, 1879-02-13
nj the appropriation askoi for the next two
ycnrs, for this institution has nbnut $l0,000 for
various modern improvements.
SARDOU AT REHEARSAL.
| Struggling will, Neuralgia. affAptncnd Conn
mas, and Perverted Comedy.

Struggling with Neuralgia, alfapfncsd Com-
mas, and Perverted Comedy. =.
Tic ro,,car,ais &c Of IL a new ".' p1av IN . pa,ts,.u
..As.s % . n"ays '''usss , nsa'y .a,,aa. ae' =" m
ac'or,a h.rene'b, ph5eicst' intellectual. anu
Vtc.orjcn pnrt1ol. NM the trhcarsat pocs NJ, .
rnitcr ,hc ,,cr,om,, ,itrcrt,o, ~ thc suthnr
u"s's. ~ ps'eo"A' ',,', oaIet"1 VI Mo Au'ao.,
the atIa'e becomes formidable at II o'clock
concerned with tic performance appear on tho
atarc. From t,,c tackrround NJ sorflou m
,as. srr,n, al IN l., h,ao sn.+ =. ,;ioa, 49,
te.s, "rapteo up !" n"go eoat or elonK, "nose
protected By Tie hat, md with solid camping
stlrx In tho Que hand and q bottle Of ammonia
T., t,,o n,h.e All nrc.ont f,nmc,.I.to,y 1st,,nr
10 tc oher' M M pse''n. .e.a ea'nsr
nfouna MN, aseccsols' managers, actoFe' act
resscs. promptcrs, etc., aakln9 him about Ills
neuralgia, reporting same new. md won-
tltrful cures Of this horribfo disease,
prophesstne suro change Of the weath::
Ct during the day-adminfstering all
possiblc kinds OF consolation md cniolIne..
And this great diaplay Of kindness really seems
lie eIoak eollnr little, shows faint clror. Of a
smile, md advances Dnoddrg. to his casy-thalr,
over which ia erected coinpuso tent, open In
front. hit excluding even thu hlIgttcst Suspicion
fn'snd CORRECT; the nctors occnpy thu placca
culkcd off Tor them; the rehearsal bcgtus, n1ld
for ten minutes everything gets nlong
quite smoothly; the day fooks promising.
But there Is suddenly heard. fearful
CRY from the tent, O mixture Ut an
ejaculation a1nf q groan, nnsl, rs II shot
nut by cannon. n. 6Hrdou 1enp4 onward, stick
forcmost, md With innumerable cushions and
'cmturtcrs dripping from the floattnR folds OF he
cloak. An actor has overlooked comma which
WAS put ttDwH after hotEe al painful meditation,
Which emlu1ea MI inspiration. and without
which the sacecss of the whole p1av would be
tfnpcr!lcd, Tor 1t represents now, original, and
striking htancet Mi.l this nllango conveys tho
first, but consequently also tho most
important. inttmatiou uf the idea of tho
wi1nle composition. 1ntcsrupttng himself,
with involuntary eroans md sobs,
the author e1ptatus and explains. BY degrees
he grows more and murc eloquent. At Inst he
turns hack the collar, and with a singular face,
all awry With suffering, he tries to render the
'uttnre himself. The actor tlil,lcrstantls him.
catches no The train begins to initiate. SUCCEEDS
aud, peklng up Ills cushions alAl comforscrs left
along tl.e road, the author rclurns consolcd to
hts tent Again a stcll al calm weather. But
this ttmo It 0niy lasts five minutes, for It
Is evident tint the f1'nbre Of the whole
scone has been mistaken; u1ul, do you
not zee. II this sgcnc is represented In
thts manner. t1lo impression which the whole
comedy is designed to sHnkc il started on IL
wrong track. It points toward the nclod1ana
or townrtl tho farce, md thus It may lluppen
that the spectator laughs inst when We wAnt
lin to cry, or cries just wien We want lin tU