, 1881-11-10

1tH Observation-Disclosures Het&vccM the
Pnntamlfae Bullet md tlleDlycr&lE4e.

Its OrlEin-pIattncsE5nr between tic
PnMtnnlftiG Ballet md t1leDlycriis2e.
M1nit.
The honor of having invented tile ballet
does not strictly belonE to the French, al-
though It WIS OIL the French stagc that 1t
was llrst presented. Slgnor I}a'tuzar, Or
BaltaZarlna, was sent from Piedmont to
Paris, his fiddle and Ills taste for dancing.
III 1t present from Marshal Brlssac to Cath
art,se dc AIetllc1s. Tile Princess accepted lin.
with satisfaction, and he appears to have
1tHttel lit his person tile ut,lGes Of her baHd-
master a'ul her ynlet-tle-ellnlubre. 1ler SOL,
Henry III. gave him tlle uuaimt nickname uf
lscanx-.Joyeux. In recognition, 1t Is sasd, Of
his ingenuity Ill Suggesting bullets and other
musical diversions for the Kings atl.lse-
ineiIt; and III 1881 Wien the King was marry
iilg his favurit, tho Due lie JOyeuse,
to Mile. liz Falldemont, the Qiteen's sister,
his services were rcuuisltlo,Ied 10 provide Il
suitable entertainment for the OCCASION. ;'le
ballet Of 'tCeres atlt the Nytnplls," conI-
monty called tile "l3allct Gomiquc lie Ia
ltcne." WIS the answer Of the l'iellnlolltesc
tn the Koyaf command. III which Iraux-
Inyeux claius to lMlye "bemletl together
Which. If ever done before. must have been
It! such remote. antiquity that it may HOW
well l,c callel.H THIS utay be looked upon
ns TIE origin 1f the ballet IeHro!nne. Us well
pa.ltoI,Il1tle everywl,crc. The blot, We nro
told, WAY BY Ctalttu dc ,leulie. and TIM s0ngs
wl!iel, occurred IN II l'y MN. lleaulle nnu
SAll,0!l. Ut the k!llE'4 band, while this entrees
!lt ballet, us they are called, were By Daftaxar
him self.
Eyel, In nur days, good looks have not al.
Ways been @ essential 70 n tlAilcer's success.
Ntr rtxlaMes soatd t !afstty % inYs oWs1 to
t!at was attributed to her i, Frenc'! politics
ness bera..le proverb., Ii WIS reseryed for
y. t.aporte, who Introduced 'ragIioni CcrEt0.
Carlotsa Grisi, and Fanny E!lsler tu the l4un
lull stage. tO bring ,iogutler Il trotlpc which
combined beanty, dancing, allu II! lnare tltnh
nnn Instance acting 0f hu 1lte11l order. This
latter talent w1s absolutely necessary to tile
success Ut the ballet d'actinn Or .'a!et panto-
lnIlnr. tho characteristic Of which Is Il leyel-
Opal Ni.ll often clnburnte lilDt: whereas tic
bullet advertisement Is n0thtng but Il string
Ing tuEester nt consecutive tlnnces.. 1t Is a
question whether tho highest brn1lct Of tho
popular III England. The genius Ut 'flwti-
phite Guusier, the music Of .Att0lph .Atlhn.
MIL the Erac1 ntlt1 clgvcYlosS nf Its interpret
~ my have mule It ilsf!ion for awllile.
ballet altogether fr0'n the tllslic'inntlon uf
the. hab'tuts ot "Fops' Alley" 10 futlow, III,
elAborAte plot told hy pantonit,lEc nctf0n:
and ulii4nest,onably cerlt0, who wis nothing
but d!!itccr. WINS always t,orv popular thnli
either Fanny Eifsler or Cns!ottA tsrisi. tbs
t;uutlrr's ''t;tselle, ar the Wills" anll tho
authors admiration for her was Intense.
FANNY Ellsler ind no yulce, but slIu WIS Il
1Aore i!!lis!ltl actress: a!la then tto strn!tgu
tic wl!cl, had Ut 0lts tline bound her t1Frc-
rlcll yon Gentz tlIruw u sort Ut r0htal,cnaDnnt
her early tlanclng days. It. was about lS..9
tllnt Geilz rnit away flnln Cuurts uni Coli
gre.ss. frnm Kings n1l1 statesmen, uiitl puets
ninl u,rM Ut letters, to lido i,illlself with
Funny Ellser tN villa III tho outskirts of
Ileh,Ia. 1t was l,O vllKAr amour .le tleAtrc.
iYilat attrlutes her Ut thu very debut of her
lito to stt nin listen fur l'urs ut tAu feet Ut Il
mai, wlln huh exhausted every distraction
anu outlive.l. every Illusion OF lifo i INT
easy tn cxp!atn. Her attraction for lin !ay
mt IT, much IN her beauty. ur flur Eracr. or
oyui III hor kreE md tlelcut0 sense 0f lllnInr,
rs III her infantllu pleasure IN tlowers alAt
birds alld country life. which he loved too.
lia probably did mt oyerstatu thu cAsn when
hG described ILLS Attnchlnt!it to u bAllet-slrl
VI thu Vienna Theatre rs the 0ile enthusiasm
of Ills life.