Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-13
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Incompatible SardOu,
Author Of "RobeSpierre.'
His Early Struggles and Ultimate TrlumphS.


money was advanced TO him. lie blu,h.
ingly took the hand of his benefac,r,'.
and tried TO thank her. but could ne,
That young man was sardou ~.
great drnmatiHt. The opening nlrh, y,
"Thc Students Tavern" was an nn,lon.
one for him. Transported By M sns'
coss. he watched the curtain 10 nm =.
his nrat play. Hut the intoxlcailon dld
not last. The patrons Of tie odoon ,ysr,
mostly students. and they ana moi ~.
kindly 10 n dramatic treatment Of Inc,
pranka and adventures. Kisses. whi..
Ting and howle ring through tho bon-.
and the flaHco Of that night was ~
nolscst recorded In the Partisan s,sr.
annals Of that year. a second porfos,g.
ance was attempted. but the lights sps.
denly went out In the third act. ana An.
curtain was funF down. Never nusl,
did II go M on The Students Tav,frs
The youthful sardou was brsks,
hearted. starvation stared him In IN.
face. and long neglect had broken Nh,
health. lie crcpt M TO his dark maj.
garrett There he brooded alone otsrti,
misfortuncs and In two days "a IA
with typhoid fever. lie would cottai.sr
have died like rat In hole had - :
good angel come 10 his rescue. Tist
good angel was tho spoiled and -rtf.s
Mile. de liricourt OF the odeon. ~,
had been greatly impressed BY the ubi,.
faced young author. one n,nrniHr -
came ruAtling up the narrow liii.
stairs IN search " her new friend. 81,
found him IN the dclirlum u fever. shs
coclly took on her gloves. made hpr,sf
~ home and with her own hands fsd
him. nursed him and won him back 10
health and strength.
There could be only one end for such
nm affair. The two fell head over heels
In love With each other. and soon after
married. Life for them was mainly love
aud potatoes. for neither was wealthy.
Hut II was the happy ending " a sweet.
er comedy than the millionaire drama.
list 81 France has ever written
Ana better times were coming. Ths
young husband gave private lessons for
two francs, wrote little pot boilers and
made commentaries ana indexes fof
classic authors at 20 much per rsre. Ne
met Rachel. the famous trar,dl,uns.
and 10 her submitted his colossal tfars.
dy In AlcNandrlncs, entitled Ia Rsihs
Ultra"
and the spoiled and caprlcloua nctfts,
crushed the heart " Us young author
BY crying Sweden IL too cold Tor me-.
prefer Gre.cei" Then Rardou tried he
tuck with the veteran Mile. Dc D'iarsl
and Nine. Rose cheri. but with no sue.
cofn. Yet not once did he give W. Ne
pursued Scribe. the most popular dra.
matist Of the time. and made his M.
miserable with manuscripts. Then one
day he came ncros. Mile Farruei Of he
Vaudeville and thrust Into her hand Me
new Les Pattea dc Mouche" The a..
trcHs handed II unread TO the manager
Of the Vaudeville. who Htrairhtway
poksd II into a plKvonhoi- of hla hugs
desk among hundreds Of other fueh un.
foriunatcr one day Rose cheFl CHANGED
10 want new play. The neglected man
uscript was pulled out Of the pigeon
hole and looked over. II was accepted
and presented II caught like wlldhfs
Al Paris came TO see u. and sirdas
saw his name tossed about In the mafr.
Ing papers
That was the turning point In ~ "a.
reer 81 the Partisan play writer. IN -
years he had accumulated fortune tnt
was Acknowledged TO be- the rfrtlrii
dramatic virtuoso In Europe. W. uut
elected member Of the Acadcinf AT
every crumb from hls pen was irfrft
into ha,f dozen languages. Thsffaiff
actors and actresses came 1ocklnr 20
him. begging for plays. Ne moved down
from his little garrett and became man
Of the world. man Of fashion he never
was. Then something happened. hh
wife. the woman who had made HIN
died. There was nothing LETT for hin
TO do but work and forget Ana work
he ala Now, men call Niclorien Hafaol
a bruaque and hard hearted man and
colossal cRotint. Such he n IN hia WORK.
but those who know him beat, WI" have
had n glimpse OF the man wins no
work II forgotten ana when he $685.
himself na he really IL In his beltui"
old home az Marty, have reason TO -
lleve that the writer OF 'Isoherplf'fv
nurses under his gruff exterior one 81
the warmeat and kindlleat or hearts
ARTHUR TIrcoih