Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-30

.ir "What pityr' but with such look al
he tone that an exultant giggle ran around u
a table at her expense.
to Lady Morey told Mrs. Butler that Ian
IS seer had told her that he was walking oil
ht day by the side of Lady Hollands whe
ps chair, in The grounds OF Holland House, al
ir stopping at a particular spot, had said: Z"
n Lady Holland this ia the part of your pla
III of which the duchess of Bedford has such
" charming view from her house on the blu
er above" SIS it?" said Lady Holland, ar
d, Immediately gave orders that the paliI
De fence round that part of her grounds chou
Id be raised so as to cut off the duchess's vie
Iy Two GREAT DANCERS.
y All London was running to see Fanr
~ Ellsler dance, and among the numser WI
Mrs. Butler. "We go every night to 8,
Fanny Ellsler," she writes. "My sdmiratio
of her grows rather than diminishes, thong
she is a better actress even than dance
which 1 think speaks in favor of her il
tellect. Did you ever see Taglioni? WI
invented and who suggested the expression
the poetry of motion% II should have bee
made IT her. Her dancing is like nothin
but poetic inspiration, and seems as if sh
was composing while she executed it. .
Did you ever see her in the "Sylphidei
What an exquisite, pathetic dream OF supel
natural sentiment that was! Other dancer
are as graceful possible; that woman ws
=
Frederick Rackeman, that Chopin's must
made me think of Taglioni's dancing, I
which he replied, 10 my great surprise
that Chopin had said that he hs,
more than once received his. iuspirs
ton from Taglioni's dancing. =
Ellsler has great dramatic power. He
1drenteHe and WyLie are really finely tragica
in parts; but then she had a first-rate hea,
as well as foot training. She is wonderful
artist, but there is something unutterabl,
sad to me in the contemplation of such
career. The blending in most Immature
union of the elements OF degradation snC
moral misery with such exquisite perception
/ of beauty, grace and refinement produces tn,
impression OF a sort of monstrosity, de
formity OF [ he whole higher nature, which
fills one with poignant compassion and re
greet. Poor, fair, admired, des pised, fattered
forlorn souls"
MRS. GROTE.
One of the greatest admirers of Fanny
Ellsler was the clever and eccentric Mrs
Grote. She took the dancer under her wing
and tried hard, as she put it, ito make an
honest woman of herr Society, however,
did not take very kindly 10 Mrs. Grote's
scheme, though people were willing enough
to meet Fanny at her house. When the
famous dancer came 10 America she (AIrs.
Grote) undertook, most generously, the care
of her child, lovely little girl about six
years old. "All 1 said to her." said this
strange, kind-hearted womaa to Mrs. Butler,
was; "'Well, Fanny, send the brat to me; l
| don't ask you whose child it is, and don't
care, SO long as it isn't that fool D'Orsay's,
and Pll take the best care of it," And she
| did take the kindest care of it during the
entire period of Mile. Elsler's absence from
Europe.
! Mrs. Grote's dress was as singular as her
manner. When walking around her own
| grounds at Burnham Beeches she usually
wore coachman's coat of many capes, a
high hat, and carried stick. One day Mrs.
| Butler and two or three musicians were sit
ting out under the trees at Burnham
Beeches discussing Gluck's music. An air
from lphigenia being mentioned, says Mrs.
Butler, "Mrs. Grote shouted for her man
servant, to whom, on his appearance, she
gave orders to bring her a chair and foot
stool, and the big fiddle 1.-THE vioIoncelio) out
OF the hall, and taking it forthwith between
her knees proceeded to play, with excellent
taste and expression, some of Gluck's noble
music upon the sonorous instrument, with
which st. Cecilia is the only female / ever
saw on terms of such familiar intimacy"
Mrs. Grote's taste in dress was remarkable |
We have just described her out-of-door garb. |
That might be called severe in its simplicity. |
Her indoor costumes were more frivolous. |
he hrst time L ever saw her." writes Mrs. |
Butler, "she was dressed in bright brim- |
stone-colored silk gown, made so short as to |
show her feet and ankles, having on her |
head white satin hal, with forest of white |
feathers; and 1 remember her standing |
with her feet wide apart and her |
arms akImbo, In this costume, before me.
and challenging me upon some political /
question, by which and her appearance / |
was much astonished and little frightened.
