The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03
OF INTERESTING PEOPLE.
Bah Interviews Actor BeeThOhm Tree
and Singer YVette Guilbtrt.
ESTIMATE OF DOLTAIRE AND HAMLET.
Du Maurier's Character of the Hypnofist.
The French Singer ~ the 10Th Century
siren-What She Would Have Ac-
compIished in Clcopatra's Time.
New York. Dec. 81, 1896.


Can always sympatnize with the lit
tie glrl VINO said. Il DO like the woiiu
4 not The skies ana grass ana iurni-
fure and houses. but the people IN
tue world" Inat small woman ANA
/ are ia harmony 10 the last degree.
Studies In still-ule, whether they are done
Dy artists in oil or water, OF anything
else or even by nature, are 20 me IN
teusely tlrelCme. 1 imagine that 1 am
writing myself down great fool. But
never could set up any WAd enthusiasm
about scenery. / enjoy, ln an even, quiet
sort OF way, a beautIlul outlook, but
like better an elective iniook, Whcn IL
means a glowing ire, properly iurhish-
eel room, with plenty OF books, and best OF
all. plenty OF interesting people. Interest
iug people make he worth lNinG. VI
course the people who interest me may
seem stupid TO you. but then we can fail
back on that blacklist OF talsehOOds-thc
Declaration of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that
that we are an born free and equal, ana
that each has a right tc decide as 10 the
interesting man. IL goes almost without
saving that each has that right but them
We are not bCrL free and equal Just
now two people are interesting me. So
imagine yourself in 'front.' Of ,he open
fire upon which i insist wherever ! do
abidc-iuagine yourself in a comfortable
chair-ima CINE having had good dinner
which Is tho right OF every human be-
ing-and imagine that. feeling as comfort
ably as a man should feel under these cir
ID
teresting people ! met to-day. Being a
man. YOU look AT me in a patrouizing way
and permit yourself. as has man from the
beginning. and as he VIII even unto the
end If the world. TO be entertained by
woman
BEEEBCHM TREE or DOLTAIRE.
First thing then l say, IL had the pleas
ure Of meeting that well-bred gentleman
and artistic actor. Herbert EcerbOhm
| Tree. His personality tie is tall. well
shyness which belongs 20 well-bred Eng
lshmcn and which, l confess TO you is
rather fascinating. / said 20 him: Mr..
| Tree, what did you think Of Doltaire?
said he: DOltaire is no better and no
worse than the men Of this time. lie was
| only "a little clevoror than the average
courticr. he realized all that his Wit
mcatt 10 him. He knew thar he was
| laughed at because he was the son Of
a pleas mt mother; and approved Of be-
cause f- WAS the SON OF "a FiuC. So mat
court LEGITIMACY was made n subject
for bon mot. but II was not counted
disgrace provided there was royal blood
on ono side. Like an bad men. he was
49, fu- rely bad. There Wtfr fiflr-
when be- absolutely lonced 10 do right:
there were times when he did kind acst.
was ashamed and furious il they were
discovered. lie belonged 10 an artificial
era, men minced i'm their steps ass they
did I'm their morals. They took short
steps for fear Of shaking on the powder
from their hair. and they laughed at
goodness and virtue 20 excuse their own
you see. am taking # for granted
that YOU have read the Seats Of the
Mighty bur If YOU haven't don't do IT,
Instead. 80 TO see The play. for the play
INTRODUCE y.u 90 Some fascinating poo
pie. Madame Pompadour among the
rest. And then it makes YOU under
stand. as We are an trying TO realize
these days. TIE cause or revolution. 500
cialism or whatever Won choose 10 call
the fiery oufblrst Of the people. You
wave your hand az me-you say don't
get excited. but that's where we women
find more pleasure in life than men do.
we are enthusiastic.
Then asked J. talking this time 70
Mr.. Tree tell ne about Hamlet.
as To HAMLET.
