The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-04
MILE RIrEA.
Her Performances or Camille = A Talk
With the AFtlhte.

AeF EeEAoKnhnae Of camille - Tolk
With the AFtlate.
The audience which gathered at the opera
House last evening was not as large a. the
fame and merit Of Mile Rhea or the popu.
larity Of Dumas great play would have led
one to expect 1t was far from poor audi.
enee, however, Ia either number or dlserim.
ination, and the reception accorded the lady
was hearty 70 enthusiasm, She was repeat.
eddy recalled, and was Obliged TO appear
twice at the conclusion Of the fourth act
Her conception o. the character Of NCa-
mile Is slightly different from the one pre-.
vailing on tue American 6tBge, and Is an i'm.
prOYeInent on the common one. She Is
really q phenomenal actress, and barring her
foreign accent was beyond criticism. This
peculiarly Of her speech Is not ut all un-
pleasant but quite the reverse, although oc-
casionally one not familiar with the words
Of her part loses them. II Is lust here that
her most wonderful success Is 10 DO seen,
Her every gesture speaks 30 plainly, her ex.
preston tells 20 much, that even II she
spoke In French, her meaning would be per-
pectly understood.
Her support was unusually good. Mr.. Gott-
hold, Us Armand Duval,n increased the "a.
yorable impression left here on former visits,
and the. other characters were without ex.
ceptlOn In good hands,
After the play last evening an IsTELLi0EN.
GER man was presented to Mile. Rhea by her
business manager, Mr.. Chase. He found her
very attractive and cordial lady, but speak.
Ing English colloquially much less correctly
than on the stage, and with q decided but
very pretty Gallo accent, She was disposed
to feel bad about the small audience, but
hoped for better ones this afternoon and eve.
ming. She says she does not like the part OF
Camille" very well, but "Adrienne,n which
she plays this evening is tayOrite with her.
She asked II the Wheeling ladies "liked to
cry" and being told that was an amusement
some Of them occasionally INDUCED In, she
said they could have all the crying they
wanted ut the matinee to-day.
"a brief resume Of Nile: RheR's career
may not be uninteresting. She was born In
BrllS els September H. 1855, Of wealthy mar.
entE, n d early In lie commenced hard
study, now being highly educated. Nine
years OF her life were spent In convent, at
the close OF which tlme her father and moth.
sr both died. Her father had lost his for.
tune. She ha two sisters married, butts un.
married herself. Her taste led her 10 books
and music, the piano being one OF her
fayorite instruments, on which she performs
taste for acting, she was induced by friends
among the nobility TO appear upon the stage.
She recited to Charles Fechter, who predicted
success for her and recommended her to Sam.
son, the teacher Of Rachel. He being too old
10 teach at that time, sent her to Beauyalet,
a great tragedian and professor In the CON.
servatory, September 10, 1871, she made her
debut in Brussels In the comedy OF "Fairy
Fingers, " remaining there for one year, great
tavorite. She then went to Rouen, and froAa
there to Paris, playing at the Vaudeville
for one year. Afterwards, when on starring
tour through France, she received letters
from the Imperial Court to come to the
French Imperial Theatre, and afterwards, by
request Of the Car, she appeared at the
Russian Theatre, remaining there for FIVE
months. After the assassination OF the Gar
the theatre was closed, and she went to Eng.
land. After studying English for one month,
she appeared in Much Ado About Nothing
on the ID of June Mr.. II. ]. Sargent meeting
lei. was impressed by her natural manner
and superior abilities, and engaged her for
this country.
She will no doubt have full houses
this afternoon and evening. She is prob
ably the most meritorious actress who has
ever visited Wceling.