The Barch couple made a great success at their debut and became popular with the audience. She was admired for her talent and her ability and given a permanent position at the theater. In 1761, when Marie Barch was insulted by the theater's first female dancer at the time, the Italian Anna Geringhelli Como (married to the ballet master), her fiancé complained to the ballet master, who had them both fired. This, however, caused such protests among the public that they were both given their positions back, and was great with much applause by the public at their return. The incident eventually lead to the Como couple losing their place at the theater in 1763.
