The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
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I've been going to heaters, too. I have
| seen BeruhGrGt in Camille, 1T the G4rter
| theater
! W nat curious commentary ON social IL
| stitUtiouS and conventions !, IS. # you VIII
| but think Of i, = minute; the great Sarah
| portrayiuE with a.. tie resources Of her art
| all the charm Of k-r genius. lha lowell
| hess. the winning grace swce.nC and de-
! VOtion Of = woman belonging to that class
| which all good, well regulated women con.
/ denim. Her Young. ardent ana sincere
| lover (who is il handsome follow with IN
| attractive, ingenious face. well suited to
! the part loves. adorrs her; he flies TO her
| enr2ptuled, IL her final permission 10 come;
| his voice CJressaS her. his eyes Worship.
| He pleads, entrCltS, with all The 5l0JuguCI
| Of passionate love: and with her hands
ciasped in his, his glowing, ardent yOuns
face bent cGgerly aluos against hers. And
at this scenc-amiG such surroundings and
between such lOVers-iook on dozens OF IL
teuSeiy respectable and
INFLENIBLY MORAL PEOPLE,
papas and mammals who would be horrife4
1t the bare thought that Amelia would per-
NIT Eugene, who is mo- L I engaged lover,
a single small kiss They are seemingly
quite as much moved and interested ~
though they had 4 right to be.
When Camillcs female friends and theft
admirers come in, j supper IS served, and
great hilaTity prevails, these persons, these
irreprOachaDle persons, laugh quite natUr.
ally At the jeSts and wittici6mS. When
Camille sacrifices h-Tself-in = very un.
pretty and Erenchy way-fOr Armand'I
good, they wipe their eyes and noses, and
when she finally dies they snufie outright
Now if-or, l mean. which--or,
rather how No. | give it up
OF Bernhardt's art, the power and grace
and charm, it seems to me there could not
be question, though | confess | was not
more impressed by them than l have some
times been in much more obscure actresses.
She is woman of taste, an artist: he:
dresses are not more costly and magnificent
than exquisitely harmonious and becoming.
The old jokes upon her thinness viii GER
tainly have 10 be retired now. She IS
no LONGER THIN AT ALL.
Then / went TO see Booth III Hamlet
Booth, who was always, of all who tread
the stage, my ideal, my prince OF actors,
1t isn't necessary to &c ilVidiouS because
you admire one actor or actress more than
others. What is it Paul says about -'oua,
star different from another star in gloryi'f
That's II. One Is greater IN some one r5-
spect, and another III some other; and thu
scholarly refinement of Booths conceptions
the delicacy, the beautiful repoSe and maj,
eSty of his renuitiOnS, always charmed mo
to the last degree. When. as Hamlet, he
instructs the players, l always think how
himself is suggested Us the opposite of tho
ranterS he condemns; he IS always so beau
tifully controlled; expressing So much with
his splendid eyes, his speaking features,
single eloquent gesture, an attitude, IL IL,
Election.
Now, It may not be because he is older,
but only because l am older; but it seemed
to me looked in vain for much I had seen
in his Hamlet six years ago Face, figure,
carriage, and above al, spirit seemed
AGED AND LIsTLEsS.
z The conception WAS the same Of course,
the dignity and grace were there; the fine
eyes, the fine voice; but the glance and
tone that electrified the wholc house when
he cried: Nay, | know not! Is it the
king" or touched every heart when his
despair babe Ophelia Get thee to nun
merry were lacking.
l noticed, too, with establishment, that
the house was about half full and Of the
eighteen boxes only one was occupied.
But when / get hOmeSick and stified with
city life, and long for the open skies and
prairies, go to some good stirring play
something beloved Of the people, with a
fine good-looking, well-made hero in it.
inyincible, mentally and morally
infallible, and with fetching way of hold
ing the heroiue's face in the hollow of his
hand, up against his breast, IS you would a
little tender babes after h5 has smashed
windows, laid out the villain, and gone
through fire and water to rescue her.
There is plenty Of good, bumptious,
swash-buckling eloquence in this sort G.
play, villain who has somebody ''in b
power" a good old man with = secret,
and pair Of lovers with "a barrier |
their union. There is usually, too, a fin
dog, often horses, some good singing an
plenty OF noise and excitement; and / fin
it very fair substitute-shen good pla
Of its kind, ike the Still Alarm, with it
fire engine and beautiful white horses-fo,
. gallop across the plains, or a 'rassls Will
. pony with praconceivcd iasas Of things.
Ayr MAcG0"AS'