Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1901-08-04 | Page 11 | Ibsen in the Flesh

d IBSEN EN IN 1 THE FLESH Habits and Appearance Appe rance of the Noted Scandinavian Dramatist London Free Lance An Intimate acquaintance of Ibsen Ib residing in ID contributes to the Neue None Frele Freie Presse some interesting particulars concerning the habits of the Scandinavian master whose health is isnow Isnow Isnow now causing so much anxiety It ap pears that from the beginning of the SOs up to the end of the Ibsen lived by turns in Rome Dresden and aDd Mu Munich MunIch Munich nich He published a work every two years One finished he ho spent six months in collecting materials for a fresh fr h cre creation creation atlon a like period In digesting them and nd the greater part of the second year yeat in putting them into dramatic shape for he never worked In the summer but passed the season in a summer re resort resort resort sort preferably Ibsen has hag read few books but he eagerly scans newspapers He dislikes to be lionized and on one occasion when Paul lAndau invited him hint to his place and aDd seated him be tween the Duke of and Rudolf Rudolt for three hours the dramatist let Jet fall not a single remark If the company was Jovial and without re restraint restraint and the champagne he could be very jolly According to his bis own notions Ibsen is always elegant never going out except In toned frock coat with white cravat and I tall silk hat bat So the real Ibsen does JIke ike champagne and is partial to vine leaves In the hair