The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-21

most emotional, and the dramatic art Ia
studied rs carefully rs painting, sculpture
or engineering Is in America. In France
there are great schools of dramatic art
Next Co France believe that America
Is the greatest seat of dramatic learning
It's people are, like the French. sympathet
ia their tastes impetuous In temperamont
anu highly enthusiastic In their apprecia-
tion of art.
You ask If l never weary OF the stage?
Neverl L love it and its traditions as
much now as whom n frail and tremulous
girl, made my debut before a Partisan
audience, some 90 years ago. There is al
ways something TO learn, always some
thing TO enjoy My company and myself
are like one great, happy family, ever act
ing in harmony and enjoying life as best
we may.
My recreation? We'll, my great recrea-
tion comes when the season is ended and
can repair for couple of months to my
cozy little villa Mt Montmorcnci, lovely
suburb of Paris. 1 call it Beatrice Villa
because il was in the character of Beatrice
In Twelfth Night" that first played in
English. There l have constant stream
Of friends visiting me, French, American
and English. Indeed my villa is never
empty There mon OF letters, journalists,
playwriters and authors, artists, actors
and oven soldiers arc my guests / have
we'll appointed library, containing all
the standard works Of the French, Ameri-
can, English, German, Spanish and even
italian authors; all the newspapers,
French, American, English and German,
arc at hand, as we'll as the current period
ioals, and last of all / have beautiful
smoking room, where tho gentlemen may
enjoy fragrant Havana after dinner.
Ycu can rest assured that l do not let
them 90 parched with thirst either. You
al know how delightful is the vintage of
la belle France.
You wish me 70 say one little word In
conclusion about art. Ii Is difficult
theme to discuss, but / will try it in my
own way.
What Is n-tG What Is hissod today Is
appauded tomorrow. Who will tell us
which is rightg Five people in u hundred
judge for themselves; the others are led
by the critics. Glory crowns tho ono
who, be he right or wrong has the courage
TO struggle and porscverc at the cost of any
sacrifice and impose his ideas on tho world.
Look at Wagner, who was hisscd and
laughed at and was dying of starvation
until he charmed "A crazy king, Louis OF
Bavaria, and lived with that insane man,
who was tho only one who appreciated the
genius that now every one recognizes.
When | say every one that is n mistake.
a fow may admire Il, some dislike It, but
dare not say so, because tho opinion Of
those few Is sacred TO thcm. Tho rest
think IL Is the fanhion and admire blindly.
Art Is mnttor Of taste, and those who
are successful aro not moro artistic than
those who arc not, but they please the
present taste. which Is sometimes very
queor. AS for me, when / SEQ dress
made up with ell tho colors Of the rain
bow, while it may bo the fashion, find it
hidcous. Whom ] sec exaggerated acting,
j find 10 abnmlnablc. Whom hear music
That Vs. dCsioning and hurts my ear. flnd
81 barborous. may bo "a bourgeoisc, bat
hourgcoiso Is generally very sensible
woman, and sooj 5enso is gift not to bo
despisCd.