Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-13
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 10 dancing what
tho Ellis Grand opera company was
to operate art Tho Ellis company
drew $4,000 into the huXoffico here
in two nights. Serge be Diaghileffs
Ballet Russo attracted barely enough
money to pay the $1,000 guarantee
and other expenses.
Akdar shrine temple stood sponsor
for the affair Like many other or
ganlIatiOns here that has assisted IN
making Tulsa the musical and artis-
tic center Of the state, Akdar has be-
come a martyr But in spite of the
fact that the financial gam was nil.
Noble Lee LcNerlng. who bore the
brunt of the details of promotion,
smiled thruout the evening. IL was
wonderful performance and he be
licved that the Shrincrs, 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 II for the acoustic properties,
the seating capacity and the roomy
stage. They could hardly believe that
they were in Tulsa "A town that
many of them never heard of until
recently and which many of them
cannot even pronounce.
( "C'0oiat,e' was the first of the
three haliots that comprised the even
/ ing program. The settings, designed
by Leon Bakst, Were odd and Volup-
tous. Mile Flores Revallcs portrayed
the role of Cleopatra. As far as looks
and costume go she was ideal. But
she did not dance. Most of the time
she rcclined on 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-
thusiastic applause Of the evening.
Bolm, as an amorous Ekyption youth,
offered his life for a sign of Cleo
patre's favor. she handed his a COB
let of poison and he drank II and
died. The ensemble dancing was eX-
quisito.
Niiinsky An Artist.
Les Sylphides was the title of the
second act. The setting WAS poetic.
WaslaV Niiinsky. worlds greatest
male dancer, was the central blossom
and he was surrounded by the most
fragile roschuds of the corps du
ballet. There Was no story - just
dancing. of the sort that sends the
sentimental soaring TO heights here
toforc unseen. The music was writ
ten by Chopin and it. was half the
, battle Miles. Lydia LopokoVa and
! Lydia Sokolova shared nonors with
NJ Nijinsky.
, The closing number. lie Spectre
r DE La Rose" lasted but ten minutes
1 The setting was woman's houdoir
done in blue and white. II was tn,
dream of beautiful girl who falls
9 asleep after her return from the ball
4 with a full blown rose In her hand
c The delicate flower is the symbol o
81 her romance, and as she dreams
3 clasping 1t to her breast, II comes e
= life in the shape of wondrous phan
@ tom. with whom she dances. Thei
% she awakens to find only a few frag
rant petals scattered about her daint!
feet. where but an instant before he
dream lover had been knccling. Onl,
two persons appeared I'm this scene
Mile. Margharite Irohman and NJ
Alexandra Gavrilow'
A Orchestra of FIFTY.
u The orchestra of fifty pieces wa
conducted by NJ. Pierre Monteux. |
sounded" every bit as good as tn
wonderful organization in charge o
Cleofonte Campanini during the re
cent grand opera season.
For the first time III the history o
Convention hall patrons We're al
lowed to smoke during intermissiol
on the lower floor last night, witt
the result that many women wer
ANNOYED by the huge clouds of to
bacco smoke that gathered abou
them.