. An actor's notebooks, being some memories, friendships, criticisms and experiences of Frank Archer. workedfor my enjoyment. And then the theatres ; but asmost of our visits were to the Fran^ais, the detailsmay be interesting. Those who know anything of thebest acting in Paris at the time I write of will under-stand the enjoyment that fell to my lot. I only muchregretted that I then knew so little of the Frenchlanguage. But allowing for this, it was impossiblenot to appreciate the charm of the ensemble, therefinement, the distinction, the finesse — alwaysaccompaniments of the performances at
. An actor's notebooks, being some memories, friendships, criticisms and experiences of Frank Archer. workedfor my enjoyment. And then the theatres ; but asmost of our visits were to the Fran^ais, the detailsmay be interesting. Those who know anything of thebest acting in Paris at the time I write of will under-stand the enjoyment that fell to my lot. I only muchregretted that I then knew so little of the Frenchlanguage. But allowing for this, it was impossiblenot to appreciate the charm of the ensemble, therefinement, the distinction, the finesse — alwaysaccompaniments of the performances at the Fran^ais. On my first visit the programme consisted of LaFaute de sEntendre (Regnier, Coquelin, Reichem-berg), Le Menteur (Delaunay, Got, Maubant,Garraud, Prudhon, Lloyd, Edile-Riquer), Le Post-Scriptum (Bressant, Arnould-Plessy). On the second occasion we had II ne Faut Jurerde Rien (Delaunay, Got, Nathalie), La Pluie et leBeau Temps (Bressant, M. Brohan). The third time, Histoire lAncienne (Garraud,Lloyd), LHonneur et lArgent (Delaunay, Got,Maubant, Kime, Prudhon, Garraud, Boucher, Chery,. War Declared 79 Seveste, Charpentier, Coquelin-cadet, Barr^, Nathalie,M. Royer, Dinah-F(^lix), Une Caprice (Bressant,M. Brohan, Croizette). The fourth was an evening when was given LeLion Amoureux (Bressant, Maubant, Leroux,Coquelin, Febvre, Mesd. M. Brohan and ). It was getting late on the night of Friday, July 15,and my brother and I were at home together expectingthe arrival of Hughes, who we felt sure must have beendetained for some unexplained reason. He appearedat last, but in a state of immense excitement. He hadjust come from the Boulevards. There was to be warwith Germany ! It is the papers, said my brother. It is alwaysbeing talked of, but it will come to nothing. Ah, but it will this time, replied Hughes, forwar is as good as declared ! He was right. The French Ambassador, , had been commanded to make known tothe King of Prussia that the candidature of th
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