konstantin skalkovsky, the dance critic for the "st. petersburg gazette", went to the first performance of "cinderella". he reported that "...in the last act legnani positively outdid herself. when emma bessone danced the lead in "the haarlem tulip" she did 14 fouettés. in her variation legnani performed 32 of them without stopping, and without travelling one inch! the public delightedly applauded the ballerina and compelled her to repeat this variation as well. on the repetition she nevertheless did 28 fouettés. to count them became the favourite occupation of the public."