The Washington times., 1920-12-26

talented dancer he would been quite and useful
Who knowsf
My friend the Grand Duke Boris appreciated to the
full the advantages of being able to call the services
of the imperial ballet at any time and for every purpose
He used his great escutcheoned box At the Imperial The
atre almost every other night The performances were
varied to suit his fancy. He went behind the scenes,
Toasted and reveed with the dancers freely though
he Oriental pasha in the midst Of his harem
Often he summoned the dancers to give performances
at his palace and to aid him planning the wonder
full faryke fetes where he and his friends dressed in
fantastic costumes mingled gay with the professional
artists OF the ballet
The Grand Duke Boris gave an entertainment of this
character his palace for the special benefit Of myself
and my husband We to enact OF the days
Of Ivan the Terrible Boris naturally assumed the part
of the Gar himself.
Some other brilliant personages Of the past rep
resented by the Grand Dukes friends, while large host
of MOBILES servants soldiers peasants and 80 forth was
furnished by the imperial ballet
According to Russian historians Ivan the Terrible re-
tired into monastery to rest from the overwhelming
cares Of ruling. pail fell upon his neglected realm
The mobiles quareled and killed another Their wives
disconnected and unfahfu their children dtsobe
dent The priests in despair, for few came to
church and fewer wanted to be married.
The young MEN and maidens longer danced to the
music of the balaaka they had been wont to do The
crops whered away and the cattle died And all be-
cause that divine Father of His People,, who had occa
sionay slaughtered thousand Of them in day, but
was after all firm ruler. had withdrawn the light OF his
Then mobiles and people went their knees before the
Cars monastery and in strains Of weird, hearrending
Russian music implored him to forth and be their
real ruler once more.
After very long time Ivan emerged from his clustered
CELL He told them that if they would convince him by
some great public display of happiness and virtue that
they were people worthy of rulers care he would be
their true Gar again.
Mobiles and people then gave wonderful pageant, in
which they acted first gloomy treacherous and muir
derous ruians and then struggling to higher life under
the genial light of the Cars counenance they displayed
all the best qualities virtues and talents Of their race
music dancing song, poetry romantic love. daring skill
rs hunters and forth This idea was carried out with
wonderful skill and taste in series Of tableaux and
dances by the professional artists and the rest OF the
company.
The terrible Gar moved to admiration by this display
of the national virtues threw off his gloom and mingled
again among his people in the traditional fathery manner
The Iordy Boris who enormously enjoyed enacting his
part rushed among his overoyed people and bestowed
warm and embraces right and left the pref
test dancers representing the nobility OF Russian history
Dancing Of the widest and most decollete character
now became general Numberless bottles OF champagne
were emptied with amazing speed. Servants attired in
historical costume served hirstprovoking national deli
cacies at little side tables ",.~..
The night grew wilder and wilder Grand Dukes bore
nwsy dancers romantic retreats and Grand Duchesse
reeed in the Of salwart dancers The very heavy