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MUSIC DRAMA FILMS.

DANCING MADE EASY

ETIQUETTE OF THE - BALLROOM. -

There is a number of important points to be observed in the matter of ballroom etiquette; and ballroom, of course, means every place where people dance.

CHOOSING YOUR music.

Arthur Mason writes in n. Home

paper:---

Most of us choose our music in haphazard fashion. We go to con- certs not with any set plan of con- cert-going, but because this or that performer is to appear. We are il is most important that a girl attracted by a song we hear-by should know what is correct and piece of plano music by `n what is incorrect.. A breach of the gramophone record-by a player- unwritten etiquette of dancing fa piano music roll-and we make it often very much regretted, and our own. The result is that we girls are not always too kind to one possess, in time, a highly miscellano- another.

cus collection of music, and our experience of concert-artistes is limited to those whom we know.

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the listener in respect of any period of music the eighteenth century say with specific concentration now upon the music of its earlier half, now upon the music of its lat- ter half-and so on, through period after period, up to our own day. Music of every one of these periods le available to the listener in abundance-and hot least valuably by means of gramophone records.

Or he may listen systematically by taking the music of one composer, after another. A month or two of Bach alone, of Beethoven alone, or any of the great masters alone-by means of concerts, records, player rolls; or, if he is a performer, by means of his own playing of the so much of it that is easy to play-a month or two devoted to each of them would give him Invaluable touch with these great men, and an appreciation of their music which would be possession of the richest splendours for him 2 permanent

of musical beauty.

The first thing to avoid at all costs is being conspicuous. To be unduly prominent is a sign of bad manners, whether the person who

Think of what could be done by makes herself so is a Countess or a means of systematic chole of your wage earner. "Over-dancing." music. Systematic choice does not which is really the exaggeration of shut out Impulsive choice, or choice the steps of the dance, or dancing by preference. at speed that spoils the "flow" of system should be allowed

On the contrary, no to de the floor, is one of the most ob generate either into narrowness or vious methods of being conspicuinto rule of thumb, and the wisest student is he who, however, serious- ly and with whatever perseverance he ploda along the hard road of

Finally, the listener, or the per- work, steps aside now and then to farmer, would greatly benefit by a pluck the flowers of his fancy, or system of choice of music by styles. even to rest awhile in the refresh-If, for example, he is a singer, or ment of pleasant things. But ays a lover of singing, he could special- tem should have first claim upon ise, now on the classic song, now on the modern song, now on the lyrical, now on the dramatic ballad. A most useful method of gramo-

laws.

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Style By Style.

itself here. The listener

I may be argued that the lady Is little or no say in the matter, but no girl worth her salt will allow her partner to make her look fool ful. She can tell him gently but firmly to behave himself. And under the most difficult circum stances, with a partner who is boisterous and ill-mannered, it is him. always possible to sit out the Whether performer or listener, he balance of the number and avoidį too often, in his choice and "ollec- a repetition of an unpleasant affair, tion of music, ranges aonut in pre-phone-record collecting, too, sug-

That is one of the unwritten miscuous fashion, picking up his desired examples from the music of I am taking it for granted that this composer and that, in music of my readers dress correctly and know their steps. They will realise this style and that, leaping from that their partner is in charge clur-old to new music, from lively to ing the dance, and so the "indica-severe, from the clasate masterpiece tions" given will be followed, and to the frivolity, from the ballad of the ability to follow properly is the the moment to the great and endur- first requirement a man looks for ing song. in his partner.

Don't criticise, other dancers—| especially if your partner has just been

to you. Your introduced words may hurt his feelings, for it | may be his fiancee or his sister whose dancing you do not admire, Or even his best friend may be the man whose steps are not to your liking.

your

Choose With Discretion.

In so far as it is possible, choose

partner with discretion avoid those whose dancing you have mentally noted to be bad, and those

whose manners do not commend themselves to you.

There is neither

upleasant experience.

might begin to collect records by method-orchestral music records only, for a while, voilin music alone for another period, or piano music, or chamber music, or vocal music, and so on.

By his continuous listening to music of one class, he would pro- Confusion of Volues.

bably gain much knowledge of it His cathollcity of taste not easily to be gained by promiscu- commendable, but his sense of ous choice. In plano rolls," similar- values is likely to suffer confusion-ly, he might choose, for a while, and confusion of values is one of examples of this style or this per the most disabling handicaps of the former or that style. His concert- music lover of to-day.

going too, could be systematised so that he would be always concentrat ing, temporarily, upon a specific type of music.

As one result of it, the change of musical style from century to cen- tury bewilders him. He has no adequate grasp of the fact that the idiom of Bach's music cannot be

that,

tion.

. Periods of Music.

GENEROUS MARIE TEMPEST.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1927. DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE. (This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

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(The solution of the phovs. cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue aương with a new crosa-word - puzzle.)

