The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-25
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ORIENTAL THEME on
PASSION AND BLOOD
Ballet Russo Realizes to Fullest
Extent Possibilities Of
Arabian Nights Tale.
"PRINCE IGOR" A TUMULT
Embodies Spirit Of Dance in
Primitive Form-Spirit Of
Archaic Greece Realized.
"PRINCE IGOR" A TUMULT

II was 70 the blue-green Bakst set
ting of "Scheherazade" that last nights
audience at the National Theater was
first introduced.
The Ballet Russo realized to the full
est extent the sensuous possibilities OF
the Arabian Nights story.
The dancing pantomime is typical
Oriental theme OF passion and blood
shed. shariar. King of India and
China, has been led TO doubt the
fidelity of Zobeide. his favorite sultana.
Accordingly. he departs upon a pre-
tended hunting trip.
No sooner is he gone than the women
Of the harem persuade the chief
revel follows. When the dance is Wild
est. the King returns to see. In the
midst of the abandoned crowd, 70
beide with one OF the slaves.
Revenge Follows Swiftly.
Revenge follows swiftly. Men OF the
retinue pursue and kill the faithless
ones. and the sultana stabs herself be-
side her dead lover.
Throughout the episode the seductive
grace OF zobeide. played by Fiore Re
valles and the leaping abandon of her
favorite, Adolf Bolm. accented the
emotion depicted to lesser degree by
the others.
Nothing could have presented a
stronger contrast to the epic intensity
OF "Scheherazade" than the lyric mood
OF the ballet that followed IL, Les
syiphides." Clad IN white. fluffy
flesh pink slippers giving the only
color contrast. the dancers seemed
the incarnation OF the spirit OF Chopin.
WIN @sm9srs OF the corps de ballet
several OF the premier dancers In
| terpreted the various compositions
chosen. OF these. Mile. Lydia Lopo-
dsintiness that was entirely in n aoeord
with her quaint, serious little face.
Miles. LUDLOW Tchernichewa and
Wasilewska and NJ. Alexandra Cav
A Series of Poses.
In presenting "L'Apres Midi dun
Faune," essentially a series of poses
rather than a dance. the members Of
the ballet achieved something of the
| spirit of archaic Greece. The angular
lines of the nymphs who strayed
through the wood past the lair OF the
astonished faun surely found their
inspiration In the decorations OF antique
vases.
Keonid Massine. the faun, succeeded
In depicting the british creature of the
woods in a way that suggested not the
snBnest veneer OF CIVILIZATION.
Prince Igor" the last of the four
| ballots, is really an episode from Boro-
dimes new opera, which but recently
had its New York premier. Introduced
by wild music. essentially Slavic, the
scene resolves itself into a tumult en-
| bodying the spirit OF the dance in its
most primitive form.
A Marvellous Chaos.
The dance of the archers was a mar
velous chaos of leaping bodies and
| straining sinews. In this. too. the gro
tesque yet wholly artistic dancing OF
| Adolf Bolm was the outstanding tea-
ture. The barbaric riot of the finale
was tremendous climax to the pro-
gram.
The final performance OF the Ballet
Russo Will take place tonight. The
bill will include the following ballets:
La Princess Enchangee," Cleopatra"
IL Apres Midi dun Faune," "Carna-
val"
Serge De Diaghileff and company will
leave for Philadelphia tomorrow after
noon on two special trains on the Penn
! sylVanla Railroad. All of next week
will be played in Philadelphia with the
exception of Tuesday night. when the
organization will appear in Atlantic
City.
| Following the Philadelphia engage
ment, the ballet goes to the MetropolI-
tan Opera House for four weeks en-
Gagement prior TO its return to Russia.