MISS MAUD ALLAN

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2137, 1 May 1914, Page 10

MISS MAUD ALLAN

AND THE Cl-lERNIAVSKYS,

On a moss-greeu carpet, against a ■! background or moss-green curtains, whitfli effectively throw tlio figure into I silhouette, MiSi Maud Allau presented a new scries of music dances at the Uraiul Opera House last evening, where the new art is being displayed uudet the I most favourable cimisnstairces. The J, Canadian dryad—it , there over ivere l dryads in the spruce woods of Our I! Lady of the Snows—danced to the music ' of Chopin's Valso in Jf Minor {Opus. &t); So, 1), and was vividly Cireo-like- : in a couple of the same composer's mazurkas. By for the most impressive : of Miss Allan's appearances was the mirror which she held up to Chopin's "Funeral March"; it discovered the dancer as an actress of tragic potentialities. In this somewhat morbid interlude her poses commanded tho highest admiration, and n,Ot a few wore affected by her artistic simulation of stark grief, • Miss Allan also danced delightfully _to the melodious'cadence of Itubiiistein's "fioroanco in E Flat," and iii the "Valse Caprice" by the same composer she was "a tiling -cf Sieauty and a joy for-ever.' , Encored rapturously she supplemented her daiiees with the Barcarolle from- Offenbach's opera "The Tales of Hoffmann," and Chopin's "JJoo- , tume," 'i'tio nittsie of tho Chernkvskys was a feature that raised the "jier-, i'ormanoe to the heights. The Cherniavskys i'rib ivea'ved anew tiioir spell in Mendelssohn's Tfio (Noi 1), .a masterpiece: h'uili round a fra-g----nwist of charming melody. Mr. Leo, OhoMiia/v-sky endorsed the'previous good opmwMs express*:! of his/masterfui violin pisymg in TscJjajkovsky's "Sloianooffl" «»<■} Wciuiawsky's '"Polonniso .braliaiitc,-' and Dvorak's pojMtJar "Humoreskc," "Sewinernaeht" (gul2er) and "Am Spriugbrufttteit" (Daridoff), were played will! delicacy and refinement by Mr. Misehel Ch'emiavsky (cellist), and as encores Pojvpfir's gay "Gavotte" and , "Tho Broken Atofoily" {Van Bione) were given. Mr.' Jan Cherm'avsky, tho brilliant -pianist ef tho trio, playeda Chopin "Nocturne" (in IS), aijd was to have included in tho bracket tlse SchiiJicrt-Tansia "'Maieho Militaire," popularised in Wellington by Mark H om , botirg and Gafr&no, but it was explained by Mr. St. Lcgor that tlio pianist Irad Iwt one- of his lingers and would not play tire Hotnerii March, To prove that of his fingers were sfcifi ra fair, working erder, however, jlr. jaa gave an exposition of Godard's "jViafcerfca" (No. 2), that could trot toe -cavilled at. Honour is duo to tho Clierniavs'kj-s for v the high standard of nnisio which they ■ ulect to play. There is never any playing down to tho public. They liar* ideals, and stick to them like the, good Russians that tlwsy are. \ This evening the programme, will iii■chidc Allp.mes<iUe dances to "Am JTeer" (Sctahert). "Valso in C •Miuor" (Chopin), "Moment Musical" (Schubert), "Spring Son(;"• "(Mendelssohn), tlio lately "Wake Triste" of Sibelius, and the "Blue Danube" waltz of Strauss. Mr. Leo- Chernjnvsky wiV! play tho 'Wieniaw.sk.y "Faust" fantasio, Sir. Jan the Lissst. "Hungarian Rhapsody," aM Mr. Misclwl pay tribute to .Popper. The unthiftkiue; public is reminded that the season will ■soticlutlo to-morrow flight.