Evening star., 1926-12-07
MRS .CALHOUNE NEXPLAINS
FULLER ENTERTAINMENT IDEA.
Woman's Universal Alliance
Head Tells of Marie'S
Visit to Spectacle.
Rumania Legation May Have
Statement About Queens
Part in Affair.

Mrs. Clarence Crlttenden CainouH,
president of the Woman's UNIVERSAL
Alliance, under whose auspices the
benefit performance at the Metropoh-
tan Opera House in New York City
was given in the presence of Queen
Marie of Rumania, today issued
statement here and in New York eX-
planning the entertainment, which
was subjected to severe criticism be-
cause Miss Loie Fuller'S ballet was to
receive SO per cent of the proceeds.
AT the same time 1t was learned at
the Rumanian legation here that MRS
Calhoun'S version of the capacity IN
which Queen Marie attended and the
circumstances under which she ac-
cepted the invitation Is not approved
in official Rumanian circles.
Marie Accepted Invitation.
Mrs. Calhoun's statement declared
that Miss Fuller, the dancer and close
.''o',d of Queen Marie, had suggested
; 4.e ing her ballet present the spec
tacle "The Lily of Life" under Marie's
patronage for the Mothers Memorial.
From official Rumanian sources, 1t
was learned that Queen Marie did
accept the invitation and wired Mr..
Diuvara to that effect. Upon her
arrival, however, Queen Marie, 1t was
added virtually countermanded her
original acceptance and accepted
second invitation, signed by Mrs.
Oliver Hartman, which specified that
the net proceeds should go to the
child welfare work-rot the Mothers
Memorial-of the universal ALI
ance."
1t was also specifically stated. it
was learned today, that in accepting
rin
relieved of any responsibility for the
manner in which the organization car
ried out it's purposes, and that her
act should not be interpreted as an
assumption of general patronage or
the undertaking.
Briefly, it made certain that Queen
Marie would be present only as
guest and nothing else.
Mrs. CaIhOun's Statement.
Mrs. Calhoun's statement follows:
II wish the public to know that the
entertainment at the Metropolitan
Opera House had been arranged weeks
before we ever knew that the Queen
was coming to America.
meanwhile Miss Loie Fuller had
arrived in America preceding the
visit of the queen. l had met Miss
Fuller in Paris, where she had
helped me TO secure a WOLueIlul IlSt
of sponsors for our cause. It was
she who proposed giving her beautiful
spectacle, The Lily of Life under the
queens patronage, for the Mothers
Memorial.
"Miss Fuller cabled to the Queen
and the Queen cabled to our execu-
tive committee, as well as to Mr..
Djuvara of the Rumanian Legation,
that she would give her patronage
and presence to the entertainment,
and she also requested the support of
Mr.. Djuvara personally.
"All was going smoothly and we'll
when it was discovered that Miss Full
Ter intended to give her entertain
ment under the auspices of other
charitable organizations with the pat
ronage and presence Of the Queen CO.
incident with her presence in other
cities. This brought on a fire of op
position.
Fight on Percentage.
"a particular fight was launched on
the percentage Miss Fuller was to re-
ceive from the entertainment, but
our executive committee, finding that
she had been at such heavy expense
at bringing her troupe from Europe
and in their overhead and upkeep in
New York, judged it to be only fair to
allow her SO per cent Of the gross pro-
ceeds, while we were only to bear the
expense Of the opera house, the music
and the publicity. Had the arrange
ment not been interfered with, it
would have brought in a handsome re.