Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 231, 6 August 1913 — Page 8

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THE BRIGH T ER SIDE OF TURKEY TROTTING An Expert's Advice on How This Famous Dance Can Be Purged of All Objectionable Features.

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TpHE new school of turkey trotI 1 ting has brought into existI ence two groups of rabid partisans; those who do the danco and know how jolly is the dancing, and those who look on and see ho chocking is the prancing. And meanwhile turkey trotting is so earnestly done that it seems in a fair way to be done to death and a fallow field for humorists will thus become sterile and barren of little jokes like the famous: "She is more trotted against than trotting." In our age of specialization, turkey trotting is not sufficiently specialized, and every little freak step that wriggles its way into life masquerades under the one name or that of some barnyard or menagerie relative. Tnere is a brighter Bide to Turkey Trotting; there is a possibility of having it become a dance as well regulated as the two step, and yet free to express the true dancing joy-of-living of the partners who merrily whirl through its males." - ' ' r' : For confirmation of this theory I went to Leon Errol, the clever originator of "turkish trottishness," one of the features of the Ziegfeld "Follies of 1913," and with clever Stella Chatelaine, the partner of dances and of life to help hira, Mr. Errol showed me how you should and how you shouldn't do the "trot." CORRECT POSfTION. "Here is tho correct position for learning the trot." said Mr. Errol, illustrating the while. "Tha girl places her hands on the shoulders of her partner. The man places one hand under the elbow of his partner and his bent elbow under the other arm. In this position every sway of a partner who knows the dance throws the shoulders of the ther partner into the proper swing;

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not a wriggle or a suggestive movement, but the swaying to music that is the natural expression used in all dances that are a real expression of joy set to music instead of conventional ballroom steps. "If you want to see the art of dancing, naturally you go to see Genee, and you enjoy without any thought of spending years in trying to master the art of dancing as she has done. "But when you go to see the modern, up-to-date dancing of the stage, you have a weather eye on learning to do it too and springing a new step at the next cabaret you favor. Here are three things to remember about stage dancing it consists of tempo, a trick step and a bit of acting to catch the eye. In comedy dancing like mine, the tempo is very quick whirlingly rapid without a break in its movements, that fairly pile up on top of one anoher. Then there is the trick step worked out to be as different as possible and finally the comic element to make it go with the audience. "The amateur turkey trotter must copy the first two parts of stage turkey trotting, and avoid the acting like grim death. "Don't; play to the gallery don't do an exaggerated step and fairly revel in the idea that people are looking at you in admiring wonder. They are probably ' wondering all right how you can be so vulgar or so foolish. ALLOW FOR FREEDOM. "Take a refined position that leaves at least a foot of space between the partners and allows her freedom of motion. Holding your partner too closely not only makes the dance suggestive and gives too much chance to the critical enemies of turkey trotting to get in their work. But it makes it impossible for the amateur to Now,

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dance with the graceful free sway that Is the chief beauty of turkey trotting. , "Then with a clear picture in your mind of what you want to do, worrk out a step. Sometimes Miss Chatelaine and I see little children dancing to an organ grinder's tunes on the streets that suggests a step and we may spend as much as two hours In working out that one step. "Turkey trotting demands a free yet firm position that lets the partners work together; an absolute feeling for time, an ability to follow the music without a break; the utmost patience in working out a step, and ability and imagination to work out little trick steps that will add to the mere swaythat is the basis of all turkey trotting and allied dances. "We must always keep in mind that this is a dance in which shoulders count. In the now, sedate waltz, the positiqn of arm-around-waist used to be considered rather risque 'Well you don't have to assume that position if you are going to trot correctly. Tho position I suggest girl's arms on man's shoulders, and man's arms used as levers under girl's elbows, is tsaid, respectable and guaranteed to produce graceful rythmical trotting. , "As in other departments of life, and dancing," concluded Mr. Errol, "there is a right way and a wrong way. But the right way to turkey troc is pleasing to observe and pleasing to do. If the amateur will assume the position I teach and practice one ttep at a time patiently and in faithful effort to keep in perfect rythm with the music, he will soon find himself able to do a modern dance without a shade of vulgarity and without a trace of amateurish ill-at-easiness," LILIAN LAUFERTY. ya Ha 4 a? I VJE TT?ED EVET?Y 7 3)D6 ON YtiE 5TT?EET7 "BEFoTfc. we got I ONE Yo 30 'T J 6E-E Give To

