The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-25
EccENrRIcirIEs or GENIUS.


Sarlou. the famous French playwright, i
martyr to neuralgia. Il n smells the bottle
o. -ll "mnnnln nlt M t."re ls ',nst 'rnution
Wnsrc u my cnair have NO chair MNthcre
upholstnrrrs Hre killing mol They Will bc tho
death of mrl' IN, upholstorer. frightened out
81 his Wis. runs. Coward, Another yen rlsrs
from inc '"9thi Sti-n m1hil-cr sthSe mum,
back IN" lrft lex ot the sofa can't YOU see II is
an -lth ~ an inch beyond the chalk mark
Now. can Z. Cfr' lt MI u everything. Wont
you use YOUR 'ytst' The lcn lex of the sofa Is
drawn into line. Everybody hrrathes again.
,r,"nlns -p,' d",i ng' lasi 'Ns l2r ts
Contouni ~ Nnrhini-t. -nvw The marhinist
draws near the booth. Cold drops Of perspra-
ton AIRY On hs brow. H. trrmhlos ia every
limb, Great heaysn-. mnn whcrc arc your
ovcs3" "Confound III Can't you see that thing
yondcr Ia too near the scene: 1t actually touches
pr per begins. That's not the way. duriingi'
w dear boy. do stand q little more t. the lott
,G" IVY cha" aGair ' ehSS p 4? beauty w wf
YOU stand in front Of the iircplaccy' That's
dhrlngI That's my d'nr rhildl' Then
comes change. som thln--a ,trlile--
the mercst notihng-oomirs. Snrdou bounds
niecc of furniture. srl1s IT, pulls IT, pushes II.
dra4ss it. until he h. GREATNESS exhausted. pip
ing not. sweating, straming.. tn" loader OF the
or hesirn always watches for this moment VI
exhaustion to pouncc on Sar,lou and timlly
suggest, Don't YOU think "A little music would
come IN well lu-t here :" The bare menii9n Of
sirieks. "MusieY Noi mol nol nor Ncn-
ril:in Is forgotten. HIS voice MS the whole
the furniture. pushes this actress. pulls this
actor. kneel- stan Il. dnruimS. sph~. wringa mis-
nan e., hurie- hlS i"r'h'ad ih is palms, presses
ms heurt tears out his hdiraeiS an inr lar1S, Is
scene ~hiurr. "supr," fireman. uphol-t 'r"r.
trmatl- author until at lHSt. hrruthlc--. sweat
ink. rNhuust'd. Vol rlo-s. lryer II. he sinks INTO
his chair and moun-; "A sherry cohbl"r,
pleas T. straw. Wmblnr, lee and sherry
TER the third Whit OF the famous Amer
ian drink, Of which. sardou Is very
.iu-. TO-, giy" -. ihN point with al Your
strength" WHIT. Wnif. I'm sure. my dear
toy, may count on yOu.' WIFI Win And
now. dirilne- l'l@ 49, oyer that ~ 'rd act once
mor'' Chorus. an lhe actors. an the a fre--.S,
ihe S1iag" mang,er. the tnca'r, manag,,r; On;
must have -on" r''-t ioforo me evenings per-
a2SS ni Nol No,iNo They Hai ru Sn S SG'
nuts anotirr white SILK handkerchief around
his neck. buttons UP his ulster. and grumbiing,
lie Oaitl,s in thi- way every day until the piece
T. ready iorperiormanfe; he Il ny the morning
time. He can't cat. H. takes the rail for Marty
wnnd"rs oyer his country house and Is
grounds. He returns Ia Paris tie takes an
omnibus for some distant part OF Paris: at des-
tnation walks 10 n arrest railway station takes
the cars. Once NJ the terminus h"tak, sgnutirr
can't keep stll. His heart - IN his mouth.
When night comes he sits modify IN front Of
his fire. his eyes fixed on the CLOCK. friend
comes AMI goes from and To- the tn"atre, md re-
di.n.n arn IA excellent humor." The artor-
are an swell amt IN high spirits; certain of sue
cess. 49, Tho first a't has been received with fa-
yor." =, Iln .qnd an could not nave gone on
better" The third act has raised tho 'Nrf"-
ment OF the audience In the highest plth.
" Tho fourth act went of like arocai, The
piece, evidently is going To- br rNt.eme is sue
ces-lul." " Tho curtain went down amid pals
of applause. Al ~" "a. tors wgrr called cut. lm-