The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-28
PARIS AMERICAN
COLONY WAS OUT
In Force to Hear Famous
Actress Deliver a Lee
turc on Flirting.
az lARAcONTEUSE.

Paris Feb. 2S.-Of course | was
present when Cleo dc Mcrode lectured
on flirting" at the "Thcatcr Femina
the other afternoon, and II IL no eNaS'
geration TO say that the whole Ameri-
can colony or at least the feminine
part of II was there. Cleo dc Merodc
IS lust naughty enough TO be interest
ing and who could lay any better
claims TO being an expert on fhrting
than this famous dancer, who has new
or known how To dance, but is always
known how To jugglc with the hearts
of men
The place was packed. You don't
often hear the sound OF Cleo dc Me
rode's voice, any more than you ever
see her mysterious ears hidden by
their bandeaux of brown hair. Hence,
] suppose. the crowd At first
thought ! was going to be terribly
bored, but by the luckicst of lucky
chances Nine. Vaina was sitting only
few seats away, and we could talk
to her easily.
She pointed out all the celebrities
to me. There was Maggie Gauthier.
the well known actress. She Is just
back from Petersburg. and will soon
appear at the Coincide Royale in q
modern comedy that Is rather dramat-
ic. ! believe.
Lizctte Darbell was there; she is a
little Belgian dancer. II you ask her
where she was born she says, Pres
d'Anvers." and she explains her ac-
cent by saying. Pm only IA peasant,
you know. and kept the pigs still. |
went to the Opera dancing school
when was ten"
You couldn't imagine her as n little
peasant girl. If you saw her in her
Poirent frock. as she is now. Well,
this little actress-grew tired OF dane
ing. because II wasn't exciting enough.
and went out to Budapest. and went in
Tor up for flying.
Fancy that little nineteen-year-old
dancer flying all by herself! She real
1y did. and was very proud Of the first
thousand.franc note she earned for
her first flight OF five hundred yards.
Her luck was bad. however. because
after flying without an accident for
gier. and other welLknow aviators
were out Their. she had bad spill and
broke her knee. As soon as the knee
was mended she went back to the
dancing school. and now she Is in Par
Is practicing with Valverde. the Span
ish dancer for an operetta by Han
naux and Velverde. which will shortly
be given Mt the Varieties
was admiring her from n distance
when Cleo dc Merode appeared on the
stage. ] was informed of the fact by
the applause that greeted her She
smiled and simpered and scraped a
hole In the carpet with her toe, and
then lisped something. couldn't
hear "A syllable. Then she ran across
the stage like a theatrical schoolgirl.
and sat down with much fluttering at
the traditional little table. bearing
the equally traditional green cloth,
glass and water-bottle.
She spoke to us for some time. read
ing endless sentences in a monotone
and sing-song voice. till we grew
rather restless. Fortunately we could
look at her while she was reading, for
the footlights were all ablaze. and she
was made up as for performance.
She is really beautiful to look at even
IL she Is rather wooden and doll-like
in expression. After she finished rect
ing her little lesson she danced for us,
and then we all applauded her very
willingly. because her little milk.
maid costume was charming. her legs
are pretty. and her partner, NJ. Paul
Frank. Is one OF the handsomest male
dancers on the stage.
The practical manner in which the
French go about the marriage of their