Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-12
4 MEETING WITH DUMAS.

~ remember" continued Rhea. Il went
once to AleNandre Dumss with a letter.
He had promised me the part III AlphonSe,
and what do YOU think, mere glrl-he
began TO pose before me; |, nobody, aud
he distinguished man"
Here Ruea made her knees stretch 10 their
Utmost, and striking an attitude, rested her
CHA Gil her hands and looked profound
AID powerful, and Was so irresS.ibiy funny
that Ter hearers went Oil into scream OF
laughter.
"My de-ah-chee.iid' mimicked Rhea,
"Nou re too cold, ! am told this WI not
do at |. You have no compartment.
"'lbut, Monsieur Dumas, bear me reCite.
Il you will let me rCCtte 10 you nat mo
mjEtn
'''My very dear child, come tomorrow; |
an 100 busy to-day
Bah, | vas disguised. And you mast
d,eSS-to Cress welfiu Paris is to be talent
co. Once, when | was first an actress, |
took letter to Carvalho; and actreSScs
they dress so frivoiOUsly on the street, !
say 10 myself, Il will not dress like them.
! will be d serious woman and show VI.
CarNalho am sensible All. Madame.
WIS young, and il is true | had not many
or tine clothes; and when went 20 VI. CIR.
valLo, he saw me sober girl, aad he said {:
i fear you will not do, my child; you are
cold, and-and--too young. Bat | asked
him, Will you not hear me recite-any
little thing"
mot today, not today am 100 busy,
my dear child"
May | come tomorrow
"'Ah, yes; come tomorrow
Very we'll, then, have good friend
in Paris, q lady with plenty OF moley-IOt
an actress-and she said: 'Rhea, you must
push yourself, put on your fine ClOl hes and
make the manager hear you reCite some
thing, if you have TO push him III the CDR.
ntr.' So then put on my best dress-it
WIS velvet and very beComing-aud my
nice hair and my bonnet and went again
to N. CnrvaihO, and he came ID meet me
with smile all over his lice:
My de-ah csIil, Gm so glad TO see
'''May recite now, NJ Ca-valho"
"-Ies, yes, my dear child
And wnen mad finished be said: 1t is
Racine 1t is rachel again That,
Madame. is Paris. For my reCitet'ons'
Not lit OF il, Madame; it was my velvet
dress and my hair and my nice b)nnet-
snd directly NJ. CIrvalno engaged me. But
IKE NJ. CarvalhO: he is very charming
man when he likes.
THE MAN WHO MADE GERNUARDT
For the critics Sarcey is the best, no
doUbt, but he has the same conscience AS
them all. To be sure, he will not write up
a woman with no talent at all; but If you
have some little for Sarcey TO work upon,
then Sarcy aud fine clothes make up the
rest into grand actress. He made sara
Bernhard Bernhard vas Just as good
an actress ten years ago, before she met
SarCy, rs she is to-day. 1t was Sarcys
will, and people raved about her. All,
there was a clever woman
II will never forget once Madamoiseile
b, who came into the room where
and " Be!Ot were talking with Madame
-, snd Msdamoisele b - was very
sngry with Belot, and as soon as she saw
him che began to abuse him. ! cannot de-
scribe it to you. She called him all the
beasts and pigs such language as a mar
set woman would not use-all the Oaths
you ever could hear or imagine that woman
used 10 Belot. And Beiot. What do you
think? No sooner had she gone than he
began to pose III admiration of her. 'Quelle
femme said he Magnificent. Such a
grand temperament Is it notE That is
Paris"
And in this way she dubbed on, in true
manner OF the light hearted, volatile Paris
ian, sparkling like a glass OF her native
champagne, and this naive, whole
way il is that makes her so popular among
those who come to know her.