The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-07-25
CRoIzETTE AND COQUELIN.
I.Wcy HOOper's Society Chit-Chnt from
the usnrisinu CNpitnI.


PARIS, June IS, 1SS0.-I went the other
night To the comtde Franchise to SEQ 81 Aveniu-
ri"re, tile play whose recent revival resulted IN the
, r" n"nrhs ronIar NJ nn l""r been With
R"lertsun's "ii"mc, this is the inst time that
had ever seen the original from which that charming
comedy was taken II must lie confessed that, ms an
acting play, 'ilonc ~ is FAR superior 10 'l'ANen-
iriarr.'' The latter is very beautifully written, but
the perfection of the acting II w" lie impossible for
an Anglo American spectator 10 SIT II ont particularly
u June night and under the regime of the strict
system Of non ventilation that prevails In every thea
the In Paris. 'roi2etie plays the character of the
eroinc supcrly, being slmritl int" extra efforts Y
the failure of her great rival She Looks better, too,
than usual her dark velvet dress concelins in great
measure her redundant embo"poini. willie her Louis
Nil cnlllurc, with its ten,lr-likc ringcis has
sOftcning effect on her rather harsh features. Sic
transit yioria m"nd" How long does the beauty Of a
say remembering the fact that Mile. Croizcte Is not
Vet thirty years of age aud that only hve years avg"
when ~ Etrang're y was hrst brought out she
that of Venus.
The Venus sin exists In, 1t is IIoiiento one now.
However, the part of the Adventures Is perfectly
suited to her, and se plays II l." perfection. iiut the
gem of the piece is the Annihal of Coqnelin. The
character Is ilnt Of Capt. Mountiane In the English
version In the drunken scene Coquclin Is simply i'll
Irritable. lie is drunk sovery drunk that, from the
not sober point in his whole personality. Although
he is seated throughout the whole scene. II Is wonder
ful to remark the utter ipsiness Of his legs and the
feeble way that they wobbe about whenever Ami
balls discourse becomes energetic. And then the
miss of ntoxcation creep over his brain so gradually
First he is Jolly drank, then he IL InarrelSomc, and
then he becomes crying drunk, and, finally, with i'm
mense majesty Of deneanor he goes asleep, beginning
with futile lille mods thai terminate In starts of wake
fulncss, and finally he goes. dead asleep In his
chair. And then his makeup Is perfect; the pmPle'l
visage and sharp cering eyes the Redeemed nose aud
| pointed muslncle, and above all the whole bearing
and gestures of the man are eloquent of the swhsll-
| hucker and The snt. | wish that somebody would
varied rounds of characters as some American aftist
| Jevis McEntee, is II not? has recently done for
Edwin Booth. 1t would he wonderful gallery, and
the personagcs would differ widely from eacl, other
the style of persons would do In real life.
First would come, let MS say. NJ. BalonIori In "une
Clminen yonng provincial lawyer. rather
heart. and good nature, itself, f"ll of animal
spirits and vyaciiy. Here he is with his
cock,s-np nose aud twinkling eyes, and irresistible
| good hunlor. parsonage that you like even while
you laugh at him. Turn the page and yon behold y
deprave,i man Of the world the Duke de sepimonts'
of "L' Eirangtre, elegant, polished, graceful,
iantless In dress from his carelny-arranged blonde
hair to his patent leather boots, his eye glass stuck
In his eye to conceal the vacuty Of his express
sion, gentleman. every inch of him by birth and
brc,iing, hut miserable hound nevertheless. Next
we have Jean Dacer The peasant hero the grave
Young soldier Of the republic, going 10 meet his doom
In such giandly noble fashion that stage aud scene
and actor vanish from ihe seciaior" gaze behind u
sudden waery veil Of irrcprcssblr tears Then comes
Don Csrar de Baaan tof 'l'ny Has - gentleman
| and grandee beneath his rags and and staggering
demeanor aud therein Hes the subtle difference be-
tween t"'iuelin's Don Caesar aud Annibal. Both are
Spaniarls Both are men stl In the prime OF HE
10th have led an adventurous hand o-nouth sort Of
An existence. B"hnrc poor and are ready TO snatch
at almost any means 10 better their condition. n
Coquelin's lea! Daci.r Is not more unlike his Duke
lie Srpimonis, Than Ills Don Caesar IL unlike his
| bon knnilnI The one H. u decayed nobleinan,
gallant AMI generous In his deradrncc. The other is
AN nKcninrer and a scamp, and The difference Is III
dicaiel hy touches delicate that II Is almost 'mps-
sh- Ia define the exact points at which the shades
| are ,rrpcned ~ lighirne,l In either character.
