St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-19

goes to Oh amillac, and says: 'My father
made me the judge; lift your head and give
me your hand" 1.-The expiration is COM
plete." says the general; ''my son, take your
wife's hand" Because of the side plays,
the whole remains obscure. For instance,
the son of the general loses at the club TO-
600 francs and his only creditors are Cham
lilac and one of his friends. Chamillac is
memorable. and the sister of the young man.
frightened by the despair of her brother,
goes at midnight to Chamilacs house.
There is Chamillac with the honor of the
. La BartherieS III his hands, but as he loves
the sister, he assures her that he is so Sc
we're only to teach her brother lesson; the
debt has been arranged. How did Chamil
lac dare touch card after what happened
to him in Africa? The lesson taught to
others he had not learned himself. There
are many opinions about the play, but only
one verdict about the actors. Coquelin is
Chamillac and has surpassed himself;
MademOiSelle Bartet is the generals
daughter and Madame Jeanne Samary has
the ungrateful role of Sophie Ledieu. The
costumes worn BY Nine. Samary and Mile.
Bartet are superb. In the first act Mile.
Bartet poses for her portrait; her dress is.
skirt OF amethyst crepe, corsage amethyst
velvet trimmed with antique jewels and
gold lace. In the second act she wears
ball dress of pale rose faille, embroidered
with silver wheat ears; lace train, covered
with flowers, and cloak of Spanish lace
lined with roSe-colored silk.
The fourth act finds her at home dressed
in white crepe, and the fifth with a
dress of black chantille over sapphire
blue: corsage, sapphire velvet. The
prettiest dress worn by Madame
Samany is in the third act; black lace with
front covered with jet. VeIy tight sleeves,
made of jet and edged with lace.
"Chamillac" will soon be brought out in
America, as Mr.. Palmer of the Madison
Square theater has bought the right to pro-
duce it in the United States. American
admirers of lie Roman d. i'm jeune
homme pauvre" will be interested in this
new play.
Octave Feuillet does not belong to this
democratic age; he keeps himself aloof
from the vulgar crowd and preserves the
dignity of a great author. Tired of noisy
Paris, he left his beautiful apartment near
the Luxembourg, to find quiet home in
the Avenue de Saint Cloud, at Versailles.
There he works, and when he passes a day
in Paris, he breatheS sigh of relief as he
sees his home at nightfall. The house is
simple in appearance; after crossing court
yard with UNCOVERED walls, the drawing
room is entered. There are found superb
paintings, family portraits, and in corner,
portrait of the Prince Imperial, with
few words written underneath by the EN-
press Eugene. The drawing-room is
FURNISHED WITH LUXURY,
but the study in the simplest manner. The
windows look upon beautiful garden, and
the walls are lined with the rarest books,
but there is no OrnamentatiOn, no decora-
ton whatever. Octave Feuillet was born
in the little village of Saint Leo. His
father was secretary general of the pre-
fectnre, and because Octave had property,
and was not obliged to work, the 'honest
bourgeois of the village pardoned him for
writing plays and novels. In. the rue
Forterou he wrote many of his works; as
the place is far from poetical it may seem
strange that in this little village he could
write of grand parks, beautiful foliage and
picturesque sea coasts. Fenillet is not
materialist but idealist; he does not see, he
dreams. From material life he takes only
what is absolutely necessary, poetry, he
finds in himself.
At the age of 60, Feuillet sees his last
novel, La Marie and his last play ''Chamil-
lac, received with even more enthusiasm
Uhah tiio pieceullS oleS, anu lie CANNOT re-
greet that he has never descended to the
school, of which Dumas is one of the ex-
ponents. He has not found betrayed hus-
bands, demi-mondaines, and false wives
necessary to success. and his style has al
ways been characterized by vigor and SIM
plicity. Those who cannot pardon FeuiI-
let's elegance call him the family musset,"
but genuine critics know that purity is
strength, and strength is Feuillet.
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