New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-04
THE FRENCH COMEDIANS.

Tho French comedians, who have beef acting al
Palmcr's Theatre s.nce February Il, eied their
season there saturday night The two weeks ave been
mostly devoted the repetition OF plays lat wcre
performed here by these players last autumn, when
they made their first appearance in America A few
novelties however. have been presented. IT, dun
and tainted play of Denise7 brought forwed on
February 90, and " Rag LAS was attempted o. the
c5th-Mr. C0qucln making one more OF bis valnen-
dcavors 10 impcrsonate cavalier lie appearrdas
Don Caesar de Bazan. on February = lie ca
dire de NJ. Porierp produced, and Mr.. Ooqui.
impcrsonated NJ PORTER. for The first time on am
stage The part is that Of a vulgar paryenu; The
actor was entirely successful IN IT, and his audience
bancd the achievement with delighted enthusiasm.
In lowcomcdy character-such a. Masc arilIe-ant
IN eccentric character such a, Hannoaihis emincne
french actor IS inquest iouahiy artist OF eNilaor-
binary ability: but neither "a low comedy character
Dor Ia eccentric character ot, hc c,pldi any "i N'
attributes that charm. HIS acting does Not a"aAeh
the Imagination and IL does not touch tho he@H'
II IS devoid a Of poetry dui 81 path"s' ava u la' ~
personal distinction. Tho nee lan.rl Iart OF u Is
admirable and ,h),c ipi-rs who esiee'H photograph
TO be the perfection Of art ought 10 be delighted WIN
Mr. Co1gclin II the n-Iiilo> q thl, arOr have
broader range and he Is rally level w'h Mercuuo
or Bassanlo or Hamlet Lar We can OILY eAp'S'
our profound regret that We have NOT been able 10
perceive It.
Mr. Coorelin has sgnincd- print. over his Sig
nature and in language not too CIVIL thar ms
orrna Ia. failed to admire him sufficiently for the
reason thar he is a foreigner This +, rank ahsuidiy
Al, that we can possibly ind 10 admire I'm Mr. 'o1uerh
has bcen mentioned I'm terms Of emphatic praise ana
tbc,. * no hah.tlaI reader Of his paper "ho VIII no'
hear with a,na7cmcnt at such falschoot, thar any
fo,.,g, actor a, SUCH vas ever d!'pTaised IN It's
columns ,,.
We ,lmplv sal-aud say asain-that English
dramatic Literature and English acting. at their BEST
A.. I'm our c,umaton superior 20 those Of France
r. va. tb. opnion Of Dclsarc that the best a''"r
a, the English actors and It appears 10 be universally
conceded that t, best plays In tho world arr ,no
rlay. Of Shakespeare. surely writer In America
NAV be po,mlttcd say this. Without being e"mN"u
II rae f,rfi. dlre against icnchmai. II VI.
Couteliu had impressed Us a. being great al"fi 10
.,n Turfnn Batc Jefferson. Warren. Owens. tafhn'
r n,n~nu u alcot Holland Hach'tt Plaflt' er'"'li
smith Nickin,nn Young and The Wal@hs' 10 ~
Nothing of John Gilbert. Io'th Sn HN" ~ .,c,,n
-, 3D.. nam. ~ commons n>e. do let rs Understand
fba, a failure ~ ainrc ~iih enthusiasm "' bth5
80 ,bss rflin-ut rrn.A comedian j. hDl j cIlhlhdi
,s.rrr h,,f ~ quite compatible both WIN SANITY aiu
.,'.r,,. lie 81, DID, 10 ir cordially approved Dy a
.rca1 many ueapir. mot excepting hiHssh An" snls
.,...,lt,..lt lanpN s'ar Oi il.ns~ olEN I" e''n''
II VIII doubles, be promoted by our h's s, IT
oi,roNlous Incidence with VIII oar eAcecdihsR moo
.r,-atl,.s. itt.r 10. >u' jet haN' t,h ~.
c.ycl bv NJ Colucln'S manager ny hhst'': 80
~ many nf hi, aihrfrnis baking IN Inc p'lS ."oas
real o,i'a o. Tie ui, d n', .,' ~, - nr1s,on
rae 10 render Il very alluriuS teiie ui ~ -
i-r.,,, MI. lane Tll!n. IN whose lcJoIhSl''S 'lo
v.r. CLEAN, Of The ir OF genius 'lN u .,, ny
original and interesting pc s"ht'' -, 4, no match
nIayc,crs who part with rSirf. ehr - ~" Nv, ~
f.' liz Conr.lin i'm 'thc mechanism OF h,t az, ous
s I yin n, Remembered long after he IL i"r1OueI