Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-24

am very fond of bicycling. All Paris
is on wheels now. Perhaps the improved
appearance people notice is due to that.
| wear the costume that is most fitting
for bicyclists-the bloomers-but | al
ways ride in the Bois dc Boulogne or
some secluded place.
81 shall appear here in new play,
'Yzeil. Then l play, for the first time
here 'Gismonda. / will produce two
other new 'Magda' and La
Femme de Claude, by Dumas fear
to produce 'L'Artesienne That is not
play the ladies would like l am re-
vising La Princesse Lointaine, putting
more action in it. OF course / shall
play La Dame aux Camelias' and
'Adrienne Lecouvreur. play it every
time come here because it was in that
character / made my debut in the United
States and was successful in it. like
all the characters that l play, but / do
love Camille. l can cry every time 1
play the role. oh, feel the character
so much in the pathetic parts of it that
after awhile fancy am participating
in a drama in real life. You know,
there are many such scenes in real life, "
she added, with suggestion of sigh
"How long will play here? Ma fol,
je ne sails pas. Suzanne CHATS Mile
Seylord, member of her company,
how long do We play here? Till the 10Th
of February. Upon my word, didn't
know. Suzanne where do we go then?
To Canada? Oh, yes, remember now
We will then make tour of the United
States, going as Ear as New Orleans.
Then we 60 to England.
$50 Yvette Guilbert is getting 81, 900
a weekp Suzanne, how much is 81, 900?
Twenty thousand francs. All, that's
big price But suppose she is good in
her line, although don't know her. I
heard she was quite successful in Paris,
but never saw her. You see, / never
go into concert halls. But I'm glad she
is successful here Got 81 900 for a pri-
vate soiree? Suzanne, how much is 81,
900? Five Thousand francs All, we'll |
But how is it, then," she asked
earnestly, "that Rejane, such real,
| good artistic, was not successful here?
don't understand this. But the public
is riddle that we shall never solve. 4"
Yvette Guilbert said recently that Nine.
Bernhardt was "passee" in Paris; that
people said she had lost her sweet voice,
and that Yvette had found it.
"What do think of Irving's inter
pretation Of 'Macbeth?' / can't criticise
him impartially, for simply adore him.
Oh, / adore him He is the acme Of
art. 1t is no longer Irving as Macbeth,
but Macbeth as Irving. Oh, l adore
him Now, there is Sibyl Sanderson,
who is great friend Of mine. love
her very much. She is a charming girl
"a charming girl. She has been very
successful IN Paris, and she deserves
her success. Massenet loves her very
much too. He wrote 'Esclarmonde' for
her, you know. He thinks she is a very
llented woman. And she is.
"Have you met the Comtesse De Cas-
tellane?"
"Often. / know her we'll. Do you
know, she has got pretty since she has
been in Paris? She is a charming WON
an. She is very successful socially She
has been received in the best society in
Paris. She has dined with Mrs. Mackay
and Mrs. Aver and will in time have a
salon Of her own that is likely to be-
come feature Of Partisan society. She
is to build house that will doubtless
surpass all other private establishments
in Paris. There is no reason why she
should not be received in the best So
ciety. The De Castellanes belong to the
best families of France. I've a lot OF
patter to the effect that the comte buys
his wife's wearing apparel. 1t is this
way: He counsels her. That is the
proper thing to do, as a Partisan, you
know. He knows better what is suitable
in Paris than she, an American.
''It is said he is very extravagant-
that he has already spent 1000, 900 Of
his wife's dowry.
"Lui Mon Dieu, non He is a veri-
table miser. But he is a good dresser.
The reports that he was seen at the
Trouville races (Aa! All Yes! I've
read that in Prince Albert made Of
white linen. wearing a pink shirt, q
white collar and red necktie are onl.
big jokes.
''No, don't believe France wonl'
form a passive alliance with German.
in case the latter Went to war with Eng
land. 1 don't think cooperation in wa
between these two countries will eve
D. be possible. Eut I'm not much Of poll
ticlan. Yes, have followed the Vene
zuelan trouble. We in France neve
thought a war possible. England woul
not 90 to war with this country any