Excerpt from Harper's Weekly, Vol. 62: January 1, 1916-May 13, 1916 The first notable performance presented was Orpheus and Eurydi'ce, of the old order of 'court ballets, preluded by some laudatory verses in German addressed to the Tsar, and introducing a pas dc trois and two pyramids. Alexis expressed his appreciation by generously reward ing the director of the company and establishing the troupe as proteges of the court. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.