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VIENNA EAGER 10 SEE TITLED DANCERLady Constance Stewart—Richardson Was Objected to In London-Great Sportwoman.Vienna, March 12.— All Vienna “society” Ib talking of the coining appearance here on the Btage ub a dancer of Lady Constance Stewart-Rlchard-son, daughter of the Karl of Cromar-tie, and niece of the Duke of Sutherland.A drama entitled “Judith*’ has been prepared for ht^r from the Apocrypha, and the performance will take place at the Volksoper, or People's Opera House, on Tuesday night, when Lady Constance will dance the part of Judith. The tickets were all sold days ago, mostly to a high-class public.Since her arrival in Vienna, Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson has been a constant and much desired guest in the families of the Austrian nobility,vwhich is known to be the most exclusive in the world.The drama of “Judith,” is based on an incident supposed to have taken place during the Maccabean wars, after which Judith becomes a famouB Jewish heroine. The muHic 1b extremely interesting, consisting of a number of old Assyrian and Hebrew melodics. There are five principals, a chorus of 50 voices and a ballet of 24 girls.The performance was originally intended for Ixmdon, but there were objections in high quarters, and to these Lady Constance gave way.Huntress Above All.To an interviewer who asked what induced her to take to dancing she is reported to have said: I am a Highland woman from Tarbet Castle, where in my early childhood i ran wild and gave myself up to all sorts of sportB.“I am one of the best swimmers in England, and have three times carried off the LadieB' Silver Challenge Shield.I am also a first rate Salmon fisher, and am above all things a huntress.“I have hunted in Africa,” she continued, “with my husband, and on my own account 1 have hunted and killed lions in Tibet. I went out after bears and steinbokB.“On my return to London I happened to Bee Isadora Duncan, the classical dancer, whose art has been admired everywhere. She made dancing all the go” among young English 1 women. The craze took hold of me, too. 1 bgan to dance, danced in Eng-Iglish aristocratic families with success, so 1 was seized with a resire to ; appear in public.“Hut the very idea naturally shocked ; my relatives. In her swimming dress la high aristocratic lady may be seen in public. To that nobody objects. Hut dancing in public—that would in English opinion, be an outrage on society. That would mean compromising my family and imply a loss of [favor with the Royal family forever.: All that 1 had to consider, but 1 could not give up my pet idea.“I came to Vienna to dance, because Vienna is known to be an artistic city,of refined taste, and because here i people’s views are less straitlaced. All the ariBticratlc families know that I am going to dance, and yet my recep-! tion among them has been of the kindest nature.I Fond of the Bible.| “And why did you choose Biblical: drama?”! I am very fond of the Bible.’’ Lady Constance replied, “and read it very I much The figure of Judith has al-' ways fascinated me as one of the most splendid female ones in the Apocrypha. I happened to pass the Great Portland street Synagogue., heard singing, and went in. The He-| brew melodies 1 had never heard before thrilled me. Then and there I ; was seized with the Idea of dancing as Judith in a Biblical dr^ma. I saw j Scarlitse, and got him to write for ; me the music to a Judith libretto.“If I succeed in Vienna it may help me to overcome the prejudice of society in Ixmdon.Lady Constance added, “It is In England, and not America, that women feel the greatest longing for independence, and for liberation from conventional fetters, and it Is there that they are giving the loudest expression tojit.”1 Lady Constance Stewart-Rlchard-\ son Ih one of the most Interesting personalities In society. At almost every ! form of sport she Is an expert, and j she has traveled fur and wide in pur-seult of big game. In 1909 she danced for charity In New York society drawing-rooms, drawing fees, It was said, of $500 a time, and It may be recalled 'that early in 1910 she appeared for a .1 month in a serleB of classical dances . at tho Palace Theatre In London.The question is naturally of greatest importance to Britain, for Britainanother elicited the same reply, I.e.,that every available nurse was already booked. One association which has500 qualified nurses on its books hrfsnot a single free one, and the samestory is re-told of most institution:,which advertise that nurses on theirstaff are available night and day.The idea of a hospital for womenIn South London wl'.h a staff composed almose exclusively of women, thatwas originated by Dr. Chadman, bid-fair to be realized soon in the neighborhood of Clapham common.The plan has bee n well supportedby medical men, and an anonymou gift of $125 000 has now been subscrib ed on condition that the medical ataf: be composed entirely of women. .With the help of thin money it Is , hoped to have the hospital ready foi | treatment of patients by the summer of 1914. xAn engineer and two opposite members of the board of management will he the only male members of the staff It Is even hoped that It would be pos sible to find a capable woman hall porter, and if possible the elevator will be run by women.iIi*
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Thu, Mar 13, 1913
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