FOOTLIGHT NOTES
HAND MADE GREETINGS CARDS
Floretta Grigolatis in Humpty Dumpty,
'Floretta plays the part of Undine in Humpty Dumpty. Floretta is an "aerial balletist." Her act is the invention of a German professor, who - we are gravely informed - was "decorated" by the German emperor for his invention. We understand the decoration was not given by the "mailed fist." Floretta was the first young lady to exploit this airy idea and it is 'way up.'
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© John Culme, 2006
New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, 14 November 1904
(The Standard and Vanity Fair, New York, Friday, 23 February 1906, p.12)