The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-28

is nothing. picture exists only by
the impression it creates. There is
more profound religious sentiment
in Millet's Angelus, where two peas
ants in a field at twilight, cease
working to cross their hands in
prayer on hearing the tOlliDg church
bell, than in yards Of canvass de-
voted to religious subjects, but
which create no emotion in the
minds Of the spectator. Bnt return
to our nlOntotLS. Pro RdtriG by NJ.
da Chavenns. is the great attraction,
where manly youth in full peace Is
exercising at the lance: Bonnat ex-
hibits portrait Of this artist, excel
lent but a little severe: Mile. Abben-
las four seasons, include the pOr-
traits of many actrices, Sarah Bern
hardt being Autumn" Boulanger
exhibits s'SlaYe;" M. Bandry a
s'TIuth," rather hastily finished, but
then the artist is painting ceiling
piece for NJ. Vanderbilt. NJ. Rolls
"fete of IA July" is of the piano.
rama kind, full of animation, and
many beautiful n1orceGur the crowd
is in its merriest mood. CarClus
Durand, the painter of fashionable
beauties, gives us painting of
"Christ in the lamb" The author
certainly aims to rival Muncasky-
but how distant. IDore in an alpine
Scene" remains faithful to his Won
derful talent and powerful imagi-
nation. The execution of Maxim
ilian," by Laurcus, lacks simplicity;
it is hard, and creates no emotion.
Manet's "barmaid," admiring her
self in the glass behind the counter
wherein the music hall is reflected,
is perfection. He has an art of his
own, but what a marvellous eye, as
evidenced in his portrait of a Soung
woman. One of the most striking
and original pictures in the exhi-
bition is by M. Sargent, an English
or American gentleman, and pupil
of CaroluS Durand the subject is an
AndalusiOn girl dancing, full of
truth and life; the effects of the
light and shadows are very remark
able. The artist remembers VelaS-
quez.
Grave people, while the republic
cans are fighting like devils for re-
Cancellation, continue to shake their
heads over the state of Algeria, and
that hornets neSt-Algeria, into
which Bismarck plunged France. 1t
is admitted, that the influence of
France in the Orient hangs on her
success inITunlsia. Pan-Arabhism
will keep her in hot water for long
time. Kind friends hope the cab
met will live out the session. NJ. de
Freydinet being only Establishment,
goody igoody, but do EnOthing, has
become fatiguing. The BOnapart-
lists are organizing to celebrate the
coming of age of Prince Victor; if
they play their cards well, the
young man could still be run
against the Due d'Orleans, son of
the Comte de Paris. a lad round
whom the royalists are arranging to
coalesce. Old pTetenders are de-
clared impossible.
Louise Michel, the Mother Of the
Communists, succeeded in bringing
out her drama, 'Nadine," at the
Nord Theatre. Believing that there
would be scene, people paid 2Ofr.
for seat. The story is founded on
the Polish insurrection of 1916, but
ostensibly intended to embody the
Commune of 1871. 1t was laughed
off the stage, the inhabitants of
paradise - the gods leading the
way in regarding the whole
affair as humbug. The spectators
in the pit were obliged to use their
umbrellas to protect themselves
from orange peels, expectOrations.
and potatoes. She and RochefOrt
will lay the failure on Gambetta,
whom they discover pays S40fr. per
day for his dinner. They omit the
gratuity of two sous that he gives
the waiter.
NJ. Figuer says we have theatres
for opera, Operette, drama, fairy,
etc., but none for science; he in
tends, in the summer months, to
moraliZe citizens by dramatiZing the
discoveries of Papin and steam,
Gutenberg and printing, Kepler and
astronomy. He forgets people go
to the theatre to be amused, not
preached to, and whatever is not
emotional is tiresome. Still, a drama
about the uphill days of steam
engines would be a novelty.
DR.. Gage, of Pau, has been SEN
fenced to two months Imprisonment
and a fine of 2O0fr. for cheating at
cards at his club. His little game
consisted in slipping some gold into
his pool when he was certain to win,
and retiring it when fortune
frowned. a rogue who has passed
thirty-five years of his life in home
prisons, demanded as favor after
his late conviction, TO be sent to
New Caledonia for change of air"
Request. complied with. Another
prisoner preached his theory in full
court, that the judicial bench was
composed of rogueS, and the judge
hearing his case, was the model Of
his class; had twelve months added
to his sentence of bolts and low diet.
When George Sand commenced
public, she sought to draw atten-
ton 10y dressing herself in male at
tire. She was advised by her friend
Gueroult,not to secrete her sex, that
as a man sac could never attain the
rank she merited, but to fall in love
with gentleman, and not lose her
time endeavoring to make herself a
fright.
Inc minister of war has issued in
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