Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-17

the programme he had turned this char, acteristic into help in the role of Le4 bonard ill the "Visite de Noces;" and the audience clapped their hands when the Jury awarded him the second prize in comedy.
 You see any aspirant for honors can compete for both prizes-comedy and tragedy. If he fails in one the chance still remains of his having better luck ill the other.
 The man who obtained one of the prizes in comedy this year was Nj. Coste, pupil of NJ. Delaunay-a fellow who understood how to study, but who brought no special talent to his work. He gave scene from the Marriage Force" and as one paper remarked, lie knew very well how the scene was played at the Comedie Franchise, and he played it no worse than another"
 "Eh bien-Eh bien!" NJ. Siblot said, bounding in unnotieed until his grunt- ed "Eh bien' caused every one to turn. Then there was mad rush!- "Siblot- It's Siblot, nGmma," the young girls said to their ehaperones; and every bloody was shaking hands with every body else, while M. Siblot stood back and said: T don't seem to be in it." Really, however, the whole demonstra- tion was intended for this fayorite-the reproduction in larger mold of M. Got, and the favorite man-pupil of the whole Eeole. M. Siblot was under NJ. Got until last year, when NJ. de Feraudy took the masters place. The young Siblot has profited by the good instruction which he was privileged to have, and he does unusually solid, honest work. Perhaps there is a little too much imitation in it to please an American, but the Profes- sors and students and the press are all indulgent to the coming comedian. In the roles of old men, which are what he chooses, mostly, NJ. Siblot does some very good work. His face is large and flabby, with the peculiar thick-lipped changefu1 mouth, which is one of M. Cots characteristics; and he is invari- ably good-natured and serene, a disposi- ton not to be lightly valued in pro- fession where everybody is more or less of firebrand.
 Five minutes past il and NJ. Worms, the master, is not yet here; but this petted fayorite does not disturb his de- jeneur for the insignificant beginners; not that he bestirs himself much more for men who have succeeded; his role in life is that of an autocrat, which, happily, does not prevent him from be- ing an excellent teacher. One of his pupils who obtained first mention in comedy, Mile. Rabuteau, has much tal- ent. To begin with, she is endowed with brains, and really turns them to account in studying her roles. She has a spice of originality in her also, from the quick way in which she turns her blonde head to the graceful gestures in which she dares to use the full length of her arms. Mile. Rabuteau is very young, not over IF certainly, and yet her emotions stand ready to be sum- moned for any scene. Sometimes one trembles slightly and looks in the direc- tion of the cool, gray-headed mother among the listeners, whose eyes never leave her daughter, and who, one con- cludes, must make an excellent guar dian for this cratic young maiden. Personally, Mile. Rabuteau seems to me to possess the most talent of anyone in the school; she comes the nearest to being genius, and for that very reason she may overstep the mark and never be heard of more.
 All the while there has been con- r,4- z. Al. servatoire, and the director has for born to say 'En arriere, Mesdemoi- selles, en arriere." Everybody is al- lowed to stand around and talk, blessed privilege that it is! And when sud- den silence falls there can be but one eXplanation-M. Worms, who is step- ping out of the directors office. His carriage has left him at the back en- trance and he stopped tosay a few mildly sarcastic things to NJ. le Director. As the actor passes along the men raise their hats and the girls bow, and Mile. Lara and her mother, who have just en- tered, stop to shake hands with the mas ter. Mile. Lara, you must understand, took the first prize in comedy; she is niece of Sarah Bernhardt's, although she bears no possible resemblance to her noted relative. The young actress is short and slender, with an air of good breeding which permeates everything she does. She has pleasant, soft voice without much power; indeed she is not remarkable, but at least she is not yul- gar. During her course at the conser- yatoire she has gained the respect and admiration of the whole class because of her irreproachable bearing.
 HELENA CRUMETT LEE. How Foolish!