According to the newspaper's archives, Rivière was having problems with the first issue on 2 February 1905; the pending newspaper had one empty page that had to be completed before the premiere edition could be sent off for printing.
Mluvíme-li o období romantismu v baletu, skloňují se jména velkých tanečních hvězd a jejich choreografů. A mezi nimi zaznívá jméno Théophile Gautier. Ani tanečník. Ani choreograf. Ani hudební skladatel či ředitel divadla.