CABARET. Cont'd.
In 1910, she
marries the French painter Maurice Biais and retires to “Jouy-en-Josas”. She
lived happily with her husband until he died. After his death, she entered a
“maison de retraite”, a retirement home where she spent her time reading,
writing poetry and sewing. Never again, to talk about her glorious past, the
fame and the success she enjoyed when she was the biggest star on the stages
of Paris. She returned one more time to Paris, her last visit to Paris in 1941
for a diner given by old friends for old time’s sake…just a friendly token to
pay homage to once upon a time, the queen of France’s Can Can. Excited by the
occasion, she stood up while everybody was still eating, kicked a chair which
was in her way and shouted “Allez Les Enfants, Une Fois En Plus!
Une Autre Dance.
Peut Ertre, C’est Ma Derniere!” meaning
« Hurrah children, one more time, one more dance, maybe this is my last!”. But
this was not her last, for an impresario asked her to choreograph a show for a
major Parisian production.
Jane accepted. In her memoires, she wrote about this. This what this sublime
woman wrote : « "Je serais capable, en dépit de mes cheveux blancs et du
"qu'en dira-t-on" de me laisser emporter par la musique! C'est peut-être l'une
des multiples expressions de ce qu'il est convenu d'appeler la folie. Si c'en
est une, elle me fut toujours douce et consolante, elle m'a aidée à vivre et
je reste son esclave enchantée. Si dans l'autre monde existent des dancings,
il n'y a rien d'impossible à ce que j'y sois conviée pour y interpréter la
danse macabre. » I will translate
it for you.
After her death, a movie was made about Jane’s life. Zsa Zsa Gabor was chosen the play Jane. Katherine Kath played the role of de La Goulue, Walter Crisham played Valentin de Désossé and Harold Kasket played Zidler.
Zsa
Zsa, née Sari. She was born on February 6,
1917, don’t tell her ! In 1936, she became Hiss Hungary.
She was married 8 times. One of her previous husbands was the famous British screen actor George Sanders who later divorced her to marry her sister Madga ! In1991, she has been arrested for hiting a policeman. Who allegedly refused to acknowledge her star status. She spent a few days in jail. One of her marriages to playboy Felipe de Alba lasted only one day. Very short after, she married Prince Frederick von Anhalt and became Zsa Zsa Princess von Anhalt and Duchess de Saxonie. Another husband on the list was Hilton Hotel tycoon Conrad Hilton.
Photo above, from left
to right :: Madga, Eva et Zsa Zsa Gabor