Felix Cherniavsky - News Clippings 1900s 2

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Felix Cherniavsky - News Clippings 1900s 2

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TO THE EDITOR OF “ The New Ace . " 17/03 CORRESPONDENCE . For the opinions expressed by correspondents , the Editor does not hold himself responsible . Correspondence intended for publication should be addressed to the Editor and written on one side of the paper only . SPECIAL NOTICE . - Correspondents are requested to be brief Many letters weekly are omitted on account of their length . formances were accorded most laudatory notices in the MISS MMUD ALLAN AND " THE NEW AGE . " man Press . 6. She has not altered the dance for the English pa The above are facts , which cannot be denied , and we We have been consulted by Miss Maud Allan , The Palace ask you to give full publicity to them . Theatre , Ltd. , and Mr. Alfred Butt , its Managing Director , The writer of your article seems hopelessly at fau in reference to the article contained in your issue of the regard to this dance ; he does not even seem to be ! 27th inst . , entitled “ The Maud Allan Myth , ” which has only that this dance was invented by Miss Maud Allan an just been brought to their notice . This attack appears to be music specially composed for her . But we are not prompted by a desire to extol Miss Isadora Duncan at the cemed for the moment with these matters or with the expense of Miss Maud Allan , and if the article had been nature of this article , nor is it necessary to discuss merely confined to a consideration of the respective merits evident objection the writer of your article has to the of these two ladies our clients would , however much they that Miss Vaud Allan in ordinary life dresses in the ord might disagree with the views expressed by the writer of your way instead of going about “ bare - headed , bare - armed , article , not have thought it necessary to notice it , but when footed ( or in sandals ) , clad in short , simple , loosely - gi this is made the vehicle for an attack of such an outrageous robes , " as we do not suppose that any decent membi character as is contained in this article , not only on the the public would imagine that she would go about artiste but on the woman , and includes such gross mis - state- dress which would scandalise them and the only obje ments of facts our clients are not inclined to let the article which would be for the purpose of advertising her peri pass . ance . Happily Miss Maud Allan has no need for this . Your suggestion that Miss Maud Allan danced the We have to ask on behalf of our clients that you giv “ Salome ” dance in the way described in the commencement fullest publicity to the contradictions contained in the a of your article , before the King at Marienbad is nothing of the statements made by the writer of your article , more or less than an outrage . It calumniates his Majesty that you apologise for the insinuations and suggestions to suppose that he would allow a dance of this sort to be are made affecting the character of Miss Maud Allan , performed before him , and it vilifies Miss Maud Allan to reflecting upon the Palace Theatre Company and represent that she would dance in the disgusting manner Manager for introducing her performance . suggested by you . The whole of your article seems to be BEYFUS AND BEYF an appeal to the " lewd imagination of the " pigs ” referred to by your writer . [ Whilst gladly giving publicity to the above letter The article itself abounds in mis - statements . For in Messrs . Beyfus and Beyfus , we desire most emphatical stance : state that the article in question does not contain , nor 1. You allege that the authorities in Vienna forbade Miss it intended to convey , the slightest insinuations or suç Maud Allan to dance in Vienna in the way she was in the tions affecting the character of Miss Maud Allan . Wet habit of dancing the “ Salome ” dance . This is utterly un that the construction which Messrs . Beyfus and Beyfus true . Not only did she dance in Vienna in the same way as placed upon the article is wholly unwarranted by the she has always danced the “ Salome ” dance , but she has meaning of critical language . However , we are happ now an offer to renew , her engagement at the theatre where avail ourselves of this opportunity of expressing to , she appeared . Maud Allan our sincerest regret for any pain which 2. Her dance was never banned by the Censor at Vienna may have been caused by any mis - statements or reflec which she considers are made in our article . --Ed . , nor was any suggestion of any kind made by the authorities that it was not proper . ACE . 3. It is absolutely untrue to suggest that she ' ever danced the " Salome ” dance in the disgusting manner you suggest it was danced in Germany . 4. It is also untrue that she had to content herself in Berlio with pseudo - private performances before Societies and ' Unions of a literary and artistic character . 5. So far from the above being the case , she danced for a month at the New Theatre , Berlin , and gave special matinees ' at the Kammerspielle Theatre , the house being en tirely sold out at each performance ; besides which she ap peated at the Royal High School of Music , and her per - 6

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