The New York herald., 1866-09-19


he sottlsd down in Lyons where he opOncd second
\ hand clothing store. He OF the Jewish H,s
name Abraham Felix and his wife's Esther
haya The eldest daughter sarah, sang from cafe 70
cafe and Rachel collected the coppers. The family
sued tie same life at Paris, whore they bad removed
about 1880 Shortly after that time Rachel procured
admission 70 Institution where defamation
taught gnatousy, aud Ia 1887 she got theatrical on
| gagement The next year, the i2th cf June. she
made her rst appearance the classic boards OF the
| Theatre franeais. whore she was destined
| her greatest fame From this date her progress
| was upward and onward. Tho grand old formal
drama OF Cornsie and Racine so long believed
to be dead revived AZ the splendid defamation and sim
gn'ar a,titudniging o hs by her grca,
genius she rcanimatci those marvellous productions
which always IN skilfu hands prove 20 touching She
was indebted for nothing 70 stage tradition Nature did
everything Tor her Never rhaps Ia. sud
correct dcton made the force majesty and grace Of the
great ar, OF the seventeenth century that ny her
great talent Hcr originality showed 70 the sdyan
ose in interpreting those old dramas IN more modern
plays Il became diminished cnaccd Indeed she ap
peared 10 have tlle taste cor them Rlsin. suddenly
from obacurty TO theatrical glory shc dazllcd by
great fortune II she had bceD los anxious display
her talent at London, s. Petersburg and Now rcrk,o
say nothing Of provincial thcares-is would have prc.
served Il In greater purity, aud ~ rema ming faith
ful 70 her art, she might have lived longer
The managers OF tho Theatre FrsnCais gave her an N
mousc salary, yet thus did content her, shs
quaneling with them constantly sho dictated her
terms In her acting sbo was ,ershls rather than
touching Her tears had the bitterness or M,rah ia
than and yory rarely excited teafs 10 hor audience
she never melted or awakened sympathy, but she 81
inspired The spectator with wonder ani fear The
love n gold born viii her Her graspIngncst
ever bod one rcdccmns feature shs permitted her Fam
nv TO share ii her gains She had sow real friends AMI
those she had were new Tho c or her Effects aner ho
death created quite 50 sation Ia Paris. comprs,ng a.
thev ana most valuable IRE 4sn nom hcr oyer, ana a.
mrers Of high reuk she was never married. ID che
left behind her two SOM.
lii Tho famous actresscs Ic.ourrenr Nats Clarion
Georges and some others Who gays reuo~n 10 40
French stage P1chcI had prodcet.ors Ia or c,recr IN
none of them cyer scared !, g ~ won euoh enaarnq
fame a. tho acagor DARK poverty strlcxen chl Il no
jew peder
Madame Ri.t"ri.
hhu no" Nauame iea'ur eon'ft e'y wear lhH h'a
dcm q her 'ft s'aNonS ana Eachci hRYtnx p'ss y
away irom the scene Of u'e kSiou hn' no nv she
reisns supreme We gaV' vast weef the ICY teF mr.
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we man points ~ nei "le 'nu ~ ner professional a.
teer iaNe sia'ons 'nn WAGNER sue too Va tne d'asa
| 'er o' parents VINO iea "anaebhk ilf. lhsj were
members o IraVeHns thehneh COMPANY anh ihe
young nuei"ae wa e"'y introduced y u' 'ootnsh7'
'na "on' 'h'oush NV lu'onuo p't8 = te1uary "nu
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oa' No moatna ou 'nian' 'heh sno N's carried -
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performances II ''h'afeh" paris - ths oaly ~ q
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