The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-01

4 play lraS mot bren given here in its entirety
Since the timaI lawrence Barrett and George
T3f,fIr.IL mr. .s-lfsI H. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lEf- taf.t i moi foraotft,1i. His love Iii-a
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(which: l. tho real CIeon5trae
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Z Mss Fanny davenport gives her views in
the New .NGrk Herald OF FEBRUARY 22d on
81 49, ;. ,,i.,,,, - y H. b
s'- o.lIuu ~ eau S'9Ol''t", ~ ans Wei ~
certain etiilcSflS tAat nave lately appeared,
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.t!9n'' oliS ASSERT 70 thAt SUI It4ue49 ute-pl'A
dSit.waS Wr|rfl.s
r. 10 the -'Esf't0r Of {he". Herald VIII you
give me pace n yQdr valuable cdlHmnst TO take
L ms 4s@ih>t Tue eolllsl ui ga uo,i
any IS liaST ' a W." uS IiUtil Ie,S
10 sly MAT Als WISH was never "sensuAllty
+ rama ant r. -. en-.
* cllilclSm now before me Iefos 5-+hg ,t en-
;ihce sAEEests. 4 lalEului SenstOus NOlnah
II ere dle Sd3G9uS stage GlltCtlOuS collceIA IAg
/ .heT, entrance = -. T..
= - LEI ip5Euuenee exceeds Ier beauty 70 make
so@tIGmph'l az ehity," and again as she an.
.ltiJS he makes her say
-:FJace Tor tile Queen OF Egypt which is a
ceIDnlahd, ard brings from .Antouy lie j1cu-
aitsii:7-' 1t thir9. -, -:
Ihege is nci line or a ,dEeclionto Indicate
4lf1ne1eN act The lines. show she Is but tegn
ing coQGrlty.-:s =: - -. ..--.
-s.NIln fist met YOU thought 10 win you
as. I-did Cdaaf; EuG your royal manners, your
peI4ect ceut,dtDpe ~ me won my hevrl ana ~
place Of caI.fISe1 beheld IHy mas Tel, my King -
and nucn flofe= IN HE FIeIet ilat shows Ter
coHdeScensipp. She is actipg for her eroSpt her
ESP oFae, her rights, AT such a.meiAent she would
:''t e s;,e 80 ~ 80 tiiit
3I,d y,ir ;rtt ~ m So foTpet yoiiI.
.sasin.s'i 'au } ou mus NC " ~ 4O' Eet s0u'
,y, ,a,a tr,st n, real feeling vould
s l. for ,r i M She IN nlryinS
"a tIb.f.init.,t a ~ Win n fnynsa ..
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I ...s.. -@AltD9U@ON SAIiboU* -'s.s. =.
]. His own. words 10 me en- this Question. were.
I" .':Ihank heTyen youat least VIII render my
/ play as TWAS wtitlep.": T..
Every line, every Stage direction, is IN great
/ nisasuie the present acied French play. Whether,
saId0u Tedp eeled The business TO sun me great
AT sic lien TgleaFstBg cannot say DuI thdt ne
lines ard directions Iii the leHch manuscripts
! gwen ne - nm. shey no reason Tor sensnal
/ diiIS leg OF lne EUe and me very power anu c9
as 5 ne w9Sn sc 20 seSy 70 i 81 sv
Command AZ queen ne intended. her Id possess
! Her :dellli speech (Which L understand is elm
mai ed fr9m lie French DFOductou) Is eleYatEuG,
Grand -
] = i.Hiace my crown upon my forehead my scep-'
| ter in my haud-and In AntoBy's hand hls
| sword 81. -. p. -.
! .Nhat more beautiful lines were ever written
! than these 2? In death: even she wishes 10 be ii
+ queen and Ito consider her ad0fed Antony
4 soldier. ..-;s :. = -: -
sardou's CLEOPATRA IS a EraAdfcte and some
t of -ter lihes, are tragic in. their grandeur
l. sAED0E. ABOVE SHAKESPEARE
! Never even does lie sink 10 some OF the petti-
hess IN lier nature leh.shskespeare depicts.
When Antony slights her dignity III the first
! act Safd0u,s:stage directions are: q. ~
- .'DRaWlug herself up.Sith uueeuly dignity she
| says Then the lines follow:
r. 81 an the: Q6een of Egypt and viii not answer
/ The gut 81 Gus 1t0me demands of me-"
lueu.ztgain, lie recitation OF -NltaeFFS 5 charm
/ iuE coneeit is eliminated from the FRENCH pro
+ duel t0l:s. 81. j.. -: g. ~
/ A4lIhese prsrllnesses and strengths are SaV-
d6tT4 Therefore 10 c{Ind- nm mrs CLEOPATRA
4 through lbe. French portrayal OF it Is doing him
/ a Tt1ug SaTdOh is no man 10 suggest What is
offensive Oh diseustug ana when r. al his house.
itId Elni Of sifs Polite ain scene lie said:
Non. mn. :. 1tg asb ia on lie arm: no breast
Htts npf rijre y = +. - = 81 . -
H. TirV, can va follow an 5lftIior save through is
1ir,4S ana iiis. sttgr .ili CrIo1Is3 =:
Sard,iI even In his i,Iav gives the lighting of
:tba tofeir IN Cenuatrs.a Bower In IL self and a
lge-uIy defiance for her lines are i'Let if5e sow
kline seed nj ynuf disGotd u = -. -
| - : -. - - -, 1870
hhof0NolHll.ll j. L VI Sh HNu TO -:
/ :: That great artist has Alright t0eonceptl0n L
cOncede, but let US not mistake that conception
:fOl the authors creation. -.
OEcourse all are not familiar WITH French. IL
they were they,would understand that the ilnes
are one meaning, the action anotbeTi anu III Tie
Flench*iines Of fIe fourth ACT Sa1don directs for
stage business Cleopatra .hings Antony Vio-