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MARRIED LIFE THE FIRST YEAR

By MABEL HERBERT URNER. WARREN hung up his coat and hat and came in with brisk cheerfulness. "I say, Helen, wouldn't you like to go to the theatre? Bob Cartor sent me some passes today." "The theatre V Why. I couldn't take the baby." 1 "Well, I rather guess not." "And I couldn't leave her." "Why not?" "Why she's too little." "Nonsense! Marie can take care of her tonight." Helen looked doubtful. "You haven't been anywhere for months," he assured her stoutly "it'll do you a world of good. Let's have dinner early and go." "But," "Oh, now don't begin to find excuses. It will do you good, I tell you. It's time you were getting out some." It ended by their hurrying through dinner. Helen dressed while vacillating between her room and the nursery. She gave innumerable instruction.1? to Marie about the baby. She gave minute details as to what to do or not to do covering every possible emergency. To all of them Marie murmured her solid, "yes, ma'am; yes, ma'am. "Now, don't fcrget to keep this door closed; if it gets too warm you can turn off the radiator." "Yes, ma'am." "You know the right milk the bottle on the lower shelf of the ice box. That other bottle is yesterday's be sure and don't get that." "Yes, ma'am." "And stir it up carefully before you warm it the cream on top must be well mixed." "Yes, ma'am." "Now, if anything should happep, or go wrong, you .are to telephone at once to the theatre, as I told you. I've written down the number on this card, and, I'll put it up here right over the telephone. Here, do you see? Now we will leave the location of our seats at the ticket window, so all you have tJ do is to ask for Mr. and Mrs. Curtis. ' Now do you think you understand ?" j "Yes, ma'am." ! "Hurry up there!" came rrom me ; front room where Warren was waiting impatiently. "It's ten minutes to eight nnw " ' :

"Yes, I know I'm almost ready." ' often gone after "bad" boys for church I on the faces of the "hypnotized" subAnd then to Marie: "When you tako purposes. His big, masterful eyes;Jectsher up, be sure to support her back have stared out in black, silhouetted i A man "fishing" with a pen-knife with your hand as I've shown you. You Pictures in many a magazine adver- i began to rub his nose and stare about, must be very careful about that I've, tisement, but there his name did not I Another whose neck was "stirr sudtold you so many times and yet the appear. ?.LU. i denly found he could move It with other day I saw you" j I am telling you all.this about him, alacrity- A fellow who couldn't shut "Yes, yes in just a moment." Then because I want you to realize the im-; his mouth didn't wait to swallow much to Marie, "And be sure to keep her portant position he occupies in scien- ic? the water before he closed his jaws feet warm. Here's an extra blanket I'll tific circles. Then when I show you With a 6naP- ne ot the subjects was leave it right here. And here's a" j what I did to him you" will understand sPPceed to be unable to rise from th But Wrarren had come to, the door. ; why I beg you to "steer clear." There floor' but the lio.ui(l showed very soon "We're not going to Europe, you is a crew who are mulching hundreds I now Pow"1sb he was. One who know. We're just going to the theatre. of romantic, ambitious people of their cou,d not. stOD repeating "My name is Don't you think you've left enough in-; earnings, making them believe they ; Mary Smith, my name is Mary Smith" etructions to cover about three hours?" i are getting a course in hypnotism. ceased to gurgle. It was curious to "Yes, 1 know-but if it should take Mr. Jones once a6ked me to be his J tch the men immediately regain cold while we re away-I'd never for-, "subject."' A subject is a person per-!lbe,r enTse8' anvd my dear friend- Pro" give myself." Iww h,k n -t iL.. ' feBsor Jone8- became very much em-

"Well, it's asleep now, and it'll prob-! before an audience, for their amuseably sleep till we get back. Now are ment and the hypnotist's fame and you ready?" : profit. For the sake of experiment I

"All Dut my gloves, searenmg nur riedly through her top bureau drawer, j It was after eight when they finally got off and after half-past when they ....... TT , . . . . reached the theatre. Helen insisted on stopping to leave their name and the location of their seats with 'the man at the ticket window. "And if anyone should telephone you will send the usher for us at once?" she demanded anxiously. The man nodded indifferently and turned to the party behind her, who was asking for orchestra seats." "Third row of the balcony nothing down stairs." Helen turned away reluctantly. "Oh, do you suppose he will remember he seemed to pay so little attention. Hadn't you better speak to him again T' again?" But Warren dragged her on impatiently. "Can't you see how late we are?" The theatre was darkened and the curtain went up as they entered. Ths usher finally took their tickets and led them stumbling down the aisle. Their seats were in the center of the row and half a dozen people had to be disturbed before they could be 1 S .tl.,Ureached. The men stood up, the wom en, with ill-concealed impatience, ! clutched at their hats on their laps and drew back their skirts. "This comes of your making us late," Warren whispered angrily. Having to crawl all over those people!" "Hush as s dear, don't" laying a conciliatory hand on his arm. Just then a very pretty girl rushed on the stage and Warren's attention was for the moment diverted. After the first act, while Werren

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CONFESSIONS OF A MEDIUM (Hypnotizing the Hypnotist) Being an Expose of Frauds Practised by Self Styled Spiritualists, Clairvoyants, Etc

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CHARLES ISAACSON . . . , . Copyright, 1913, by International New3 bervice. i E will call the man Milton J Jones. You know him ell by a far different name, which has often ap-: Peared on the billboards. College men ' hav listened to his scientific lectures. nas been the friend of noted psychologists and mind experts. He ha3 written books and conducted courses in hypnotism and helped medical men in peculiar, obstinate cases. He has consented to his proposal. v fl . eaid Mr Jon .. , thora ara cQl thinrra T ' ' jyou beforehand, in strict confidence, j .R t . ,hmiht , 1 ' h "J ZzL? f"""-" . "tf.au. ' A CONFESSION. t

