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nlent and did feature dances at San
Carlo.
Two years dancing at the head of the
San Carlo ballet completely vanquished
the few remaining family protests.
When Miss CALI was offered the place
OF premiere danseuse at La Scala MILAN
opera house), she accepted, with hearty
support from her father and brothers.
1t was at La Scala that Rosina Cali
first began to attract the attention OF
Americans. There representative OF
the Phiadelphia- Chicago Opera Com
pany saw her and reported her work to
his chief. Andreas Dippel called upon
the little dancer and offered her con-
tract to come to this country. The ltal-
ian contract was cancelled and MISS
CALI hesitated not minute about try
ing to win the hearts Of this country.
Her lawyer father and her two grown
M brothers saw the little artist off, in
company with her mother.
sFrom the first few moments of her
dancing on the first night she appeared
in this country, at the Philadelphia
Opera House, Rosina CALI had a place
n America. She danced with the Chi
oago company for several years and has
been with the Metropolitan for the last
six years.
When she came to America the dancer
could not speak English. She now has
splendid command Of the language and
her account of her work and her con-
yersation is both instructlve and enter
tanning. The call came for more re-
hearsals all too soon and we went down
stairs to watch practice on the Big
stage. The workers about the opera
house we chanced to meet on the way
sll spoke to Miss CALI with shining eyes
She had gay word for each.
We sat on a bench at the front
OF the stage and Miss CALI immedl-
a4ely called her ballet to work. Again
she was the center Of everything Inc
uiano started and the ballet was on.
She made them go over and over GER
tain rough places. She had words OF
nraise for the Colombine, who danced
particularly we'll.
The children waiting for their turn
in the dance watched every move Miss
CALI made 1t was obvious that they
worshipped her, that she was the idol
Of every one.
In the Carrillon they push her about
and play with her and tease her, as
Pierrot.
."4ou must push me harder" said
Miss CALI almost breathless with their
demonstration as it was. Spank me
and hit me-"
"But we will hurt you," said one
small dancer.
"Oh no, you won't" painted the
premiere danseuse, "Come on" and
they were scrambling at it again.
Don't you love them?' said Miss
Cali, pausing near our bench. "See
how hard they work. They will try
anything l say. The older girls-they
do not work the same way. 1t is hard
to keep them. Many of them could be-
come artists, but they will not give the
years to work. | try to get them to
promise at the first of the year that
they will stay, but after they have
learned few steps they go to other
places. To do solo dancing? Yes, but
more often to be in the frolics ane
midnight shows
sl'or nearly an hour we watched tht
rehearsal. 1t was absorbing to SEE
tGe details as Miss CALI worked then
oft. She was aware of every mistake
nd seemed to detect any misstep OF
any part of the stage.
,,ier genius for detail in the bale
IS part of her success in giving a fin
shed product. In the dressing room
she had shown us diagrams and pic
tires Of the dances. Every charac