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INKABOUTGREASEPAINTVincente EscuderoWe have a chance this Friday even' ing—we Westchesterites have a chance to see, on our own grounds—Spain’s greatest exponent of its native dance. On Friday evening, February 26, Vin' cente Escudero will appear at the Westchester County Center in a pro' gram of authentic dances from Old Spain. He will be assisted by two lovely dancing senoritas, stately, ex' otic Carmela; and vivacious, passionateCarmita.Senor Escudero’s program usually consists of sixteen numbers, but a few hearty “bravo’s” with the applause will usually bring a few encores. His most popular dance is one which he does entirely without music — a rhythm dance done by clicking his heels and toes, then snapping his fingers and finally by clicking his fingernails. This last noise'making device is distasteful to most Anglo-Saxons, but Escudero manages it in a manner which brings laughter and applause.Carmela’s gypsy dance, “Alegrias,” done in a pale blue lace costume, is excitingly beautiful.Carmita does three delightful solo dances—one a tango of Spanish Gyp' sy origin.My knowledge of Spainish is not all it should be, and consequently, in speaking to Escudero, I am not in a position to supply any sparkling dia-logue. But I have been able to urn derstand that he was born in Granada, Spain, and that he is familiar with the whole of that country, not to men' tion all of Europe. He speaks several European languages, but not a word of English—he even says “thank you” in his native tongue.His favorite music is that of Man' uel de Falla—he uses several de Falla numbers in his program. He has great admiration for Carl Randall, as a dancer and as a friend. The two artists met in Paris a few seasons ago, and have come to regret the fact that their mediums are too unlike to be combined into one program. Mr. Randall is now busy dancing in “The Little Racketeer,” where he works one Argentine tango into the show of many typical American dances.Escudero is of average height and build and is very dark'complexioned. He has the Gypsy love of blaring cob lors, and uses them not only in his dance costumes but in his street clothes as well.Contrary to the belief of most symthetic Spanish dancers, (that atmos'phere is most important in the dance),Escudero, a true artist, knows thatnothing matters but the actual move'ment and rhythm of the dance itself—music, costume and setting merely addthe accent marks.♦ ^ ♦At The ParamountBecause of Alan Mowbray and Fran' ces Dee the picture showing at the Paramount this week is worth seeing. I should like to see the couple work together in another picture with a story good enough for their talents.cAdByAlice Alworth*Sidney Fox is featured in this one as a girl of seventeen who knows more than most women twice her age. She is a competent actress, albeit lacking in the warmth so essential to charm.The story tells of a family with a gold'digging mother, who drives the eldest of her two daughters to become engaged to a millionaire, in spite of the fact that the girl loves an almost penniless young man. The engage' ment is broken, thus leaving the way clear for the younger sister to set her cap for the wealthy gentleman.Lucile Webster Gleason does a good job of her part as the mother and Carmel Myers is excellent as a cast-off sweetheart of the millionaire.iI]ct1ti(i
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Bronxville Press
Bronxville, New York, US
Tue, Feb 23, 1932
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