The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-15
THE
w1KoFF CORRESPONDENCE,

Giving free, easy, friendly, private and connden
tal history Of the famous career Of Madle. Fanny
Elsser the celebrated dansense, throughout the
United States and Cuba during nearly three years,
beginning with the day of her arrival in the Great
Western, at nine o'clock, beautiful Sunday
morning, on the Sd of May, 1910, written by Henry
Wikof, Chevalier, TO the editor Of the New York
Herald, through whose aid and assistance Fanny
made fortune of about $40 900, and the Chevalier
lost SIC, O00 out of pure love for the fine arts and
his Friendship for the beautiful dIsseuse.
SUNDAY EVENING MAY 3, ls4ol
send you a copy of some rather lame the
ing Post written by Mrs Gro.e who is much stronger
PiVse What time 10 you dine tomorrow
Yours, truly, II. WlKOFF.
MoSpAv, MAY T. 1901
viii you let me have three Heralds, done up in brown
paper for mai,of this morning article is excellent;
read Il to IN. Eissler, who was deIghted-l will see
you at 4 o'clock Yours, II. W.
The article referred to in the above letter was
the following, published in an EXTRA HERALD, in
an hour after her arrival on Sunday morning, and
again republished in the Herald of Monday morn
ing, May 4, lS40:-
Iron the Herald, May 4, 1901
ARRIVAL OF FANNY ELssLER Yesterday, the beautiful,
the cianting the wonderful Fanny Elssr the queen
Western Abandoning for six months all the charms and
entertainments oil London and Paris she could resist
some romantic some heavenly impulse, which impelled
her to this continent extraordinary in rivers mountains
women and steamboats, And she is now here, in ver
table Broadway.
extraordinary opera dancer that Europe produced
she rs native OF Vienna German by birth born the
banks OF the dark rolling Danube, OF the same country
as Goethe aud Mozart and possesses in her art all the
mantle AMI original genius wch distinguished these two
Germany she approached Paris about five years ago
tended for the empire with the great Tagioni and fairly
danced her of the ground that she had to hide herself
away among the Siberian wilds in Russia and the north.
For live this extraordinary has regncd with
glory her power her popularity strange impulse seized
her to visit America What could it be The tashona
bic salons of Paris and London demonstrated against the
wild desire, hut all IN vain The Parisan talked OF de-
ciarns war against America but it passed away as the
idle wind Fanny Essler is now in New York, in the
American Hotel waited ny Cozzens himself and here
she will ain for six months coms for that period
has been assigned her by the Grand Opera of Paris
TIE arrival OF Fanny Elsser is thus tleari-
cal affairs, remarkable that of the amented Maa-
bran She is spirit of the kndn of genius, pas
sion. simplicity and submy in the sister Her pas
sion to America species OF romantic enthusiasm
vision of the true poetry Of motion On reaching the
soundngs Capt Hoskins drew up by the lead earth
'Here said the gallant captain Fanny thisis Ameri
can earth" "Oh let me see it. said the enthusiastic
Fanny and she kssid il with all the that Co
lumbu first kissed the shore when he first set his foot on
The sensation created in New York yesterday when it
became known that Fanny Essier had arrived curl
Gus VIII you pass these portmanteans as you
:" said gentleman the Custom House officer by
and bye" said he They belong to Malemoselle Els
slcr" To whom 2" asked the locofoco, looking up in
wonder: ITO Msdemoselie Elsslcr y Fanny Esslerlo
asked the Custom House officer. To Fanny Eissier"
He jumped half out his coat and breaches and them
at once without examination Where is she p said he,
"where is she for Gods sake point out the adorable Fan
ny tome" II was announced among the crowd, Fanny
Elssler has over" Every rum jumped TO catch
Is tia, Fanny Is tina, the divine Fanny ~ These
the words in every mouth Can you give us rooms Mr.
want them for Maiemoiselle EIssier" For Fanny
Elssler p For Fanny Elsslern my Lord" cried
ou, Gon nes You BGb,B run get three
And all the American Hotel was alive with emotion and
wonder.
And thus it is: Fanny Elssler has arrived-Fanny
Elsser has enrapured London Paris and all Europe
for five years has arrived in New York She is in
the prime Of liza in the height of her gioryin all the
pride Of beauty and In private life Fanny is
Of the sweetest m1et gentie of beiugs-in public.
approached and able by ragIion herself
She has 70 this country contrary to the offers and
advice OF all Europe She had passion to the land
OF democracy and she is here II Is said she is not APP
pear at the PARK Theatre till this day fortnight because
the manager has made engagements with several hum
the public to be tanta1ed for long, eternal fortnight
while Fanny herself is ready aud willingl It
it shall not be Let her nuke d'5m next Monday.
The Chevalicr continues: -
AMERICAN Horn, May is.
Permi, me to return the small sun ! you, with ma
thanks for the loan Ma1lle Fanny begs
er best thanks for NC beautiful bouquet you her.
nd thai is still rs blooming ever. That article of
yours this morning admiIablc have read
half dozen times, and laughed heartily every PERU
sal your talent original as il grea-ther is but
one man in New York. in America or in the world in
short that could wr te such thing i; Is the most glo
illustration Of double renl,ndys have ever met yah
nave explained i to Fanny who enjoyed il amazingly
send you couple of extracts from the English papers
Jhns ih' cachuca-l vii! call round and you to-
morrow ns waiting it'll grcs, expectation for tina,
ucie you think" OF writing soon.
msd.i- 9annys respects.
am yours, II wIKOFF
Til article referred to above is the following
from inc Herald of May Is, isiO-
Tag FASvY ELssLxR-BE.rIsa rai WALL srr,rr
LouERs-The way in which we walk into the whole
tombne1 press Of New York. in enterprise and
energy H. as they say in the West "a caution We viii
here describe last the of the Bri
tish Queen performed by our beautiful boathe Fanny
Elssls- ~anrday morning last week:
On Friday night last. at IL, Commodore Martin,
High Admiral. quietly asleep on delicious hard
board the log cabin boat house of Doctor Doane
the Quarantine Ground Staten Island On each side OF
him his men, also ia the state Of tranquility
AT the wharf under the window, lay our beautiful new
bling the top of the noonlt waves like bird ready to
shoot into the eternal blue Of the heaven. o. moment
They waiting for the arrival Of the British Queen,
expected every moment.
On sud lem at half past twelve the voice Of big gun
was heard booming up tho hafbof like the noise OF distant
thunie The cry raised outside the log cabin, the
Queen eoming"-"the Queen is coming" Martin-half
asleep half dreamingwas his feet in instant rub.
bns his eyes and csppng his hat his head he looked
down the harbor, towards the Narrows A big bright
Sue light Went up 10 heaven. and almost dazzled the
brilliant noon. Rouse, boys, rouse-the Queen is
coming; there's her blue lights"
In another moment, Martin with his two men, were in
the Fanny Elssier-sail SET spashng, and dashng
the bright wave down TO The Narro.s The moon,
light was most sriiiantani the shores of Staten
Long Islands almost bright day As the lovely
Fanny skinned like swan the siivery smother
boat clumsy and heavy, like tub came sneak ing and
swearing after her II the boat Of the Wall street
press called the dot andgo one" Commanded by tire
endous hogshead Of unsated surgeon once chfis,ened
by the name OF Bancker.
The beautiful Fanny kept her watery way and in ten
minutes was as certain Prince i nnder the lee Of
the magnificent British Queen.
Steam ship ahoy," cried Martin
AYE, aye responded the gallant Captain Roberts.