The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-22
A "Reminiscences Of Dejazet.

1t was quite by accident that I s.~
the famous Dejazet. 1t was after ,hs
had taken her farewell of the STAGE
after the great ovation In the Oner.
House, where all the actors assembled
to crown the singer of Berapper's ,onos
and half OF Paris assembled n go. 81,
do II. This act of homage gave De;.za,
sueh iresh notorie'y. that she could not
resist tue impulse TO appear in an o.
s~seme"s ~ the Vaudeville. notwith-
st"hding she had said good bye" To
the Paris theatre-goers.
said 1t was quite by accident that l
saw her. So it was | was going 10
kouen Tor tha night lost nv train.
dropped into cafe by the station and
there met an enthusiastic French ;our.
nahst. who had the Dejazet madness.
lie insisted that l should accompany
hum to the Vaudeville, and fairly
dragged me through the streets to the
box office. On reaching the theatre he
asked hurriedly:
" Is the first act through 2"
No, monsieur"
Ns'oii MISS word.
We went to our box-a box halfway
round the gallery-and there was a
good view OF the stage and the house
We had hardly been there a minute
when Dejaxet made her first appearance
for the evening.
The claque promptly began. ant. the
whole house took up the welcome.
She stood before ns. the queen OF
soubrettes, the woman for whom q thea.
TIE and street have been named. a
woman over whose graces three genera :
tions of Frenehmen have gone wild
She stood there. petite and graceful and
old The play was Monsieur Carrot, and
Dejaxct had the title role. She was
dressed in light suit of the encroyaMe
type. All the arts Of the stage had
been used 20 make Deiazet look youth
fu'. but all the arts were routed by
time. She looked old in spite of every
thing. There were wrinkles in her
face that all the cosmetics in creation
could not hide. Her smile-what . sai
smile i, was-showed even rows IT
teeth. even as the DENTS, could make
them. Deja,e; WAS no longer beautiful.
no longer 1.-THE. no longer piqndHtS she
WAS old
But she did her best, She WAS con-
scientious. She neglected none Of the
tradition. Of her youth She skipped
on the stage in = psintul way She
walked as # her shoes hurt her. as I've
no doubt they did Old people have
corn. and tender feet. and high heels
aud pointed toes are likely - hurt.
But il WAS Dcjaxe; l, WAS the
crowned DejaEe,-of whom Bersnger
sung-and over whom The critics Of the
las, generation rAycd.
The house is hushed There is the
silence Of expectation; Dejaret is abou.
TO sing. WHAT OF oil things, the
one we would wish ,o hear. 'Lireite +"
She sang and the people listened breath
lrs.y. she received an encore and sang
ags.n, and the house was wild with ap
plsuse.
la wha, did the secret Of her success.
lay Simply in the memories Of the
past. Had al unknown woman of her
Axe SUNK as sHF tsIA
Traditional gallsn'ry would not have
saved Der torrent ST Kisses
1t WAS thin, piping voice, and bn'
tor sor, Of magnetic silence. the word.
could no, have been heard across the
theatre. The urches'rA helped the sing
er all i, could. aud her enunciA;ion VA.
perfect. Every syllable WAS IS eles'
ca, as . diamond Poor Dsiares He'
very manher showed tha. she WAS no'
aware but ,ha, she ssng IS well as ever
and the applause seemed 70 her bat
proper tribute 10 her musics! effort
Ny enthusiastic friend looked ~ IN
when DejaTe, hal finished Are yos
not glad vou came :" he asked.
"Ye~-ia am glad ani am sorry. / All
glad 10 have seen Dejsxet. that ms,
boast OF il hereafter, ba; | am sorr.
thA, 'hs ideal Deisxe, Of my inagina
! sion is supplan,ed hy the real Dels,ei II