St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-26

l went with my son and detectives. 1t is
abominable l do not think there is such
a place in any other city. certainly not in
Paris-no, nothing like it in Paris. They
recognized me-those poor miserable people
knew me. l was taken into enormous
hall, underground. There was a-how do
you say lt-yes, a tattooed man. naked to the
waist. He mounted a table and showed US
all his queer pictures, then he turned to me
and said-imagine my Madame l,
too, am great artist Listen to me-
He repeated Shakespeare in most extra
ordinary manner-most neutrality-suspicious.
let. Macbeth, Lear. Romeo-it was wonder
full, most extraordinary, really most sur
prising, but the detective told me he was
a great artist and an assassin as we'll"
AT this moment great collie pup strolled
lelsurely through the apartment and Nine.
my dogs with me. 1 love all animals. Rosa
Bonheur and l always loved every animal
my dogs, | have eleven"
Are those you had in America on your
last visit alive?"
Alive and well. God is good He spares
my pets. The big dog l left home He is
too big for the palace car and for me. He
doesn't like to travel any more than | do
Is 1t not awful?-but he can stay at home
and Il must roll, rattle, rumble thousands
of miles,
:, Do you think any changes are taking place
in the dramatic art?''
DRAMA IS CHANGING.
Dramatic art has changed very much with
in the last dozen years. At this moment it
is changlng-changing much too fast. There
is too much realism. The pictures of vice
and misery are too strong; but this will re-
suit in good later on, for the people will re-
volt Then we will return to purer dramatic
art. IT VIII be ON a much higher plane,
measured by higher standard than it was
formerly.
Tragedy continued Nine Sarah. knitting
mr. trows, is dta1, exec Shakesp earean ira
gedy dramas. French tragedy Is gone for
ever Spanish tragedy is dead too The
present realism has gone far enough; after
II we snail come back to pure drama, as OPP
posed to tragedy. Tragedy is not the same
thlng as the drama; there is no room for
anything intellectual in tragedy; tragedy is
nothing without the three unities-unity Of
place. unity OF action and unity of thought
The drama gives more scope for intelligence
ana the imagination. La Tosca. Theodore :
Izeyl, and all dramas, with strong tragic
element. Oedipe Roi' and 'Phedre are TRACE
dies Shakespeare's tragedies are in reality
tragic dramas.
Literature, I think is almost at stand
tion from the realistic back to pure drama.
raining mas not made much progress in ten
years, and the ideal sculpture found in an
Gent Greece is not approached. The Amer
lean people are feeling their way in art. | adj
mlre Sargent, your painter very much Art
in in. America is growing every day, but as
yet 1t has not formed individual school
II Is all acquired, copied from older countries.
In painting, however, some of the younger
portrait ISd,r painters have created a school of
thelr own. l think the trouble Of Americans
Is that their ideal is not high one; it IL
not pure, not inspiring - -
Il do not believe art will ever become cos
mopolitan Each country will retain its in
dividuality In Europe, in spite Of the travel
Of artists. companionship, study of one an
others work, they have preserved their indi-
Ylduallty 1t is characteristic of the Eu
ropean to remain steadfast to his country its
ideas, schools, etc., but not SO with Americans
they borrow. ->'i'
one thing l have noticed in my life-tbat
is the American newspaper It has had
greater influence in Europe than anytIline
else: When we see something uncommon in
Haris papers we say, oh, that is American ;
Inc American newspaper is superior IN the
papers OF Europe. 1t has set the pace for the
neWspapers Of France and EneIand - ~