The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
Pavlowa Again Proves
She's Without a Peer

Once again the Incompatible. lovely
AIMS Paylowa came 70 Detroit Mon
Gay and with her company OF Rus
sian dancers. enchanted afternoon and
evening audiences that nlled the
/ Broadway theater. AT the evening
enCugh TO accommodate all who APP
fplied at the boxotiice for seats or
standing room.
/ In the afternoon. there was a large
proportion OF the children present and
bright-bowed bobhed 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 Il was hard
to subdue the enthusiasm and delight
evinced IN little squeals and excited
"ohs" and abs" as the children
watched the toy shop ballet OF Pup.
| pen-Fee," with the gay toys dear TO
| the heart OF childhood slowly coming
! to life and dancing delightfully."-, each
in its own charmingly wooden, me-
chanical way.
| IT. this ballet Nine Pavlowa imper-
sonated the fairy doll, CARRIED in the
! lightest OF ping tulle ballet skirts and
shlmmering satin bodice, and won
! derfully coiffed blonde head. There
was many little miss in the audience
who longed 10 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 lis IT 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 a 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: the stage, ana
the energetic handclapping 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 IL would require several per.
formances OF it for the spectator to
entirely encompass all OF its delights.
"Flora's Awakening" ballet based
on NEUROLOGICAL legend was the
prii cipal Offering OF the evening pro
gram and was remarkable for It's 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. 1t was exquisitely staged and
costumed and the members OF the
company had every opportunity to dis
play their ability
1 At both performances, the ballets
were followed by solo and concerted
daI &c numbers for the principal dane
ters in the company. Nine. Pavlowa,
with her dancing partners, Ivan Clus-
| tiEe--to whose genius in arranging
and staging the performances homage
must be paid In liberal measure-an
| Alexandra Volinine, danced several
numbers originated within the recent
past and presented sor the first time
this season. The favorite Paylowa
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 10 proceed until this stl.
preme artistic repeated the number
NJ 5Oukrainsky danced with Nine
| Paylowa in the evening, 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 photographic art must
/ possess in order TO present the arts
| tic and exquisite performances that
they achieve.
| Mile. Kuhn Mile. Plaskovietzk>,
Mile Svlrskaia, and Mile. Butsova of
the solo corps, were lovely 10 look
upon and most accomplished in theft
art.
Not the least successful detail OF
the Pavlowa performances is the or.
cl estra under Theodore Sitter. The
orchestra rounds out the performance
in most satisfying manner. The
music chosen Is of the best and II is
splendidly interpreted and played by
Mr.. sitter and his men.
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE
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