The New York herald., 1851-12-08
Lola Montez and Her Agent.

From 0slignaDis Messenger Nov. 81
The ute between Lola Montez and Roux theatr-
cal agent WAS on Thursday formally submitted to the
civil tribunal n. Rouxs advocate stated that by an
agreement between them Mdle Lola undertook to nc.
cspt Roux as her pilot, iternsdiare in prof.-sionsI
journey she proposed making danseuse TO different
cities Of Europe and to various pars Of America snd
his part engaging TO negotiate her at diff
ferent theatres and to supernend all ths business ope
ratons The penalty fixed for the breach o. agree
nent by either party was 1oo,oOM In virtue Of the
agreement, NJ Roux accompanied Mdlle Lola to
towns in France Bslsu. and Germany and caused her
to dance at the respective theatres. He had also
ranged for her appearance In some Of the theatres
Of Prussia, but the authorities compelled her and
him to leave the coantry. They srrivsd 1T Paris,
and n. Roux, in his capacity of pilot" applied
to the Vaudeville, the Cirque, and other theatres,
for eDgsgemsntts for her. Will: occupied in the
hdlle Leila was about to Leave for America without
him, in company with Mr. Willis The departure was
her notice that he expected her to agree.
ment and she at first proessed herself ready to do
but refused he had since procured her en-
and account Of her neglect to uhl them he de-
msndsd se0ef ss damages. The advocate Of Mdlle.
Montez said that the fact was that N. Roux himself
wanted 10 get rid of the sgresmsht and had invented
the charge Of breach Of II by Lola Q cenvsnient
means 5.s Of doing In n taking him as her pilot she
psnion who would watch over her interests, and
she had engaged to dance six times week. But he
to get much be could and quickly possible
He had made her dance every day, and even several
times day He hsd 50 fAtguea her that morethan once
she fell exhausted the stage Yet the next morning
early four o'clock he had presented himsef at her
bedside, and compelled her to depart. Io addition to
this he had failed in the respect due TO her dignity
She accustomed 70 receive visit. after her
performance and such occasions he pompousy pre-
sened her to her guests a his e terrible aud in vented
ridiculous anecdotes and circumstances her
Moreover, he had written absurd biography OF her,
and bad hsd distributed during the persormauces In
pass herself o nrst dasetse but as iansess de
sntass He slated that she born a. Sevile In 1874
she spent II years in visiting the different cities Of
Hinaostan, China, and Persia the language Of which
countries she speaks nusnsyi and where ss,' slso'
he continued, dancing was sluays her passion Her
wit, too. even st early sge, Was % extraordinarily
ages ysvsrnos rsjsh snd Of his ssssy the King
Nepxol Her educ eAtion he procoedsd had bssa q
the most brilliant kind Some Journalists, whom sas
her but she despsed thesi Apart from her eccenrcy
he possessed ne asured ms readers kindness OF heart
charity, and aaabJ AT the age Of sixteen she vent
to London. where several lords 20 whom she
commended caused her to appear at her Msestys thea
but the unfortunate Dujarrsr affair caused her TO sign
engagement for Russia, where she was veil re-
ceived." She Afterwards went to Munich HIS
tory continued the biographer, would record her
ether doings But be might say that the great power
Of which che bad possessed herself and her political
views the reform Of the Jesuts-( shout of
laughter broke from the auditory her de-
parture from Bavaria. she went 10 London. where .
great lord mnredher. In 1880 they found that their
the dreams Of her spring And the biography
cluded with this profound s.ntesce :-"Explain who
can but can, her burning brain and eccentric
character which have rende,d her so celebrated; she
fasy.t only the half Of career for leaves
In November for America, and-6od knows the rest !"
Az long the advocate continued Madame de Lands
f. ldt saw herself treated wild animal shown at
fair she contsntsd herself with Struggling her shoulders
with drgust but when she the veil which covered
her private acts raised she expressed loud indigestion
and said TO Roux at lucky for you SIR that my hus
band is not here for he would break your head On
-. .lf.A .rA fx1L a.
flight She came to Paris the 9th Her in
engagement, and 10 leave for America the 10th
nothing Of him before the 10TH when he notified to
But he did not ssy where, what day, what
braor TO decide on the differences which had arisen
sction She then notified TO him that she intended
10 send OF her costumes the 10Th and 10 embark
the 10th. IL then that By mean Of false decara-
n he he'd obtained authority TO seize her and
other effects That seizure had however been set aside
lie pretended that he had got engagement for
her but he could not prove it, aDd st all events had not
communicated the conditions TO her. IL clear,
The rtfore that his demand ought TO he rescted. Tne
Tribunal decided that Roux bad not proved that he
had entered into any serious treaty with any theatres
Paris, unless IL we're with the Opera National and
he had not notified any treaty TO Mdlle Lois Mcntet,
she could not be bound to execute any IL accordingly
rjcted his demand, and condemned him to the costs