The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09
Bv w. J.
%lii: return of the Russian Ballet
to this pleasant town makes

TO this pleasant town makes
the place ever more pleasant.
There has been no excitement
about the arrival of these interesting
.o'iueators. because the two weeks
season at the Century Theatre In jan
ulry exhausted all the emotional thrills
of the public. But there is still a gen.
uue interest in the entertainments.
which are Of a nature so stimulating
In tile fancy that they make delight
IA. subjects for conversation. If not for
profound critical comment.
Various phases of the art of these
Russians are well worthy of careful
study. Actors, for Instance, may neg
lect valuable opportunities to observe
aow much may he done in the direction
~ delineation by the employment of
very simple means. Flora Revalles in
~",Ysopatre" presents II Of the most
striking character compositions ever
brought before the local theatregoer.
IF course the credit for the costume
eud mask must go to the artistIS
ina inaticn Of Bakst: but no II could
SIMPLY the actress with the consum-
mate skill with which she carries out
tho des.yn Her face is little short OF
marvellous in It's immob!lity. yet there
{. not "A when IL does not sug-
cost the ccaselcss activity of a de-
praved soul. The eyes are almost
fixed, and yet they speak constantly.
The bodily poses are the quintessence
Of s~cnsuous abandon. yet not one is
~extrayagant and motion Is reduced to
g minimum.
The gestures are unblushingly las
c!v.ous. yet not one is offensive TO sem
s.,.ve taste or suggestive TO the inno-
cent mind. Indeed. X Is altogether
probable that this Cleopatra Is very
d appointing to those delicate spirits
watch expect and even hope 70 be
shocked. Only those who have seen
something Of the darker OF
human travel will realize what a vam-
pre- this creature Is.
And yet it is all done 50 simply and
- qul c;ly. That is one OF the trium-
,ldnt proofs of its high art. 1t
reaches high ends without revelation of
t.e employment of strange means.
Yet ANALYSIS goes to show that the
rr.'hods are all symbol!cal. Realism
docs not touch this curious creation.
! aas It's entire being in the Intangible
V.rld of the imagination.
Perhaps that is why it suggests to
',- reflective observer the music or
-S,y,,r.ty This n has no
connection with the ballet cleopatra
~. must he heard in "L'Olseau de
t,,r .,l ~ro,,cbka He has be-
-,h;on, ~ ouch talk and much
", ha 10 n my acorair-.
mr. g., ha,rirr ~ his mi,sic
, =, Co., as tho writcr can
,'.r 49, ~, tho performance of his
- ~, -. "a. nrss;,n cvmnhony
na:onhorh 1o,o Tn, conn
n.S djsm,ssel with brief con-
.'r,',n ~ hi time. for the simple
,.,.,r Ina, e., WIS no, sufficiently as
,o~..H,r, "a dcmand profound Discus
Gov , ms rcnnntca by the phil
r,.,.. coci,,y an October 90. 1914.
=, ..a interim thcre seems to have
loon no norformance of any compost
,.,r -. stravineEv.
>,idcrlv in the season now APP
,,,,,s., va to c,nse this Russian COM
, sor ,,1n docs most of his work in
>,it2orl,nd, hogan 10 figure promi-
MONTH";. IN local concerts. The Flon-
...rv or,r,., nIaved his curious pieces
,.r m,,rtc, an November 80, 1915. The
Russian Orchestra per-
formed his first symphony on jan
rary Il, Of the present year. The Bal
o.. Russo enabled rs TO near his music
:. "Io..at do Fen, on nua II
aud to "petrouchka" on January "a.
We have not vet heard his Growing
- Spring. II is said that his score
makes tho others sound like Haydn.
Even Paris. which fell instantly in
love with the others, demurred at this
one
N.J.nsky is here and therefore we
NAY entertain strong hopes that Mr..
D.aghilcr will produce this work, in
which NIiinsky is the chief dellneator.
trhe bulIets OF Stravinsky which we
have ..!ready heard whet u appetite