One evening she came to my sisters house
dressed entirely in black, but with scarlet
shoes on, with which 1 suppose she was
particularly pleased, for she lay on sofa
with her feet higher than her head, Ameri-
can fashion, the better to display or contem-
plate them" Sydney Smiths mot on Mr.
and Mrs. Grote was forestalled, Mrs. Butler
tells us, by Mrs. Chorley, the meekest and
gentlest of human beings who one evening
at party at her sons house, said TO him,
pointing out Mrs. Grote, who was dressed in
white, Henry, my dear, who is the gentle.
man In the white muslin gown" With all
her peculiarities Mrs. Grote had great
powers OF attraction, and there was no house
In London where people liked better to
visit. List, Nine. Viardot, Lesssuer. Thai
berg, Jenny Lind and Mendelssohn were |
among those to be found most frequently in
her drawing rooms. For Jenny Lind Mrs
jrote had passionate enthusiasm which
almost amounted to idolatry. Indeed, she
10 engrossea the attention of the Swedish
ongstress tina socially she could hardly be
approached but through her. is
RACHEL. .
An actress of fine talents herself. Mrs. Rut 6
er's opinion of Rachel is worth recording. O
1 was immensely struck and carried awayI
nth her performance OF 'Hermione,'n writes
lrs. Butler, "though I am not sure that
pine OF the parts did not seem TO me finer
han the whole as whole conception. That
, which che Is unrivaled by any actor or /,
roa II aU 10 Z 4
lin combined and concentrated hatred and | d.
.orn. Her voice is the most remark
Die oil her natural qualifications for her r
ocation, being the deepest and most sonor- is
ls voice ever heard from womans lips. al
wants brilliancy, variety and tendesnrs-. =
1t il is like hne, deep-toned bell, and ex- n,
e. ses admirably the passions in the deiin- fe
tion of which she excels-scorp, hatred, h,
venge, vitriolic irony, concentrated rage,
ethiDg Jealousy, and fierce love which
ems in its excess allied to all the evil which -
metimes springs from the bitter-sweet root. oe
As for any comparison between her y.
ID that beautiful woman and charming ~
tress, Nine. Ristori, or her successor on the "
'ench stage of the present day, Mile Sarah ! :.
'rnhardi, l do not admit any such for nc
oment." dc
MAcAuIAY. hi
fAs for Macaulay,n writes this somewhat n'
7ere woman, "he is like nothing in the ou
rid but Boyle's Dictionary, continued down
the preseat time and purified from all OBJ I'M
tionable matter. Such Niagara of use iis
information did surely never pour from cal
lips of mortal man. Az one sci
preached the room the loud, declam atory grt
ind OF his voice made itself heard like the DC
flow of fountain. He stood Mo
re on the hearthrug from morning until
ming like knight in the lists, chslleng- ma
and accepting the challenges of ali corners. | ext
ere never was such speech-power, and the
the volume of his voice was full and pie
orous he had immense advantages in sea
nd as we'll as in serse over his adverssries. ing
lney Smiths humorous and good-natured doU
e at his prolifc talk was very funny, the
gers, OF course, was not good-h1mored; slip
on this occasion, one day at bres kfast, Sta
ing two or three times upliited bis thread | pull
voice, and fine, incisive speech against 1 tho
torrent of Macaulay's holding forth, Lord A
lsdowne, the most courteous OF hosts, en- con
vored to make way for him with You iuf
. saying, Mr.. RegersT when Rogers pan
ed out, "Oh, what was saying viii cise
,.'n ave
DEJAzET. viii
ere is her opinion of famous French he
ess: 81 went last night to the French risil
to see French actress called Dejazet Of
.e her first appearance in London. The and
se was filled with our higher sristocrscy. | com
stalls with women of rank and character, qua
the performance was, think, TIE most be
udep1 that ever witnessed. Dr. Whe- TO 8
(the celebrated master Of Trinity and Spe.
Whewell we're eittipg near ne, and left
theater in the middle of Dsjszet's first
Ell suppose from sheer disgust. She is A
arvelous actress, but without exception Heal
most bfszen-faced woman ever beheld, Ing
that il ssyiug great DEAL" Speaking Ie.s ns
)ejzzet off the stage she says: Sne al shou
y..r. mani. cJofh<s and il seldom seeu cnrol
lout cigar in her mouth. She is ex- s s1hs
,ely witty and famous for her powers of 70 ss
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