The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-30

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The Wikofr Correspondence, EN1
Giving free. easy, friendly, private and CONNIE :
tlal history of the famous career of Madlle Fanny
Eksler, the celebrated dansesse, 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, on beautiful Sunday
morning, the Sd of May, 1910. written by Henry
Wikof, Chevaer, to the editor OF the New York
Herald, through whose aid and assistance Fanny
made fortune Of about $4,000, and the Chevaier
lost $4,000, out of pure love for the fine arts, and
his friendship for the beautiful dlnsctsse.
SUNDAY EVENING inlay 3, 1901
send you copy of some rather lame verses on the
departure Of Elser from London taken from the Morn
ing Post, written BY Mrs Groe, who s much stronger in
prose- What time do you dine tomorrow
yours, truly, H. WlKOFF.
MONDAY, March T. 1907
viii you let me have three Heralds done up in brown
paper for mail-of this morning your article .xcellen
you at o'clock Yours II. w.
The article referred to in the above letter wa.
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, lS4O:--
From the Herald, May 4, 1901
Arrival or FANNY ELssLEK Yesterday The beautiful,
the encA antng, the wonderful Fanny Esler the queen
the dance in Europe arrived at New York in the Great
Western Abandoning for months all the charms and
entertainments of London and Paris she could resist
some romantic, some heavenly impulse which mpslled
her to this continent extraordinary rivers
women and steamboats, And she il here in veri
table Broadway.
Fanny Elssler is at this moment the most brilliant and
extraordinary opera dancer that Europe produc
She native OF Vienna German by BIRTH born the
Goethe Mozart and in her art Mi the ro
mantle and original genius distinguished these two
oermsy shs Paris about Eve
tended Tor the empire with the great Tagon and fairly
away among the Siberian wilds in Russia and the north.
For five this extraordinary has regned with
undivided sway Paris and London In the ilst of her
glory her power her popularity arrange impulse seized
her to visit America. What could BOT The feshona-
BILE salons Of Paris and London demonstrated against the
wild DESIRE but oil in vain. The Parsns TALKED of de-
clarng against America, but it passed away the
idle wind. Fanny Elssler is now in New York, in the
she will remain for sx month, 10 come for that neriod
has been assigned her by the Grand Opera of Paris
The arrival Of Fanny Elssler thus event in theatri
cal affairs, remarkable that Of the amentcd Mala
BRAN She 10 spirit of the same kindnll Of genius pas.
son simplicity and sublmity in the sister art Her pas
vision Of the true poetry Of motion On reaching the
soundngs Capt oskins drew up by the lead earth
earth" "Oh let it," said the enthusiastic
Fanny and she kissd with all the ,mpesmet tina, Co
umbus first kissed the shore when he first set his foot
| the continent
The sensation created in New York yesterday when it
became known that Fanny Elssler had arrived curl
| GUS viii you pass these portmanteaus a. you
:" said gentleman to the Custom House officer By
and bye" said he. They belong 10 Mademoisele Els
wonder "To Mademoselle Elssler "ranny Elssier1'
asked the Custom House officer. ITO Fanny Essler"
He jumped half his coat and hrcechos and pissed them
where is she for Gods ae point out the adorable
| nv me" 1t was announced among the crowd, Fanny
Elsser has come over" Every one run, umiedo catch
look of every retticoa as came ashore Is that herr
Is that Fanny Is that the divine Fanny ~ These were
ne words - IN every mouth can yoq give sd rs looms M
want them Tor Mniemoi.ec Eisser." For Fanny
ElsyerT For Fsnny El'slcr" my Lord" cricd
| ,ut Cozzens yes" " You Bob-Biu, run. get threc
rooms reedy-for Fanny Et.isr Good Lord, ycs. "
And all the American Hotel alive with emotion and
| wonder
| And thus It ia: Fanny Els.lcr hos aJriysd-Fanny
tsSlr, no has cnrapurs London, Paris auj al Europe
for i've vears has arrived IN New York She il now il.
the prime OF i1n the height Of her aloryin oil the
pride ot beauty and grace. In private le fsguy u one
)i the sweetest mildest gentles OF b-isgsn public un
approached and unapproachableevcn by fagion hsrse
She Ia, TO this country contrary to tbs offers and
advice OF oil Europe She ha3 passion to the land
If democracy, and she s here 1t Is said sho Il not to
at the Park Theatre till this day fortnight because
The manager has made engagement. with several hum
bugs In the interval Are we to submit to this delay ID
the public to be tanalized for long eternal fortnight
while Fanny herself is ready and willing II must not be
| it shall not be- Let her moke debut next Monday.
| The Chevalier continues -
AMERICAN HOTEL, May H.
! Nv Dr,R BENNETT
Permit the small sum owe you, with ma
ny thanks for the loan. Made Fanny begs to return
ner thanks for the beautiful bouquet sent her,
and that Ia still blooming That article of
yours this morning admirable have read it over
half dozen tines and laughed most heartily every peru
sayour talent is original al il Is greathere is but
one man in New York, in America, or in the world In
short that could write such hingt IL the most gloi
GUS illustration of double FeRsdre have ever met with
Il have explained TO Fanny who enjoyed il amazingly
/ | sem q q cx
touching the Cachuca-l will call round and see you to-
morrow am waiting with great expectation Tor that a.
| tcle you think OF writing soon.
MadIie Fannyh respects y 1r,vovr
The article referred to above is the following
from the Herald of May Is, lSi0;--
The FAsNy EL,sLER-BE.riSe rHr Wall 'rnEvr
| Lo,rEns The way in which walk into he whole
combined press Of New York newspaper enterprise and
energy, Is, they say in the West "a caution We will
describe last sforhot the arrival of the
t.h Qucsn performed by our beautiful boathe Fanny
! Esslsr-on saturday morning last week:
On Friday night last, at "a, Commodore Martin our
| High Admiral was quietly asleep a delicious hard
board in the log cabin boat Of Doctor Doane
the Quarantine Ground Staten Island On each side of
him were MS men, also In the same state OIL tranquility
AT the wharf under the window lay beautiful new
boat called the Fanny Elssler and quiet yet tre.
bling on the top Of the moont waves like bird ready
shoot into the eternal blue Of the heavens At moment
They waiting for the arrival Of the British Queen
expected every moment.
On sudden at half past twelve the voice of q big gun
heard booming up the harbor, like the OF distant
thunder Tho cry was raised outside the log cabin he
Queen IL coming"-"the Queen is coming" Msrn-hali
asleep half dresmingwas his feet in Instant rub.
bing his eyes and clappng his hat his head he locked
down the harbor towards the Nsrrows A Zig bright
blue light UP to heaven, and almost dazzled the
brilliant |" Rouse, boys. rouse-the Queen IL
coming; there's her blue lights"
In another moment Martin, with his two men were in
the Fanny Essler-sail set spashing AMI dashng
the bright wave dow TO the Narrow The moon.
light was most brilliantand the shores Of Staten AMI
Long Islands almost bright as day As the Low ely
Fanny skinned like the silvery wave, smother