Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26

on Monday night. Deoenb-r IL. at
Convection hall, Serge de DaGhileft
will present the Ballet RuSsc, with
Adolf Bonn, LYDIA Lopok 5v1, Waslav
Nijinslty and FIore Revalles and a
company Of forty dancers. This com
pany Of famous dancers comes 10
Tulsa under the auspices Of Akda,
Temple Shrine
Great is vas our privilege to erjoy
the worlds nest artists I'm crand oper.
at home the opportunity Of seeing thi.
company Of the worlds symphony
dancers is greater. Th'5 rtuoos COM
pany came to the United states for tho
first tine last year. II took New
fork iu.t ten minutes TO rcallze tn,
nagnlliccnce of these artists. London.
Paris, Eurlin, Vienna had lcan suc-
ccsSfullv conquered by the beauty OF
its dancing.
NiinShy'S Dancing.
y The head of the company is Waslav
Nijinsl;V, who by common conserf IL
said to be the most illustricus dancer
of the present day. Last season =.
Siiinshy secured his parole from Aus
tria gust in time to appear with the
ballet at thci" second engagement II.
New York He has appeared nowhere
in tins country except in New York
until the present tour. At his frs,
performance at the metropolitan
opera house he earned such plaudits
from the critics as they bcstOw oniy
on superlative genius. The Individual
power of the members of the COM
pany is most gratifying, especially the
fresh ard naive Lopokova. full of
youthful grace and charm; the versa
tile Florc Ecvalles, he vivid and pun
gent mimicry of Bohn, vino is a pro-
ducer aleo together with the min2lins
of personal beauty pure artistry and
sense OF imaginary scenes and ch1rac-
ters, distinguishes these famous dan.
seuses.
Work of Leon Bakst.
The 81 enic background and the cos
tunes are most essential to the beauty
and power of the illusions of these
ballets. The gorgeous scenery is the
work OF Leon Bakst, whose work has
been the sensation of the art galleries
as well as the prcdominating influence
of the fashion world.
The costumes and decors for these
ballcts werc conceived by NJ. Niiinsky
and never before presented on any
stage. They were executed by Robert
Edmond Jones, an American artist
whose work of late has earned him
the distinction Of place the side OF
the best colorists of Europe. By his
selection the ballet this year takes on
an international interest.
The Repertoire.
There will be ~ ballets In the roper
toire. Much interest will be centered
in the how baliets by NJ NJ i'insky,
which are being presented for the first
GAn
"Mephisto Nalse." arranged to LISTS $
celebrated composition, give a graphic
pantomifne OF the scene of Faust In
.he inn. The scenery and decors are
by Jones.
The mermaid scene In the watery
palace Of the river god and the weird
episode of the melting snow maiden
are drawn from RimskyK orsakov's
opera, "Sadko." arranged and gwen
by Bohn. The Indian ballet. lie Dieu
Bleu," a Hindu legend. music by ley
naldo Hahns These two numbers are
well known abroad, but have never
been given in this country.
''rharmar' follows the Russian le-
gend of the queen who lured her
lovers to the tower and then slew
them. The music Is a setting for the
dances Of Borodin's opera prince
Igor" from which they came.
ia Spectre de In Rose" is young
girls dream Of phantom lover. and
the music for this dance is Berloiz's S
arrangement of Weber's Invitation IA
la Valse"
LES Sylphides" is poetized dancing,
episoGes from prince Igor" hut not
wild and barbarlc. The music is by
Chopin. ~,
"T.apres-midi dun Faune." by NJ
jinsky. music Debussey's prelude.