Fifteen Years of a Dancer's Life, with Some Account of
her Distinguished Friends. By Lobe Fuller. With an Introduction by Anatole France. (Herbert Jenkins. 10s. 6d. net.)—M. Anatole France in his preface speaks with the greatest enthusiasm of Miss Loie Fuller's art and of her personality. "She is marvellously intelligent," he says. "She is even more marvellously instructive. Rich in so many natural gifts, she might have become a scholar. I have heard her employ a very comprehensive vocabulary in discussing the various subjects of astronomy, chemistry, and physiology. But it is the unconscious in her that counts. She is an artist." The reminiscences in these pages will not disappoint the reader's expectations. Miss Fuller's life has been full of adventures, of difficulties conquered, and of successes achieved. She has stories to tell of many different kinds of people—of swindling theatrical managers, of crowned heads, and of such distinguished friends as Alexandre Dumas, M. Camille Flamraarion, H. Rodin, and M. and Mme. Curie. Her occasional outbreaks of bitterness, as in her anecdotes of her relations with a famous actress and with a famous dancer, add zest to the story. An interesting relief to the narrative form of the rest of the book is afforded by a theoretical chapter upon "Light and the Dance." One feels that Miss Lois Fuller's immense experience in lighting effects might be of the greatest service to theatrical producers if they cared to profit by it.
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