There was polite little smile about
tho doctors lips as n / had as ked him
10 tell me about everything that mad
happened since tho world began Wo-
men invariably rush in whore anything
human or divine fsars even 10 use an
Interrogation point Then hc salnt J
think that (which most ol7inEul7n'7
Hamlet is lis simplicity. II you take
up the play and look at tne character
ass "a child would road story YOU Wit
get the poets meaning, but when you
approach D. with suIerauufl. thoughts lt
becomes nothing nui "a riddle d. VcNes
Won and su0is yoIr temper Hamlet.
himself, Is human. and it IS because he
I- tteruauy human th.t t.if play mas li1
lasting hold ou th, ympath.es OF the
world. Look az 10 This way. Here is
voi,rg prince of loft ideals whose natu-
'il refinement 0i mind has ncen ,ulu-
xnrtl 40 the lulEt SHY uL " lLt'Nbclt-.
contemplation of. tic hoorlsh court OF
Denmark lie retur ls because DO ihus.'
and DE- finds rio.olN ftp.ie' Hlel .i,..,,
uahiug over tNe iN'Nt|' 'i t--'
mother with bis ialNei s. bIo'I.'. -,
secs this lic-couehns MONARCH situn{
ON his fathers throne. ana the nua.-nu
of his mother VT % wonder ihal ~,
sicltDus af the sight Then he het45 Yl
the appariuon of h ,t .i. si ro,,cna 'e
ms luf one desire. ll tuat lr. IcstH-c.
Thon. as DIS D. cs .f'inlly lAe iil,i...-
mind. after be meets inc kh97l, VIZ 80
becomes $50 fierce iItt pr I,'ii' .'.
ont ana subtlety takes the pace VI '''
FOLLOWING the story. one is forced 10
ool,rovylelge that Hamlet delights ~
ulaviug upon the pC)ple around Aiih' -o
+n.lrzes everybody including Ilii's'4.,
and is always an diiisi- lHe u',,"i' mo,
,,ho makes copy on OF MS ~" 80
ions for ll. own OBLIGATION. IL Is u ue.
Ia. -ca.us al times ll lni- - ~ .
Cor Ophclia But can you piil"c mn
no him an w0maninl seems s.... 49,
Iv tne act of his mother. hl5 H"I"0
~ 10 afv-.vs thought was leish'H- a
- MANY peOule VINO read the W'th7 vl
e.'.'i,,..neare forget that before every
.tr.r .i.a he was ar actOr-manatef. anu
~ his ulavs were primarily deritH,9
for the stage. that h' was an eAptil,iS,N
Icfor and that the prompt copies on i'i9
own plavs must have been, ,tlIlndlls
flicl with stage business That thpIou-h
IL illustrated the tDXt ana the greatest
rart Of which has teen lost forever
AND SNENGALL
interrupt Mr. Tree-somebody was
c,-o. uuI,iud enough TO say that 1 WOuid
interriipt his Setallc Majesty IL Ieil
like n. probably / would, IL Wouiu ue "
rrdly doed-and ] say. "Svcnsdn t"ell
Air. Tree and leo. 40 each olhci, ana
Nc talk "a little about H. ana l tel Inn
what / am going Co. ttu You.
The SNcugau AS shown 70 us III llc ~.
GINNING. Was dirty filthy brute, ut
terly lacking in matneilsm' ana WIN ITO
SUGGESTION in his appearance OF the he-
MINIS u,-sesscd hy the nam. Svengali Was
dirty. he was Wcird-l0oking. but he was
"a genius ana even u you never paid the
least attention 20 any OF the other actors
ON the stage. even ID you know "Iuily
nv heart. it's worth your while seeing
The SveucaW of MI Tree. lie was dir
~ extensively familiar. a brute VINO
could heat Il woman. But q man who had
"a touch OF genius. 40, more than q fOucn
Of reuiur-a genius so superb. a. personal
MAGNETISM so strong that DE could bend
10 his will this girl whom DE loved, but
whom he wished 90 make his tool. Tho
SVencaU is not an ignorant man. lie Is
"a musician 10 the tips OF his fingers
especially in the tips Of his nngers-and
vet he is n coward. With Dragging he
Announces his lack Of belief. has an at
4 g.. L.. .....I }. ia.