Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-27

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Vas there stamped IN The settled
gloom Of his eonntenaneeA lie wss -
unlike the pe~erfnl man. trimnlng
over with vim and sisor. hsa pho
tofrspAsd before His nssh wss -
" ate - his hair and his eye had none
Of is old frs and cumming The prom
inent nose alone remained Of the form
sr blaine IS II 10 defsd sickness OF
svsa death 70 rob his lace Of 10 distin-
gushing fexture. Mr.. Muzrkt Hal
stead Was with him There was =
bloom In Mr.. Halstead's eheek. and he
stood erect - . soldier. every inch Of
his SIN fact asserting itself One could
not fail 20 notice the contrast. I did
the best I could TO put Life and health
into Mr.. Blains's picture. bat. rs every
one knows who has carefully observed.
my success was only partial Itis TO Do
hoped that the picture taken on this
occasion Is not 90 be the Mr.. Blaine
who win be perpctuated In history.
In reference to Mr.. Cleveland. my
last photographs Of him are much bet
ter than my earlier ones When he
first come 20 the studio he was very
cold: he scarcely spoke 70 me. and did
not smile at all. His manner froxc my
talent and could NOT do him Justice.
On the last occasion he shook my hand
warmly and said heartily: show do
you do. Napoleon?' Such cordiality
put me ct ease and In sympathy with
him At once.
There Is great deal In this symps-
thy. this magnetism or whatever you
may choose To call t. II Is the kindred
spark which must exist between the
artist and his subject before truth
fni artistic work can be done.
1t would be quite a. extraordinary
for Sarah Bernhardt to be prosaic "a IL
would be for certain persons within
the knowledge of all of us, 90 be orig
inal. Bernhnrdt has endeared herself
to me by calling me: ''mon petit Sar-
onyi' Ny appointment with her was
at i:so D. m She arrived, after her
proverbially eccentric fashion, at $50.
With her came her valet and number
of trunks containing costumes When
told that another appointment should
be made. as the light would become
too dim to do good work before we
we were half through with our sit
tings. she turned to my assistant aud
asked IL what I said was true. He said
IL was
"You have no hearth she cried out.
striking her chest dramatically. She
was imperious, indexible; she de-
manded that she have her pictures
made on that very afternoon. We
complied.
In the part of Cleopatra I desired
very much to catch her expi ession as
she stamped upon the messenger
who brought unpleasant news from
Antony.
But ! have no messenger" she de.
elared. Some one suggested her man.
She caught at the feasibility Of the
idea readily. and a moment later the
astonished valet was dispatched be-
hind screen with some drapery to ar
ray himself as the imperial newsbearer.
Bernhardt prepared herself in the
usual manner to receive him. When
he came in the bottom of his trousers
were visible below the drapery.
Any sother actress would have said
In a matter-of-fact way: Take OF
your trousers They are not consis.
tent with the ancient costume"
Not so. Bernhardt.
She was never more dramatic when
actually acting upon the stage.
mon Dieul But take of your
trousers" she cried.
t~..l EIs~f.. .f1.sL Il,
and good natured of men. ] could
never associate the companionabie,
yes. even the jolly Edwin Booth, who
came into my studio on so many occn.
sions, with the Edwin Booth of Ham
let, and because OF this he was the
more admirable as man than as actor.
The portrait of him with his pipe in
his hand he disliked very much. Yet
he and his pipe were inseparable.
OF all men | most enjoyed making a
portrait Of Edwin Forrest Ills own
magnetism and vigorous personality
put me at my best. Richard Mansfield
il a realist; he appreciates the limita.
tions of photography; and unlike
most actors, instead of desiring 20 pose
In dramatic fashion. he wishes To &c
taken so as TO reveal the strong char.
acteristics Of himself or OF the part he
Is impersonsting.
Chauncey NJ. Depew has never been
taken at his best. His smile Is at once
wise and good humorcd, and. of course,
his chief Characteristic. As n sitter he
Is self conscious, strange 20 say about
him OF all men. and IL is impossible 70
destroy certain made-up-for-the-oe-
casion-appcarance In his countenance.
IL he could be caught unawares In the
midst of story. during a political
speech. the real Depew might be trans
ferrcd To albumen paper.
For that matter this applies in a
sense to all celebrities To catch the
eminent person ia a moment OF action.
or triumph. means tina; he shall be per-
petusted In manner at once idealistic
and realistic. That, OF course. Is a
part OF the photographers art still
the emiuent person Is as sensible of
the fact that he IL having his picture
taken as IA the ordinary mortal.
EArnLEos SAnoxr.