The Prince and the Danscuse.
The following extract from " The Grcville Memoirs" ought to prove interesting : "The tutor of one of the royal Princes was one evening persuaded by his pupil to accompany him to the Alhambra. The late Mr Frederick Strange courteously conducted them behind the scenes, and introduced them to several ladies of the ballet. The young Prince fell violently in love with a charming coryphee, Miss .' I will marry that young lady,'exclaimed the ardent youth. 'She dances so divinely.' He ascertained her address, and called the next day. The tutor was terribly alarmed. He knew the lad would keep his word. The situation was desperate, That evening he went behind the scenes and offered his hand to the fair dameitse. They were married the next day by special license. When the Prince called upon the girl's parents to ask for their daughter's hand he was told that the alliance was impossible. The maiden was already the wife of his tutor. The young Prince was furious, but his mother rewarded the worthy tutor with a stall in Westminster Abbey. The canoncss, however, was not received at Court.
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Evening Star, Issue 6808, 23 January 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)
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189The Prince and the Danscuse. Evening Star, Issue 6808, 23 January 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)
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