Felix Cherniavsky - Depictions of Maud Allan's "Vision of Salome"

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Felix Cherniavsky - Depictions of Maud Allan's "Vision of Salome"

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A " SALOME " DANCE BY MISS HOFFMANN Two Performances in a Brevity NY of Costume Given Times Juhl4 Hammerstein's . 1908 at BIG AUDIENCES SEE p5 : 5 HER “ The Vision of Salomo " Produced with Special Scenery in a Subdued Light - Several Curtain Calls . Gertrude Hoffmann gave her first Imita tion of Maud Allan's dance , A Vision of Salome , " at Hammerstein's Theatre yes terday afternoon and repeated it on the Roof Garden in the evening . Miss . Hoff mann amply fulfilled her promise to give a " ilfe - like impersonation " of Miss Al lan's dance . The suggestion that there was to be in some particulars a brevity of costume was not forgotten . The " Vision of Salome was produced | with special scenery , which showed to more advantage in the theatre than on the Roof Garden , and with the original music , played by an augmented orchestra of thirty pieces . Mies Hoffmann appeared before the largest audience that has been seen on Hammerstein's roof this Summer . Her husband , Max Hoffmann , led the or chestra . The dance was done in a subdued Hght . Mise Hoffmann wore adornments of jew . eled design above the waist and a trans : parent black skirt , embroidered in gold around the edges . Tho skirt disclosed with unmistakable exactness the extent of the rest of her costume . That the performance had artistic and aesthetio merit was not to be denied . Tho setting , representing the garden of he . rod's palace . was appropriate and care fully constructed . The dance In four parts . The first was sinuous movement of the Oriental order . In tho second movement Salome rushed to the edge of the well , where was tho head of John the Baptist on the traditional * charger , " seized it , and placed it in the middle of the stage . Then , in wild exul . tatlon , she danced in a wide circle around the head , whirling till her slight skirt rose in the air and giving full vent to the emo tion of the theme . She then cast herself on the ground and crawled to the head , which sbe kissed . Rising to her feet , sho kissed the head again and pressed it to her bosem . With the next Impulse she flung It Into the well . The music well represented the chang Ing emotions of the dance and panto mime . The audience applauded vigorously . was