Gil
Ian figures that the ball ehould net the
club 5000 for charity. Spectators seats
will probably sell at 81. sl.bO. s. and $3.50
each, while tickets for the main floor,
including dancing privileges. will sell
at S.
| BaIl to Follow Program.
! After the performance by Ravlowa and
her company. the floor OF the Auditorium
! will be cleared. and hundreds OF Omaha
couples will enjoy dancing the newest
steps 10 the music of a large orchestra
| The Pavlowa company will join the dan
cling throng. Mr.. Olympus promised. and
help make 1t even more happy and brill
liant than that OF last New Years charity
| ball. -
At the meeting last night President
Weller appointed an executive commit
tee, with power to sign the contract with
the Pavlowa management and carry out
/ the plans of the club for the performance
and ball. The committee consists OF
Dan Baum jr., chairman; Alfred w. Cor
don and Herbert Rogers.
This committee on publicity was also
appointed by the president: Arnold NJ
Borglum OF the Darlow Advertising
agency Joseph w. Kurtz Of the Daily
| News, Victor Rosewater OF The Bee,
j. o. slford of the Thomas Cusack COM
pany. and w. r. Watson of the World
Herald. They will choose their own chair
| man.
All the newspapers. the Thomas Cusack
billboard agency and the Laemmle mo-
ton picture film service have promised
free advertising and publicity. the sup
porters Of the project announced.
Pavlowa Is said to receive N.150 per-
sonally for each performance. She win
bring her jewels with Der to Omaha.
They are valued at s500,oOO, and will be
displayed publicly for the first time be-
fore the performance. Pavlowas pri-
vate jewel keeper will guard them.
This ball, with the famous Pavlowa
as the chief feature, win be the biggest
thing ever done for charity in Omaha"
President Weller. Secretary Tom Kelly
and other leading Rotarians agreed.
The entire membership was enthusiastic
over the proposition, and regarded 1t as
a splendid opportunity for the Rotary
club TO do great charitable work for
Omaha, as we'll as TO bring here a lead
ing entertainment feature.