The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-02
Is Isadora's
Soul White,
Red orPink?
Dancer and Russ H,ts-
band Held for Immi-
grafton Probe

ny CARL VICTOR LITTLE
NEW YORK. Oct. ;.---Isadora
Duncan. who. M "tho worlds
greatest dancer" has been teach
ing the latest steps 20 little boil.
sheviks In Moscow. entered her
native land under guard today.
The body Of the famed "Mys.
tic" whose soul. al. says. IL
wont 20 fluiter over land and
sea. was In tho custody of imml-
grafton officers. ms was that OF
Serge Essenine. her poetic Rus.
slan husband.
The two we~ taken from their
suite on board the liner Paris 20 the
Battery and thence TO ELLIS island,
where Uncle Sam viii decide whether
they can enter the United States.
II didn't come hers 60 preach about
tenin and Trotnky" said the dancer,
who has been absent since 1917. II
eamo here 20 show you how % dance
with your souls and 10 plead for
funds 20 Ned the Russian children. a.
Charging that he wns stripped
naked by immigration authorities
and searched against his viii. after
he had visited Miss Duncan on boa rs
tho Paris yesterday. y. ifurok. the
stars manager. wired hot protest
to Washington today Hurock stated
be had junt finished cunrerenc.
with Miau Duncan when he was
grabbed ~ authorities and rushed
into n room
over my protests. all my
clothing was rcmos Cd" he said.
"Aii my personal effects were
searched. This IL an outrage.
They must has. thought
had somc bois hcvik code
messages fstooed ON my skin.
IAN this talk about Mis-. Duncan
being a boisheyik Is ridiculous we
will fight this thing 60 finish"
isadora. who says she daneca with
her soul 1iTEss ifnpatisniiy with her
feet In her statwssom on tho liner
Paris earlier tn tho day. when her
Uncle Sam refused 70 admit her %
The native land shs has 80 often
shocked.
Immigration official. wsrs silver,
on why shs had been held up. bat
stated they had received instructions
from Washington.
II was hsii.y~f that her latest
venture Of running a dancing school
In Moscow Under tire auspices OF
Isnln and Trossky had something Ga
DO with r. Friends OF tho artfs,
said that authorities evidently feared
that Miss puncan's soui had been
dyed red or az least a dsiicafs pink
thru contact with The soviet E~ntis
men,
Tho dancer. who said she be-
came acquainted with sh~ genius
Serge when their souls bumped
into each other out In the great
wsie spaces Of the unknown.
taikcsi Indignantly.
Serge aid net quite So, what sis~
was saying a. he only understands
Russian. but he evidently realized
that tirsfs was a '-naiiupr some.
Nbrrr down tbn ms
Isadora. whose white felt hat was
pulled down over q mass Of red
bolslsss hair. and who wore jacket
and skirt Of blue and Russian boots.
hinied nsofcstiy that alss was thu b~s;
danc~r IN the world.
-ts." she said. "they dance
with their legs and swing their
arms. I dance with my soul.
don't !. sergeg"
Serge, q biondchaired bog Of
n. EVIDENTLY agreed.
WARRINGTON. Oct 2.-fsadora
Duncan. famous dancer. who mar.
ried a Russian and conducted q
dancing school In Moscow spon,
nored hy the soviet government;
will be kept out Of the United States
until the special board Of inquiry
passes on her case. immigration
Commissioners Husband declared 10
day.
The dancer q being held At New
York pending tho decision Of the
board.
The new act % congress. which
provides that q wife does net take
her husbands citizenship and un.
der which tho dancer claims the
right 10 enter the country even tho
she IL married 10 a foreigner. ia not
retroactive. Il was Haid. This act
went into effect about ten days ago.
The Duncan marriage occurred be.
fnrn "a. - x~r.t into erfcrf