The New York herald., 1877-11-17
DANCING MAD.
PROFESSOR CARTIER IN BIS WONDERFUL FEAT,
w.trztSa lGAIxSr TIME

PROFESSOR CARTIER IN his WONDERFUL FEAT,
wALTzING AGAINST TIME.
There have been a number OF onderful pedestrian
fea.s performed in city, testing the staying quail
tics of man, but they have mainly been confined 10
the natural gait OF until Professor Cartier gave
his first exhibition Of endurance in the waltz. Danc-
.rr has always been an amusem that people were
apt 10 enjoy for fifteen minutes, ana
naturally tho Professor created rather excitement
among the admirers Of the ,erpschorcan art when he
irpped the hight fantastic for lve hours without STOP
ping. Not satisfied. however, with the laurois nc
earned in that performance he gave out TO hpnenas
that be would waltz hours without rest ana ne
commenced that task halpast six O'Clock ass even
ing The Professor has quite large class OF popis'
and rs they promulgated this Information among
their friends thorc WAS quite crown u
people In the ballroom when the music
struck up tho opening waltz Tho Professor was
atired as usual, in evening dress and appeared per
fectly confident that he would accomplish inc iea.
AS the hands OF the clock approached the nai hour
he walked out the floor accompanied ~ "a .c,y
charminr Young lady ana the orchestra immediately
commenced delicious strauss WALTZ
HE wALTz.s orr.
wh.n Tho minute hand reached tho half hour the
reeree called tnc the Professor and his lovely
partner Sllded on In order not 20 crowu me room %
allow than couple on ihe moor AZ once. Every
Sne appeared, however 10 have lnapia TOT aahc'ng
aYn,nst time and they :he longest winded lot vi
couples that ever danced ON ballroom noor Thcy
evidently thought II the Professor can dance seven
hours we can certainly dance one hour; but when
they came TO about thirty minutes, The pace began 10
tell. anu with the exception OF ono iat woman inc
first lot retired Professor Cartier danced with nus
lady twenty -sevcn minutes, and then took gentle
man who waltzed with him for thirty hvc minutes In
lie meantime The iat woman noundered around, with
The perspraton pouring of her IN streams. but finally
she had 10 weaken and sat down alter dancing thirty.
two minutes with her best black SILK waist CON-
pletely ruined. The Professor was going along IN his
graceful step great deal easier than most pedes.
rians move When walking, and waltzcd with his wife
for thirty -olght minutes alter his gentleman friend
had retired When his wife was tired he took another
Gentleman and spun round with him Tor thirty -nine
minutes and then changed OF 10 the young lady
with whom no commenced his terrific ieaI n
were rapidly becoming filled up with exhausted cou
PIES fresh experts Kept arriving every minute
there were always plenty on the noor The froies-
sors partner was not as fresh this heal ana quit alter
wallzng sixteen minutes and then gentleman took
her place ana lasted just the same time.
TAKES REFREsHMESTs
While the Professor was dancing he ind ulgcd In
rious refreshments, but always kept up his gait while
be poured them down. HIS trainer was evi-
tho hrst five hours he allowed the Professor
10 swallow two glasses OF cold lea, four layers. Two
glasses OF champagne and chew ice al hoituna The
above fluids are probably, not tho very best stmu-
lants that might administered 70 assist cndurance
but these little drawbacks, the Proics
sor watzed around biithey as ever Alter tho sixth
heat his wife took turn Tor forty-lve minutes, and
then u weak-knccd young man who took her place was
Knocked out Of tiine IN nino minutes graceful
young lady then glided for twcnty-ninc minutes and
was followed by n gentleman who Understood his
business and kept on his pms for foryone minutes.
aSs a1 WAS n '1fn tb hour amid
plauso from the spectators Ai,cr spinning this
joung lady around for iorty minutes tho Professor
look a gentleman for q partner and started OF with
him as fresh az when ho commenced. IL was then
past midnight, and whom the reporter left he looked
Is II he could dance Tor another fve hours Every
body perfectly astoundod ~ his endurance, and
veil known sporting offered TO bet $500 that Tho
Professor could waltz ten hours without stopping