Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-12
TWO THOUSAND SEE
BALLET Russo HERE
Another Chapter Written in
the Artistic Advancement
of Tulsa.

Two thousand persons sat spell
bound in Convention hall last night
while the worlds greatest dancers
presented three wonderful ballets.
The Ballet Russo Is to dancing what
the Ellis Grand Opera company was
to operate art. The ELLIS company
drew $4,000 into the boXoffice here
In two nights. Serge De Diaghileft's
Ballet Russo attracted barely enough
money to pay the $4,000 guarantee
and other expenses.
Akdar shrine temple stood sponsor
for the affair. Like many other or
ganiZatiOns here that has assisted In
making Tulsa the musical and artis-
tic center of the state, Akdar has be-
come IA martyr But In spite of the
fact that the financial gain was nil,
Noble Lee Levering, who bore the
brunt OF the details of promotion,
smiled thruout the evening IL was
n wonderful performance and he be-
lieved that the Shriners. good, loyal
citizens that they are, would feel am
ply repaid for all their efforts.
Praised city Building.
Members of the company. from the
artistic director to the most insignifi-
cant ballet dancer. were loud In their
praises of Convention hall They
lauded 1t for the acoustic properties.
the seating capacity and the roomy
stage They could hardly believe that
they were in Tulsa town that
many of them never heard OF untii
recently and which many of them
cannot even pronounce.
"Cleopatre' was the first Of the
three ballets that comprised the even
ings program. The settings, designed
by Leon Bakst, were odd and volup-
tous. Mile. Flores Revalles portrayed
the role of Cleopatra. As far as looks
and costume 20 she was ideal But
she did not dance. Most of the time
she reclined on "A couch, just as all
nice little CleOpatres are expected to
do. NJ Adolf BOlm, as Amoun, and
| Mile Lydia SokolOva, as Ta-or, were
the real stars of the piece. The dane
! ing of NJ Bolm aroused the first en-
| thusiustic applause of the evening.
| Bolm, as an amorous Ekyption youth,
offered his life for sign of Cleo
patre's favor. She handed his COB
| let of poison and he drank 1t and
died The ensemble dancing was eN-
quisite.
Nijinsky An Artist.
Les Sylphides was the title of the
second act The setting was poetic.
Waslav NijinskyS worlds greatest
male dancer, was the central blossom
and he was surrounded by the most
| fragile rosebuds of the corps du
ballet There was no story - just
dancing, of the sort that sends the
sentimental soaring 10 heights here
tofore unseen. The music was writ
ten by Chopin and 1t was half the
battle" Miles Lydia LopokoNa and
Lydia Sokolova shared honors with
! NJ Nijinsky.
The closing number "Le Spectre
De La Rose" lasted but ten minutes
The setting was "A womans boudolr
done in blue and white. II was the
dream of "A beautiful girl who talls
asleep after her return from the bail
with fun blown rose I'm her hand
The delicate flower Is the symbol ol
her romance and as she dreams
clnsping II to her breast, 1t comes to
life in the shape of wondrous phan-
tom. with whom she dances. Then
she awakens to find only a few trag'
rant petals scattered about her dainty
feet, where but AN instant before hei
dream lover had been knccling. only
two persons appeared in TINS scene
Mile. Margharite Frohman and NJ
lAleXandre Gavrilow
Orchestra of FIFTY.
The orchestra OF fiity pieces was
lconductcd by NJ. Pierre MonteuX. II
Sounded" every bit as good as the
wonderful organization in charge ol
Cleofonte Campanini during the re-
lcent grand opera season.
For the first time In the history OF
lConVention hall patrons were al
lowed to smoke during intermissior
on the lower floor last night, witt
the result that many women were
Iannoycd by the huge clouds of to
Ibacco smoke that gathered abou
them.