Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-22
rHE BOUCICAU LTS
SON WHO NOW PERPETUATES
DiON'S NAME.
All His Children Talented
Is Fond of rhem-->inA hoaeis~nis Is
Great Fasorits On the London
Stage To-day.
Especial Lstter.)

go the youth OF the present genera
ton among playgoers the name OF Dion
Boucleau,t Is associated with the rep
utatlon OF the son. and. though the
name may recall memories OF stroas
melodrama. 70 wha. few Is given the
power TO picture the face within us
silvery setting" OF the elder man! To
those who are older and in whose
mind there fingers yet the production
of his pen. anything which would con-
meet the reputation OF the dead drama
tist with the grace aud eleyerness OF
his defendants is not uReadOwed With
interest.
Bouclcault was Irlsh-he vas born
In Dublin on Boxing day, lS22-whleA
accounts for much In his career. Eda-
Gated at University college. London. he
began his extraordinary busy career
at the age OF 10 and In the course OF
nearly half century (is4l-ls90l he
produced no fewer than 40 pieces
The best known OF the series Is The
Colleen Bawn." produced In 1850. The
octoroon. beloved BY modern ANA
teurs, appeared In the following year.
while "The Shaughraun" was not writ
ten till 1875. Boucicauit was the Ia
vorite dramatIst OF Queen Victoria, y no
went TO see The Colleen Bawn" two
or three times, and 70 this day his bes,
work retains an extraordinary hold
on the provincial and colonial audi
enees.
But he did more than give plays. lie
left remarkably clever family. who
still amuse u.s. Rarely Indeed has a
clever man so perpetuated the essence
OF his brain as In this case OF Dion
Boucicault. There Is a son an actor.
there Is son a dramatlst. ard there
Is also charming daughter whose
grace the public cherlshes. The wheels
OF chance have given 10 the brothers
Dion and Aubrey a twin success. since
Dion Boucicault and Arthur Chudlslxh
have produced Aubrey BoucIcaults
play. "A Court Scandal" at the Court
theater. London-an adaptation from
the French by Aubrey Boucieault and
Osmond shllllngford Miss Nina Bou-
cicault presents the latest Lavender In
Sweet Lavender" and surely her per-
Torrance Is as refreshing as the flower
Is sweet. Thus. with the presen, mem
bers Of the family as public sayorltss,
their popularity Is not girded by the
Island seas. since In Australia and in
New Zealand Dion Bouclcault formed
the guiding spirit OF the Brouxh and
Boucicault company.
So long as the drama Yields A GER
tain influence In Australasia the name
OF Dion Bouclcault will be pleasantly
recalled. and 1t Is by those only who
are acquainted with tho monstrous
which tour the colonies TIA.
the immense work this son of Dion
Doucicault accomplished for the cause
OF the drama In the southern hem!s-
phere can be properly appreciated. II
would seem but very, very RECENTLY
that American and British managers
nave thought II necessary 10 send com
panies OF even moderate ercsllsnr. 20
New Zealand. II is almost four year.
since Dion Bouclcault visited New Z.a-
land; to him those years have brought
success In London. but for auIts two
years after his farewell there wa. in
deed. a blank page In tho his,rlonie
history OF Maorlland There wa. I.
lime when the Brough- Boucleanlt COM
'any accepted the November race week
n Christ church as their opening. and
heir arrival In that dull center Of CO.
onial HE was heralded as an event
5ut with the return OF Dion Bouclcsult
% London the soul and spirit OF tho
company became extInguished. Tho
company that was Is now known nv
mother name. To the colonial. /,
VIII never be again what Dot" mass
(.
As an actor, Dion Boucicaul, als Ia,
apacity and the faculty which per-
nits him to Identify himself with all
ne minor-the more important in tbs
nd-idiosyncrasles OF the charac,e,
'hich he Is assuming. 30 that. sinking
III individuality In his art. hl. .,pav
eeomes the more absorbing slncs {,