The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12
|KAISERS ARE FIGHTING
FOR AMERICAN GIRL.
William and Francis Joseph Want Isadora Duncan TO Dance for
Them and Educate Their Subjects in Artistic Ideals
Isadoras Wonderful Interpretation of Music
and Classic Poetry.

/ Special Cgrresrorisrce - The sunday Republic.
Munich. Sept. aS-Two- Kaisers hghJiuz
for a California giri-sni a little one. at
that.
Francis Joseph wants Isadore Duncan fo-
his court ballet. and Kat SrhrItt Is in
mortal fear that her lett-i-IrdeG m1rrilr.
% thr old beau will never come OF William
thinks his own oyera-house the only III
frame f1r IsadpTa's poetic dauc--pluura-
mas. and Che Eood-natured Empress, who
delights in everything her husband likes.
i aidinC her eutretties to the Kaiser s.
At the same time Nunich's artist popuia-
ticn $ trying % persuade our counrrywon-
an not take away her inspiring presence
You will have to fight for your. wages in
Vienna, they warn h,r: think u the iate
ballet-giH strike"
William will make YOU conform 20 his
PERSONAL notions % art-au straight lines.
crossed feet and a psac1ck'S feather fan.
while herc YOU MAY 30 as the spirit moves
you. Creative VIII copy. AMI YOU shall
b. more famous than Ssha-ct. immortaiized
BY Lubach ara stuck
lsaaora has not Vet decided between the
three capitals Of German-sYsakiuE Europe.
Francis Joseph was very kind 20 her Wh.n
she danced for him IN his I=~hI villa and
promised her sold and jewels galore. II she
consented 20 brighten his declining years
by accepting an engagement at the H6f-
burg Theater. But "a place IN the Eaiser's
opera-house Is rot 90 be- sueezed at. ether.
There may not b. much money iu a.. bur.
as everybody knows. the Kaiser Is the most
enterprtsing and successful publicity agent
the world over.
THE POETESS OF DANCE"
Meanwhile the 'PceteSS OF Dance" tho
Dance Sappho,'' as Isad0ra Is v~ar'ously
called. Is nllirg the exclusive Kunstler Haus
artists HalD nightly with fashionahles
and Bohemians.
There shining uniforms and court dress
edge long names. unkempt boards and ex-
lette. the malet and the pen vie with royal
~ and the Four Hundred IN expressions Of
admiration for the art Of this unassuming
American girl.
When your correspondent mentioned the
proposed Berlin engagement 20 Lnnbach.
the painter Of saharet few into a rage.
Impossible hat she waste her art on the
general public, on a large stage he cried.
'IsadOra appeals only 70 artists and con-
uoisseurs; she will always Be caviar TO the
masses. which can neither understand nor
appreciate her"
Miss Duncan opened her performances
with the celebrated Chopin waltz Cop. -
No. ? Cis-moD and reused. particularly,
the musical portion OF her audience to Wild
applause The Interpretation OF this diff
cult piece seemed 20 come natural to her.
Her delivery was OF rare clearness. the
technical ieNterty indescrfbable. even the
melancholy tints in the shading. we're per
ceptihie- zone might think Paderewskis
fingers at work, instead Of Isadora's toes
as Siegfried Wagner expressed II.
Poetry Of. lotion may be a hackneyed
term, but II can hardly be avoided In de-
scribing this performance which. but FOR
the composers notes. would mean a world
Of originality. OF constructive ingenuity.