Felix Cherniavsky - News Clippings 1910s 2

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Felix Cherniavsky - News Clippings 1910s 2

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MUSICAL COURIER o Vas Wonderful Art of Noted MAUD ALLAN IN CANADA Dancer Revealed to Rus- Royalty and Nobility Honor Great Symphonic Dancer sell Theater Audience . Toronto , October 12 , 1916 . The performance of Maud Allan at Ottawa on the eve The dirterence between the danc- ning of September 30 was graced by the presence of Her Ing of Maud Allan and that of other Royal Highness , the Princess Patricia ; Lord Richard Nev dancers in the difference between the i11 , C. M. G. , C. V. O. , and many other distinguished per rendering of a composition and its sons . The next day Miss Allan enjoyed the distinction , in interpretation . Through the for response to command , of lunching at Rideau Hall with mer one may get a be - jewelled case . Their Royal Highnesses , the Duke and Duchess of Con ket , but through the latter one gets Ita precious contentsits substance naught , the Princess Patricia and others , and after hours as well as its beauty . of hospitality was driven away in a carriage of the Gov Maud Allan , who has just begun ernor - General . her second American tour , retu In Montreal her engagement during the first half of last th Ottava last night and was receiv ed by a very pleased audience at the week attracted numerous and enthusiastic audiences , while Pagsett theater The truth of the eminent social leaders of title paid her special tribute and statement above manifest attention . Miss Allan came to the Royal Alexandra The through all her dancing last night . atre , Toronto , for a half week's engagement , beginning Oc She seems to reveal the very soul of the music which she interprets . tober 5 , and at each of the four events her rare and al New meanings are found , a richer most magic art was admirably demonstrated . The orches beauty is unfoided , and a deeper tra , effectively conducted by Ernest Bloch , gave support fpiritual significance is extracted which not only furnished graphic tonal background in its than it mere listening were all . Whether in the Peer Gynt Suite separate numbers ( including Beethoven's " Leonore " over of Edvard Grieg , more particularly ture , Debussy's “ Petit Suite " and Schubert's " Unfinished in ' Ase's Death , or Strauss ' popu . Symphony , ” also presented much of true value and interest lär " Blue Danube " waltz , Miss A1- to local music lovers . lan's interpretation succeeded Miss Allan's various selections embraced a wide range drawing the yeil anden and present of interpretative dancing — Mendelssohn's " Spring Song " ; ing fresh and unsuspected depths of meaning , beauty and power . Ali " Valse , ” Brahms ; " Moment Musical , ” Schubert ; " Marche are familiar with Grieg's incidental Funebre ” and “ Valse , " Chopin ; " Romance , " Rubinstein ; music to Henrik Ibsens wonderful " Valse Triste , " Sibelius , and “ Valse Caprice , " Rubinstein , poem - draria . Yet how few realiz being among her features , which combined music , move Led its radiance and grandeur when -translated tuto motion . Nothing ment and poetic and dramatic fire . With pride Toronto could be more exquisite than Miss claims this exceptional genius and her remarkable and soul Allan's dancing of " Morning , " nor satisfying art . more tragle - and - poignant than the " Nair the Slave , " a dance play in one act , proved to be TScene " Dance of the Gnomes . " And in a revelation to theatre - goers here . the " Blue Danube " nòne would have Assisting the famous dancer is the dreamt there was a story , such as Maud Allan Symphony orchestra , led Miss Allan gives . " Yet her inter by that very able and distinguished pretation bf each seeine just exact- musician , Ernest Bloch . : There are -2y what he music tells . forty instruments in this organiza Quite the most wonderful specta- kon , and it is without question one cle of its character is the opera of the finest bodies of musicians that Bantomime " Nair , the Slave , in has visited Ottawa . It brings with which - Miss • Allan is assisted by a it , too , some music that is new to company of finished dancers . In the Capital Such is Rameau's this alone , is there a suggestion of " Hippolyte et Aricie " . music , very the " Vision of Salome , " which made invigorating and original , and Cha its interpreter famous . There is brier's " Suite Pastorale , " delightfully that , estern - splendor ang oriental poetic and appealing . His own voluptuouenes's which strong ! " Liver - Printemps " was also given by appeals to the imagination . Mis Mr. Bloeh and his confFeren . This Atlan takes the part or varr , and was indeed a treat , and it was play her perforrpance is one of extreme ed , like other numbers , with great brilliance and originality . To con brilliance , solidity and balance of Wey meanings - through - the - motion of tone . Through all , the Jeonductor one's body as she does is an achieve exercised masterly judgment . ment well - nigh unique . Each of Maud Allan will be seen again to the characters fits perfectly into the night and at a matinee this after dance - play . / The misic by Enrico Petnaest is subtite and beautifot . Maud Allan's Music . The dancing that Maud Allan hag re - prented and which are wi por . tray at the Rusmell again this after noon and tonight is able expres . sive art that has been tos loog ne . elected Her dancing was not ac quired by print practice , but , as meirl , she sent hours in the ' yon ofering the waving ferns in the sying branches of the tree team e from then the themes + 20 OCT 26 1916 M. C. H. g noon . Ottawa Alizen Sept 30/1916 . Polo .