The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11

seats in the fifth row. The young noble- man sped to the box office.
 Count Ivanoffs two seats. I want them,'' he panted. "He is drowned. No body knows 1t but myself l want Count 1vanoffs two seats"
 'I am sorry" your excellency." re- piled the box office man, in a bored tone. "but Count Ivanoffs two seats have already been taken by the man who pushed Count Ivanoff in.''
 If you've ever seen her dance, you can readily believe the story
 Anna Pavlowa speaks scarcely any English and she is as shy as a little child
 Her fame and her fortune have brought her only simplicity, sweetness and gen. tleness.
 Naturally she looks to her manager for protection against such terrible things as newspaper persons and the like.
 When I called on Mile. Pavlowa yes terday at the Tutwiler soon after her arrival she, with some other members of her company, including MT. Max Rab- inoff. her manager" was lunching.
 Mir. Rabinoff kindly came Into the foyer to see me and graciously said. after exchanging greetings with me:
 A lIOuSdHu pdTuOils. Ou scS, OuT dl- fairs seemed to have gotten quite mixed by our arrival here sooner than we were expected and Mademoiselle had expected to see you at the depot. You see she understands, but speaks very little Eng fish, and so I must conduct you to her and act as interpreter
 All of which was quite agreeable to me, as MT. Rabinoff himself proved to be a very charming and most delightful gen. f1nrra bao ao1itiff11lu e611rQfpd cultured and a very interesting type of the far-famed Russian.
 We joined Mademoiselle Pavlowa at her table in the cafe, and when I was in- troduced to the famous danseuse, l found myself at once wondering whether tnls frail, ethereal looking little creature was woman or sprite, so small, so fragile, sc dainty she was so much a part of the delicate whiteness of the frock she had on "a whiteness which enveloped her and seemed to make her into something lit tie more than woman-a little less than angel!
 As Mademoiselle held out slim flutter. ing little hand to me and spoke rapidly in her native Russian tongue to MT Rabinoff later l was greatly surprised to find in addressing her myself that she spoke far more and far better English than I had ina gined she would.
 'Mademoisele,' says, MT. Rabinof translated presently, that she is de lighted to meet you. She wishes you tt have luncheon with her. and she will b, happy to tell you anything you want tc know"
 Madame" murmured the Pavlowa witt a little shrinking movement and avertei eyes.
 ''Mademoiselle," I replied in my gen tlest pianissimo.
 >'Mademoiselle means that she like. yod," said Mr. Rabinoff.
 "She says you are so warm and south ern, and she likes warmth"
 T turned to MT. Rabinoff then, seeini that Mademoiselle evidently wished nin to act as master of ceremonies, and pro pounded my first question: T wonder if Mademoiselle will explain to me why of all the dancers in the worl' the Russians are the most wonderfully" At the question, Pavlowa's little hea shot forward on her long, slender, throat and through her vivid, red lips, the word tumbled over each other, accompanied b. constant gesticulations. 'It is not" Mir. Rabinoff interprete after she had finished. because they ar Russians, but because of the wonderful training they receive from the time the are children. There is in Russia a grea school maintained by the government int which the children are taken when the are Small and where they are Kept unt 1 thev have become perfected-in some ari It is not always dancing. Sometimes it i the drama; sometimes music; 1t is alway what they are best able to do.' "They?' I questioned eagerly. Not d Russian children, surely?" "Ah, no;'' came the answer. 1 It was the Pavlowa speaking this tim ! in her pretty, broken English. soft, in sistent eager, tense.
 | She then lapsed into rapid Russia again and in momenti MT. Rabinoff in l formed me what she had been saying. sOnly the children who by passing cel tain examinations prove that they are ex traordinary. These are taken into tn school then to live. Unfn they are they may see their parents twice weel and go home on the Sabbath. After ths they can see them only twice year"
 tThat seems so cruel" exclaimed. 'It does.v the manager explaine' | ''but the reason for such stringency (
 rules is that these children shall not e
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