Show ORIGIN OF THE POLKA First Danced tl by br Austrian nut Tired of 1 Work ork Recently there has been considerable discussion In the tIme Austrian press concerning con con- Corning the origin of the tho polka and it appears that at last the question is 1 settled and the tho origin of ot the dance finally determined It appears appear that the polka was time the Improvisation nt 1 atlon 1 1 of ot an Austrian L n ft v V U V ui- ui YOrK Degan t to dance at her own sweet will sing sing- lag inS tho while a native as ac ac- ac Her master and mistress mistress mist mist- r ress ss caught her In the middle qt her dance danco and made lieu her como come Into the drawing room where she danced Ita it a again aln before a musician named Neruda who transcribed tIme tho music and tho lie tIme lime That Th all nil happened in Iii 1830 l Five I years cars later in 1835 the dance was Introduced to Prague Hero Here It re received re me- the name polka on account of or Its half step polka being a Cz Czech h word moaning moaning- one Four Pour years after In th the polka pollen was Introduced Introduced Introduced Intro Intro- to Vienna where It immediately teh became the tho ono one ta fashionable dance Naturally from front Vienna there thero was only one ne step storm to be bo made to the capitals i of or Europe This was as as made In Inthe th the next year earIn ear In SO 18 a dancer from Pra Prague e. e byname by bT I name Raab Ral danced the polka a for tor the I first time In Paris at al the time Theatre do I The Tue dance took tool Paris Parle by bys storm torm and arid was WI immediately established forever foro Such I Is the now no authenticated history of oC the polka Westminster 1 Westminster V i Gazette |