whal pity II rs that c"quein was not born 10
Ills characters. What u MaIyoiio he would have
nadrl What fasian aud what pogbcry! The
perfectly Ana as Ia bottom, in The "MIdsun-
nrr Sights Dream but lte ldoa 's 100 delight
MI nansi there Mt he Translated , new nn'iy h1-
sake of this king Of all the comedians
Woe Is 10 mel have permitted my enthusiasm for
this great actor 10 run away with my paper aud my
space and yet there Is great harm done after all
for al news, 'ocal dramatic or artistic there Is bni
pianist friend of Marshal MacNIah0n and oheyalier of
the Legion nf Honor, Is too abOmnablt FOR woman
pen To do more than Ia venture ON hare mention OF
The great Partisan social scandal nf HE day, ihe
icc at the IAN Of July Is SIN IN atSanru, and the
details of The failure pfngrammo haye not yet been
| t0llnIud the retreat of Mime kIauss who has gone
oil on - two months vacation. 'w william Ten - has
been revived AT the Grand Opera with a Ineiocrr
EAST, AMI moderate pegite"I success me i'olla
, tenor MirIzwinsk failed 10 excite any eBthusiasnl
Ia the ruio Of Arnold, though hr prugs uul his high
q IN good resonant aslnH. Ana We are MOI 10 nave
"F.apcscp ~ hllhlHi' - hlleI All, next winter, VI
Ambrose Thomas having decided :" wli,a I'm, I'm nv
Of action has heen adopted hy the eminent composer
ON account Of the failure OF the negotiations that
entered into THIS spring for the engagement of Mme.
AliIani 10 create the part OF the heroine, A. NJ.
IapnaTtin Is tying To secure the taete Theatre and
obtain subsidy nom tho government Tor next winter
IL he succeeds, lie promises To give opera un granC
scale, and present Ia the palsiau public Mimi,
| IIauk IN ''CarInen, - Albani Ia ''LOhengrin, 81
| Two new operas by French composers 1.-THE Fl" Hero
dlas OF Massenet aud the ''Teinplais - at I0n,
and the Nero OF Nubinstein To crown the whole
| A young American lady Miss Iefkhs, Oi New
| York, uis family were, believe, originally iron
BOSTON, took the black veil Al the dominican Con
/ | vent Oh the Hue Langer the other day. The cerc
nnny was very imposing, but as II took place belnj
a double grating, according 10 custom, the invite,
guests saw but little OF II. They we've atcIward Ia
q yiled 10 an upper room, where at window, opened II
second double grating, appeared the new made
wearing crown of thOrns over her BLACK veil nm
Duchess a Alenc0n aud many other prominent lade
of the clerical party were present AZ the ceremonies
The Dominican Order Is ohe of lie ssyerest known
The nuns allowed but One meal day, they an
. never suffered 10 have IRE even In the cnldcs
weather, and they forced Ia arise every night al
o'clock 10 attend prayer IN Ia the chapel Anohe
order, lie Carmeliies, fnIbids The nuns 10 chang
their undorgarments which are made Of WOODEN
Z oitensr than once year. The chalnbermaid OF
friend OF Wiup lett her service about year 10 ee
! a CaTmeie convent. She icnainea only few month
aud then returned begging hcr mistress 10 take he
back. - could moi stay there, nladane - she said
''tliey 80 dliiy.N And then sle added crlti
4 elsn which only venture 10 express ia the word
A Of Hamlet And smelt so-pah !''-LUcy N
Hooper Ia Boston Herald.