The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-08
FACETIH.
BOucicauit at a Rehearsal.


Francisque Sarcey tells TINS little story of
BOucicault at the rebearsals OF Jean la PoSte
(Ar7 alma POgue), in Paris:-
Well we are bea ell; there's no denying it;
we are. 1t Il better to aCkno Wedge It at once
with good grace. nope we shouted oIt long
enough how that the English knew nothing at
all about the stage, that for fifty years pas they
have existed on ours, uucerenonlousy appro.
pr atIng our pieces, after taking out the marks.
And OF this same Dion BOuCIcault, so famous
beN ono the Channel, what hes not been said
here? He has been SIMPLY treated az a thief
He had riAed Brlsbaue, and turned out tae
pockets OF Dennery.
'Lo here be is with diana OF his own fash.
ionlng. He Is received with sllsht tinge OF
lottness. 1t does not affect him; it something
to be received at alt. 1t i proposed o br1ug
HIM out III June; 60 it Tor June, ne saws. He IS
offered as the representative o. his principal
character, Charles LemaItre, who Is going to
he so talented by-and-by. lie accepts Charles
LemaiJre, with out waiting for the advent OF his
talent.
"In other respects he WIS kindly treated.
Every one gives HIM advice down TO the
prompter do"n to the machInist (carpenters).
There is feeling of pity tor the poor fellow
coming here 10 France, the native land o. br.se-
barre, to Iun the chances OF such a tailure A
ballet three-quaIters OF an hour long is lolsted
into the heart and marrow of his action and
when he submissivply compla ms, when hat in
hand he ventures to call attention to the fact
that the matter in hand is an Irish wedding
mere e would amply suIice, the reply Is that
be doesn't know the tasUc ol tue French ana
that his morality (berqu'naie) wants spicng up.
'Dion BOuclcault DO VS. his head at the express
sion. Yonder he Is master, he has three or our
theatres Hnder his orders; he commands with
the authority derived fro N great reputation,
from incontestable knowledge of the theatre
from ten years OF success, and fortune Of tour
or tive Millions (trancs). But here he knows it
will be out OF condesCension if he gets but a
pail of water from he fireman on duty.
always polite humble, and mild, but tena-
clous. He wanted his Jig; be gels it. He did rot
want Charles Lemaitre and Charles Lemaltre is
removed. 1t was little harder with The ma chi
nIsts. When he gave them certain directions,
these gentlemen would smile with satisfied
smirk
Dye think We are not up to our business
here in France p said they.
We'll, my friend. go to work. replied Mr.
Boucicault, not at all angry.
And he waited, ana the stage effect (true)
didn't seem to get on, and then Mr.. Boucc
resuming the conversation, end avored to
explain his idea. But al The first words:
livery good | understand, don't sav another
word; do you think we Frencnmen need so
many wOrds?'
"And away ran the machinists. BIT the
stage effects get on none the better and the
Englishman with imperturbable feJne, took
the head machinist by the hand and led hlm
down below.
"'Be good enough to have that weight moved
back-that's right-noW bring this rack and
pnlon. forward very good-and now go
ahead
'And the true slipt along IN its groove. Thus
Dion Boucicault is all at once author, actor,
scene painter, and mdchniSt. He came out
OF school which bears some resemblance TO
our POLYTECHNIC School, and he has retained
from his early calling a knowledge of ma
chinery and its mode of working. He joins to
these an inventive faculty and an ingenuity of
resource which are not to be acquired at. any
school,"