"I am going to try to," he interrupt-', HIS DEBUT, ed. -But sometimes my experiments f Nevertheless, some months later Mr. do not work out just as I wish them : Jones received an invitation to attend to. Then you must pretend that I a private experiment arranged for my "have you under my will, and do just injtiai debut ag a fuii.fledged hypnoas I say anyway you see?" tist. l myseif personally wrote Mr. "But I thought you told your audi- Jones, saying that I had at last beence that your subjects are hypno- come fully convinced of the truth of tized, I argued. his performances and had succeeded "I do, but don't you understand?" In partially accomplishing some of his he asked, getting impatient. j lesser wonders. "No, I don't," I retorted, stubbornly.-' Mr. Robley was the guest of honor. Well, "we didn't et much further. He wa3 introduced as the great and Inasmuch as I wanted to try out a renowned scientist of two hemispheres scheme I had in mind, however, I pre- to which he replied with a short tended to be overwhelmed by his ar- speech, in which he told us how proud gument and finally consented to assist he was to be with such a bright and him. intelligent audience, etc.. etc. The first sitting was held privately I bowed. After a short preliminary before a number or his friends. When talk I announced that I would be as

was trying to figure out the characters on the program, Helen asked anxious"Don't(iyQU think you'd better go out and see if she has telephoned? I don't !

think that the man paid any attention ! Helen shook her head. She told herto what I said. Pe-rhaps if you'd ask ! self. that, perhaps, she was foolish to him if there has been any message " S wcrry about the baby but somehow "Crawl over those people again? Not j EDe couldn't help It. if I know it." j 'Not a bad show," Warren comment"But Warren, suppose she has tele-! ed easily. "That man's a duffer, but phoned suppose something should the girl is pretty good, have happened? Marie's a new nurse j Helen assented absently.

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! Jones now "Professor" Jones said. "Will any ladies or gentlemen volunteer tQ come up here am, permt me tQ mesmerize them?" I found that 1 was not th only subject. i About seven men responded. Then i i,r- Jones proceeded with his work. Strange mesmeric passes were made before the eyes of all his subjects, and soon he had them under control. It was at this juncture when things wero growing most exciting that I slipped, unobserved, into an adjoining room. I attached a bath spray to a faucet, gently playing a fine stream of water i barrassed. It was a litle after this that I had regained the confidence and good will ; of Mr. Jones sufficiently for him to 'overlook my little "joke." He explained to his own satisfaction that the sndden shock had aroused the sub- . , . , . . . . 3ect 'orra his hypnotic trance, he heling still unable to realize that I did Ki; .1 UJ V merized. "Well what on earth could have happened we haven't been gone forty five minutes! .Here, do you want a drink?" as the boy came by with the glasses of water in a wire basket. In the second act the serious illness I

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sisted in my first test by a young lady. Would she kindly step up. She came, very pretty and blushing. Would ta pianist kindly strike a chord for her. to sing by? He did. but her response waa terrible. Off key. rasping, unmusical it sounded like a fee horo ' distress. Would the pianist please try again? But this time everything was worse and the people began to shtK in their seats. V The young lady was motioned to a place, where she sat down. "Mr. Haverman has a few words to say regarding my assistant," I announced, and a gentlemen arose to tell how utterly voiceless the lady was, and Mr. Remington corroborated what he said, and Miss Lembler vouched for every word that Mr. R. had spoken although the audience as a whole did not need much evidence along tht line. The young lady 'now arose at my bidding, and I excitedly threw my hands before her eyes, rubbed my thumbs on her temples, spoke quickly and forcibly at her. looking fearfully

way down deep In her eyes. PUT HER TO SLEEP. "Sleep." 1 said, "sleep. You feel your eyes getting heavier and heavier. Your head nods. You are so very drowsy. I will support you to this chair. Rest now. Sleepy and sleepier ; you are so very, very sleepy. Voa i are asleep!" Her head dropped back and sh breathed like one in a deep slumber. "Rise.- I went on. "you are now asleep and yet awake to do my bidding. Do you understand? You are ta sing, you understand? You are to sing sweetly and feelingly and in perfect tune and perfect time. The pianist will play the accompaniment of "The Holy City" and you will Join hira. Now To the wonder of the audience and particularly Professor Robley. she feebly rose. Forth from her throat came a thrilling guth of full-voiced sweetness. Like a Tattl or a Melba the girl gave us song after eong of melting melody. Then I passed my hand before her again and cried: "Awake, awake." as she was in the middle of a note. And the voice cracked and broke and fell into a discordant chaos. Mr. Milton Robley shook my hand enthusiastically. It was so easy, id fake a faker. .The girl was in my scheme to hypnotize the bypnotistl of a child was referred to the ehi whose death In the third act was to ( reunite the parents? 4 ' The applause had hardly died out after the certain when she turned ta Warren nervously. "Oh. you must go now! If there Isn t any message call up Marie and find out If everything is all righL" "I tell you, Helen, I'm not going to crawl over those people again!" "Then 111 have to go myself. 1 cant (Continued on Page Nine.) Bv C. Al Payne

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