SNOW ON THE STAGE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2208, 22 July 1914, Page 2

SNOW ON THE STAGE

" A MAUD ALLAN STORY. Miss Matfd Allan, tho famous barefooted dancer, who is appearing at tho Palace-Theatre, declares (says the Syd-' ney "Sun") that sho never felt tho cold anywhere liko it was in New Zealand. "I can feel it every time I talk about it;" sho exclaimed, and added, "I've been in New York dancing during the depth of winter. Tho whole difference lies in tho fact that no effort is mada to artificially warm the theatres or hotels in New Zedland. "Tlie worst experience of my life was in Christchurch," continued tlio creator of the most.widely-discussed dance, tho Vision of Salome. "Wo played in the principal theatro there, and to my surprise when I stepped on to tho stage one night it was almost- covered with snowfiakes. I afterwards discovered that above the stage was a ventilator over which there was no covering, and the snow had found its way through. •You can imagine how cold it was for me in my bare feet. Anyway tho performance had to be. gone through. Before very long I had turned the snow into slush. My garments were drenched, and the carpet wtas soaked. I.was never so glad in all my life as when that performance ended. "The New Zealand people are quite philosophical when asked why they do not do something to make their theatres and hotels comfortable in cold wteather They simply answer,. 'It is winter, and you must expect it'l"-

Miss Olive Turton (Hawera) is vi&it"'K.Mrs. Turton, Hawkestone Crescent. Misses Rich, Holmore, Rhodes, and Gould, who have been guests at Government House for race week, have returned to Christchurch.

, Every day until Saturday next tea will bo served free of oliarge to all visitors to the Baillie Gallery of British Pflintrngs in Harbour Shed "V."