The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-25
BAB'S PRATTLE.
FRENCH DRAMA AND TEE MILK
OF HUMAN KINDNESS.

Sar LOUIS Powerful French Historical
P-ay-rhs Great Dram ltists "rher =
II cor" Wildly Portray Sorry
That IS S I'd, Y ct Deli zntTul-No IT Stage
Puppets Pulled by Mana qerial
Strings, but Living Men and W omen,
Suffering, Loving and Dying-Funer-
al Looki sg Frocks the Rlge Among
Gotham's Fash enable Women
New York, Oct. 2t-There is but one
dramati3t living, and great is his glory,
even in his own country-and his name is
Sardou. He kaows how to take the mis-
cradle puppets that we call men and women
the men aud women of to-day, and make
them move to the tune OF majestic music,
as did men aud women when they marched
oravely to death rather than deny their
King and their God. He knows how to
make the hearts of an audience beat until
they would have done just such great deeds
themselves, and he knows how TO inspire his
people 50 that they utter words that are not
soon forgotten. OF course, this is apropos
OF the great French play that was brought
cut this week-the long lo0ked-for "Ther-
midor." 1t may be mentioned quite casual
~ tnat the average society woman who
doesn't read French was in doubt as to
whether 'Fhsrmidor' was the name Of
GROVER CBEvELAND's BABY,
or a special style of hat that one Of the
actresses was to wear. She didn't realize
mat, with her m irvelous tn 1ught of this
master OF plays, it had been arranged that
tra Whnn
men'S blood was heated by revolutionary
taik, but when the flaming sun Of July
was IN the ascendant. 1t is a marvellous
pay, this ''rhermidor, and the story is
such Ditiful one
just Imagine It'll There is young girl
VINO Is oetrothed before the awful days had
come when Marie Antoinette bowed her
uead under that cruel knife, and, in all the
conrlsion and excitement of war, her
parents dead, her betrothed far off. sne
knew not where, this child sought refuge
with some nuns who were in hiding. How
ever, 1t was necessary II her to go out into
ons world and earn her living, not only be-
oAuse they needed bread, but SO they might
noI oe suspected Of being aristocrats and
t.shans. One day, when she was pursued
party OF infnrI ated washer women,
Sa9 CANNED that she was an aristocrat,
81 lsils lnto the arms of her betrothed
who has been searching all Paris for
,D., Full OF joy at SEEING him
sa ale happier by his determination &c
s ~ her. she goes with him aud his
~. friend, who Is in this case al ac or. to
j 49, uouse OF some actors, where it is certain
30 10 she can DO hidden for at least a lit Il
has. Gan You imagine her joy at meeti G
nm, osrothedl Can you Imagine the sweet
io ~ innocent love that her eyes tell, as she
ror a. MIN! This is there. but, to his hor'
rs, l ne nnds something lacking she does not
,o r.Ih MS kiss; she draws away when ht
I'm her ami at last hs induces her 10 tel
al MI wat she is hidilg from, and tbs reason
TsL' curl us behavior. 10 is this: To
Wiz VII ner security greater she has, while
taka me nuns, aud believing him dead
lo-ous 'he VOWS OF chastity and the lite
hqeVotion to religion.
4L SHE STANDS YOUNG, BEAUTIFUL,
sirs. laylf & to choose between two great de-
nm. .er 1--we and her church. S9a.l tue
hes.a.liumph over the womani The mos
sr5ill words Of love are used 10 per-
Eur that, ~ this VOW was taken d
ti,-'.alloe, Il 10 not binding. For Ions
D. '-e uun was Triumphant, but sudd sDil
81. AollaH tire = herself into the arms Of
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