The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-24

week. Now I get that much a minute.
Why. Because l won European triumph
made hit in the capitals of France
Germany, Austria and England and won
unstinted plaudits at Monte Carlo, Nice.
The Hague and along the Riviera.
Nothing succeeds like success.
OF course l was not content with my
original serpentine dance, which, as all the
world knows, / invented / constantly
studied out new ones, for full we'll
know that the public taste is changeable
and that it is constantly hungering for
novelties. persevered until had mas
tered some new and fascinating Ounces.
was always watchful for striking color ef
fects, for they charm the public marvel
ously. will just give you an idea of tive
of these dances which am now perform
ing in New York. They caught all Eu
rope.
In one-the now celebrated fro dance
l Stand upon great square of glass which
is indented on the stage and scintillat
ing volume of electric light shoots upward
through the glass and streams upon me-
while high above are placed other equally
powerful lights. The blending of the as
cending and descending rays makes pris-
matte color effects, or light through which
the diaphanous draperies undulate in a
NultH llIt OnlOOkeTS describe as
bewilderingly beautiful for the eye to look
upon. In another dance 1 form the figure
of huge lily, the upper edge of my skirt
being something like II feet above the
level Of the stage.
But II is of my experience abroad and Of
the distinguished people Imet that would
speak. Almost every actress, artistic, sing
er or dancer has some one country which
in her heart of hearts she is keenly partial
to- My own country, of course, has first
place III my affections, but as for the for
eign countries it would be really difficult
to say which like best, I have been so
royalty treated in them all The enthusi-
asm with which / was greeted in France
was the most pronounced. A single in
stance will suffice. On the last night of
the production of 'Salome' In Paris 200
students from the Beaux Arts attended the
theater in q body. Each man had O big
boutonniere OF violets, and at signal
from the leader they threw their violets at
me- just rs 1 had completed my dances,
and fairly deluged me with floral inun-
dalton, amid the most maddcninR enthu-
siasm The president Of the Beaux Arts
made graceful speech eulogistic of poor
me, and then presented on behalf of the
students an album containing 80 etchings
Of my dance by as many gifted artists
The students then unhitched the horses
from my carriage and dragged me to my
hotel, singing joyously all the time. There
they would not let me go until I had
shaken hands with all of them. The result
was that l caught n heavy cold and was
laid up for month. But that did not
worry me little bit, was SO happy.
In England, too, was gloriously re-
ceived, and mot nearly all Of that great
country's great people. The Prince OF
Wales found to be ono of tho most charm.
ing gentlemen l ever met genial, kindly
| and democratic in his manner
In Lord Wolseley and Sir Arthur Roberts
L saw two grand soldiers whose bravery
trust we will never have to test. Lord
Salisbury looked to me Ikea veritable lion
fierce ami unyielding while Joseph
Chamberlain and Arthur Balfour appeared
more like men OF fashion than men of af
fairs, and the wcighty affairs of q nation
at that. But the brainicst, brightest, wit
tiest, clevcrest man in all England Il