, 1876-12-03

''Sust as you desire, madam was the az.
liable reply, aud Whsn she reached the dooz anu
looked back the merchant still wore the same
kind and patient smile.
REALISM On THE STAGE.
Clara Morris Defines Her Method of Portray
Ing Disease and Death--An Actress who
Studies Nature Like an Artist--The Heart
Disease in tho Porhonatlon OF Miss Mutton.
Esa1 York D1iiv Graphic.
Playgoers have been afforded some very nota-
sble illustrations OF stimulation Of Hines and
death, as was stated In communication pub
1tshel IN these columns yesterday, but none.
more vivid, as Was, then set forth, than those
furnished by Clara Morris in 4 series Of repro.
sensations, the last and greatest Of which Is
Miss Mutton. Among foreign actresses OF chi
nence partIc liar attention is paid to the subject
in stage delineation. Ristori's powerful por-
truyal OF approaching dissolution anil tho su-
prcn,e agony Is sill fresh In the minds OF oil
who witnessed h-r Queen E:i:abeth, and rs the
very antthesis Of tho effort Of the great ltali3n
no better illustration could be furnished IA the
same domain Of art than the death scene OF
Mile. Clarence, the star OF last seasons French
comedy season, as Fron-FTu.. Ont Waa tic
going out OF strong, almost masculine nature
"a great struggle against the king Of terro-s,
aud q cliuging to life that was full Of despera-
ton; the other was like slgh-lkc the falling
Of the leaves OF the little roses which the
poor, sinful Parisfenne declared In her last mo-
mcnts should cover the dress that should be
her shroud; and seen on the same stage ut q no
very distant period each from the other they
! assumed, through Ristori's hoarse whisper. and
| the strange metallic tones which Clarence EN-
| ployed SO effectively at the final moment, =
| great significance. We have reason to believe,
| however, that Clara Morris makes even q more
profound study Of disease and death with rel
erence to her stage presentations than was evi-
| ant in either nf FnmHrEAblH illustrations
| VIC have noted. In recent conversation the .Ai&s
| Mutton Of the Union Square Theatre spoke on
| this subject as follows:
It is unquestIonable, think, that an actress
II she is assigned : task It il quite tndisputnble
.eeks sabsets Why Should
actor. have made particular study not onlr o.
81 ~ snd ana he
Camille" and noy s,Mia7 Aplson 1"xo sash ,S1
example, Of course do not enter into tht
field Of inquiry; the heroine in such cases dies be.
d. he
dies the conventional stage death In the very night
and Saturday matinee :ye Bqt a.s wih ,oI bs"fhs ths
{''The Sphinx y. Cdn'l1te, and Aass Aa4so"' tns
case is quite different
The de.th scene In The Sphinx called forth r.
tic. confess it was not pleasant
DO bit no 4s natter how fpua'fe Sapna s
@ the theatre 1T is ] pars oi ones duty to ual it. Tho
called for death oy poison and death BY poison
not say exactly what poison. In some conversation
with q physician, however, gaVe him the time
sss I tn asa s Il the s b
from @ either prussie acid or strychnine. Death
from the former is attended by but aiEht stsgSIes;
some movements Of the mouth are the sole :nd!:a-
|
eontortions, and as this death vas a,s.a more; sf
it. There was slight shiveI when the poison rsas
swallowed, and this was followed soon after by .
Agreeable manifestation I employed Bit Of chalk,
ht use" fe o1s
on the tsbe ,e ready . snatch and pa e
mouth at the arst necessity to5 what may be calisd
essaps ED as drsnR tho wassr eIutched at my
eolarette; but Oh, confusion: whsn ! put my NY
hsna Tnebs 5sa as eatd
thtough ps1n the rest Of the seeenetcr.y Struggled
best might but It waz lane sad ins
to be disappointed; the n,an who hsd .d Big J. pen e.
aharpened for treatise on'onensye resltsm; II M hs
Indeed there must have ga1eo at aae1 n sda
out to be. Whom the curtain fell alternately in,.
{ ploeed and demanded to DO told what became n o.
bts bcds sA"'f lifted a. the elsss from To- table
where had set it down and disclosed 9oras ns
white powder-al that remained o. r. 10 nean1n o1
uses. I had smaahed it to atous In putting doEn
the glass, and it never played he part it was de-
signed to in the - realistic DRAMA
CAAnLB's CoSsuMFfioN.
In the dcnth-scene Of "Cami1e" .endeavorea
to portray the climax Of progressive disease as It
he9oiae h. has, Is stated Fetasned t. Paris
J the south OF France greatly improved. l only
cough when she is under tae influence zen .,ooa o.