Baby Esther, Child Dancer, Received by Spanish Rulers at Fete Given in Madrid

Baby Esther, the ten-year-old colored child, who has been astonishing Europe by her marvelous mimicry and dancing, was the principal attraction at a fete given by the King of Spain. Leaving for Spain she played with Harry Fleming and his band. Baby Esther has been a great favorite with the children everywhere, and when she was leaving Stockholm, Sweden, the school children in the islands came to see her off. Baby Esther likes Spain. She told her manager among other things that she is interested in bullfighting. Yes, she was at the bullfight wearing a small Spanish shawl. She sings with much grace and talent, the public laughs, everybody laughs and so does the small artist.

Baby Esther has triumphed and with her the whole company has triumphed. She has finished her acting and returns to her dressing room. Again she is the child, and pulls the tail of a small white dog sleeping near its owner- the wife of the leader of the orchestra. The dog does not bark. It turns its sleepy eyes to the small artist as if it also was smiling in sympathy. When we left her dressing room thoughts of the great little artist, remained with us and we recalled the remark of the old porter who works behind the scenes. What a child, Senor! What a child! "Yes Baby Esther is truly a great artist!" She was recently filmed by a leading Movietone news agency while on a visit to the Ministry of War, where she met the Spanish dictator, Gen. Primo de Rivera. She is besieged with offers to appear on the stage and in the films.

After a two months tour of some of the leading cities of Spain, she will return to Berlin to fill contracts made while there. English managers want her, too, but it will be at least four years more before she will be able to comply with the English age limit.