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...role of Celimene, Mlle. Sorel brought her reputation, her usual studied technique, and her scintillating costumes, but she brought, no feeling of definite characterization, no gripping conviction of flesh and blood and human sensibilities. To one who had seen her in the two previous productions, she was again Mlle. Sorel, the Doucet-costumed, the brilliant technician, the vivid personality, yea, even "the magnificent", but not the sincere worker in the art of portraying character. One begins to suspect, in fact, that Mademoiselle has a very clever press agent...
...delicate strokes of characterization, a very true Oronte. M. Gerval and M. Stern maintained the Moliere tradition of overplaying the society gallants. The well-known letter scene of the last act, in which they play such a prominent part, was, however, most disappointing in its careless, hurried, unthinking development. Mlle. Berendt, Mme. Marsans, and M. Sellier all gave very real and thoughtful characterizations,--the most convincing of all the company...
...second performance at the Boston Opera House, Mlle. Cecile Sorel, assisted by M. Albert Lambert and M. Louis Ravet, chose Dumas-fils' "La Dame Aux Camelias". IT was and interesting performance of a play that was once totally interesting. To the French mind we are a sentimental nation that has never yet outgrown this theatre story of a certain bad lady purified by her love for a certain stupid and cadish young man. For that reason the French company now in Boston has chosen "La Dame Aux Camelias" for three performances and billed "Le Misanthrope" for only...
...part of Marguerite Gautler, Mlle. Sorel brings her highly diverting and colorful personality, her strutful walk, her studied poses, her technical certainty, her well-managed voice. More affecting and effective is she in the part of this naughtly lady regenerated by love than as the Dona clorinde of Augier's "L'Aventurere" playing with a deeper sincerity and greater conviction. She was highly amusing in the lighter passages, and once or twice she actually gripped in emotional scenes. And her costumes, which are always half the exhibition when Mlle. Sorel appears, were not only more tasteful and beautiful...
Boston is the only city except New York that Mlle. Sorel will visit in the United States. Her leave of absence from the Comedie Francaise expires December 12th and she must resume her place at that theatre at that time...