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FIRST CANADIAN BALLET AMERICAN TOUR NEW YORK REVIEWS NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE , TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 1954 = DANCES THE NEW YORK TIMES , TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 9 , 1954 . 9 . Royal Winnipeg Ballet CANADIAN BALLET OPENS TOUR OF U.S. By WALTER TERRY = WASHINGTON . a dozen others who will bear watching The boys , of course , are not that good , but Bill McGrath obvi ously can dance , judging from the bit he had an opportunity to do on this program , and several of them are more than a cut Royal Winnipeg Troupe Is above the average . Warmly Received in Capital The company as a whole is beautifully disciplined , technically by Distinguished Audience proficient and well aware of what it is all about . All of which speaks well for the ideals and By JOHN MARTIN the skill of its founder - directors , Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES . Gweneth Lloyd , who is the art WASHINGTON , Feb. 8- The istic director , and Betty Farrally , Royal Winnipeg Ballet , the only who is the producer and ballet mistress . ballet company in the British Commonwealth thus far privi The program on this occasion consisted of two musical abstrac leged to call itself royal , opened tions , more or less in classic style , its first tour of the United States by Arnold Spohr , and two pieces tonight at the National Theatre . of Canadiana by Miss Lloyd . Mr. The evening was sponsored by Spohr is a young member of the company who has here done its the English - Speaking Union . first choerographic work . It can There was a list of distinguished not be said to be brililant at this patrons , chiefly from the interna- point , but it is musical and trans tional diplomatic corps , and the parent and takes such an honest performance was prefaced by the pleasure in its creative adven National Anthems of the United turousness that it is winning States , Britain and Canada . none the less . With becoming modesty , the Academic and Modern Works young company in its stateside His debut , chose rather to aim at cap " Ballet Premiere " in turing this diplomatic capital straight academic style is the with a gracious gesture of hands more successful . The Cimarosa across - the - border than to attempt " Intermede " employs a modern a direct assault upon the artistic idiom and is so simple that it citadel of New York . Capture to would require a company of top night's audience it assuredly did , stars to dance it well . for it is a most engaging group Miss Lloyd's " Shadow on the of dancers . Give it another year Prairie " is a distinguished work . or two and New York , too , will It is a tragedy on folk themes , be capitulating , for it is also a with some charming dances talented company with spirit and woven into it and several mo obvious integrity . ments of remarkably telling dra That it lacks stars at present matic strength . It also has an is only natural , for it is still in interesting score by the young process of growing up . To fill Canadian composer , Robert 1 .em this gap during its week in Wash- ing . Miss Carter gives a moving ington , it will have Alicia Mar- performance of the central role , kova and Roman Jasinski as and Gordon Wales and the others guest stars for three of its per work with her excellently . formances . But it clearly does " The Shooting of Dan Mc not lack stellar material of its Grew , " with musio arranged and own . composed by the company's musi Carlu Carter Praised cal director , Eric Wild , finds Miss Even from one brief glimpse of Lloyd in raffish mood . Because a small section of its repertoire , of the lateness of the hour , it it is plain to be seen that Carlu could only be sampled by this re Carter , for one , is definitely viewer , but it starts out as a somebody . She is able to dance gay and rowdy epic of the Mala admirably in the classic style , mute Saloon , and looks like great fun . and is also a subtle and moving actress . Jean Stoneham , for an All in all , it is a most impres sive little company , and a bright other , has a lovely lyric line and feather in the cultural cap of our is a darling . And there are half neighbor to the north . of Canada . a fifteen - year - old dance organization under the patronage of the Governor Gen eral of Canada , opened a week's engagement at the National Theater last night . The initial performance , under the auspices of the English - Speaking Union drew a distinguished audience including members of the diplo matic corps . The program was composed of four works , two of them of an abstract nature and two baseo upon Canadian folk material and it was immediately appar ent that this youthful company displayed its still incipient talent to greater advantage in the ballets with themes and rhyth mic colors derived from its own heritage . The two non - narrative pieces , " Ballet Premier " ( Men delssohn ) and " Intermede ” ( Cimarosa ) , both with choreo graphy by . Arnold Spohr , the company's principal male dancer , were pleasant , highly promising , but not consistently stirring . Mr. Spohr , it is obvious , is a gifted young choreographer . He gives his dancers geometric de signs of interest to the eye and of pertinence to the musical structure of the accompanying compositions . At the present , this natural gift for pattern leads him into building to ward climactic pictures rather than expanding his movement themes formally and dynam ically . Although apparently un influenced - directly at least - by George Balanchine , his choreo graphic leanings are in the Balanchine direction , toward the union of movement and sound . The Winnipeg dancers per formed Mr. Spohr's dance stud ies neatly as befitted excellently trained junior professionals . The choreographer himself was gra cious of manner , if not particu larly brilliant , in both these bal lets , but Jean Stoneham , one of the group's ballerinas , was de lightful in each . But if the Royal Winnipeg Ballet did not display itself as an adult and highly experienced company in these abstractions , it came onto firmer ground with " Shadow on the Prairie , " and “ The Shooting of Dan McGrew , " both created by the organiza tion's artistic director , Gweneth Lloyd . The former , with a fine score by Robert Fleming , is a folk tragedy treating with a young pioneer bride's terror of the emptiness and coldness of the prairie . There is a plot , but the work achieves its strongest effect through atmosphere , through views of the girl's grow ing loneliness , of her pitiful cherishing of a green plant , through her hopeless efforts to find compensating warmth in the love of her husband and in the affection of the neighbor ing settlers . “ Shadow on the Prairie " ends in madness and death and here it is not unlike a New World " Giselle , " although it is , of course , lustier and less subtle . But it is a moving theater piece and it is beautifully danced by Carlu Carter as the bride and by Gordon Wales as her husband . In fine taste was the decor of John W. Graham . " The Shooting of Dan Mc Grew , " bolstered by a happy score by Eric Wild , with bright decor by John A. Russell and Joseph Chrabas and with gaudy costumes by David Yeddeau , brought the program to an end on a noisy , rowdy and humorous note . It may not be the best ex ample of folk - inspired choreo graphy to be seen in this hemi sphere , but what it may lack in invention it makes up for in sheer energy and zest . The comedy is broad , the dancing big and leggy , and Eva Von Gencsy in the principal fe male role makes the reason for the shooting beautifully clear , Roger Fisher made a rough and manly Dan and Mr. Spohr had some hilarious moments as the stranger . Thus did the Royal Winnipeg Ballet of Canada make its pleas ant Washington debut as a com pany of energy , of taste , of youthful eagerness and of prom ise of maturer things to come as the years pass and opportuni ties to perform increase . In some of the subsequent perform ances , the distinguished English ballerina Alicia Markova will appear as guest artist , an indi cation , no doubt , that this great star also envisions a bright fu ture for a personable young company of dancers . VARIETY Wednesday , February 10 , 1954 CANADIAN BALLET IN LIVELY U.S. BOW IN D.C. the frozen Yukon country , and it is ing in the Malemute saloon may not be fine dancing , but it has all the zest of an " Oklahoma " laid in Washington , Feb. 9 . A lively and extremely promising young dance company was un veiled for U. S. audiences last night ( Mon. ) as the Royal Winni peg Ballet opened a five - week tour of this country , its first tour out side of Canada . A colorful but uneven quarter of numbers comprised the initial bill . It featured the troupe's gay special tv , half ballet half burlesque , " The Shooting of Dan McGrew . " Robert Service's poem of the double kill . as brightly costumed as Joseph's coat of many colors . Eva Von Gencsy , dancing the role of the " Lady That's Known as Lou , " walks off with this one a sock , sexy dancing presentation . Roger Fisher as McGrew and Arnold Soohr as the stranger handle the other leads well . The entire com pany , as dance hall girls , miners , etc. , keep " Dan McGrew " moving vividly from start to finish . The company's finest exhibition of pure movement is a " Ballet Premiere , " with Jean Stoneham and Spohr dancing the leads of a fine precision number which shows the troupe's virtuosity at its best . An oboe concerto , with the lead parts by Miss Stoneham , Spohr and Miss Von Gencsy , proves a strikingly costumed and handled arabesque . The Roy nipeg's new ballet , " Shadow On the Prairie , " is the weakest number , Reaching for high drama in the dance , it turns out to be some thing with plenty of ham diced large throughout it . Alice Markova , guest artist for the U. S. engagement , doesn't join the company until tomorrow ( Wed. ) . Lowe .