El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08
PAVLOWA To BE-
SEEN IN FL PA5O
Great Russian Ballerina and
Her Entire Company to
Be Here on May 4.

Mile Anna PavlOwa, the world noted
Russian ballerina, is coming TO FL
Paso for a single performance with her
corps de ballet from the Imperial Rus
sian Opera Of Petrograd and her own
symphony orhcestra- Final arrange
ments for Pavlowa's appearance. which
is scheduled for Wednesday night, May
{, were completed today between Shir-
ley olympus general representative
Of the PavlOwa Ballet, Inc, and L. r
McClintOck, manager Of the Texas
Grand theater- Mr.. Olympus stopped
over in FL PasO on his way from New
York to the Pacific coast, where he Will
complete arrangements for Pavlowa's
appearance in Los Angeles and san
Francisco, which viii be followed by 4
world tour, which will include Homo
lulu, China, Japan Manila, Australia
and India
The appearance Of PavIova in FL
PasO is considered by manager McClin-
took the most important theatrical
event he has ever been able to an
uOunce- The dainty little Russian is
surrounded by some so terpsichorean
her entire company here The COM
pany travels in special train and car
ries with it three carloads OF baggage
Opened Havana opera House.
The enga cement in FL Paso is made
possible by reason OF the fact that the
PavlOwa company is now en- route TO
fill engagements at the San Diego and
san Francisco eXpositions Only a very
few days ago PavlOwa and her company
had the honor Of formally opening the
finest theater in the wOrid-the Grand
National opera house in Havana. built
at cost OF S4,OOO,0OO- PavlOwa was
the first professional ever &c put foot
upon the stage. She was invited TO
Havana by the Cuban government and
she and her company were the guests
Of the president Of Cuba during their
three weeks stay on the island From
Havana the company is now working
its way from New Orleans north as far
as Buffalo. New York, playing single
performances in each city visited. Be
tween Chicago and Los Angeles only
six cities will be visited. FL PasO is one
Of the six.
''Pavlowa's name and her art is
known all over the world" said Mr..
Olympus in discussing his star But
the character Of the performance is
not so well known. except to those who
have had opportunity Of seeing the
Russian ballerina.
What the Performance Il.
First let me say, a PaviOwa per-
Torrance is chOreographic. It is some
thing Of terpsichore something Of op-
era and something OF drama A ballet
is an opera without singing and with
the story told in detail by pantomime
and dancing. In FL Paso we shall prob
ably present De Puppen-Fee' or The
r airy DoAr one OF me most QeAlEuLAA4
dance dramas ever devised Then We
shall offer a series Of advertisements
or feature, folk and solo dances. and
soiree Of modern society or ballroom
dances. NJ. Alexandra Volinine pre-
mlere danseur classiQue from the I'M
perial opera house at PetroEard. is
pavlOWa's principal dancing partner
She also dances with NJ Ivan Cuisine
director ChoreoEraphique Of the Petro-
grad opera and the Paris opera; ~
-rHn.
ers- Some Of the other noted Europeans
with her are Niles Plaskovietzka,
kuhn. Svirskaia, Butsova, Crombora
and Legierrova- The orchestra. under