New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-20
DALTS COMPANY IN PARIS.
ATTRACTING GREAT ATTENTION IN SPITE
OF THE DULL SEASON.

ATTRACTING GREAT ATTENTION IN SPITE
OF THE DT.L SEASON.
Paris September 4.
The DAILY company has dropped down mere
I'm the duIest time of the duh season
Great interest has been shown in their perior-
mances by the composite public OF the Boulevard
,s America is the Eldorado in which French actors
and actresses hope to reap golden harveSts when
tbev win celebrity here it was to be eNpec'ed
thar the Coqueins and other major stars oil the
Theatre Francois went every night TO study in the
u,etbods of the Daily company the requirements
Of the American public. Mr.. James Lewis came
noarer 10 the French ideal of the perfect comedian
than any other member. His byplay was truly
praphic. and persons not understanding Lngnsh
well could catch the general meaning OF his part
Of the dialogue and yet he did not push gestlcula-
,on too far. An Italian actor the brother Of
Iadamme Rstori, said of Lewis: lie has IN an
extraordinary degree the Wis comica and manages
nevcr to be carcata." The word carcata does
rot moan caricatural 1t means too strongly aud too
stril,inoly outlined and too extremely peculiar.
Miss Reban was thought fine woman. She
has q natural flow Of high spirits, q dasling
manner and a figure that does justice 10 her cos
.,,,iar who happens to be Mr.. Worth But
che is thought to want subtety and that lndc.
scriboblc thing distinction for which Sarah Bern
torlt and Mademoisele Bartct are so remarkable
The truth is that the French hardly understand
what afIluence Of animal spirits flows through the
leroiues Of the Shalyespearean comedies, in which
think Miss Rehan at her best. Her diction
did not offend the English ear. Mrs GIbertS
through expressive of Intelligent readings OF her
different parts, was thought American by Qneen
yictoria's leges who went to see the DAILY company
ON the stage. Miss Isabel Irving overdid the
rounnino WAYS of Audrey in AS You Like It and
Adelaide Prince was rather cold Celia. IL
u,iu strike Americans as funny that some French
hourrpois fathers and mothers regretted having
brought their rosebud daughters 10 SEQ e As You
Like It." They thought il highly Objectionable
MAY for why-ROSaliud and Celia without asking
by your leave of illustrious parents and
guardians run away 90 lead a life oil adventure
in q wild forest The logic which governs the
the French brain might, were their escapode adj
ritted. impel young ladies' 10 go aDd-to make
use of a proverb having great currency here
throw their caps over the windmill of Montmartre
or make Of with students to Sunday pcnics
NJ \ bohemian character in the woods that grille
Paris.
think that as Lady Teazlc Miss Rahan fell
short of what she was as Rcsalind and ka1heriEa
Lady TeaZle is an aristocratic woman OF con-
ventiona time She has been delicately nurtured is
Young. pretty, a spoiled ret and has most tor
menting way of girding at her husband. But
her strokes Of the tongue, il like barbed arrows
| ore Iirht and brilliant She Is hardly consciou!
Of her naughtiness until shc sees how it stings
and then il brings home to her such sense OF bel
mower that she delights in it, Miss Rehou
| did not ever live among the class of which
Lady Teazle was a dne flower. The
dresses of Miss Rehan were all charming in The
School for Scandal They were made in th'
Pompadour style One often sees ladies dressed a
she and the other feminine characters in that play
were ON the old.fashiOned Dresden teacups.
Mrs. Gilbert was a capital Mrs. Candour. Back