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CHAPTER 3—Cyrano, Rostand, Coquelin
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Among the proverbs of Spanish folk-lore there is a saying that good wine retains its flavor in spite of rude bottles and cracked cups. The success of M. Rostand’s brilliant drama, Cyrano de Bergerac, in its English dress proves once more the truth of this adage1. The fun and pathos2, the wit and satire3, of the original pierce through the halting, feeble translation like light through a ragged4 curtain, dazzling the spectators and setting their enthusiasm ablaze5.
Those who love the theatre at its best, when it appeals to our finer instincts and moves us to healthy laughter and tears, owe a debt of gratitude6 to Richard Mansfield for his courage in giving us, as far as the difference of language and rhythm would allow, this chef d’œuvre unchanged, free from the mutilations of the adapter, with the author’s wishes and the stage decorations followed into the smallest detail. In this way we profit by the vast labor7 and study which Rostand and Coquelin gave to the original production.
Rumors8 of the success attained9 by this play in Paris soon floated across to us. The two or three French booksellers here could not import the piece fast enough to meet the ever increasing demand of our reading public. By the time spring came, there were few cultivated people who had not read the new work and discussed its original language and daring treatment.
On arriving in Paris, my first evening was passed at the Porte St. Martin. After the piece was over, I dropped into Coquelin’s dressing-room to shake this old acquaintance by the hand and give him news of his many friends in America.
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pathos
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fatigue
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toil
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cosy
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graceful
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innocence
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ardent
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poker
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plumed
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possessed
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dismal
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incessant
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contented
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expressive
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harmonious
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perfectly
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laurels
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mosaic
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clique
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