The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-29
Fuller

receiving $l50 a week, but | was glad
to sign contract for half that sum-
engaging myself TO dance during the
entr 'actes at several of the principal
theeters in Europe. | bought new
dresses and started for the Old World
full Of hope. During the trip across
the ocean n concert WAS organized and
/ took part. showing some new move
meuts which / had thought ont. The
passengers were enthusiastic in their
applause, and / felt that / was on the
big road to success
Again | was to see my hopes die. Ac-
cordlng to my contract ! had 10 dance
wherever my director saw 6t Nv
mother fell i'll and 1 became dis
couraged. ] had to show my dances in
music halls. After u month o. painful
and vain effort the director informed
me that he did not want to continue my
contract, as he intended to return to
America, | learned later that he had
received from the Berlin music hall,
where l had appeared, $4,000 a month.
He gave me $500.
Ny pocket was empty. My perform
ances gwen IN the German capital had
been deplorable, and would doubtless
nave very bad effect on nv career in
Europe. ] had to do something. and
through the mediation of NJ. Maarten
Stein ! succeeded in getting an engage
ment for ten appearances in one OF the
open air concert halls. I got together
enough money and set out for Paris
resolved 10 conquer or die.
Paris, Paris AT last.
The gay capital seemed the port after
the storm. the haven of refuge after be.
ine tossed about on the tempest of hfe
I felt myself saved. The city wbicf
| had long dreamed of couquering was
before me and I felt that 1t would soor
be at my feet. After an unsuccessful
attempt TO interest NJ. Gailhard of the
Opera in my dances, | went one evening
accompanied by my mother and NJ
Stem, my agent. TO see the director OF
the Folies~Bergere, What was my as
tonlshment on stepping from the cab tc
see an enormous poster before the the
ater bearing glaring picture of ser
pentlne dancer, and that dancer wa:
not Loie Fuller. 1t was q cataclysm
a mortal blow.
Nevertheless I did not draw back.
entered and asked for the director
was told be could be seen only after thC
performance, and we were installed II
corner of the balcony from where We
could see the performance,
| was not concerned with it; in fact
/ would find the greatest difficulty il
saying what ! saw there that evenin q
| was waiting for the serpentine, my
rival. wanted 20 see the woman who
had taken my dances and who haG
robbed me Mt the same time of my
beautiful dreams of success.
Finally she came on. I trembled il
every limb. Cold perspiration covered
my face, l closed my eyes.
When | opened them perceived al
American girl whom ] had known il
New York.
When she finished I applauded i
was not admiration that dictated ny
action. but quite contrary feeling.
When ] saw the director, NJ. Mar
chsnd, after the performance, ] con
cealed nothing Of my feelings. Our in
tervlew took place on the stage.
% Ask NJ Marcbaud,' y said ] to NJ
Stein. who acted as interpreter. "why
he has engaged woman who initiates
my dances when you had written to hin
from Berlin. proposing that he should
engage ne2'
Instead Of asking the question tn,
Hinterpreter reioined:
Are you then so sure Of your ow7