Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-18

ing. The distribution of medals to the
number of 400, with 3l3 honorable men
tons, was preceded by an eloquent speech
of the President and music by excellent
artists. The success of the evening be-
longed to handsome young girl, Mad
emoiselle Legars, who descended well
twenty-one yards deep to save-what do
YOU suppose?-a rooster Every one
laughed and applauded vociferously; but
the heroine did not allow herself to be in
Inundated, and received the reward of her
devotion with the same GOODNESS she dis
pIayed when she rescued the rooster 4
great number of drivers of omnibuses and
street cars, as well as hack drivers, were
they treated their horses.
TRIBUTE OF ESTEEM.
On Monday last there took place at the
cemetery of AIontmartre the Inauguration
of the bust of Samson, who was the
founder of the Society of Dramatic Artists.
For thirty-seven years he was attached to
the Coincide Francois, thirty-six years as
Societaire and twenty-o one years as Senior.
His influence exerted on that institution is
very marked, TIE effects of which are
keenly realized to this day, and in order to
do him proper honor all members of the
Theatre Francois, without exception, were
present at this ceremony, when Emile Yer
rim, director of that theater, made touch
ing and eloquent speech. Mr.. Samson was
the professor of Rachel 1t was he who
prepared her for her debuts at the Theatre
Francois, where she obtained from the be-
ginning marked success. Some critics
state that Rachel without her master was
nothing at ALL and that she was incapable
without his aid of creating any role. A
scene is related as having taken place be-
tween Mr.. Samson and his precocious pu-
pill, which will ever remain on the annals
of the Theatre Francois, and to the credit
of tine eminent professor. Mr.. Felix, the
father of Rachel, signed, in connection
with Rachel, contract with the Theatre
Francois, under certain conditions, which
were satisfactory to all parties, and which
Mr. Felix himself considered as advanta
geous to his daughter. On perceiving the
success she obtained, he was DESTROYS of
deriving greater profit from it, and on look
ing up the code found that an engagement
signed by minor was not valid. He
stated the fact to the director, and desired
another contract, and demanding, at the
same time, what every one considered as
exorbitant terms. Not journal in Paris
hut what commented on the affair, and the
fast growing popularity OF Rachel was
diminished in consequence. She went the
following day to Mr.. Samson's house to
take her lesson as usual Her professor
asked her if it were true that she had al
ready thought of such unheard of preten-
sions as public rumor attributed to her a.?
The young tragedian answered very coolly |
that in fact, the civil code offered her the
means of testifying her gratitude to the
Theatre Francois, which had sacrificed all |
its artists to her; that she considered her |
engagement as void, and that the sum de-
manded by her parents appeared to her the
provisional measure of the talent which |
she owes to the lessons of her master. Mr.. |
Samson answered her very dignifiedly that
he gave lessons i'll defamation and not in
chicanery and that he was not in the
habit of receiving in his house persons who !
drew their delicacy from the code. There
upon he pointed to the door and said to her
"a ledve " which might have been a useful |
lesson to Rachel for one OF her tragedies, !
and which lesson she must have highly ap-
preciated since it cost her nothing. Mr.. |
Samson then added as farewell: "Your
talent will be broken as is this statue" 1t |
was the statuette of Rachel which he threw |
on the ground with indignation, and then
had the pieces swept Immediately away.
NOTABLE GATHERING.
Paul de Musset, the brother of the cele-
brated poet, Alfred de Musset, was buried
from the church of the Madeleine on last
Thursday The Society of Letters was pres
ent at the interment, of which Paul de Mus
set was member. On that occasion were
seen collected the most noted authors of
Paris. The brother of the poet was IS |
years of age. He had published a number
OF novels, the most important of which
was Lui ct Elle," in answer to that of
Ellie ct Lui, by George Sand, wherein |
this last author excuses her conduct to-
wards the unhappy poet, who it is said,
died of love of her. Paul de Musset did |
not share his brothers talent, but he did |
great deal towards advancing that talent |
by publishing many editions of Alfred de
Musset's works, and by preparing all his
theatrical pieces for the stage.
A projet dc loi is about to be presented
to the Chambers for the selling of all the
crown jewels of non artistic worth, and of
devoting the proceeds to the endowment
of national museum fund. The money
to be realized is valued at from seven to
eight millions of francs, which sum will
permit the Government at any time to pur-
chase works OF art from private individ-
uals, and from foreigners, for the different
of France, without being obliged
to touch the public treasury. None but
Republic could be capable OF laying sac
religious hands on objects So sacred. Such
an act of vandalism is sufficient to cause
the Kings and Queens of France to rise up
from their graves to punish this audacous
people. When the sale takes place there
will be a wailing and crashing of teeth of
all the numerous pretcnders to the throne
of France, who, in their day dreams and
night dreams, have seen themselves weighed
down by Jewels which have been paid for
by the peoples blood This will be an ex-
cellent opportunity for them to exhibit
their devotion to the memory of their be-
loved monarchs by buying up these trink-
cts and preserving them as sanity relics.