National Republican., 1882-03-28
MILE, RHEAI
a Talk with the Great French Actress
''AdrIennc Lccouyreur."


''AdrIennc LccOuvreur."
would you like to meet Mile Rhea ?" said the
geutlcmuny stone, who is the Qvdn'- cOurcur of
the famous trngedlenne, yesterday afternoon as he
dropped into THE REPUBLICAN Office, where the
young man who works the dramatic cOlumn-he
never gets column, though-was Engaged in
reading John frcunds Music, OF course the
answer was In the affirmative, and putting on his
ulster THE REPUBLICAN, young man proceeded to
above the medium height, with black hair
and eyes, Grecian face, with nose straight and
well-tOrmed, with gracefully curved chin, and
well'rounded form, rose to greet him. She was
attircd in n garnet velvet wrapper, trimmed
with rare lace Her fncG' ip repo.c, wears Il an
expression of thoughtful dcterminnUq,T ~ a.,
when in conversation her features lisI,Ty y G,h T'is
enthusiasm, and she gesucnla most anim atodIy Sl,t'
speaRs EmSilsR %iih AZ ~ ,san and, though she
at loss for word In snsnkiW Of the mnSsy ,n'Ey
in which She she learn earned EngIish she said i'd that she
burg ~ I'.%ion during vacation at S. Peters
S,iHt. Ryder and asked If she could learn to play
BCdtricc In Much Ado About Nothing" in one
month. lie laughed at the idea, but she told him
she had great deal of determination, and alter
the fourth lesson he believed that her energy
would accomplish her intent and she did. The
TO return to Russia, and She accepted the proposl-
ton of Mr.. H. j. Sargent to visit America. well,
how do you like the land of the free and the
home of the brave?" asked THE REPUBLICAN,
"Oh like II very much, have met with the
kindest treatment aud generous courtesy
"DO you think you shall remain in AmercaY
81 want TO return TO Paris IN June, and then
come bnck here In August" | shall play here
next year for MIR. Chase. My manager has nearly
all the time taken up already
Conversation then turned upon the great expo
nents of the drnma-ltpChel (whOm, by the way,
Nile Rhe1 resembles In form and icuJure), Ristori,
ModcskN BerEhardt, aud Others, during which
Mile, RheNtold pleasant little story of Rachcl,who
upon being once COmplimentCd for the effect OF u
single gesture said "Then IL must have been bad
for you would not have noticed II had II been in
| harmony with the whole character" Satisfied
| that Mile. Rhca was certainly an intelligent aud
| agreeable woman THE REPUBLICAN bowed himself
! out and waited until night when he hied himself
! to Fords Opera. House to witness
| "ADRIEENE LECOUYREuR"
| The audience which assembled to greet the
! debut in Washington of Mile, Rhea was notable
| for It's size, filling the Opera. House completely
| and conspicuous for the number Of our best peO-
| ple tn at were present. The performance Of Mile
| RhCa was wonderfully strong and effective From
! the time when she makes her first appearance
dressed for the part of ROrdnRd to the fall Of the
| curtain on the hnh act she held her audience
| spell. bound whenever she was on the stage. In
all the different phases Of the characerof Adrienn
| she proved herself fully equal tC
| the requirements and her reception by the audi
enCe was enthusiastic, She was recalled once
aftcr the second act thrice after the third, the
same number at the termination of the fourth
and when the curtain finally fell she was com
| PEELED to again appear to receive the homage o.
her delighted auditors, Tonight she will appea
in " Much Ado About Nothing"