Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-15

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,hor afternoon, Beth and talked
,,I;hly of the British Boer War;
n air her John Bull craftsmanship,
dearly loves title), and l to
with lust that streak of vanity
Anahters of Eve have, that l was
M on the question. At last, I'M
~ ~ keen quiet any longer, the
t,otter said: my dear Portia,
knowledge Of Boer things is quite
mr. credit, but frankly, my dear,
pronunciation would make those
no Dutchmen more irate than
bIritish lions grin. In the fist
I Dom Paul is not pronounced as
II il were English, it is called
/ powl,' and Gen. Jcubert is called
lbcrt;' Kopie, meaning small hill,
Pronounced 'copy;' Transyaal,,
The yellow river-is TRANSLATE
means uncle, and is pronounced
The word Uitlander is called
INTER- and means foreigner. Boer,
hi know. means farmer; burgher,
r.ker,, is :, citizen. One comes
these words so often. it is well
bcw how to pronounce them cor
h, don't you think soS Here are
more: e-
/ rahnt,, border. line; Staatkunde
t.rahdl, Council of State; stad
city: Vaal (fahl, valley; weld
oIen land. veltheer (felt- hare),
raj commandment
Pretoria, the capital of the South
Ian Republic, is named in honor
5 first President, Pretorius, who
liza great tick pronounced treck'
Journey, out Of Cape Colony GO
ago, into the Transvaal, to escape
dominion of England. -
battle of Opinions, headed
their leaders. Brigadier-G ener al
kity and Captain immortality, is
waging fiercely in the courts.
the public may be perfectly salts
the affair may be taken to the
|er court and the drama Of "Sapho'
1acted for the edification of more
ais and Judges. The verdict CLOSED
doors of Wallack's Theatre for
t, and when they opened agaiI
pho" was gone and in place o
erisette Of the Paris streets. MRS
bueray" CT the smart set" of to
in London, received the public.
Ition not the right OF the law t.
tfere with the drama, for of sucl
gs know nothing; but that III
IL has been good there IS no doubt
pho. as q play and "Sapho" as
ale different things. 1t only seem
bee that play which otfends publ
should have been allowed to 60 5
II reflects not so much on Mis-
hersole as on the managers and tn
Is who control most of the theatre
he country, and who dictate wha
and what shall not be playe
hem. TO dramatize such book
pho means to take the FRAMEWORK
le story and leave all the filling Thu
to make it the great lesson it is, an
lesson that Daudet meant it shoul
1t means to place before the peop
vivid dramatic scenes of an in
nj life, with their glaze and tinse
ing out all the authors part tn
= of the heartaches and bitterness
leans, in Miss Nethersole's cas-
ling an unattractive, worn-o
nan of the streets in Paris, bea
creature, handsomely gown
ich all who know their "Saphc
w was not the cssel. 1t means,
showing all the roses without t
ms 1t is this that does the hal
gives the masses false ideas of Ill
this that tends to place in wro
It any great book that deals wi
as it is and as a master paints
US. 1t is we'll for the autocrats
be representations to keep the dral
is best level. But the criticism a
sure should be given before I
bllc are let in. Conducted as 1T
n in this instance, it has been
me a wonderful advertisement
70 Nethersole has at least the sat
ion Of knowing she is the mo
ied Of actress in the country tod
leantime, while people are spe
ing on the outcome of this alta
stage morality and the freedom
drama, the policeman on the b
fastidious judges are just discot
a book called "Sapho," by
udet of Paris; a book which, by
has been holding a place of no
the table Of every classical scht
Go AIrhonse Daudet wrote the fiji
" the book is dubbed immoral
policeman and by certain le
pts who say. ~ amt read J
bold the scholars autocrat 4
called reform" makes no
ctions. 1t is one of those VIZ
y sweep in from the sea and gail
us path the dainty-tinted sea sh
Rt please the artists eye, as vel
poison grass and nasty, 81
. ags that line the sandy bel
d pen other policemen and UNI
b g'slrates waken up to the condi
b things, | picture huge bonfire
ID streets, made of piles of prict
d umes of Gautier. Daudet, Flaut
III aancols CoEpee, Smollett, Field
W lop our D6lON6u VIII ph
pare. All! Alphonse Daudet, v
1r spirit and poets soul stoo'
n 9 watched with a pride even
ii fatness could not hide, seeing
II ~ was left Of that SOULS dive
ID lowed by the best Of Frances
n and women, little did you t
2 time would come when your {
nld be sounded by the VIC
NJ Frs of the City of Brotherly
d d the magistrates whose appreci;
Tue drama is confined to 1.-THE
,mestead,h and whose classic
DhcIs TOMS Cabin -
what are your dreams, oh, Alpf
M 'udet, in your grave in the {
7 Rht of the winters day in the
Pere la Chaise? Ii this rel
esled wave, with its froth of /.
acaI ideas from tho policer
\ Piht Of view, sweeps on, forese
n atle Of Victor Hugo being shat
NJ pieces by the purist's hamme
\, corsetless figure of Susa
W u'mnony set up in its stead. o! M
III Tempores
I The families of our worthy
utt magistrates their wives
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