The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-13 00:00:00

TALMA'S TABLETS.

(From La Pandore.)
A pocket-book of Talma's has fallen into our
hands. It was there that he frequently set down
domestic facts and recollections of what occurred to
himself and those about him. Many of these re-
marks were written in his closet immediately after
an interview with Napoleon, by whom he was fre-
quently treated on a footing of equality. We com-
municate a few of these secret thoughts of Talma to
a public by whom he was sincerely cherished, and
they will recognise in these notes which were not
intended to have been published, the superior stamp
of the genius they admire. These notes are all
written with a pencil, and the pocket-book bears the
date of 1818.

The Sanhedrin was, according to the Emperor's
own account, created the day after seeing the tragedy
of Esther.

A dramatic performance, in which correctness of
costume is not preserved, is calculated to convey to
the audience, and particularly to the younger part of
it, false notions of history.
Voltaire played Cicero in a white domine.
To moderate the voice is the surest way to be cor-
rect and intelligible. I passed ten years of my life in
getting rid of my habit ofrantmg. Few people have any
idea of the difficulty of this art; it requires more
time and trouble to make a great actor than a great
painter.
Doctor Jenner applied to Napoleon through Cor-
visart, for the liberty of two Englishmen; the pray-
er was granted, us was also a similar application of
my own for the liberty of an Englishman, although
the Minister of Marine had previously told me
that the Emperor would not grant a favour of the
sort to a brother.

When I have played a scene well, I always co
over it again behind the scenes.
The Emperor said to me one dsy, after seeing me
play Nero, " Talma, nous faisons de l'histoire."
When he landed in Egypt the Emperor found a
cameo which greatly resembled him.
The Emperor said to me one day, that if Cor-
neille were still alive be would make him his Prime
Minister.

It was I brought black hair into fashion.
When Berthier accompanied Louis XVIII. to
Ghent, Napoleon said to us, " the Emperor cannot
pardon Berthier, but his old friend Buonaparte will
forgive him : let him return."
I will write down my conversation with Mira-
beau, and what Robespierre said to my cure.
When I was young, Ducis one day raised my hair,
and said, " That is a brow on which I see many
crimes written."
A nation who have brought about a revolution,
require another tragedy.
Tears accompamed by a loud voice never excite
sympathy.

ossini's celebrated OPera, The Turk in Italy,
is to be brought out forthwith at Drury-lane Theatre, and
it is said that Miss Fanny Ayton is to be the Prima Donna.

VERACIOUS.--A mower of Parma, s
ed, by chance, during sleep, a quake, which crept into his
mouth. By means of powerful remedies, the dangerous
guest was removed; but
indulges, this man, i n
by one of the sports of chance, in
which nature sometimes, '
consequenceal l o v
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of the remedies employed, found liiin„,if,
and hie
on recovering, in
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appointments are higher_than those of 41_1/Diversity Pro-
fessor.. Who shall speak evil of serpents,
raolfoftlßieoglargeaataes;t beauty.
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