Letter Mar. 14, 1918 page 15
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north of England so I wrote a letter to "X" in French and Mr. Volinin who I knew spoke for me and I receaved a telegram to come. Well I was privately interviews at Ivy House London Hampstead Heath and Elustin who saw w me dance with Pavlova and Mr. Dandre there too said right away rotten no good. (Kyasht had taught me to read wright & speak Russian which I have forgotten now) Mr. Dandre knew I understood russian and said nevermind do not take any notice of him, But X said I had possibilities and engaged me and said I must work hard & try & leave the [illegible] of Dancing so I came to Pavlova's Co and to the states at first I was all ambition but before two months I never went to classes & they said she take no interest and were very dissapointed and you know that here I was in Chicago I could Barely do the exercises with Nondas, Then Last August, Pavlova came to see me and took me to Albertines and told me to practice and try & be fit for the coming tour well I went three weeks and Albertiny really knocked [illegible] & training into
north of England so I wrote a letter to "X" in French and Mr. Volinin who I knew spoke for me and I receaved a telegram to come. Well I was privately interviews at Ivy House London Hampstead Heath and Elustin who saw w me dance with Pavlova and Mr. Dandre there too said right away rotten no good. (Kyasht had taught me to read wright & speak Russian which I have forgotten now) Mr. Dandre knew I understood russian and said nevermind do not take any notice of him, But X said I had possibilities and engaged me and said I must work hard & try & leave the [illegible] of Dancing so I came to Pavlova's Co and to the states at first I was all ambition but before two months I never went to classes & they said she take no interest and were very dissapointed and you know that here I was in Chicago I could Barely do the exercises with Nondas, Then Last August, Pavlova came to see me and took me to Albertines and told me to practice and try & be fit for the coming tour well I went three weeks and Albertiny really knocked [illegible] & training into
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