, 1879-07-03
'rancfsque Sarcey and the Theatre
Francais Before the British
Public.
! Pfsnthman's Views on English Tasts--RhJ
Sarah Dernhardt Is a Suttes, in LondsD,
and Croiztttta Pailaro.
Alexandra Dumas Ellis Judged by London
Audienco-Mlle. Broisat---Viotor
Hugo's "Notre Dame"
A Dlanehe-Tncker Opera Company to Visit
Amerlca---All Abont tho Prlmn
Donna and the Troupe.

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hllotu A.oa t"ueA sa'is'1e',h' ouk Nv - aGa"a
surprised ak the faint enthusiasm aroused ny
Victor Hugo's +" Hermann" and "Ruy Bias"
a..st ~ a,.ar rrn.t ,,rs,a,,t.,, ~ II, lima
A.uoAtos -. ~ ...as s.a'.s ~. s.t<a nsn,. ~,
WHOM nc ts TRANSFORMER from ms "a.''e ias's 10
the moro sober atmosphere OF London. On tho
foreign stage bis Erosepcse s seen Ia all It's NIL
NV III, g,.hv to1.nt mn 1onucr crcnxe. thu
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nast'neso o. a'e plote, anu Nv ,,,' plaosopn'
.tcal dtRressons become tedioua anu fldicathde.
All this Is quite simple to my English mind.
though it puzzles that most lnyetcratc OF Tar
1stans, Franctsquo Sarcoy. Du,uas' i" Etran-
oere,, " Fills Naturrl,n anu the rest are tho
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Alexandra Dumas Ills would never, l
; think, haye bccn raised to tho lofty
,,,.oo In oco,,tsa-,n Paris. ,ut 7 fcc, v.,v
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6ulo lila't Hho o1!a VI e"o ot''o' 'stucH ecie.
hratcd contemporaries when ne dies Dis WORKS
with hardly tbrco cxceptEons) will die with htm.
. And 80 muc! the better, for they arc "rottcn
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a. .nc core,
eenare DO NJ Fo'sr, anu ' f"r hss@ t
greatest tr!umphs OF the comcd3c Fruncaisc at
fhe Goio.y, Not badly cho.cn-for barhartsns.
sar..v ~ ] ;s II onnon ,hnt t,,e success Of Moiero
ssss'y pasna ~ - @ ~, for r tne f,et ,ua
they arc 60 familiar to must cdncated knRlihh-
men. 1t may bc su but WE needed not that ex-
plannlon. Wig should not the masterpieces Of
The French eta2e be oppIaudcd On Their own
merits1
"A fer Mile. Crn!zctle, TIM wonder fs not that
; ehe TINS failed In London: IT Is that sho should
hayc ever made st!r in Paris. ! deny not only
that she fs great nctrcss, but also tlHt slte Ia
! great beauty; alltl, apart from talent tt'',
beauty ehe hae en'y mssm[ams ~ fssua'e''a
her lnat alono ~ uot esaoaIs. ~. ~ ,asee{ "a
lcatnt NOW lsol!a !hG es' Inv Essa Nun,n
genius nnove ~ thIhes IN an aettess, us1t 70
+ genus thsy 1--WE eHat4l, ie"9sSht; o n,. .sacs.
Crozstte na5 nnne o. lhens' sa.h. I.tt'iau. , i..
and EH'1'io hto'sa' haGe All. LOU 10 ao' hho"
much Of
MILE nho1sAT,
dare say, She is Htar iMpcrfcct1v appreciated
even here, though have for ys..rs considered
: hcr-atter sarRh Bcrn!urlt-t1c finest actress TIL
the stage. with II tri1c moro po*er nuu passion
to lloln hcr u1anv touching xnst winBomo gracrs,
sho might became Qaccn of art. Ercn so,
could anything be- moro perfect than her linn
iu BntrIero 1iu MllcTger'a :" Vic &c Hoscttc1 l
or. her .lfNe. de .Het%}sfet Certainly