South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-08

beginning 20 prove a blessing for
the Russian arts Il has driven
them from the unhappy country 20
Z the welcoming shores of America,
where. il is predicted. they VIII live
and thrive even more fruitfully than
under the old regime. SO we bid
fair 20 have an epidemic. not Of
bOub-throwing, but peaceful pen
. etration OF the Russian motif IN our
. daily dress. in our dancing and other
: rccreations
Russian art is imm.gratlng TO
I America. said Louis ChGiif. dean Of
he colony Of Russian dancers. art
lists and musicians which has existed
4 In New York for many years. who
has been instrumental in bringing
+ To America virtually every exhibition
of the higher forms of Russian art
given here in the last decade Mr.
+ ChaHf was made honorary president
/ of the American Society of Teachers
Of Dancing at the annual convention
+ held last month at the Waldorf
Astoria
The movement Of Russian art to
/ this country has been under way for
1 three years. and from present indi-
/ cations il viii reach us height next
+ winter" he said The survival Of
( the Russian arts-the music. dancing
and drama of RusSia-is now assur-
! ed. and their revival in America
next winter seems destined 10 be on
such a vast scale that none will es-
cape It's influence.
The successful ChaUve Souris IS
only a 'feeler try-out campaign. 10
what New York and other leading
( cities in the United States may eX-
( pect within a few months. Leading
/ the dramatic invasion from Russia
will be the Moscow Art theater
which, understand from recent let
/ ters. is quite as intact as before the
revolution It's 90 members will
depict Russian dramatic art in its
( highest. most finished form. Words
/ will not matter as the realism Of
their performance their pantomime
: is Ineligible to people of any ma
/ Ionality.
"A number Of Russian operate
/ stars are looking to America as their
/ future home. Chaliapin is coming
again. and with him others, unknown
/ to America now. but who are sure
] TO win fame f their voices retain the
/ strength and beauty of other days.
Dancing. leader Of the arts in
/ Russia Will easily maintain its place
as leader of the Russian arts in
/ America. There are about Is prom
/ inent Russian dancers in the United
| states now. All are finding an in
| creased demand for their services,
/ either appearing at the head of small
| companies or arranging and direct
/ ing the dances in musical prOduc-
| tons or i'm vaudeville. Not only are
an the favorites with American au-
/ diences expected here again, but
( there are many others. former mem
bers of the Imperial Ballet, who are
looking eagerly toward America, and
who are going 10 get here if il is
humanity possible. Isadora Duncan,
who is now in Moscow with 30 dane
ers of her own teaching, Will also
offer Z. season of Russian dancing in
/ New York next winter
About 40 per cent Of the steps in
American stage dancing at the pres
ent time are traceablo TO Russian
origin. Some Of he latest steps in
the foxtrot and other ballroom
dances show similar influence. With
this beginning. and stimulated by
the Russian vogue. in theater and
concert hall the adoption of one or
more Russian dances by the general
public, just as il adopted the tango