New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08
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VI. Iudovic iigltvy, Ia q N.iv bri-ht anh Cprous
book which la, I1niIcc. qncE as thoN@hi, mo q
.rcoud edition. has just 9lV"u %. glimpse OF He
behind the scrne4 o. the Opera m France: ana, as
li. name Is one Of uIEh account IN trnch coutem-
p1rary literature. the Information nc sets lortA is
Vcl. worth having
lie relate, with much spirit and humor the real
tory of ilc Partisan ballrt-r.rl AID traces her
flr,ugou: every Stage of % career tV winch she Is
of EN- cutLu-a,iita.iY attached. Her llte is very
horI one She Igu-i l.i MP before daybreak on the
cold l. W mornings OF milwmtcrtJ axe her dancing
lesson: and again AT midnight. when he opera Is
over. she has 10 fad her way ON foot through snow
aud ram to her humble LODGING at Montinaitre or
Batgnoes. The idra - rldnS IN an omnibus mus
not enter her heat; for while M the lowest ranh OF
her ealing she has hat franc uight am even
when grown up ard promoted 20 'h" scr"d ldtu-
rifle she earns only 200 francs year. or t2S ster-
ling OF such stern material are our entertainments
made ; and in 80 department oI pubIc &muSenent
Is a more rgIG economy practlsed taan IN Inc saI-
aries of dancers. Advancement comes very slowly,
and there is "a great deal OF competition Tor every
vacancy i'm the higher ranks Of the profession.
Even after the most meriIorcrs and lndeiati2aole
labors the native French gIr constantly hnds her
self eclipsed bv Russian and ltallan dancers ne
hierarchy Of the dancing world - as narrow ana as
rigorous as the hierarchy Of the army Ii br.tles
with examinations, competitive Struggles. ana IN
It * considered good thing TO move IN from the
Second quadrilr' to the first quadrllle TOR then
the salary is raised 10 1000 francs, or go, yearly
bcinp inst enough with frugal MANAGEMENT 20 keep
body and soul together. From the first quadrlle'
90 the second 'c0ryphees" 4 still more vigorous
step forward, and is rewarded with l,3OO francs
wear. or. say, Jls' l. week. Inc neNt SJep up
ward i TO the enylcd position of premiere corv-
phec" possessing the superb enolumchts H1 I,0OO
! francs or $50, year Finally, alter years ana
| wears Of patient study the dancing glr
| attains the summit of her ambition, and rises
INTO "petit -uiet" which gives her an Individuality
before the footlghs his glddy height OF glory ana
| paw amounting 10 LOO l., or III eXc'puOual eases
L. 900 f.. a year, the largest reward mat dane
| inQ genius can expect under ordinary cIrcuin-
stances: for the Eislcrs and Iagllonis form class
| and M lac 4
60 after baneless youth passed IN ulhgrht cdpe's
| 9t rrhrarSals and IN public. Well may VI. HaleVy
| remark that we little know of how much labor and
misery the pnOuctte OF oahclhR S'II Is lhauo' IL
seems that the lessons Of the LITTLE creatures des
! tined 20 figure on tie stage are conducted
! on strict disciplinary principles CoIDoIal pun
| i,hmeut is in frequent use; but, mas
much as no French dancing master WVuu
dare TO venture on hostile encounter win II
! French dancing gIT the mothers OF se hguranies
are called In To- administer correction 70 them Mieh
! refractory The charge IT these ladies on ~ III
! snrgent mob of chattering children VINO nave
driven their dancing master WeI AiEh 40 q. 'p'li
| generally restores order. Without ms maternal
| n.l,ce al teaching would be impossible II Wouid
\, Ike irving to give instruction TO neck OF VIVA
b,rjs Oye of the most dillcnlt parts Of their edu-
rat,nn - to teach them how 70 smile al IOsethei
| and 10 look gracefully at the public lhey VIII per
| ~'.t IN making faces at each other tIi one OF the
obseryant mothers VINO are looking on SNOW SJhp
toms of putting down her knitting 10 employ hei
hands IN the bestOwal OF lew VlVaclOus boxes on
Hsnnty there are pr Us even in this queer It'll,
lottery VI. HalcvY was one evening seated IN th'
private room If the late Ncst9r Il quepan, VINO wa
tben iirector All the Opera in PARIS Roquepian wa
carelcssly urning over some old papers when III
came upon list Of the ballct-girls OF 1888. Oh
reading II carefully through they found that sev
| arai ~ men, had gone INTO the Choruses Of th'
0eera Comiqnr, one let furnished lodgings at Mont
Marie, another had married stockbroker. thir'
names which had been written on the faded yellow
naper IN 1888 belonged. the one to an Enghs
! neeress and the other 10 rich mercer Mt Duon