The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
Pavlowa Again Proves
She's Without a Peer

Once again the Incompatible. lovely
Anna Pavlowa came 10 Detroit. Mon.
day and with her company OF Rus
sian dancers. enchanted afternoon and
evening audiences that filled the
Broadway theater. Al the evening
performance there was not room
enc Ugh 70 accommodate all who ap-
piled at the boxoffice for seats or
standing room.
II the afternoon. there was a large
proportion OF the children present and
bright-bowed bobbed hair and pretty
frocks sat hand in hand with velvet
suit and immaculate collars while
elders tried TO hush the too loud com.
ments OF the wonderful things going
on behind the footlights. II was hard
to subdue the enthusiasm and delight
eviuced In little squeals and excited
I"ohs" and "ahs," as the children
watched the toy shop ballet OF pup
pen-Fee," with the gay toys dear to
the heart OF childhood slowly coming
10 life and dancing delightfully."-, each
In It's own charmingly wooden, me-
chsnical way.
In this ballet Nine Pavlowa imper-
sonated the fairy doll, CARRIED in the
lightest OF ping tulle ballet skirts and
shimmering satin bodice, and a won
derfully coiffed blonde head. There
was many a little miss In the audience
who longed TO chimp up on the stage
and clasp that beautiful doll in her
arms.
Throughout this charming ballet.
which had quite as much fascination
for the elders as the children, the
youngsters, In all parts OF the theater
could be heard asking In shrill little
trebles "Is II really real?" 100000
are they really, really, truly alive?"
One youthful male materialist voiced
the opinion that the whole business
goes by machinery"
Perhaps. nothing from the large
repertoire Of Nine. Pavlowa and her
company could have been more hap
PLY chosen for matinee than die
Puppen-Fee," and that IL was thor
oughtly enjoyed was proven in the
eager interest shown by the children
during the action or tno stage, ana
the energetic nandclapping which
burst forth every moment that the
older folk would permit It.
| There was so much that was quaint
and fascinating about die Puppen-
Fee" that II would require several per.
formances OF II for the spectator to
entirely encompass all OF its delights.
| "Flora's Awakening" ballet based
on a NEUROLOGICAL legend was the
Iprir cipal offering of the evening pro-
gram and was remarkable for its light
ness and grace and beauty in sharp
contrast to many of the mad wild
oriental ballets which Nine. Pavlowa
has presented In Detroit on previous
visits. II was exquisitely staged and
costumed and the members OF the
company had every opportunity to dis
play their ability.
At both performances, the ballots
were followed by solo and concerted
dance numbers for the principal dane.
ers In the company Nine. Pavlowa,
with her dancing partners. Ivan Clus
tire-to whose genius in arranging
and staging the performances homage
must be paid in liberal measure-and
Alexandra Voliniue, danced several
numbers originated within the recent
past and presented Cor the first time
this season The favorite Pavlowa
gavotte given by request and which
Nine. Pavlowa danced with Cuisine
was received with as much favor as
when first given here two years ago
In the afternoon, Nine. Pavlowa gave
her exquisite Interpretation of "The
Dying Swan" and so prolonged was
the applause that the performance
was unable to proceed until this su.
Ipreme artistic repeated the number
NJ. Oukrainsky danced with Nine
Pavlowa In the evening. a charming
eighteenth century French conceit,
that brought both enthusiastic ap
plause In the afternoon. Oukrainsky
gave the remarkable Persian dance
which perhaps more than anything
else in both performances displayed
the technique these wonderful expon
ents OF the choreographic art must
possess In order to present the arts
tic and exquisite performances that
they achieve.
Mile. Kuhn. Mile. PlaskovietzkS,
Mile Svirskaia. and Mile. Butsova. OF
the solo corps, were lovely to look
upon and most accomplished In theii
art.
Not the least successful detail OF
the Pavlowa performances is the or.
chestra under Theodore Sitter. The
orchestra rounds out the performance.
in a most satisfying manner. The
mnsic chosen Is OF the best and II is
splendidly interpreted and played by
Mr. sitter and his men.
| ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE.
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