Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-22
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Lsa-Love-that passion all earthly, all
 mortal?
 DRniel-The true, the only one
 Lea-Without hope in another Gfe-where l our souls are to meet again. Danisl-What matter, if the present life gives us all joyp
 Lea-What, joy, of which we see so well | the end? I would better like to take my
 heart in my two hands and strangle 1t, than
 to ask so much of 1t and give so little in re- l turn?
 Daniel-so little? I am right, you do not | love me!
 Lea-I not love you do not love him | This earth is enough for him One loves l one dies; and all is over! For me- life is
 not enough for love. want it to last forever
 And do not love him But if I did not think as do, ungrateful man, you ought to | supplicate l should. not love you and I want you sre-above-everywhere, minel | always mine, always-alwaYs! How dare you speak of your love which admits the end in | presence of mine, which would be eternal? | Compare it-your passion which crawls-to | my tenderness which has strong wings! Daniel-And you refuse the present, which is, for that eternity which is not for it is not Lea-Admit, for moment, you are right. l invent eternity, I need it, thirst for it. Daniel takes her in his arms and leading 1 her towards the sofa--'O myEtic" Lea-Oh, my Daniel allow yourself to be convinced, touched (she falls kneeling at his | feet). Believe me, entreat of you! Be loved as believe, as feel-loved in God It i Is he who has placed me in your path to bring | you to love of him through me- Do not be | ungrateful If I am here it is by his grace Do something, therefore, for him,-and for me too! I am worthy of this much and will love you so dearly-so dearly 30 dearly l And it will be so good, so great, so pure!
 What do ask in exchange? So little Only to believe in your own soul! Is 1t so difficult? Have you not soul? Say that you have @ soul oh, say so!
 Daniel Hooking into her earnest eyes)- Two! Yours and mine! Lea-Ours! Say that you believe in God little, tiny bit.
 Daniel-I believe in God, who is in your heart, and in the heaven which is in your eyes.
 Lea-No! Not that one,-the other, the truei
 Daniel (taking her in his arms and trying to kiss her lips)-The true one is here
 Lea-O demon 1! You tempt my soul leave me!
 Time and space are wanting to translate the entire act The above quotation gives the key note. Lea persists in placing God above everything, and refuses to consider Daniel as her husband unless their marriage is blessed by clergyman. Mad with love, he finally consents, but upon the condition that no one knows it, and Lea, suddenly vanquishing her heart, refuses to belthe wife of a man who Ou. etc, etc, are of minor importance. The other characters in the play are powerful in support of the authors idea, but, as before ob- served, interest is wanting, and the i'm mense enthusiasm shown by our Paris public is simply curiosity. Every seat is taken for the next ten representa- tions, but it is doubtful if h this free couu- try they be allowed to take place, as the Gov ernment considers the play dangerous in po- litical point of view, Daniel Rochat being by no means fattering personifcation of the anti-Christian French republic. One word must be said of the rendering of this strange play. It is perfect in every detail. Mile. Bartet Oea) has proved herself one of the greatest talents on the boards of our first thea Ire. Croisette and Sarah Bernhardt are, it seems, so astonished they hardly know wheth- CT to be pleased or furious. Let them decide as they may, the public is delighted to have young, fresh and sympathetic talent on its favorite stage.