Menlo Moore’s “The Pipes of Pan”

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The act has six people, two men and four girls. Set in a woodland, the story is entirely told in pantomime. The dance story has three characters. Pan, the fellow with the pipes, tries to steal the girl of the other fellow. He succeeds. As she is carried off, an arrow from her lover's bow goes through Pan's heart. The piping stops. After the killing, a storm comes and a bolt of lightning hits a tree near the dancers.
There is a storyline but it is not distinct enough to easily grasp. However, it is the dancing that matters and it is done well. The girl has the most dancing to do. She does so with considerable grace. The act is classy in looks and work.
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Variety 36:5 (10/03/1914)