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At the world famous annual Beaux Arts Ball |i
Paris, at which is gathered together all the
artistic elite of Paris along with the inter-
national celebrities residing in that gay capi-
tal, tragedy and comedy are played side by side,
the strong contrast affording fine artistic ef-
fects.

At the Beaux Arts Ball held at the Commodore
Cabaret in Vancouver on Wednesday, October Ninth
the Vancouver School of Art played its legit-
imate part as the integral centre of art culture
and development in this city by providing, in
a pageant of exquisite movement and colour, just
that serious note of contemplative beauty needed
to add dignity and balance to the gay spirit of
revelry dominant throughout the evening.

The theme chosen was from one ofthe sixteenth
century Persian "Poems of Nizami" in which is
revealed the tragic loveestory of "Khosru and
Shiran".

UL PLAYLET

Miss Melvin conceived the idea of crea~
ting the desired atmosphere in ballroom
surroundings by the use of “human scen-
ery" which moved with rhythmic step from
the dim background of the cabaret into
the amber spotlight onthe spacious ball
room floor and varieditself in sympathy
with the unfolding of the story.

All the movement synchronizing with the rhyth
mic beat of drum and English horn.

In fifteen minutes the five hundred guests
were transported down the ages to other times
and other lands.

Dorothy Herman played the leading part of
"Shiran" with real spiritual tenderness and
a refined interpretation worthy of this poem
which is representative of the finest period in
Persian Art, and Guy Glover supported her splen-
didly with fine feeling right through the theme.

Agnes Handley made a convincing "jealous
maiden" and all the scene bearers and lesser

arts were conceived with that understanding es-

gi to the unity and success of this beauti-
ful pageant.

The colour was exquisite. (See Page 11