My view of the case was decided to be correct,
and thereafter, in Paris and throughout France,
with few exceptions, I paid only the eleven per
cent theatrical tax.
Indeed, in Paris, the General made a great
hit as an actor and was elected a member of
the French Dramatic Society. Besides holding
his levees, he appeared every night at the
Vaudeville Theatre in a French play, entitled
"Petit Poucet," and written expressly for him,
and he afterwards repeated the part with great
success in other cities. The demands upon
our time were incessant. We were invited
everywhere to dinners and entertainments, and
as many of these were understood to be private
performances of the General, we were most
liberally remunerated therefor. M. Galignani
invited us to a soiree and introduced us to some
of the most prominent personages, including
artists, actors and editors, in Paris. The General
was frequently engaged at a large price to show
himself for a quarter of an hour at some fancy or
charitable fair, and much money was made in
this way. On Sundays, he was employed at one
or another of the great gardens in the outskirts,
and thus was seen by thousands of working
people who could not attend his levees. All
classes became acquainted
with "Tom Pouce."
HYLAND
