Felix Cherniavsky - Clippings 1900s 1

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Felix Cherniavsky - Clippings 1900s 1

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CRITIQUE le camlaked by George Kiraly . John Solymosi Buoppant Jeu 29/07 Miss Allen's Dance # ) I of Digest Fiabeteot [ slip ? ) although this seems to be Miss Maud Allen is presenting Greek dancing at the King Theatre ( Királyszinhaz ) , as one can read . ( The critic is referring to another review / article , possibly the one entitled " Nudity " , which was so critical of Maud Al'en's art form . ] She also interprets Salome . How indeed can she propose to depict such quarrelsome , tempestuous and dramatic states of mood ( of the soul ) , I do not know . And that does not interest me . Dance is dance and if one affirms that it can accurately represent the character of a Hamlet without being in some measure misunderstood , I simply would not beleive them . Therefore it is really immaterial that she is dancing the role of Salome . Perhaps the theatre - going public doesn't even contemplate this , but instead dwells on her extremely skimpy dance costume : a yard - long transparent veil and a few jewels . : a She doesn't even use a primary rule [ of proper attire ] . Is it really permissible to appear like this in front of the public ? Does this not smack or scangalousness or but bare sensation - seeking ? I do not think so . What more : this dance arouses the impression that compared to her a fully veiled dancer ( cance exhil ition ) is empty and contentless in comparison to her . The thought occurred to me that she could be one of those veiled antique marble statues [ ? ] . Fow such close - fitting material would rob from the true artistic effect . What commonplace , impossible to understand ( ridiculous ) effect such attirement would have . But we speak of statues here , and therefore show the human body in a static state . And though a thousand threads interweave to form the dance , the decisive difference between the two is that the dance is in constant fluid transformation , while the