| Show on the parl paris stage talma reflecting low incongruous it was that the heroes of greece and rome should be represented on the french stage in powder and lace and knee breeches dressed the part of the tribune in brutus in a real toga and with bare arms and legs but the actresses were shocked at the unseemly display of arms and legs G gracious heavens beaven sl exclaimed mile mlle contat with a little scream as talma emerged from his dressing room ready to go on orl how hideous he for all the world like one of those old statues statue sill and a few minutes afterward I 1 mine veatris Ve who happened to be on the stage in the same scene took an opportunity of saying to him in an undertone why talma your arms are bare barel yes he replied like the romans ns 11 why talma you have no trousers bonill on no the romans did not wear them Coch cochon ejaculated poor mine Ve veatris and her feelings overpowering lier her she had to go off the stage it took some little time to habituate parisian players and playgoers play goers to so radical a change the next actor one of theold tho old school who filled a similar part made great difficulties about donning the tile toga he lie was induced to do so eventually but only on the condition that two pockets should be let into the back of the garment one of these being for his lis handkerchief the other for his snuffbox san francisco argonaut |
