Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

its Of Marie Antoinette, obtained such
scandalous graft for her husband that
Nirabeau made them responsible for the
great revolution. saying: "A million to
the Polignacs for having DESTROYED the
statem The second was the Prince de
Polignac, Charles KS great minister.
whose backward policy preclpitated the
ordonuaces and revolution OF 1870
The Polignacs are still rich and illus
trious. and you will doubtless the
bud Of the family leading the orchestra
in American theaters. not for money but
for art.
/ am coming to it,
You remember how. last winter. Loie
Fuller and her girls produced those bal
let interludes to the new version OF
faust" at the French governmental
Theater de rOdeon?
Gabriel Astruc, the proprietor and d.
rector of the new opera house OF the
Champs Elysee, Immediately engaged
them for Debussys three nocturnes that
nobody else could dance. Every one else
had failed at them The result was that
Loie has a new engagement with the
same Theater des Champs Elysee for
October, November and December. Her
plans are to go TO Trouville and rehearse.
Incidentally she has a quantity of en-
fragments for garden parties at Trou-
vile and Deauville of the type of her
garden dances at the Marquis de Pom
erou's and the Countesse de Gallifets. at
$500 20 $1,000 each.
Which brings us 10 the Polignacs at
last.
we were rehearsing those three noe
turnes at the Theater des Champs Ely
see saws I.oie. In the middle of a day
time rehearsal. a lady stepped up to me
and said: is this Miss Fuller ! replied:
Why do you ask? To whom have l the
honor of speaking She said: L am the
Princess de Polignac.' and began to tell
me OF a niece of hers who was a great
musician and composer. and desired 10
know IL | would make ballet of
her music. said yes. II Mr. Astuc
lady. If YOU will put my nieces music
into q ballet and perform II. the Polignac
interest Is at your service.
Charmed TO be put i'm the same category
as Marie Antonette and Charles \, 1oie
and Astruc worked up so much steam
on the Arab scenario and rehearsals that
j am able TO give you a photograph from
a scene. done I'm the niece's Paris garden.
She is really a wonderful composer and
director" Loie says, land she tells me:
If you go TO America. III lead the or
chestra'-she. a princess!"
The niece in question Is the Comtesse de
Chabannes La Palice. whose music turns
out to be of the utmost beauty Her
garden also. Perhaps even more so. Do
you know what IL means to have your
own garden in Paris, with trees. foun-
tains. pergolas and goldfish? The mere
interest on the wasted building surface
means the rents or six-noor apartment
house.
Now you know what kind of people we
are travelling with.
Those three nocturnes cost me $50, 900
supporting the children, costumes, re-
hearsals. rent. music. etc, and that with
out the scenery. for which Astruc paid
1900 francs for two pieces, and the
whole thing lasted only forty minutes"
said Q retired American captain of indus
try. whom / was surprised to find Loies
hacker. You would know his name, and
be surprised. too. but he desires to re-
main anonymous in the American papers.
II knew that the money would come
back" he says. Titled aristocracy is
wild about the grace. of Loie's girls"
He and his kindly American wife are
having the time Of their lives. mingling
with countesses. And even the innocent
little dancers had corner corked," as
the French say. when Loie brought the
Crown Princess Marie Of Roumania, I'M
announced beforehand, to the Polignac