Felix Cherniavsky - News Clippings 1910s 2

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Felix Cherniavsky - News Clippings 1910s 2

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& @ 3 2 - > r e the Times of India 2 Mail Edition Sept 13/13 MISS MAUD ALLAN . The contemplated visit of so Miss Maud celebrated a dancer as Miss Allan . Maud Allan to India has Proposed Visit to India . prompted a variety of papers to express the opinion that she would do better to stay at home . This solicitude on The Englishman writes : -We are not alto the part of the London Press for the youth gether with Puritans , but we think there is a of India is very touching , but the motivo good deal in the contentions of those who I behind it is not as clear as we could wish . insist that Maud Allen should not bo permitted It is easy , as we know from the history of to dance in public in India . It has possibly been shown that her dancing is free the anti - opium campaign , to talk of pro tecting other peoples ' morals and to launch anything offensive , but it has to be remembered that in India and , particularly , in Calcutta out into the byways of schemes for moral she will appear before audiences composed to education : but there is too often a large extent of classes which do associate all lamentable lack of logic in the proceed- kinds of things with public dancing of any ing . When Miss Allan first appeared in kind , and it will not do European prestige in London she was greeted as a dancer of un- this country any good if a lady , said to be the usual grace excelling in gesticulation and most beautiful in England , appears on a stage posture , but the scanty daring of her dress with practically nothing on . in the dance of Salome won the disapproval One may laugh from a distance at Manches ter which barred Maud Allan , but it is another of some critics whereas others found it story when it is proposed to bring her to absolutely free of offence . Shortly after her Calcutta . We understand the Calcutta Civil first appearance , the Manchester Watch Com League has already approached the Commis emittee banned her from that city , and sioner of Police on the subject . Whether such controversy at once arose as to whether that is the case or not we hope there is sufficient body was justified in its action . Something public feeling amongst Europeans in Calcutta of the same kind seems to be impending in to prevent the exhibition which , however India , and the time seems to be eminently one harmless at home , cannot be harmless in India . for clearing our minds of cant . The im- The Pioneer says : -- " One can quite under mediate point is , will an Indian audience stand what Miss Maud Allan means when she see anything more harmful in the dancing of says that opposition to her appearance in Miss Allan than they see in the performance India is due to a misconception , but it is to 1 of other English dancers who , without making he hoped that misconception is one which will invidious distinctions , belong to an inferior endure and increase in intensity , The dancing class ? Dancing is an art not held in esteem of Miss Allan is & graceful and refined per formance . It may even bo morally educative by most Indians . The old saying Que de if looked at in the right way , but it could not choses dans un menuet has for them a pecu be looked at in the right way in this country , liar meaning , and if that meaning is to be where the ideas of the Indian public on the & emphasized by Miss Allan's visit , then it is subject of dancing women are sufficiently shown obviously in her own interest that she should by the constant efforts of their social reformers not come where she will not be appreciate to suppress the indigenous nautch . Miss for her art . But the exclusion of Miss AJES Allan on the Calcutta or Bombay stage wonld would not be a slur upon her so much auty in fact be far more inexpedient , than a negro result of a poor opinion formed ofnares as pugilist at a London music hall . " age Indian who can affordustriee months . Writing of Miss Maud Allan , the Bangalore Daily Post says , in the course of a vigorous depreciation of her proposed ; may be said that it is undesirable there a His Highness the Maharajah has set should be even the suspicion of offence given sl example to this castern empire hy . the abolition by an English dancer : and that if . some of of the office of dancing girl , and as we have people in England are incapable of appre - s had one civil authority here who stopped the ciating the art of a certain dancer , then t1 Salome danco picture , knowing what it convey . will that lack of appreciation be intensified ed to the eastern mind , it is to be hoped that in India where the traditions of dancing are those in power will do the same . There is no wholly bad and where the public is not * necessity to degrade the whilo woman in the educated to understand the impressions that eyes of India and an exhibition such as might Miss Allan would give . That idea has our amuse London is unsuitable for a land versed support , in spite of the argument put for the lowest interpretation to which any art can in the meaning of the nauch , covering it with ward in our columns this morning by Mr. be brought Howard Edie . But , after all , the question k of whether Miss Allan should or should not a be allowed to dance in India is only partº of a larger problem - whether a special cen- a sorship is required in India and , if so , who is to be the censor . With the development of the picture palace and an increasing num ber of members of the theatrical profession coming out from England , it seems that the time has come to consider whether our enter tainments are for ever to be subjected to the rough and ready supervision of the police , or to the arbitration of a paternal Govern . ment which may have to form an opinion through an under - secretary , or even with no better guide than the mists which round it on the distant hill tops . e e 1 re pensive performance at the theatre . Or lt wo siempre conto is not likely to get warm reception . an a 6 6 6 6 sur

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