Wilmington journal., 1874-01-16
'sssE. BALLET.
recping-.Easa im Miss ElOra>s Dress-
ing Room.

recplng-'sosn in Miss EiOrl-s Dres>-
ing Room.
OF our local ballet, II can be truly
said that it is one Of the most complete
and extensive organizations before the
public. II numbers about two hun
dred, including coryphees, dancing
and extra ballet, and III its ranks can
be fonnd representative Of the
English, French, Spanish, German,
Irish, Scotch. Welsh and Danish
nationaltics. There are comparatively
bnt few, il any, native American girls
10 be found, while the German Gle
nent largely preponderates. The
French and Spanish nra the most
graceful and fairy-like IN their move
ments, the German and English tho
most sonsuous and poetical; but for
downright agility and elasticity, tho
Irish. Scotch ana Danish are une-
qliallod; the Welsi, the most in1ifiicr-
en-; of nj.
Thrsc-fourt,Is of the ballet now
dancing 1t N;blu's were imported to
tllis country for the orig;n;' d" Black
Crook, many Of whom NAY" appeared
during the intcrmin ira:,cecn .ts vari-
olls reyivaIs IN ali Ike principal cities
OF the United StatC@, il.I h>>.. f.,uAd
almost constant cin:e'uyt,.e:!< IA Il.
they came to This il fly i!t,ry ~,
rJout on hundred m'i,t TO- ,.rig.,"1
al Eil:!o,>, in adait!uU tp ..-,:.t':,:'
Marie, Elise. Theresr. Darci;. /, rti,a.
Caroline. Gabrielle. Ciothii,ia Ham e
Carrie, and Eugene, who ara styiad
"Drch1jcttR dnaSct.2tS ac5,i>t%. ana
the u0rivaliai f}.tui,i'" Eoni5'.{3. =
The remainder ,,rt. IL the Gran! On >.
ffo,1sc i. ..Uur.rfy Uur.!.;y- .,,.?
distributed! among tie vari.,;- VARIETY.
halls 81 si,o t.itv,
Enc salaries rac.ivs,! by the New
York ballet viii he snnn 10 amount Ia
=. euorrIoI;= r=;a during q season.
The following i \ correct scale: Pre-
n;cras. 800 10 500 nor week. cory
uIlces. st0 f. 80: from line %25 t;
80: dancing ballet. so 10 $50; extra
ballet. - to SIS. The latter class are
mostly Ueoin.crs Who are not rcen-
lsrlv ENGAGED. bat who fnl e,nnlov-
nant on sDeciol occasions in marches,
t2'lc,1y apd extra iio1ras A volume
MIGHT lie written on their habits. mod.
,f IiTecp,I tiornosticnu Snffiriant
L. say that they inhabit the streets
n,,t;nr!al3, IL IT,, tln.itr.. in which
Hey ttsSr fNrp-filJftf; Igi
ere married ana have children or rcIa-
tives who depend upon them for sup
Dq,I. and fhat in their uriva1a Iifetbpy
nravail;uas weakness is the one inse7la-
r.>ble from their scx-a fundncss for
.ires. They are not hv any means as
boi os t}3cy are paintnd ard will IN
vorabiv canp,re witt, ti1a working
GENERAL ,}e,,ort,nent, 1t il .he smaller
cIasscs who bring disrepute upon the
ballet. They are much better raid than
the working girl, and 1--we equally pure
lives. and in the major f;,mher of eases
thc ballet r;rl is Industrious when
no: enoare6 at the theatre. ana is nm
tives. . much larger number of them
bainr married than i; generally srn-
p0sed. Their stage life and business
gives them easier manners and kind
of dash in their bearinse ''aat Is too Of
ten misconstructed.
Mesars. Jarrett : t";'ts have Gull
cl from the European cities the most
accomplished pfCH;erts tla7sstnScs to
be found, and since tho original pro-
duction Il the ballet by them i'll this
city they have enabled our play-gocrs
to see s,lch artistic dancers as bonfan-
ii, Sengalli, Solkhee, Lupo. Adrlenne,
Setti anl pltteri, as Well IS Giavassl
and Bonl. all dancers h'ghly esteemed
for grace and hrll!lancy. OF this gal
axy. however. none have won the pop
uiaritv and admiration al the public
to the extent that Bonfanti has, and
she undoubtedly 81Irpasses them all in
the ''divine art of dancing. The av-
erage ballet girl is by no means the
fascinating auty Oft the stage that
she appears to be when the curtain is