The Unhappy and Unlucky

Marie Gilbert came to Paris in the 1840s to make her fortune as a dancer. By 1845, her career was languishing and she became a courtesan. Only one man could salvage Lola's dancing career: Alexandre de Jariet. With De Jariet's help, Lola began to revive her dancing career. Despite the risk to his social standing, De Jariet told friends he would marry her in the spring. She never told him that she had eloped at age 19 with an Englishman and was still legally married.