Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
Relasco.

"A symphony designed to charm the
eye and the ear. a production in which
the grace of the dance. the coloring of
master artists and designers, and the
music of Chopin, Schumann, Tschai-
kowsky and Borodine are blended to
delight the audience. is the entertain
ment offered by Serge de Diaghileff's
Ballet Russo, which made its second
appearance in the National Capital at
the Belasco Theater last night The
PRODUCTION here is by arrangement
with the Metropolitan Opera Company
and will be continued tonight and to-
morrow night.
To those who had seen the ballet last
year the chief interest in the produc-
ton last night was the appearance of
Waslav Niiinsky, who has been re-
garded in the capitals of Europe as the
leading exponent of the dancers art
and who was unable to take part in the
ballet here during the first engage
rnent. Nijinsky is a marvel of grace
and of power, trained to the last notch
in the school which is responsible for
the Russian ballet. He appeared in
two of the four parts of the program.
First. in la Princesse Enchanted"
with Nine. Olga Spesiwtzewa. pas
deux. in which the art of the ballet is
brought to high pitch by Michel
Fokine and enhanced by the scenery
and costume designed by Leon Bakst,
whose mastery of color and line won
him Nobel prize. Nine. Spesiwtzewa's
grace and beauty Wed for honors with
the premier dancer
.NiJinssys second appearance was in
Carnival Ariequin His rendering
o. the pantomime. comic, and at the
same time full of grace, was a sample
OF the dancers art which proved a real
delight to the audience.
The other principals in the cast of the
1allet we're the same as last. year. and
their excellence was that which has
made Diaghileff Ballet Russo the most
famous in the world. In Les Sylph-
fd@s. Nile. Lydia Loookova was the
chef srlo dancer. and in ''Majurka"
and valse with Alexandra Gavrilow
she won tie Immediate admiration Of
the audis nee. The other principals in
This part of the program were Mile
alexandra Wasiiewska. who danced the
opening valse. and Mile. Lydia Soko-
Iowa. Les Sylphides' is entitled a ro-
raantic reverie by Fokine The music
- Chopln's- The real beauty. the per-
1ect training and execution of the bal
let. made strong appeal to the au-
dIence. though the school of dancing
from which IL was produced is still a
novelty in this country
Enthusiastic applause was evoked by
frince Ogor. which was a series of
Isolovtsien Danes executed with the
MN. the rush and abandon which typi-
1TS P"ssian dancing to the American
Fhe vivid color schemes. the music of
t5orodine and the dancing of AdoIDh
Ro'm as the chief warrior and Mile
Sophia Pf:nz. the first Polovtsien wom-
an. AS ell as their perfectly trained
support. rnade this part of the produc-
iton stand out in bold relief
tarnaVal. a pantomine ballet by
F,okine. set to music by Schumann. and
the scenery and costumes designed by
Bakst. brought the performance to a
close II was beautiful, the whole eff
fect artistic in the extreme. Nijinsky.
as Arlequin: Mile. Lopokova. as Column
hine; Mile. Flanz. Chiarina. Mile.
Spkolova. as Papillon; Bolm. as Pierrot :
Nicholas Sverew. Eusebius: Nicholas
Kremnen. as Plantation. and Mieczyslaw
1fanowshi. florestan, were the
principals in this ballet. Mile Soko-
Iowa. in her graceful butterfly dance,
captured the applause.
The symphony orchestra. under the
leadership of N. Pierre Moneau, gave
a splendid rendition of the nusica
part of the production. The entr'acte
symphonieQue. Dams Steppes de rAsie
Central by Borodine. was admirably
given.
The program for tonight includes
"Carnaval. Les Sylphides" and Cleo
patra." Tomorrow night will be given
Les Papillons.' lie Spectre de la
Rose" and "ScheheraZade."