The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-15
Their Married Life


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"wen the next time pay live dol
lars per- for any charity fake!" said
Warren, as the curtain went. down on
part IL
But. dear. at least Pavlowa's dance
ing is wonderful
Haven't seen her dance yet All
this toe posing may be good ball
ancing stunt but it's not dancing!
Not in it with the old style ballet."
yet, the newer schools." ventured
Helen. ARE supposed to be much more
artistic"
"Huh. this languishing around the
stage. in dying-calf attitudes may Sc
art, but you can't put it over me that
it's dancing"
"Hush. dear. not 30 loud. Everybody
is wild about Pavlowa They'll think
we don't know"
Who cares boot what they think"
grimly.
The wife Of one Of warren's most
influential clients was q patroness Of
this carnival. So he had felt not only
compelled to buy tickets at IS . seal,
but what made him more disgruntled.
to attend himself.
unused Helen, glancing over the pack
ed orchestra and over the tiers Of boxes
crowded with extensively gowned wo-
men, society women most of them. As
Pavlowa was just now the rage and
the charity fashionable" one, the
great opera house was packed to the
standing room limit.
The curtain now rose on q village
scene OF peasants and soldiers. The
girls in short red skirts. black velvet
bodioes and peasant caps. danced a
mazurkia with the gold braided SOL
diers.
'Huh. the Sunshine Burlesque Girls
rs sassy Sunbeams could do bet
ter"
Please. DEAR" implored Helen, as
a woman turned and gazed haughtily
at Warren through her jeweled Iorg-
nette.
Then the stage was darkened, a
strong spot light turned on and Paw
Iowa floated out.
PavIo~a Appears.
It was another posing. balancing.
pirouetting number. In which she
swayed back into the arms Of the
swarthy Keroff. whose barbaric Co.'S
tune was designed to accentuate her
own scant diaphaneous draperies.
for Keroff himself famous dancer.
was forced to stay In the background
for ''milady."
Just before the final curtain Paw
Iowa dropped her posing and aban-
doned herself to an aIluring waltz
with rare suppleness and seductive
grace.
That's moro like it, commenced
Warren Now she's dancing up.
Entrancing, ravishing. bewitching.''
were the gushing comments OF the wo-
men about them AZ they rustled into
their wraps.
What about the rest Of this jam
boree. Tho dansant In tho grand
FOYER" Warren demanded when they
made their way down the center a1sle.
Haven't you had enough "
'Oh, I'd love to just see what It's
like" pleaded Helen "They hay she
is going to dance in her street cos
tune"
Grumblingly Warren allowed himself
to be swept on with the crowd that
now surged up the wide stairway.
In tho center OF the great foyer
above. the floor space Of about fifteen
feet square was roped off. Around this
the crowd. four and five deep, mostly
women. pressed against the ropes.
Looks like they're going to have .
prize fight scoffed Warren.
oh. that's whore she 10 going 10
dance and Helen stood on her t1p-
toes And we can't SEQ . thing.
Evidently Mile. Pavlowa had not
had time to change from her ballet
costume to her street clothes. Tho
orchestra played another Hungarian
air. but sti11 she did not appear.
There was something ludicrous In an
these wen-dressed women crowding
around this empty roped enclosure.
Their comments wels varied:
Il suppose 1t takes her some time to
wash off her makeup.
Her street suit win have to have q
good wide skirt. Even Pavlowa
couldn't dance in a hobble.'
A Temper.
Wasn't she enhancing I'm that last
number? But he isn't as good a. th6
man she brought over last year They
say she quarreled with him."
"Oh. they say she has q temper. All
these premieres have"
Warren. who had been standing be-
hind Helen, now turned away In dis
gust
I'll take a look around the lobby
and see If there IL anybody there 1
know. Stay right here. so can find
you-''
Left alone, Helen regretted that she
had not gone with him. There was
I nothing to see here. The air grew hot
ter and more close.
There were mummurs Of impotence
but no one made a move to go. No
audience is more persistent than one
of women waiting to see famous
actress or danseuse off the stage. They
want to see her in street clothes. They
want to see just Low much Of her
charm Is due to the footlights. and