Felix Cherniavsky - News Clippings 1910s 2

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Felix Cherniavsky - News Clippings 1910s 2

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Jan 29 M tę MAUD ALLAN CAN'T DANCE ON SUNDAY | sar 12 MAUD ALLAN AS “ SALOME " Why Not ? Because the Sabbath Committee Will Not Allow Her 1916 Maud Allan Fails to Shock New York with Her " Vision of Salomé " Maud Allan gave her version of “ Sa lomé ” at the Forty - fourth Street Thea ter , New York , on Thurslay and Friday afternoons of last week before large au diences . It was the same dance that shocked London audences long ago , but it did not have the same effect upon those who saw her on these occasions . It was an artistic interpretation , realistic and an excellent conception of the vampire daughter of Herodias . Audience Receives Her Version of the Dance Indifferently 1916 Maud Allan appeared for the second time in two weeks at Carnegie Hall , New York , last Saturday afternoon , and afforded the curious an opportunity to indulge in the delights of what has generally been ru mored as her pièce de résistance -- the " Vis ion of Salomé . ” In addition to this , she danced to the music of Grieg's " Peer Gynt " suit , a Sarabande and Gavotte of Bach , Mendelssohn's " Spring Song " and Strauss's " Blue Danube . ” The music was again played by the Russian Symphony Orches tra , under Modest Altschuler . The main feature of the afternoon was naturally reserved for the end , but subse- , quent developments proved this move to have been an unwise one . The remaining numbers , all of which were danced in the graceful manner that the artist has already made familiar , were received with the cus tomary enthusiasm . “ Salomé ” fared dif ferently , however , and when at its close Miss Allan came forward to bow the be wildered audience , uncertain as to whether it was all over or not , applauded perfunc torily . Much blame for this must be laid to the miserable lighting arrangements , which had been so unsatisfactorily con trived that few of Miss Allan's evolutions were visible . What could be seen , how ever , gave no reason to fear police inter cession . The movements and gestures were nothing more than those conventional ones which have of late become the property of “ Salomé " dancers of all kinds and condi tions . The stage was set to represent the garden of a palace , but there was no sev ered head disclosed for the contemplation of the audience . Doubtless matters would have been much better could the audience have seen more of the proceedings , and therefore those who had charge of the lights have much for which to answer . The concert that Maud Allan , the dancer , had planned for last Sunday night at the Forty - fourth Street Thea ter , New York , had to be abandoned when the Sabbath Committee protestea and threatened police interference . Miss Allan was indignant when she learned that her performance was car celled and called on Police Inspector Daly to explain that she was to inter pret sacred themes only . The inspector assured her that the police would not in terfere , but the managers of the thea ter thought it advisable to cancel the performance in view of the protest of the Sabbath Committee . " It seems to me , ” Miss Allan said to a reporter of the New York Times , " that a law is a law and if it applies to one it should apply to another . I see no rea son why I should not be allowed to in terpret the compositions of the masters if dancing is to be given Sunday night in music halls and vaudeville theaters , and the bunny - hug and chicken walk are allowed to be danced to vulgar music in every cabaret in the city . Of course , I do not live in New York and it makes little difference to me , but I should think those who do and take pride in their city would be interested in investigating such hypocrisy . " Powell Crichton , attorney for the New York Sabbath Committee , said that the protest was not made against Miss Allan as an individual , but against Sunday dancing in general . 1966