The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16
DOUBLE: BILL :... ST..
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Frederip. LernattFe, the actor lis no coin.
ase OF: the. brain There Are those per.
maps. Wto; have sseeTl him act: his belQved
Robert Macaire'. and. Don Caesar: de:
Bazan al the Theatre. Franeais, fire.
Porte St. Martin, the Gazette, the 0deoti
the Ambigu G,omidlia In Paris he was.
often called the Taln1a OF the boulevards,
SO now we know the. sort .of man. Dead
a. score OF years or more; he is far enough.
away te weave a pretty romance about:
and Clyde Fitch has several threads of
his reputation in the warp and woof:.
Seven years. ago, perhaps, Mr. Miller.
played il here, but in seven years we are
made anew the scientists. tell. US. and SO:
with courtesy 10 ssephistry~. We have
none of us seen it before This is the:
stery: Madeleine Fleury, a little Parisian'
rnfllineT., III love with a cert&ir Francois,
fines the life that CLOSES about her q
dull one. She yearns Ito become ana ac+;
tress-any kind Of an actress, SEfe .waulu
play comedy, 10 laugh and sing land make.
tnS people love her, or tragedy 10 suffer
and make the people weep for. her. She
comes TO Frederic Lemaitre with her .ffI2
tie prayer To hlTn,s aIiS kind of an 'ac-.
tress means no kind .but she is beautiful;
he viii give 3fler a chance. 5.Nyill he lei
her act$ IT takes: a. Higher Power thgIi
his 10 90: that. but. she: sh8l! try she. shall
improv1Se. He tells. her. u story, her OWL
future, :perna9Isi. who: knows, of q litti2
milliner and her Francois and their baby;
Fe1. small SALARY helps his. TO make. BOTH
eIrds meet a1id: on Sundays lap ~oFer. wifi
q: cake from the. pastry: shop: And. they
are. So happy:y Bit j one day she comes
home :to ind: desolatidn. for Francois Is
gone, .aIid .ashe: ana the baby ana: 8 tabla
SET: for eng and a cola NOTE of farewell
haEe. the Httle world: tG themselves. This
is the .si9uatfcisl:: She is To enter; find. THE
note ,ahel tnen.fact as any creature OF sonl
would :.act: did. she: face such 4, Lraged T.:
But. the baby: is q basket: the cradle 4
c;l&tr; the nurse his! ofd valet. there ART
mo lines and nlade1noisefle;. who is no gem
.I1Is, :sca1lfiot override such circumstances:
She has acted about little things at hoIna
Dsf6re- her parents and deceived tfieIn
perfecEly, buE: ut lis much mere difficult
10 deceive. an audienceF" But she acts
pbediefltty and how she acts Her case is
nopele less but how shall he tell her? She is
beauti1uE and he loves her. He would nUt
give. her pain. He reveTses the order. Of:
= things. Francois comes home TO para:
disc LOST he, Frederic LeInaifre. :.as.
FRANCOIS, faces the situation and acts:
8nq how ne acts! but with a difference.
She is answered. She goes back TO her:
: Francois and. leaves -Lemaitre, who has:
found, the brief interview long enough for
lgYes. alone, as ne says, ever alone. Mari
garet Dale: is q dainty figure in her gown
of resed& and pink and her bonnet with
Its nedGing plums and streaming ribbons,
and without. difficulty. We see just such
a little m1lliner as. Mr., Fitch intended;
with Jlist such dramatic limitations Butt
myi. she is fascinating, land : .Lemaitre
loses mis- heart: with reason. Mr.. Miller
finds the role of Iiemaitre an easy ONE
from the moment he: enters, furious at
the audience as "a set Of stupid bruteS .,
because they called him but six times IN
a hve=aet play, TO ting exit of the little
Inillinert aIn3G q sfGweTy blessing Of rose.
"DETAILS: There. are. some" strong dramatic.
:lnements.' for him when. he assumes the
Eole of. tho. heart hrolz en-; - passionate.
fraIicoiss; anG the philosophy Of what is:
rlghI TO do .1E2tI:l dtss. .ftself into the agony
o. GtesTrEtCtiVt despair: and "Iriumphs By;
right Of. tfIlttf; :ItsiS 's:ryery pretty play
:9s0 lfa.vt MISSED. il :w0uld have BEEN: d:
1llisfort.IlE but one feels and. not Obj:
;sturely:- that, III is just::no a father sig;
Ilitfcarlt ..sel leetfon isecause-welf listen.
Here is 4. bit of dialogue. II they. DC
:rEot .appreCiate, my. RofteEt: Aacaire. ! viii,
give them f3aIEs et; Pierre. ..AV ould' l NOT
make a fine:.f amiet?ss'; " ::
: % my master such d :HaIllati Whaf
was H aInIst, sir?'' Il
Pierre, nobody seems TO KNOW :. ::
And agafn:. II. fear, says the little mi. =
liner, 'y6uL: fsittery would turn my head
did ! not remember yoq. are .an actor. - :.
+: You say j am. Thank YOU, made
rnoiselle.: Some people. say I am not. :
/. do NOT believe them sSirlY :.
:yMauemgiselle, do not"
There is more here: than mere words:
Mr.. Miller; If this IS Intentional, you are
an artist even in ;yoilr: gentlemanly re-
| Dukes" If 1T is an accldet1t-but We sfrfll
not push the question sfieartease'' fol:
lowed the curtain-raiser; but that is g.
story we. knUWa.; But q few DAYS more and
we bid" the Miller company good by. and
we shall. not do it willingly, a..
CHARLOTTE. THOMPSON; !.