The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-07
The Seamy Side of Broadway
by Dixie Hines,

Serova. the noted dancer, who is one !
7 of the principals of the Vestoff -Serova /
school in New York. besides being one
Of the daintiest and most effective ia
terpretive dancers. was instructing a
member of her company who is to APP
pear in their Carnegie Hall recital.
You will get the step. my dear" she
declared. exercise patience"
Exercise IT." responded the pupil !
My dear Madame Serova, I have al (
ready overworked it,"
Lubovska, the celebrated dancer, was
invited lately to visit a Bohemian club
and discourse and illustrate classical
interpretive dancing. The dancer had
just finished a long and brilliant ex-
PLANTATION of the history of dancing.
And now" she continued, II win
show you the original dance step"
In their anxiety to be in on tho H.
Illustration. a passing waiter stumbled
and his tray with contents of dishes
wen Gathering all over the place.
/ NO tie dancer smiled. mot that
chord. ut wasn't Jazz"
'Tt is too bad that some OF these
singers who break into song do not
have more consideration for their
Listeners and make their entry with
the right key" laments Ethel New
comb, the American concert pianste.
TT may be a sad confession TO make"
EJustina Wayne. the New York actress
iconfesses. but il was only recently
. that / learned that ardent spirits did
. not refer to impassoned love making
Roommates in theatrical companies
are supposed to be decidedly formal
about using articles not belonging to
itL Tk fro ID
than observed however. which is the
point of an amusing incident in the
dressing room of Mercedes Desmore.
, playing in Three Live Ghosts" and
the occupant of an adjoining room
MY dear" she asked, will you lend
me some grease paint? I am out"
Certainly" Miss Desmore answered,
hut you are not usually so formal.
, Why are you now7'
because was the frank answer. ~
d, cant find it"
q The Theatre Parisien company in
, New York is to be continued next sea-
SON. according to Richard C Herndon,
the director And it is sadly needed
for educational purposes.
They tell the story of former SOL
der in the A. L. F. who tried to order
breakfast in a Paris restaurant lie
thought he had memorized a sufficient
number OF phrases to get away with
= 1t, but when he ordered bon vivant ct
tbaconi" the servitor called for help.
u Bon vivant." the soldier explained to
his buddy means good liver in the
good old u. S. A. and why shouldn't it
lover here?'
Some one sent out few thousand
passed to a recent musicale in New
- any other desire, Nancy Van Kirk.
that clever singer and story-teller for
= Riddles, went up to hear.
q $50 you went to the concert yes
terday," she was asked by an acquaint-
ance. and what did you think OF
= Miss Yellum's Singing
" Miss Van Kirk elevated her eye
l. brows and there was flicker Of a
e smile oh" she answered, so tha'
G was what she was doing. eh?''
IS Richard G. Herndon and Frank
sr TAYLOR KNITTING, musical impresarios
e and theatrical magnates of New
d. York, are the responsible parties il
n the formation of the American Crane
a. Opera company in New York. This
nj orga nization is to present American
~ operas. with an American cast o.
~ singers and an American director
Furthermore the operas are to b'
We sung in the English language. which
:" is interesting; but what is really thrill
~ ing is the masterful last line" OF th'
T. announcement.
:" These operas will be sung in TIT
49, English language and in manne
p" that makes it sound like English"
= Madame Marguerite sylvia. the cele
a.. brated opera singer. invited numhe
of friends to witness a private show
ing of her new film. THE Honey Bee,
~ in New York recently, and alightin
9 from her car prepared to enter tn
er studio OF the moving picture com
te pany.
Il am very sorry, madame" tn
polite policeman remarked to her, "hu
ny YOU will have to move your ear fur
"a. Their away. 1t is against the law t
Mt park it so near the corner
G. why" the prima donna answere
r. in surprise, why don't you neasur
ro inc distance from another corner
nc them"
And as is usually the case, he die
an He probably had heard Madam
id. syiva's inimitable feminine speech.
is when WE women start after
T. thing VIE get It.
2" Valentine Jory. an attractive New
lie York actress. was interviewing
of manager Miss Jory Is fluent lin
n II ruist. Born in this country, she ha
80. spent much of her time in France an
at has studied the plays of the great mas
IS, 'ters of other countries in the origina
CHI The manager heard her speak in tn
French language before she was ad
rnitted and as he sought to weieoFn
nd her with much difficulty he asked, ii
,st "A highly broken language:
r." DO you speak English
80. Miss Jory WAS plainly amused, NOR
at so as the language spoken by TIL
es manager could not be accepted as
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