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NEW YORK POLICE STOP NEW ' RUSSIAN BALLET DANCE THAT ENDS IN EXCLAMATION POINT !NEW YORK, Feb. 1.—Russiahas just sent us the dance thatends with an exclamation point!But so big is the exclamation point the New York police after one performance of tlie danqehave put a ban 011 that particular portion of the Ballet Rusfle program until the censors can ge* busy.The (lance, Hint even made Paris blush when it was produced there just before thewar, is called “The Afternoon of a Faun.” It is an interpretation of Debussy's tone |Mem of tlie same name.A faun wakes from a dream to find seven Greek maidens, disporting themselves near bis cave. One has Just nearly disrobed for the bath.The faun pursues them and as they run away frightened the most beautiful one, she who had partly disrobed, drops a filmy -. ... ■ ■ —— | ■■■ Mi .I m ■ g— ~ — —■* *1 ■ ■garment of silk behind her.The faun sie7.es the silken garment, presses it to his lips, dames and then lies down again to sleep with his face burled In the robe at this stage the audience at the first performance sat up aghast while exclamation points twinkled before their eyes.Leonide Massine, premier maledancer with the Serge doDinghileff Ballet Russe, plays the role of the faun.
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Tacoma Times
Tacoma, Washington, US
Wed, Feb 02, 1916
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