Felix Cherniavsky - News Clippings 1900s 2

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Felix Cherniavsky - News Clippings 1900s 2

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sandhentian se The Tarlen Oct 28 1908 6 $ 6 68 29 iure 67 41 Iobject to being regarded & e & publio cau THE SALOMÉ DANCE in the matter of what shall or shall not be put upon the music - ball stago or any other stage : but when a proposal is made to us to bring MANCHESTER AND MISS - MAUD . down a certain class of entertainment we are ALLAN . June 8/08 bound to ask , as we did in this instance , ' Docs it transgress the rulo no have laid down --- An , arrangement made between Miss Mauds rule which has been accepted bitborto with Allan , the dancer of the Salomé and other apparont friendlineas and ananimity so far by dabces , and Mr. Walter de Frece , the manager the managers and lessees of Manchester of the Manchester Palace of Varieties , for Miss houses of entortainment . Wo put that Allan to appear at the Palsce in the third week question and left the applicant to judge of July is , it seems , likely not to take effect what the snower ought to be . That is Miss Allan is . Canadian , and she practises all wo have done . We hare not in so many several new dadoos of hor own invention , the words " banned ' the dance . Tho application principal being the dance in which she por was duly brought before the Watch Committee , sonates the daughter of Herodias present and they decided they would not set aside ing Horod the head of John the their declared policy on these matters , and it Baptist on chargar . This dance has was after that declaration that I told the appli . been performed twice before the King , once at cant what was the feeling of my colleagues . Il Marienbad and later at a dinner party given by Maud Allan's performance comes within the the Earl and Countess of Dudley , and also bo oatogory of exhibitions that we have proscribed fore the Princo and Prinoals of Wales . At wo cannot holp it . " present Miss Allan is engaged at the Palace Mr. Thewlis was asked whether be thought Theatre , London . The propood engagement the publio would consider it strange that & per with Miss Allen to appear in Manchester was form doo which had met with so much favour mado kaow to the Chief Constable by the lin London and elsewhere was held not to be ft Yet Another Classical Dancer . manager of the Palace Theatre bere the ghos : tor Manchester . His reply was that Manchester At present it seems that any dancer wie ton having , as it appeara , been raised in his judged for itself in this as in othor matters . can point her toes and wave her arms mind whether the performance would be brught . The London County Council , " he added , " is within the rule of the Wateb Committee which a long way behind Manchester in many things . about does a Salome " act and becomes a prohibits the exhibition in Manchester of living we cannot adapt dur policy to that of London . star . " At least , that is the thought which statuary . Two or three members of the Com As an example of how much London is bebind sureests itself when no matter where one mittoo , together with the Chief Constable , ssw Manchester I may say that quits recently we Miss Allan dance in London . They came to the had a deputation to see our ambulance system , goes one is always in for this inevitable sensation . In America it is stated that conclusion that the dances ought not to be per . Secause , it appears , they have no proper ambu- there least 300 " pirouetting mitted to take place publioly in Manchester , lande system in London . Salomes on the stage at the present tir and when the subject came before tho Watch " Wo have , I repeat , for food and suficient --which sounds more like a " drink " the Committee at the last meeting the other mem . bers agreed with them . Tesscns , agreed upon & oertain policy in regard an illustration of a Biblical subject -- and to entertainments , and when an application is Mr. J. H. Thewlis , the chairman of the now to this list of dancers must be added made to us to allow this or that to be done we Watch Committee , interviewed yesterday by a the name of Artemis Colonna , who though representative of the " Maschester Guardian , " theatro manager a certain performance is out . Il in the judgment of the apply one testo she eschews this particular dance never sald it was well known that the Watoh Com . theless appears in the Hippodrome pro side our prohibition ne may put it upon his mittee took Arm stand some months ago stage . Then it complaint is mede to us that gramme in a series of classical dances ; and against a class of performance in which the the particular performance is offensive it will very beautiful they are too . Before a nude seemed to be tho predominant feature . be our duty to inquire and decide . " scene representing the Acropolis she appears It was A projected visit of La Mlo that Mr. Leighton , manager of the Palace Theatre , in a series of lovely excerpts from her brought about the decision . " The position to an interview , said he did not care to say wo took up then , " Mr. Thewlis said , W8S por mach on the question . Ho was wishful , of fectly clear . Sinco our policy was made known course , to act in harmony with the views of We have had many applications to allow various the Watch Committee . Be bad had several performances , and to all applicants the Com- interviews with the Chairman of the Commit . mittee have said they saw no reason to depart tee and the Chief Constable , and bo took tho from their previous declaration . Now the Committoo's answer to his application as a manager of the Palace Thoatre of Varieties dofinito refusalto let Miss Allan give her dances comes forward and asks if we will allow Miss in Manoboster . Misa Allan was of a nervous Maud Allan to give her Salomé dance , tomnperament , and if there was the slightest called , Manchester . We symptom of opposition in her sudience it up & ware , that this lady set her . danoed before King Queen 8 assemblies London . We that she was well received in Birmingham , and We do not doubt that such ls her fame in . London that sosts have to be booked ten weeks in advapoo by those who want to see ber . I have not seen the performance , and therefore have not - soted in any way from personal feel . ing , but I barpon to know that there is con . alderablo diversity of opinion among persons who have seen tho performance as to its merits . One man told me it was a most graceful per formance and another onid it was most dis gusting . M 64 BIO course , and gebore distintihed people and before Marca Guardian Tüme 8 11908

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