The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
THE DAUGHTER OF DELSARTE
SHE HAS CONE HERE no ExPOUND
THE SYSTEM or HER FATHER

Sbks SAotELM VT ffEh Tht"GfS
Havine Heard That ISIS Method Had Be
come % Sort OF Acrobatisps She Crosses
the Sea To Set America Hight.
Nine. Marie Grady Delsarte. the elder Of
Delsarte's two surviving daughters. and his
favorite pupil when no was alive. arrived yes
terday from Paris on La Gascogne. after a
stormy passage. She comes to this country to
expound the system Of her father. She and
her brother. Gnstavo Desarte. who died some
few years ago. have been since the death Of
their father in 1871 the leading teachers and
opponents Of the Delsnrte system. Nearly all
the tenchers using tho name OF Delsarte In
this country. who lay claim to any eminence.
have received their instruction from one or
the other Of these two. Since Gustave's death
Marie has generally been regarded as tho ono
person prominently competent to illustrate
and exemplify his methods.
During Deisarte's lifetime and even from the
time that Marie was little girl. she showed
the most remarkable aptness for her fathers
instruction. and he seldom gave a lecture
where he did not have her on the platform
with him to exemplify his instruction. She
was. according to Delsartes own statement.
the only person able to reproduce all the So
called attitudes and physiognomic changes Of
his theory. After the fathers death she and
her brother and the other members OF the
family who were then living. continued to re-
side In the famous old Desarte house at the
corner OF the Boulevard Courcelles aud Parc
Monccau, where every year hundreds Of
strangers, largely American. came to them out
OF curiosity.
Nine. Grady Delsarte. like all the other
members OF her family. Inherited great
amount OF talent In various directions. She is
quite as celebrated In Paris as an artist as she
is as an elocutionist. She and her sister.
Madeleine Delsarte. who are the only surviv-
ing children Of the seven original ones. have
both exhibited in the Paris Salon. Madeleine
is at present one Of the teachers in the famous
Julian studio. where Marie Bashkirtseff was
pupil. Nine. Grady Delsarte is also an ac-
complished musician. with fine voice. Her
father wrote a number OF songs especially
adapted to illustrate his theories of vocal
culture. and her singing Of these was always
regarded as one OF the special attractions Of
For some. time American friends Of Nine.
Giraidy DelsartG, OF whom she has quite a
se
and four children in Parts whom She has BEEN
But recently rumors came to her that her faith
er's name was being mIsused in this country
and this Determined her to nndertale the jour:
ney; In announcing her intention to friend
this sn shs T,a,e to think that the
come ;ort q serobatisP1is hosTiass me me
Delsartes viii viii be * sssst III! Mrs e Have.
the wharf Yesterday when. she arrived. and
she was driven Immediately, to their new
house at Fifth avenue and Sixty sixth street:
there shortly after her arrival.
She is TIL. dark woman. rather slim; and OF
to By a6eat @ q years old e she
wore plain gown Of black silk when she ar
wG with Gns c aar Il wien IS Ssq;
able as a study. In general outline and ap.
the lips thin, and the nose decidedly aqaiiine:
Display sven
casual observation. But there is no trace OF |
Or ss sa ats in ,m sp
sSpressiye The same chsraeteristics belo"s
spsskhns in French which T. The only Lam
Sestesday: The voyaee Is the e ssst one ne
have made. and It was simply atrocous. I
sfssie e thnk e on ta have very little
seems to he. a very. wide interest here in the
eHpoa NJ k lis system system ~
sible the same way that he himself did in
sn tsa viz e Il the smpes
and those Of my brother also, All the songs
md pieces that my father wrote for me when
will sing them exactly as used to when as
sisted him at his co,n's.
will have to be done in French. don't know
low your peoIie, will like that, but all the
.leverness to help me out.
AXE, shall be very happy to take classes IL
!, find people who wish to loin, them: ! hope
% NH BE- se n
purpose Of. Illustrating and explaining my
atsts meth1d DO INC not Hare to give trang
ame. eH was e Invited t the ea Courts ffAf %onis
nd reiussd tie invitation. And il was only
fter the King CONVINCED him that ne va Vas in
arte consented to 80. His daughter has in
'erited the same feeling.
ed to regard my fathers system as IL 1t were
species OF gymnastics. That idea horrifles
s MS 81 %o ea%e to PUPILS n ssra ow
'est to develop their ability.
1T Is q more urgent need to those people
0 receive much practical benefit"
among me nCteo ACTORS anu SINGERS TINT
st. within tRo "aa ssrefs
iiraldy Delsarte we're. Rachel. Henrietta
onEg. Nine. Barbot. Madeleine Brohan.
iarcicr. Grandet Nine Pasca. Pore Monsa.
re; Gounod. Bizet. Waehtel. and many others:
Philosophers Steele Mackaye is about the
My American actor that received his instruc-
lon directly from the lips OF Delsarte Del:
he theory. but did not have tho natural ability
D put 1t wholly into practice.
MRS. LOFTUS TO he EIfMINED.