The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-26 00:00:00

DUGAZON'S 'ADVICE TO TALMA.

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We find, in the Historical Memoirs on Talma,
by M. Regnault-Warin, the following advice,
as given by :Dugazon to our celebrated tragedian
9n the' eve of his first appearance-at the Comedie
Fran9aise. This advice is more . than ever in
season now that Melpomene and Tlialia are so
little respected at the Theatre Francaise.
". Aim at being great, or at least astonishing,
from your first appearance ; it is necessary to
make an impression on the mind, and excite
than hard ; but amateurs are numerous, and
connoisseurs few. You will, however, be ap-
plauded by all, if you can join energy with truth.
" Be not too much elevated by applause, or
blockheads,
by hisses ; .the latter only put down
o,inekheids, the former only affect coxcombs,
lavished without discernment, applause stops
talent at the, outset of its career ; there arc per-
-4nls who would have run theirs with distinction,
but who dislionmired it by faults which a just
)4nsure would have pointed out, and a severe
lii.sging punished.
" Lekain, Preville, Mole, and Fleury, were
hissed ; they are immortal ; A, .8,,C, sunk under
thunders of applause, and where are they ? Study
a°d obstacles are pledges of success, which,. if
40'f immediate and triumphant, .are at least per-
-1144)Z and solid. IA you find that talents and
Kappy det.Ots,ensure success ? Yes, at first. But
It Is necessary ,i‘o oblige the public to persevere
in
.fter having applauded from
rYour favour ; h'; from habit. The .col-
ovietion, it must do . t
icrthe p.- ive body called "bliP has its whims
be humoured—
L'l" an individual -th v must l
itbaiBll ' e
:1 say it ? If the publics is gai:.Q by talent,
" "'at impossible to fix its favour b 1
..,
defects.
Nave wine •therefore : yOu must, howeve, be
aware, that they Must sympathise with thoSe of
Your judges. If you cannot make such ones 1
for Y°""elf,you must still not. be without some ; I
but let them' yhe
which will •
' under the shadow of talent,
and Fleury give them authority. Mole stutters
*,l.a.gers about,. and I am
violence ;but in accused of
a seducing delivery, has ineffable graces, Fleury
would ii
laughter, that a critic,
and I cause- such hearty
"tic, who should wish to be
serious with me,
he listened .
are some debutants wh,,,°•l to. There
for a little while, and thnse like a rocket, shine
returni. to obscurity
There are several causes folir
wt this. • Their talents
were eitherfactitious, or .
anted deth or ma-
turity. To speak in the English ,
style, a few
appearances wore them out—th ,
ey were exhaust-
ed
by their first efforts. Perhaps, . .
also, deviating
froM the path of the great 'masters, they attempt-
ed innovations, a temerity Which is only excused
by being supported by original genius. po
Per-
haps, also, and this is the most irremediable,
following the steps of celebrated predecessors,
they have made bad copies of excellent orig,inals,
Seeing. that instead of imitating their good qua-
-1 • Ines, they only aped the bad Ones, .the public
has treated them as parodists, and their efforts as
Caricatures. When it collies to that pass with
an actor, he has nothing better left to do than to
escape as quick as he can to Pau, and entertain
the Basques, or to Riom, to amuse the Auver-
gnats..; For yourself, my dear Talma,- Paris
claims . you, Paris possesses you, Paris will
keep you, and the country of Voltaire and
Moliere, of whom you will become , the worthy
interpreter, y will . hasten to you letters of na-
turalization.

is. advice, and we can only spare room for
part of it, is excellent. 'Palma never forgot it.—
Fitrit de Londres.

SINdittLAR DISH.—To make this inimitable
dieh'(ths roti ale rimperatrice) take out the stone from an
olive, and fill the cavity with shredded anehovy. The
olive, so stuffed, must be put into a quail, the quail into a
partridge; the partridge into a pheasant, the pheasant into
a turkey, and the turkey into a sucking pig. Let a brisk
fire amalgamate well the juices of these various meets, and
serve it up. BuCkold, rash man ! touch it not with your
knife; throw the whole out of the window, WO the olive,
in which the quintessence of the whole of the surrounding
materials is concentrated. Swallow; the olive ; but have
neer you a bottle of ether, for it is prObahle you may faint,
with pleasure. Some epicures reject even the olive, eating
"nlv the shredded anchovy--Code Gourmand.
It has been justly 9bserve'd, that there i;but
one step from the sub/line to the ridiculous. Calling upon
a friend,. the other day, with the intention of offering con-
solation on 'the death of an interesting infaa4 which had
expired the preceding morning, I found each eye suffused
With tears, and a sombre shade pervading every counte-
'''ance. Addressing myself to the poor terrified mother,. I
~
",tidly inquired, when the sad obeequies were to be performed
Qtter the departed little one. t, Oh !" he
,replied, with
'''inulons and broken voice, ". not for some days, as lie is'
4iv as sweet as a vitt 1"--Front a Correspondent,.
°PO. -Albion.