The principal ballerina of the Warsaw Opera House, Mme. Belikovitch, made her first appearance to a Shanghai audience on Wednesday at the Astor House. She is one of the most graceful 2nd finished dancers we have had the pleasure of seeing, and it is to be hoped that the series of costume dances she appeared in will repeated. In the Indian dance, "Aischa," and later in a Directoire polka che was at her best, but "Anitra's Dance" and a Russian dance of Tschaikowsky's were also charming numbers. Her feet haraly seemed to touch the floor and she entered into the spirit of each dance in a manner that gave life to every phase of the music.
Mr. Grey, also a Russian, accompanied 'Mme. Belikovitch on the stage. and in the Prologue to Pagliacci the combination was' excellent. His solo work and Mr. Schillinge's selections on the piano.completed a delightful evening, which ended soon after 11, leaving the audience resolved to see these visitors again. It may be well to state that the comfortable temperature of the room was appreciated after some of the public refrigerators we possess in Shanghai. The entertainment was under the auspices of the King's Daughters' Society.
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