, 1879-07-09
A LIVELY TIME.

Euutlsh Actors In Paris Flfty.slx Ycnrs Ago. |
I0ni"n IfH1eF |
At the present timcs, wien the members OF
the Colnedlo Franchise are meeting With such q |
latterIng reception in 1tondon, the following ac-
count OF nvery uttTcreut reception accorded to q
company OF Euglsh actors in Paris In 1923,
when the battle OF Waterloo was fresh
in tho memories OF the French, will be
read With interest. It wns written BY
ap impartial eyewitness, The celebrated Gsrmau
author and ,itterastHr, Borne, from whose
"sklzzcn ,,ud ErzahiuoEen " II IS trauslated:
"Thc appearance Of company Of English
ulay-pctors upon the domain OF FrcnGl, yanA!
was anuounceu . fortnight since. we shall
see,' eatd tho -lirror Ihat was q onco ita shosx
OF public opinion, knew oil Tue secrats
Of it's mistress. Later, t. Is true, the
papcr assumed NIL innocent asr, aud SUD that.
willie good Ffcncilmsn must eSrta!h'y maso ,n .ne
| parison bctwcen French aul English actors
| must DO lesired by ovcryboiy, particularly 10
| tilc result could not be doubted IL, therefore,
begged It's renlcrs to remain Tranquil. But
through this thin veil Ut Hypocrisy Has visible
JcsIrs to see this English actors sent to The
rlgi,t-about with kicks and olowo, and sctttnE
down Of the Battlo OF Waterloo 70 their &C.
| count, And that is exactly what happened.
nThe English actors bad agreed with tho
theatre Of lie rorteSt,-s[artln To girc six rep
rescntations Tia llrs. was announced f0r the
i,rtannc Siajcaty's most hnlnb1o scryants VII
Ue performed this tyagc,ly OF "0thello,"
by tho most celebrated Shakespeare
Tilese 0unels. like supcrla.tvca did not IN
ihv abIlitics Of the p'ayuss, for what every
body was cager to witness was, not the jealousy
OF O,hcito, bur that Of tic Frctc'. There Was
an tndescs!bsbe crowd I'll front of Tue house,
| and tho hoss Of geudnrtues, On horseback Aht
op foot which would have necn strung enough
10 protect the excc1ttton Of Il Cartoueho, was
harly sufficient to mamtsn t. o Gnier: e..,.
found an sxcosnt oppparsa"iy pt'a asv ~ W ,e
| Frruch Everybody cxcrtGd hnlsclf, by act nt.d
word, to mako way through tho crowd aud get
10 tho doorr but tile puth!ur WAS generally EYctl
and received With thu gsnec ot a dancing ,naattr:
aid sucli expressions rs Were exchanged seemed
to 10 act to music, Al last the current carried
me into the theatre aud landed INC !n thc
orchestra ac*inst tas p5on.ptsra ooa: rsoV! ,,V
ct,oson me t!at day to PLAY orc OK tic fnost lin
ssThu houso,was no sooucr fl!lcd tl,an the play
| bcrau,-not the plny which the actors 1nUaEt Il
! eive thc curtain had not yet riscnl, but !hH
! which tae spectators had resolved upon. lhs
. aulicnce shouted, wastlcti: s9ueakod, statnpcn
sung, ului, nshost exercised Ill nc neonsilc tae
! tics they could think ot tu rupulsu the English
i A timiu ucrnap car llko tulne, accustane'
: from childhood to shEink With anrtgh! At ~
: mention O! policeman, was quite shock toiH
) .luat any set Of people dared 70 a., mako sncn
!! Thcsc, however, did not hudre, Int allowed I'll
q row 10 20 on. bon,eaody in w htst 70" 6
= boxes roared out, LA ranai!lel'' The tatnal
. grew aercer aud more general. "A Ia port'
|. 4 ID porte, Martaluytllc,' shouted more than
:. thousand voices 1t was, III TACT, t4'ut hirc!in
n Q! the arstocrnsy, the ws!Eknown .s nxsa s.iss
Of t DrGa. Has; s who Gaa yout1rea
ar himself un and tried to brayo tho clamor (
- thu pvopls l!ke All old Roman. lle shruEEe
hts shoulders, and fur t1ae stood h!s gfouut
but ho was no ltoms'', nId ~ tu9.e VINO snouss
~ ~ mind uot to lie. this opportun!ty pass Of admit
I'd jsicring ! deserved rcbuka to this eoutcmpttp
IT. and od!ous man. 4 glove Was thrown Ia
IT, face aul he retired, a. which were shouts III
no UPON tho stage. lilo lad hardly openc.i b
nt mouth whcl. there began general nlockery
the broad and senastes Essh H,t words, a. asS! ~
.s ~ lu Dut thls was not alt. Eggs, fruit. y
w. sou-pIrces wore thrown apon lte stage sna
saas sa' tho heads ot ths astorf' , nas tnesa ano"
u the u,ost sstsntlyo silence bad preyallt
:ht Not q single word waa tcard, and 'Othell
am WAS played In psntorin,e. -" on1y "
Il lew epsrtatora who sided with tho Enc'!th,
sr. thosa rnb took, no aetise part tn the d's!a
Vi auco w1ro amused VI comedy played III 9ue
'natural style. A sober young fellow who
ul near 10 mo was one OF the seW Who were
A. the M.G n1onsht o Eaxa an ae'Gss
M n, s4i edilion OF sotIsiIo' Viii him, p
,lis s6iy In the hops o. picking, up
ppt correct pronunciation, for he followed e II
yus lis uproar. A. olte., Us The Insurgents chee
OK, any :nssit sga'ast thu English ~ M !eel'cH
side hIn..e't. und exclaimed. trYutealy; ,. ~.
leu tt'a tsl joi, ah, que eesa at tpr'f"et! Wnat
Frs1vh urbaulty1" tmss charmed to hear,
VIE cxpectetly, such respect for my countryil