The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-20
FAMOUS BALLET DANCERS.
stories of In TaEIioni. Fanny EIssIer
aud Lola Montcs.

aud Lola Montcs.
1t has been asserted that the grand |
ballet died when the famous Taglioni
retired in lSi5. At any rate, the ballet
today Is chiefly a spectacle Of dress
and coIorrl limclight Except for a
very few performers. dancing as a
high art has vanished.
There is no one now 60 set beside
In Ta4'mi. who was the queen of the
stage. Ellzlc introduced her into his
novels. Even Thuckcray cuudoac,udcl
to notice her aud declared cuthuslas-
tlcllly u The Novcumcs' That tire
"youug mon Of the day will never see
anything -o graceful as Taulioui b.
La Syiuh.lc'" At That time she was
the rage. Stagccpachcs aud great
coats were named after her.
Ia Tagl.um owed her Charm 90 %
wonderful lghtncss aud grace. Her
style was rather ideal than rcalisti.
and Nulupiupus as WIS then the vogue
Tho h0dcous ballet skirt OF today she
never wore. but q skirt that reached
nearly to her ankles. II was one of
/ the principles or her father, who taught
her ull She learned OF the art. TINT the
dancer should bc modest in dress, In
movement and ga expression.
Another famous master. who called
himself "I.c Dicu de Ia Dnnsc," always
told his pupils to use an the coquctry
they could.
Nc-trIs who founded the famous
Vcstri. family. was ana eighteenth cen.
tury celebrity and quite remarkably
ConcpitnI even for dancer There
are but three great men alive he u,ra
10 uy. "mysrif. the rrus-iuu frcd.
crick auI Noltairc." ut IS interesting
TO compare SDuthcys remark that %
male dancer deserves TO be- ham.
strmgl That profession Of which he
was sp proud * indeed an arduous one.
Nc.tr.s used 20 practice for about SIX
hour. % day. \ dancer must hc cN-
trcmriy strong and supple.
\ curious story is told about Fanny
El..lDr German dancer with coal
black hair which illustrates thr COS
trcmc muscular strength "a dancer rr.
uuIrc. Sine WAS crossing to America
when She entered her cabin one day
and discovered thief ah-tructng tho
jcwcl ease which she kept hidden uu
der Irr pillow. Before hc cuu.l nttnck
her she planted her foot fun .u bis
chest and Killed him on the spot
Ii Is curious that no Engl,hWuua.
has ever achieved supreme success as
"A dancer II Is possible, as foreigner.
assert. that they lack Tie dramatic giit
. 1t Is certain that lifelong dcyotio,
and arduouB apprenticeship are essen
tlal % any expression through the me
dium Of duncing The rats the Doe
guuprs at the Paris Opera, are nrti
@ clrd for i've years, aud then, unlcs
e. thry have danced from their cradle
% they cannot hope TO attain the nrs
rank.
Another quality essential 10 the grea
ID dancer Is Infinite patience. The onl
% Eullish dancer who ever gave promIs
OF attaining the front rank failed !
this respect Lola Montcz was ia
- somewhat foreign name she had takeI
Do She lost her temper one day with th
MANAGER AT rehearsal ana cNpresse
b. lcr feelings SO dramatically as
n- break uu umbrella over his head. Mal
~ agrrs will endure much for arts sak,
,3 but this was too much.
Carlottu Grisi Is another famou
name Of the old opera. II was sh
who first Introduced the POLKA Int
Enrllnl-a bohemian dance that can
30 80 stay II was for her too, thn
~ Hcluc, Gnuticr and Adolphc Adui
IS, elaborated n writing "Giscllc.'
ir, There We're a score more famou
names that were familiar words
cr those days OF the twelve lcndin
dancers engaged nt the Kings thcat'
's in 1921 for two months season i'
at were sufficient attraction 10 rcceiN
more thnn tl,OOO cach.-London Mall