The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-24
Divine Sarah" at 81, Still
Holds Secret of Youth

lemDonpoint Adipose tissue is a TO
she need never fear.
Her movements. feline and flashing
have lost nothing of their vigor. He
crystalline speech flows almost in
liquid form from lips so boldly painted
as TO be the distinguishing color fea
ture of her countenance, More of pow.
der than of rouge masks her actua
and long-submerged complexion. The
hair for madame has Valiantly dis
dained gray locks, is a kind of orange
yellow. And yet the general effect OF
all this artifice. even divorced from
the disconcerting element of person.
ality, H. distinctly agreeable and in
gratiating. The uninitiated might fix
her age today at about SO.
She was swathed rather than dress
ed in a gray silk garment supplements
ed by numerous little scarfs and strips
Of Fur The lace collar about the mar
row neck came all the way to the
chin, as i'm former years. Her slippers
were curious little patent leather al.
fairs that began 70 be sharply pointed
and ended i'm a surprising, square toe.
We'll, well!" said madame. cordial
ly, as she extended her hand, and this
was all the English vouchsafed dur
Ing the occasion. She sat on the low
piano stool and then rested her chin
with much intensity on her clenched
fists. familiar and exceedingly char
acteristic attitude. The dialogue turn
ed quickly TO the drama.
81 have no choice between realistic
and poetic plays" she observed II
like them both, but have no patience
with the sort of realism that is sordid
and repulsive before ii is truly human.
camille is the sort of naturalistic
play l admire. The subject is power
full and essentially instinct with the
flavor Of actual existence. Ibsen, who
really wrote for a local Norwegian au-
dience, is too often made inscrutable
by foreign performers. They become
cryptic where there is small necessity
for it. OF all the Ibsen dramas. my
tavorite is The Lady From the Sea-
There Is genuine poetry i'm that work
and the symbolism of the vast ocean.
which permeates the play, is finely ex-
pressed
"Maeterlinck is a gifted poet, but
the parts i'm many Of his plays are so
evenly distributed that I have assumed
only a few of them. one that I did
act however, was the effective char
acter of Norma Wanna, Rostand is. |
IF course, a great poet His La Sa- |
is a chef doeuvre. There
Is much exquisite poetry also in La
Princesse Lointaine which is i'm my |
repertoire. 'Chantecler' l find charm
ng reading. and n good play i'm its |
second and fourth acts Lucien Guitry
was superb in the title role, although
he part. you know, was originally
written for the late Constant Coquelin.
THE dramatist by the way, is fash
oning a new play for me. IL is not a
historical work, although the theme is
rational. 1t is France treated poetical-
y and with touches of Rostand fam
6sy. / have not yet announced the
lame of the piece.
OF my new offerings. | find Nor
aus Jeanne Dare especially inter-
sting. Here the poetry is not in the
ext, which is bold. vigorous and di-
eet' strikinSly reflective of the sim
lie, peasant-like character of the au-
hor' but in the power and splendor of ,
he theme handled with realism. The T,
ctual words of the authentic process,
+ trial, of Jeanne are employed when
yer possible. ,
Am | tired on this hurried and ac-
i've American tour?" she echoed. I'm
esponse to inquiry. Scarcely ever.
m chiefly amused. AS for work.
ever weary of it. crave excitement ,
nd must always live in its atmos- :
here. This is why / am strong and !,