The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-18
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INDIVIDUALS often show weakns..
It il very rare that . nation Will
inxly oaers the public q. view Of
her frahty. La Belle France. In
her latest caper. the revision OF
the Dreyfus trial. offers the world pub
lie view OF one Of her most cul-
pab,e errors First. with no evidence
whatever, Capt. Dreyfus Is convicted
OF high treason and sentenced TO
solitary confinement. He has been cribbed
ard confined for i've years- Several men
have ad interim committed suicide because
they knew much which the government
desired TO remain secret. Emile Zoia.
speaking In the defense Of Capt Dfeyfus
has been imprisoned and pretty nearly
badgered out of the country.
And now. 10 and behold. the government
Of France turns round like . changeahle
coquette and orders = revision Of the trial.
Emily Crawford. that veteran newspaper
writer who has lived 50 long In Paris that
she Is numbered among the elect. said In
one OF her letter. IF he (referr1ne to
NJ DrumontO looks upon Henry and Ester
haxy as Christians. I fear l must 20 over
to the Jews"
France ia nothing II not sensational
The people Of that natioas must have some
euiogizing a Boulanger and naming every
thing after him from boulevArds to dance
tunes, or they are martyrixing . Dreyfus.
The French are very diplomatic In one
way. They keep the nAtion quiet about
some very big things by Offering them
other subjects Of gossip or argument.
When the French politicians axe busy
arguing the pro and con Of the Dreyfus
affair. they are too much occupied to un-
earth the jobberies Of some OF the heads.
One OF these days, when Capt. Dreyfus IL
safe at his own areside, some OF the
searchers for truth and right will be sur
prised that for Ave years democratic
France was too busy discussing the homes
ty or treason OF one captain Of artillery
to look into matters Tor which the nation
Is responsible.
When told Of the death Of . celebrated
actor. Janauscheck remarked. "Ah. yes.
everybody die-everybody-but Piiout''
Pilout. It 10 needless to say. Is the hus-
band Of tho actress JAnauscheck, who In
everyday life Is Madame Pilout.
Who viii take the place OF Augustin
DAILY, who died in Paris on June :. 1889?
Mr.. Daily has made % many good actors.
30 many capable actresses. that the world
however talented. can not make another
a sculptor or = painter. Mr.. DAILY seemed
to have real genius for getting the best
results out OF the many men and women
whom he 80 patiently drilled.
In the last fifteen years AL Of the emil
nent American actors and actresses have
passed away. John Mccullough, whose
virginius made him famous: Lawrence
Barrett. the polished gentleman. good In
So many parts. but not great In any one: >
Billy Florence. whose Mighty Dollar ,
was one of the keenest comedies that ever
caused laugh: Edwin Booth. great In all
Shakespearean phys. and most effective
in everything he undertook; Frank Mayo.
whose Davy Crockett made the world ~
kin; Sothern. Lester wallack. Davenport.
Col Sellers Thomas Keene, Fechtsr. Mon
tague, the ideal lover: Ringgold. whose
kiss in Henry W made him . reputation:
Forrest and Alexander Salvini. have all
passed away in q short generation.
Mrs John Drew. the veteran Madam
Malaprop: Ristori, Ada Diax, Adelaide
Nelson. Fanny Davenport. Madam Rhea,
Charlotte Cushman. Mrs. Kemble. Mrs
Rousby. too have joined the ranks In the
great beyond.
Mansfield Is today the most eminent OF
American actors. With all his airs and
graces, his public be damned and his
siiscourteous attitude toward everybody and
everything II IL TO him that we have TO
look for versatility. for finish, for truth
in art. Following very closely. young
S0fnSrB. Tue lfsafl WHcxc (dpt LettetOlalf
won him name and fame. seems to be the
actor to whom we must look for truth in
art and art In truth.
II does appear sad that after all the
fine actors who have held the stage for
years now we have no t.agedians and few
comedians 10 call our own. II seems riiic-
ulous TO q person who knows good acting
to thing OF Warde and James as rrpresen-
tative trageiIans. warde Is q butcher.
ana James as non-responsive as a butch
er's block, when one expects dainty ef-
fects or thrilling results. Warde and
James can rant and rave and tear a pas
sion 20 tattefs. but they do not know the