New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
CERiTO.
1872 ISJ

was not at first her own ambition, but that
of the who became her husband. which
was the driving force that developed her gifts.
This man was Perrot the famous ballet master.
who. dismissed frora the Paris opera, saw, in
the unaWakeneG talent of CarIotta Gris-then
a mere girl earning her living as a dancer ut
Milan-the opportunity of future return 20
the opera. She showed promise of becoming
singer and dancer-alWayS u rarity. Mali
bran advised her to devote her time 20 singing:
Perrot, whom a famous maitrcss2 de ballet once
described as ugly sin" advised the young
dancer to develop both talents. but he took
care she should become at least superb
danseuse, and he e%cellcIt teacher.
She made her debut in 1910 at the T;cnais-
sance Theatre. in Paris, both as a singer ana
dancer, in q ballet. lie Zingaro." in which the
composer. Fontana, had introduced songs for
her. She successful hut did not take tha
town by storm. The following yaar she ap-
petr"d at the opera in la Favorita," and her
success a dancer was assured She ren-
Iuished vocal ambitions and when ! 1heophie
Gautier. who had fallen in love with her. wrote
for her the wonderful! scenario Of that exquisite
dramatic ballet. "CselIe." her appearance, in il
won her lasting fame. C;lrIotta Grisi was Ideally
equipped and she par excellence GigeIie
Later she acquired not less success in three tal-
Gand" 'Raquita." La F'illeulc des Fees and
lie Diabie Quatre." After few years Il
married life. which had apparently been en-
tered upon u matter of mutual interest rather
than mutual affection. Grisi separated from Per
rot. She left the stage in the pientitude Of
her success, retired to live quietly in Switzer-
land and died in 1899.
When, at a very early age. Mario TagIoni
was taken-in her fathers absence on tour-by
her mother to Coulon. a famous dancing mas.
ter at the dawn OF last century. he turned ta
the mother and brusqueIy asked: what the
d am to make of that little hunchbacIl?"
She did not learn to dance from Coulon. Sas
4 Scllly child. but her father. who had
studied with COulOn and himself achieving;
success as dancer and dancing master-toOk tha
child in hand and rewarded by seeing her
grow into health and fame. Her father was
Italian; she was born in Stockholm in 1896
nd made her first appearance i'll Vienna i,
!S22 i'll Il ballet called Reception dune Nymph.
a In cour de Terpsychore." she appeared 1T
Stuttgart. then in Munich ard later at Paris
on July %. 1927 in ballet called La Sicihen."
She made her London debut the night fxai
for the benefit of Laporte. manager of Her
Majesty's Theatre, June 5. 1880. in DdeIot's
ballet of 'Zephire It Flore'
All descriptions of Taglion agree in crnpha-
sizing the idealiSm of her art. One who Saw
her dance says that she appeared some being.
OF spirit always about to soar away from the
earth to which she seemed little akin IL
W2s this characteristic which made her the
ideal exponent Of the title role Of the baIIrt
"SyIphidc,' which was produced at Paris on
March II, 1882 Mile. Taglioni was married in
the same year Il the Comtc DE- Vosine For
time She left the stage. but returned 20 It
again and the glory OF the opera in I4Or-
don until she finally retired from the stage in
lSt7 She died at MarSciheS on April - 1851.
Fanny E.llSler one Of The famous sisters
no visited the United states in 1871 She
WIS born in Vienna in 1910. She appeared at
the Paris Opera in 1884. where her cxqusite
dancing all hearts. In London her tr-
umphS were equally great. Her most famous
ballet was 'Ic Dialle Roitcaux." She X
cced in all spirited dances: She retired from
IL" stage in 1851 and died IN 1884