: 9–13 The popularity of roller skating has fluctuated greatly since then it is typically called a "craze" at its high points. Technological improvements helped as well, such as rubber wheels in 1859 and four-wheeled turning skates in 1863. This helped to make roller skating popular for the first time, in 1850s Europe. Ballet and opera of the late 1840s, such as Le prophète, featured roller skating. Waitresses in an 1840s beer hall in Berlin used roller skates to serve customers. Limited to an occasional performance prop at the time, roller skating would not see widespread use until the 1840s. Early roller skating was done in a straight line because turning or curving was very difficult with the primitive skate designs of the time. These skates were used in theater and musical performances, possibly to simulate ice skating onstage. The earliest roller skates known are from 18th century Europe. Roller skates in the United States around 1905
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