BALLETS AND DIVERTISSEMENTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17178, 23 October 1923, Page 9

BALLETS AND DIVERTISSEMENTS.

- | MISS VYNEE’S COMPANY. I Lovers of the best in dancing are | promised a rare evening’s pleasure oil I Wednesday and Thursday, when Miss | Madeline Tyner will present, at the j Theatre Royal, her c * Grands Ballets et Divertissements,” aai olla podrida of terpsichorean stories -and folk dances. Miss Tyner, who has had English professional experience. has spared neither time nor effort to make her company perfect, and the result, when seen, will, it is said, afford a delightful surprise to theatregoers. All the performerfi; are Christchurch folk, with the exception of Miss Tyner s partner, Mr Paul Longiiefc. The ballets include the ever-charming “ Les Sylphides,*' a dancing poem last performed in Christchurch by Mile Genee and M. ToUnin : a woodland dance of nymphs anil fauns, and a gorgeous tale of the East, featuring a sultan, charming court dancers, and all the picturesque retinue of the establishment of an 11 astern potentate. Jn the Divertissements section, Miss Tyner and Mr Longuet will appear in jazz specialities and in a number of cleverly interpret* d dances, including a dramatic pagan number. The members of the company will appear in a Hungarian dance to alluring Tzigane music i a Russia n number full of vigorous action and a tarantelle full of the hre and passion that characterise the dances of sunny Spain. Miss Tyner has a number of exceedingly clever children among "her pupils, and the juvenile ballets will be features of the performance. The ensembles have been arranged with artistry and care and the colour schemes and dressing will rank the production with performances of a very high standard. A competent orchestra lias been engaged. The revue is in aid of the maintenance of the orphanages of Christchurch. The box plans are rapidly tilling at the Bistro!, and intending patrons are advised to hook their seats early and thus avoid disappointment.