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Updated: June 10, 2025
The lame lady was delighted with the horror inspired by her acting; but she might credit a great deal of it to her appearance. M. de Chavigni drew forth the tears of the audience, his acting was said to be better than the great Voltaire's. As for me, I remember how near I was to fainting when, in the third scene of the fifth act, Lindane said to me, "What! You! You dare to love me?"
"You'll have to; I will be the prompter." The prompter was dismissed, but the three actresses began to complain. "If we knew our parts as well as the 'pater noster' we should be certain to come to a dead stop if the prompter isn't in his box." "Very good," said I to the actress, who was to play Lindane, "I will occupy the box myself, but I shall see your drawers."
I was astonished at this, and said that I did not remember having ever made her such a declaration; but she made me laugh in spite of myself, when she said that her name that day was Lindane. "Ah, that's in a play," said I, "in real life the man who declares his love in words is a simpleton; 'tis with deeds the true lover shews his love." "Very true, but your lady was frightened all the same."
This sarcasm got the laugh on her side, but I returned it by telling her that my performance was a work of art, while her playing of Lady Alton was pure nature. M. de Chavigni told Madame that the spectators were wrong to applaud when she expressed her wonder at my loving her, since she had spoken the words disdainfully; and it was impossible that Lindane could have despised Murray.
But something happened. On the day fixed for the rehearsal they came without the Lindane and Murray. They were not well, but Rossi said they would not fail us eventually. I took the part of Murray, and asked Rosalie to be the Lindane. "I don't read Italian well enough," she whispered, "and I don't wish to have the actors laughing at me; but Veronique could do it." "Ask if she will read the part."
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