The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-05
GENTLEMEN OF THE SWORD.
SOME ISTING UIsHED HiSTERs or THE
NOBLE arr or FENCING.
a Nevenst's Biunder-StaEe Conibsts Cheered
In Paris and Laughed ~ IN New York
American Actor. Mho knew the Feils

A NeveIist's Biunder-StaEe Couibats Cheered
In Paris and Laughed ~ IN New York
American Actor wac Know the Foiis.
The art OF fencing has furnished many
picturesque scene g. the poets. dramati-'- AMI
novelisi- ~ the romanti. 'hcol 10 al countries
stage fights well executed always draw q goa-l
crowd. and a gooi couh0; has often saved the
fortunes Of e ban play. The duel .encs a the
C0rsican Brothers" the fencing bouts In
Hamlet and ;he Lady # Lyons. " the singh
comba,s IN Richard ILL.," Macbeth" uli
" Romeo anj juliet arc hSfaniiiur ~ pnpuhr.
The novels o. SCOTT aai Bulwrr ia England.
Dumas ard othaf. ia rance. are ful. oi sword
romtat-. Will Goethe a,d Schiller ir Germany
exhibit no le-- fonlness i'r she = ntiomau'-
weapon" When Co'. Bcf * saws that any
man who has carte and terce at his fingers
or = must b. n gentleman. he expresses a feel-
.ng tat comes down from the times o; chiy-
aip.
in recon, years with the improvement ia fire.
arms AID the general disuss OF tlc sword.
fencing has Dropped out 81 favor H. literature.
save ia military or naval novels With tue dis-
use u the weapon comes the liability 10 mis-
take In description 90 tie use g. was lately
shown hy DO les q writer than Wi,kie Collins
His Christmas story ol las Year. called " TIE
Duel in Hernc Wool" is founded On such 4
blunder. He make his hero skilfu feucer.
who hn~ visited the schools OF Paris. Vienna.
and everywhere else. This hero l. challenged
20 sword duel BY the villain. who pays "a poor
fencing master $50 20 t-arn him "a secret by
which a cre-nhOrn rau doieat muster This
secret CONSISTS simply In catching the oi-
hght ~ and then running him through.
lni- j. tie Hrs; ana oommoHe-f move ln what
is known as fencing "a 1lfgcu and j. ia
u-e ia Spain. Italy. ttrrmany, France. every
where. inise''. where graf fencing SCHOOLS
exist. Nevertheless. MI. Collins Pounds HE
whole story on The r"morSe -uii rel ny ;hc Vie
lain for using this costly -erret-the sane. by
the by. which Marryat us"s in the duel iu
- Potter simple" and modification VI the trick
by which Lever makes Tom Burke doiea, Mai
Thi- same general di.use Of the sword and
cou-elu-nt hunsiinS in us occasional employ.
mont have INST ridIcuIe on nlu 'l % the stage
tehung Of the present day. Tie ludicrous eS-
down that constitute the average modern ac-
tors idea OF q com 'ui w u.t not have becn
dienc. was capable u criucisinc the fencing
fight at tho end 81 " Richard III. IS SUR To
- ereetei with Laughter and ircnir cheers in
most theatres whom executed ia t.is style.
When the Af1r, taSe the trouble ~ learn 20
fence. the result j. very different. The fine ap-
was the theme ~ muny critic IN tho days when
ferhicr was - new 20 this country. and there
j. uo ouuW that hc id look well. fut u WIS the
cou'rast with the pungl"rs Eouui him Mat mad '
most ot ~ fame. for fecht.rt- ouly an ordinary
leu ar. Tho Juror Lately excited hy - cd stage
fencing IN Paris shows that ~ bold on the public
has not crased. All the world T. running b. acc
y" dues in Romeo and juliet. Simply b.
cause they look real the actors having teen
carefully trained by q fencing nae. r. Any
American manager who ttAe- the trouble no ]
baArs She expense Of training HE company o.
vivid ami ilielsr representations - hand-tO-
hand hEhuns vii! Ani y pay handsomely. The
grerf ps'urinrY success of our u'h.etiH me't-
ings proves this. and sktiul management can
wei A. 10 France.
~ present the number Of our actors even the
m ~ c'l"oritei l. VINO can make a stage cpu bat
.olS r.a.. i very small. Lister Maia'k !, a
pr'tiy fair boxer IN ia" ol. fashioned style. and
e'I. Play the siuge-iick mud.rately vel.
butwi,h the rapier ~ IL nowhere. = Twin Bo1th
l. only fair ioil fen ,er Int his brother. Juulu-.
while not b. famous as an actor. l. iir-t-' as
sworismnn. having won matches wiki the toii
araiu~f eNperr~ p1ln VIII recently rlnN.i M.
NiblS's in tAe Cors an Bro,aer,' g j. M EXCL
Tnorne are exports 80 knife plAT, TLes- aside.
hardy q G"eeut iencer can 10 found on our
stage. Barrett while motel scto-. j. n ier.,r
~ al, and makes perieci oIsiesgue OF the asnt
Every large town in france has is ,ar.
cdl7sss. some, lines two or three, and the amOi-
i'' 81 all the prcs.ncia. fencing masters l.
zone day 10 ieSch Ia PARIS. T. become 0,1rre
d1ntss In Par.s ouly one Wy II Qp-n-thai q
rk.l An a-piraEt must IT, abe % hold he own
v.fA the boz masters there and = ri-- oi VIC.
touous assaults cCa,"rs tne coveted i'.re 80
t-utrai- q 'Esrrime. the rendezvous ol the bit
ion"rs. p.f rent masters IN paris have their
SUP c.ets .ui sth ,e.s - they niwsys have
- p -. i---s. ,5 'se ~. ! = :, -.
N" umr thrust Vai.I has a-It q, own ever
sirre - tho highest proo, ~ -Ntl in fanriu-.
wen properly r4p.1Yrt. tpu.'r wn- equally
f-r when Louis fr POS wus ~. ~ -Iir .r 3
4AY- ~ M I'D Envy 81. J. -.t.l ~-- %.
= SIlt't a. l.1'ri fe-d tae t--;
.r-t nt-."r .n Paris to-d.y ana A. .foi.-s at =
sly al fame as trainer ai ar.r-. The o..as