LEON GORDON, ・・

Will Play in Australia Again.

London; Nov. 5. Sir George Tallis, the Au traiian theatrical director, has returned, from America,

Other examples of method in the choice of their music will suggest Bay, of Schumann's. Hia themselves to music lovers. It is isolated, or his few examples of almost certain, at all events, that Byrd, of Beethoven, of Brahms, or they could, with advantage, vary When you are doing an evening's of Elgar, give those composers and now and then a choice which is dancing with the same partner you their music, no chance with him made on the impulse of the moment, will know what to do next time if your partner neglects you for the against the popular writer of the with a good method, an ordered claims of the buffet. If he is bored day, whose music he possesses or system, either of listening to, of and the fault is not yours, you can bears in greater volume, and for performing, or of collecting their bring the evening to an early close, that reason known and appreciates music. and if he is over boisterous or ball in greater measure.` tempered to other dancers, you Three kinds of systematic collec. need have no hesitation in an- tion of musle and musical experi- nouncing your intention of elaimence are especially worth trying-- ing your cloak from the cloakroom by periods of music, by composers,

He informed the special represen- and going home

a unique Marie Tempest made sense nor pleasure in prolonging an and by styles or classes of compost-forward movement in, theatricaltative of The Sun" that he had re- enterprise a few weeks ago, when in "White Cargo" in Sydney to play engaged Lean Gordan, who played she gave all the understudies of her in "Squall," which

ran for 4001 By periods, for example. The play.. "The Spot on the Sun," a ma- nights in New York. lie dance without a special partner. sixteenth century was the goldene all to themselves.

She advertised and featured it, "Desert Song," from Drury-lane, Sir George has also bookedj It is always more. enjoyable, of age of this country's music. If and gathered for them all the lime "The Vagabond King," from the course, to have your own party instead of trying to grasp the light possible. And though just yourself and your partner, or beauties of the music of our six- actors

the Winter Garden, and Girl Friend," were naturally nervous, from the Palace Theatre. it may be a couple of friends a teenth-century composers by means there were several new discoveries" well. But modern dancing eti-

amongst the younger quette provides for the lady who

one of them, or by playing over one members, and when the finds herself partnerless.

play got into Its stride or two examples of that music-n.

fastidious An official hostess has been estab-process which is almost certain to critic, J. T. Grein, agreed it was a ed at places of repute, and it in the leave the player or the listener ac performance worthy of the evening lady's business to make the evening customed to quite other. music bill." He goes one better, and sug- enjoyable for the visitor by effect sceptical as to the beauty of this-gests that, besides urging other ing introductions to partnerless let him proceed in another way, managers to follow suit, she should males; it often happens that a last- Let him

an oppor- ing friendship grows up between for a little while on this music.

set himself to specialise give the understudies

tunity to try out a complete new two people who meet and find a

Let him gather, say, twenty he asked to speak at the OP. Club, common hond in the enjoyment of examples of it. If he is a listener and give her views on the experi play. Marie Tempest was likely to

dancing.

There is no reason, in the world why a girl should not attend a pub-

Official Hostess.

of a single hearing of a work by made

even that somewhat

Henley Harley Merica, Aubrey Dexter, and Lillan Cavanagh. The latter played Marie Tempest's part, while Joan Henley was described by one of the audience as "all the charm of English girlhood in one volume."

The girl who is wise exercises he may obtain gramophone records ment. her judgment in this matter as in of these twenty examples of it, or Some of the "finds" were Joan all others, and she has it in her he may attend a church where Its hands to continue to dance with. Masses. Services, Motets, etc., are her new partner or to ask the in use, or the concerts of a choral hostess to find her somebody else. society which sings the great mad

There is one other point which, rigals-and he would be wise if, in perhaps, is hardly etiquette-it is rather a matter of good form. That addition, he bought copies of the is the use of perfume. One finds music he was hearing, and read it girls using a heavy, overpowering as well as heard it. perfume which is often enough very In a very short time this method disasteful to their partners. Most would give him a working know men dislike the aroma of strong ledge of the music, say, of Purcell,, part in the piece. perfume; on the other hand, a little Gibbons, Byrd, Taverner, Weelkes, dainty perfume which has a mild Willbye, Morley. He would have fragrance is always welcome and learned something of the style of refreshing. Jose Lennard in "The Weekly Scotsman."

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their music, something of its char- acteristic beauty; and it is safe to say that he would no longer be con- fused by its strangeness into believing that it is not worth his attention,

Composer By Composer.

method could with The same similar advantage be employed by

In London allotting under- studies is an art. They are called "walking understudies," which means they never have any other

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The film is entitled "Further Ad- ventures of a Flag Lieutenant." Henry Edwards in the title role. la proving a

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