THEATRE AT PARIS* SIO. 



Thefe circumftances, which fo happily fall in with 

 the violent political fermentation in which the nation 

 is at prefent, while it fondly dreams that it has a father 

 of the people ; which moreover ftrikes fo animatedly 

 on the love the nation bears to all its kings, on the fpi- 

 rit of gallantry and on the tafte of the pit : to thefe 

 traits it was probably owing that the piece was attended 

 by fuch brilliant applaufe. For on each of them fol- 

 lowed a furious clapping, thrice repeated, and a Run- 

 ning vociferation of bravo ! 



Mademoifelle Dugazon had this evening only two 

 opportunities for difplaying her talent. If I am not 

 deceived, fhe is too iblemn, too heavy, too heroical, 

 for light and naive parts # . I imagined I was feeing 

 Mademoifelle Raucourt again. It was her walk, her 

 deportment, der downcaft, cold, and tragical look -f\ 



But her fhape is more delicate, her figure more 

 elegant, and her voice more agreeable. 



The 25th. — I took a journey to the Baftille ; • not 

 fleering my courfe indeed the fhorteft way, but chufing 

 that which muft moft certainly lead to it. It went 

 over the boulevards of the chauflee d'Antin to the 

 fanxbourg St. Antoine in one line ; and I had an oppor- 

 tunity of feeing at my leifure all the glories of the bou- 

 levards, which were then in full difplay. However 

 they are too numerous for a journal, efpecially as they 



* I retraft this fentence : NaiVete cannot poffibly be played 

 with more truth than the fame Mademoifelle Dugazon plays it, 

 for example, in Blaife et Babet. 



f I fince perceive that the very thing which at that time did 

 Hot pleafe me ki her was a finking proof of her matchlefs talents. 



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