New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-22
A Morning with Madame Ristori.

The following interesting account of Madame
Ristori and her favorte roles, is from the pen Of
Mrs. Estelle Anna Lewis, who has been residing
some years in Europe:
My first morning with Ristori was the morning
succeeding the evening / had first seen her in the
role of Elizabeth.
/ arrived at o'clock, and found her in the salon
attired in simple, gray morning robe. trimmed
with blue The tables and stands were loaded with
elegant bouquets.
'sBehold the compliments of the morning. said
Rlstori, laughing and pointing to the presents.
8" If bouquets can be admitted as evidence in the
case, have pleased the English in the role of Eliza
beth, for nearly all of them are from the English
who witnessed my yrepresentationlastn night Read
the notes that accompany them, she said drawing
handful from her pocket, and handing them to
me. / seated myself by the window and COM
menced reading the perfumed epistles.
"Be pleased, madame, to acceptthe accompany
ing fragrant expression of my admiration of your
representation of the role OF Elizabeth last night.
/ was charmed said Lord W..
"If could find flowers that could live as long as
your beauty and genius will live in my memory,
would send them; but as cannot, l will send you,
dear madame, those of the season.
CDR. C-.n
"Be pleased, dear madame, to accept the ac-
eompanying blooming tokens of my profound ad-
miration. G. LIZ
"For Mime Ristori, the greatest living trage-
dienne. EDWARD C--.a
"Elizabeth my dear madame is your Chef:
d'9urre, and send this bouquet TO express to you
the delight your beautiful representation of this
role afforded me last night. CHARLES NY
my dear madame, lost my heart last night
and send this bouquet in search of it, said Baron
"If flowers could talk like ladies, should not
send you this bouquet, since | am certain, dear
madame, that they would whisper to you what a
dotard ] am y wrote Count M.
While was reading these bizarre effnsions the
Count and Countess de S., and the Baron S.
entered, and engaged Ristor in conversation. She
conyersed slowly but correctly, in French and
as the company was French, except the Baron,
| who was brusqne Englishman, the conversation
| was held in that tongue.
:. You charmed me last night said the Baron
"took possession of me. Elizabeth is your chef
| dtgnUre, madame"
Pardon, Monsieur lie Baron" said, lifting my
eyes from the pile of notes in my lap; @ from my
point Of view, Medee is her chef dG0rre.''
| :" You are quite Mistaken u interrupted Madame
| la Comtesse. Marie Stuart is madame's chef
| d@uure. Everybody thinks SO. OH l could wit
ness the representation of Marie Stuart the seven
nights of the week"
does not think so. / consider Phedre her chef
dRrufe. Do you not think So madame?n said
Monsieur lie Gomte, turning to Rstor. -.z
Truly, Monsieur le comtsf said Ristori,
| smiling, You place me in q delicate position
when you ask me to sit in judgment on my own
merits. If the state of exhaustion in which find
myself, after playing Medee, be any evidence of
how intensely feel the character, | shall be
Medee takes possession of me. l become lost in
her grief toW fat. ! am the forsaken wronged,
heart broken, maddened Medee, from tho moment
commence playing that role till it is completed"
" But do you not feel Phedre's grief?s asked the
Count.
| q / do not become Phedre, y replied the tragedi
enne. / assume her. Phedres love is a guilty
love; and though can represent it artistically,
| cannot feel it. In my thoughts can separate my
| self from Phedre when am playing the role ; but
when am playing Medee, am Medee, and not
Ristori. feel all the pangs of the crushed wife,
and clasp the children to my heart with mothers
agony, and slay them with mothers madness.
| " But you certainly feel Elizabeth when you play
that role, p said the Baron, a little excited.
- admire many points in Elizabeth's character y
replied Ristori, but am conscious all the time
| am playing the role that am Rstori and not the
| Queen of England
" But I'll swear" continued the Baron, with EN-
/ phasis, that Elizabeth is your greatest rolen
Here little eight year old daughter of Ristori
| and made dash to the Baron's emphatic sentence.
/ "0h! here comes the little tragedienne,' he
| said, lifting her on his knee. Ten years hence
/ she will be charming the world like her mother.a
"Not by my consent, Monsieur e Baron,n re-
piled Ristori. 1.-THE professionals its advantages,
but could never willingly, see child of mine en-
ter it,
ceived?n continued the Baron. " Have you not
brought the world to your feet!"
| ." have succeeded@ replied Ristori, . but the
profession contains almost insurmountabe points
We study our lives away to represent others
ideas. The world applauds us while we are before
it, and forgets us when we are out of its sight
The successful actor should live in the memory o.
posterity as long as the successful author. His
talent must be as great-his study as arduous-bu
he plays second fiddle.n
Mime Ristori closed the series of her represen
tations at Paris, this season, by Elizabeth, Queen
of England. This work is historic drama by M
Geoeomel, to whom we owe the tragedy of "Ju
dith,s so much esteemed in Italy.
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