St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-30

however, are DleSSeQ with perseverance,
which in a woman is almost as valu-
able trait as courage. Kind friends
have been good enough to say that I
| possess this quality am not egotistic
enough to claim the more heroic one
| and to that I attribute the success
have achieved abroad in my peculiar
Terpsichorean evolutions.
Five years ago l gave in New York
my serpentine dance, then new to the
theatrical world, and for going through
that weary performance I received $50
week. Now I get that much a min
ute. Why? Because 1 WON a European
triumph-made hit in the capitals of
France, Germany, Austria and England
and won unstinted 1plaudits at Monte
| Carlo, Nice, The Hague and along the
| Riviera. % 81
Nothing succeeds like success. ~
OF. course I was not content with
my original serpentine dance, which,
as all the world knows, I invented. I
constantly studied out new, ones, for
full we'll / know that the public taste
is changeable and thaf. it is constantly
| hungering~ for novel ssgs. 1 persevered
until had master ed some new and
fascinating dancesaSsT was always
watchful for striking color effects. for
they charm the public marvelously. I
will just give you an idea OF two Of
these dances which I am now perform
ing in New York. They caught all
Europe.
In one-the now celebrated fire dance
Il stand upon a great square of glass
which is indented on the stage and
scintillating volume of electric light
shoots upward through the glass and
streams upon me, while high above are
placed equally powerful lights. The
blending Of the ascending and descend
ing rays makes prismatic color effects
or light through which the diaphanous
draperies undulate in a manner which
the on-lookers describe as bewildering-
ly beautiful for the eye to look upon.
In another dance l form the figure
or huge lily, the upper edge of my
skirt being something like seventeen
rect above the level Of the stage.
But 1t is OF my experience abroad and
OF the distinguished people I met that
l would speak. Almost every actress
artist, singer or dancer has some one
country which in her heart of hearts
she is keenly partial to. My own coun-
try, OF course, has first place in my af-
fections, but as for the foreign conn
tries, it would be really difficult to saw
which [ like best, I have been so royal
ly treated in them all. The enthusiasm
with Which L was greeted in France
was the most pronounced. A single in
stance will suffice. On the last night
of the production Of the "Salome" in
Paris 1000 students from the Beaux
Arts attended the theater in a body.
n ho6 h
violets, and at a signal from the leader
they threw their violets at me Just as
l had completed my dances, and fairly
deluged me with a floral inundation.
amid the most maddening enthusiasm
The president Of the Beaux Arts made
a graceful speech eulogistic Of poor me.
and then presented. on behalf of the
students, an album mTcontaining thirty
two etchings of my dance by as manv
gifted artists. The students then un-
hitched the horses from my carriage
and dragged me to my hotel singing
joyously all the time There they would
not let me go until had shaken hands
with all Of them. The result was that
1 caught heavy cold, and was laid
up for month. But that did not
worry me little bit. I was so happy.
In England too, I was gloriousiy re-
ceived, and I met nearly all Of that
country's great people. The Prince of
Wales l found to be one Of the most
charming gentlemen I ever met, genial.
kindly and democratic in his manner
In Lord Wolsely and Sir Arthur Rob-
erts I saw two grand soldiers, whose
bravery I trust we will never have to
test. Lord Salisbury looked at me like
veritable lion-ferce and unyielding-
while Joseph Chamberlain and Arthur
Balfour appeared more like men of
fashion than men Of affairs, and the
weighty affairs Of a nation at that
But the brainiest, brightest, wittiest,
cleverest man in all England is Henry
Labouchere, editor Of the London
Truth. His store Of knowledge borders
on the marvellous. He completely hyp-
Noticed me in the little chat had with
him.
Poor Princess Beatrice generous, gra-
cious, kindly woman, as well as gentle
princess-how I sympathize with her
In her bereavement!-gave me a pleas
ing token Of her appreciation. It is a
beautiful gold watch, studded with dia-
monds and pearls, and has an ap-
propriate inscription on its case.
| never leave this treasured memento
out of sight.
Another nice memento have is a
gold chatelaine presented to me by
the khedive Of Egypt upon the occa-
sion Of his witnessing my dance in
Berlin. He took such an interest In
me and nay work that he made me
promise to visit him In Cairo and