Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-19

kLEANORA DuSE, AFTER TIE ElCHlNn
~ PROF WILHELM itNAusKoPF.
Icwess Is tremendous lr power Slrnora
Duse holds people dumhly In thCir seats.
Sarah Bcmhnrlt raises them ont OF the
chairs In wOndermeut There W. ~ much
difference between the Womon of Pndua
ard the woman of pNria as there IL be
tween Edwin Boouia l4nru ana To-
mnsso Snlyiups Othrllu Nnc Us q con.
summation of art. the other ls q Whlr-
wind OF dramatic fury.
EleouOu nuse first came into the Ut
tcntion Of the world 10y Sarah hrm'
hnrdts declaration Va Vienna last year;
"l4a Dusc l. great artist. hut she IA
not genius The excitement over this
criticism was International Duse and
Bornhurdt parties argued the matter
hOtly aud the French woman eventually
lost some reputation for tact and good
taste hy n general dcrisiou of The lml-
ian's power But before the famous die
tum was pronounced, IleonOra Duse wis
"a well known numc Ia the snuthcrn por.
ton OF Europe. The ltnlinns worship
her with an nrlOr Of enthusiasm that
they never showed 90 Rlstori, R0sei or
Salyini She has won nm esteem almost
M warm Ns that of her own country
people wherever she has played. aud Is
now fnyOritc star in EHgW South
America, Russia, Italy, Spain, Austria
aud Prussia. This N her first appear
ance before nm Misunderstanding audi
ence She has not set performed IN
London OF Paris Two years ago she
preached 90 the author of 'l'rnncillOu'
her desire 10 gain Partisan suffrage. NJ,
Dumas. however, dissundod her FROM the
idea. lie declared that 20 be- successful
in Paris she must act VA French, aud
her accent Ia that language vas too
pronounced 20 satisfy the lnFtilions PA
rihnnA Signorn DuHr closed the inter
view Ia n huff and dismissed The French
nation out Of her tours forever
letters from Nicnnn, Ia which she cree
atcd an uncXamplud Juror last year
give authentic and authorized purticn-
lars of her history lloouurn Dusc was
born in Padua In 1861 She comes ot
theatrical parcntage Her father and
mother were actors. although neither at
tninod any celebrity. save what her
father p0sseased In being the son Of a
famous Italian trngediun. Nature IL
prone 10 such tricks whereby, in ibis In
stance. genius was dormant for Il gen
Grafton, passing directly frVm the grand
fnther. who WIS the renowned l4uigi
Duse, 20 his grnndchild. the stu greater
actor, who has recently mndr herself
known 10 u.s. Luigi Duse was thoroughly
legitimate In bis art. ilo established the
Garihaldi theater In l'adun, where 80
eminent was the esteem Va which hia
title by which the PndnanA would allow
him 10 be called was that Of ''Sor Duse'
Here his son and daughtet-ln-lnW wore
employed Ia roles fitted TO their slender
capacity.
Sor Duse was too great an artist 20
be careful Of money. Everything be
earned was spent Wa elaborate pr0duc-
tions lie could pay only the most men-
ger salaries 10 his company When bis
son married q young woninn IN The
troupe the couple had nothing save their
scanty wages 10 begin housekeeping
leleonorn Dfse was born IN poverty. Her
childhood was engaged by the anxious
problem Of getting enough mncoroni 20
Am the stomach She grew up VA the
suual0r nud hnrdshins Ot poor nMOrs
home. When she was - years Of age
her fnihrr fell IN Of fever aud the
Child was hired 10 strOlling theatrical
cOulpnuy Her salary was small but
IL helped 20 support the household nuiii
her father recovered hs health By
that time her prodigloue talent bad ns.
serted Itself bur the little maid VIVA
often 40 weak for lack ri nunriahing
food that on several occasions Hho faini-
ed 10 sight Of The audiences that applaud
cd her.
Ifat bis conduct IN compelling 50 young
child 10 play in the ihraier should be
considered inhummn. her futher col.
rullnu the liniuNlNfliN nl VIC mum Flfl =
years. Before she reached the age Of ~
She had performed Francesca da ~
mini. Juliet and many other hcnry rOles
with guch intelligence and Hkill that
mo spectators believed her 10 he grown
woman. A this period her lifc was
little better than that Of o gypsy. She
belonged 20 q troupe of strollcrH who
PLAYED 10 an open field under "a tent
The young genius earned only enough
salary ~ supply her with cheiip doth
Ing and coarse food. iu ihf course u
their ragahOud journey through Italy
the PLAYERS wandered into Naples. Hero
The taleAis Of Elc1n1u l)uef were diF-
covered by Cesarc Rossi, father ~ The
trueedian. whose name - wei known
Ia This ennutry Tie elder iiossi rral-
ized fhat tie clild.NOuau wis a great
actress, lie tl0s her away FROM the
stroliers, gave her n ysars hstruction
Ia stage methods and undertook 90 star
Elcon0rh Duae as ai infant ihenOulrnpn
through tie principal ciilfs ~ Biuzii
ana tbe Argentine Republic The tour
,vae suffieiiiiv snccresfi ~ cDcUufage
80 repetition Ou toe following ycur.
Al the close ~ flie second year Mann.
ror Rosai c0umeA up WflfD francs 81
ia own Share ~ ille profits, and the
youthful star had a siisilar gun 20 her
credit
Determined 10 rest awhile after her
severe labors ElcOnora Duse returned
~ Italy. Nbe was then u years ~ nec,
bu0yalt With success AID Doaseaaed u