The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-28
UlA TIE PBRRIGIDE
How Alexander Paordi Caught
French Ears.
LA RENE NON HIM FAME
Interesting Story of the Life
of a Genius.
La RENE NON HIM FAME

Ais1cn literature abroad They may feel
surprise at the long notice given 70 his
memory BY tbs theatrical chronicle Or
last week Il Is because the theatsr ru-n-
ishes a great part Of the living literature
Of France ana Parodt came nearest OF
modern playwrights 10 the poets Of thu
classic French drama 1t was by force
OF study, for he was z Frenchran nairbe-
oy birth nor language, nor education
de was born in Crete. which has give,
some OF the critics the idea that he vas
or Greek hneags-an Indirect commitment
70 their own dramatic literature. IN which
ne succeeded. In reality, he was an Ital-
Ian Levantine OF the early days when
the hngua franco reisned and Cooks
tourists and Egyptian English were IN
known He was born. indeed. at Canea
where his father was consul Of good kim
Bonoa OF the Two Sicuies, but his chude
hood was passed AZ Smyra. as he has said
II one OF his fine versez-''Cra-dled fy
the Meles 7 sang beside the Seine He
vas youth OF Italy and then in svitzer-
land where, doubtless, he gained his
knowledge Of the language IL which he
was 20 write; but he was nearly thirty
before he came to I've in France.
Il was shortly before the disasters Of
1870, and he had not time to empty his
PORTFOLIOS Of the contributions TO French
literature which they already contained
before the crash came. There was first
a little volume of poems. which fen
silently Ike 50 many others; there was q
ramonce which had the same fate; and
then, on the first day OF Nay IN the last
bright moments Of the Second Emofre.
Re brought out II a half-private han
open 70 such efforts. q crude, violent
tragedy Tim, the Parricide" L was
not a success; but It caught the ear OF
Sarceyi who was at the end Of the first
ten years CT the forty during which he
guided the average Frenchman in his an
probation OF theatrical matters. He in
1icted the somewhat rugged verses of the
new poet on Gil his friends; but the play
was respectable failure.
SIX years later the Coincide Franchise
accepted Parodis Rome Vanoutshea %
which he had written amid the ruin and
oesolation OF war n his dedication Of
this work TO his adopted country he re-
calls IN noble lines the hizh moral en-
ceavor Of this drama which was his
greatest success: Il spoke of Rome ~
Rome by thy people issuing from dfsas-
Ter and TO a hostile world under skies
whose lights were Cueuched. I showed viz
tue making reverse fruitful and the nieht
that fell on Carthage and the reauence
OF the stars IN this piece Sarah Bern
hardt, then fl The power Of her twenty
I'VE years, chose for herself the part Of
the blind POsthuraia, who sacrifices with
her own hand her granddaughter. the
Festial Uiuia- for the liberation Of tbai1
country 2uIe.DudIay represented the g1-re
ious sculpturaI beauty OF the grand
daughter; the French stage has not seen
elsewhere such a combination Of theat-
rical art with thrilling verse. The situa-
ton was peculiarly fitted 10 sarah ia her
intense days. Her blindness was not the
ainless cropping which is usual on the
stage. She was alone. feeling her Usv-
painfully by the walls toward the tomb
Of the victim. whom she had b--ss'-
struck 70 the heart after the maiden had
helped her To find IL; the effect was one
OF pure terror. verifying Aris-orle's de-
script3on OF tragedy as purEi1g the pss-
sions- It was return To the classic
drama Of CorueiIe
IN 1881, By a presidential decree. Psro5f
was made q citizen Of Frence. His nev-
three efforts were failure. though one o.
them received the approval 81 Pa-e7
and another that Of Victor Hugo. II was
only in 1925 that Ia RENE Juans % ths
tragedy Of the daughter Of Isabella ~
Castillo. won back the success due IN
noble historical drama written in or7ssf,
verse ~ this time Sarah Bernhard
for whom the uIe role was written. had
D. 30
Nile. DudIay. who heightened its c-ilr-i--
atns eject Of terror 10 pitch perhaps
never before experienced on the Fre7r,
stake The piece was mo1otonous. as
was the story OF the unha0nv Queen
brought by srief and the abaado1ne-,
and ingratitu5e Of her erscelsss r-sr-74
Philip the Fair 70 the folly which led her
70 watch for fifty years over his remains
after his death Ills son charles the Fair
left her the tide of queen while rsfr-f-r~
N her stead. bug he retired o lis u.n
astery when she died. The --s- rorrs
not keep The attention Of nubHc fond
If change and less serious ur- f7-r-f-r- f-,-
Parodi has died showing that his latest
work. Don Ruy." VIII bring b.a.f- his
memory 10 the lovers az drama as
poetic ART IA its chief temple OK the nod
ern world.
Jules Claretie. the director of the Com
edis Franchise. and 8Iount-SuIly spoke or
the grave OF this foreisners. who has
continued worthy the ereat traditions ~
French rlayVriCing. IN mere Language
the foreign accent always remained. as 81
musc when the childs mind has not
kneaded the words az an iiiom iuto RE
nourishment ~ its f-st Thought Arri5 .