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PORT TOWNSEND, W. T., JUNE 20,1871.
Dob-b ma mun Art.
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him 3 non inure-tin. article on l-‘nm
coi- Delnne. hammer to in known In the
funds olzh wine. at Dannie An.
Ho was born a Solemn. in the northern
put of Franco. in now sixty year: of age.
and bu lot! I life {all of 'ltnnge vicissi
tudes and romantic episodes. 11in mixer
was phynicim Ind h;- molber I wanna
of run abilities. -
Shortly after the battle of Waterloo a
detachment of the allied troops more pa=s~
in; through Bolsstnesfin the midst of a
dead and snllen silence, when the com
mandant's quick ear caught the round of
a childish voice crying Vive l' Em pe-reurl
Vice Na-po-Ic-enl Every one smiled at
the juvenile speaker's audacity except the
stern oficer. whose name has unfortunate
ly escaped the infnnious celebrity it de~
served. By his artists a platoon (of sol
diers sought on the child's homo snd
burne‘it to the ground; and thus little
Frsncots Delssrte became the innocent
cause ofthe ruin of his family.
Thencet'orward the tsmily was in a
most deplorable condition. Ono rut-emu
followed another. till the mother and her
children wire on the Verge of starvation.
She soon died, and at the age of nine
years the boy Francois began lite on his
own account. His first Service was as s
drudgo in a shop kept by an old woman,
but fate seemed against him in every vrsy.
and one cold night he was picked up in
the streets in a half-frozen state by s c/u'f
font‘er. “And so the future artist com~
Int-need his professional career as a Pat-isien
rag-picker." The story continues:
While wandering about the great city
in the interest of his employer, his only
solace was to listen to the songs of itiner
ant vocalists and the occasional music of s
military baud. Music became his passion.
From some of the gamia: he learned the
seven notes of the scale, and. to preserve
the melodiel that delighted him, he inf
vented a system of musical notslion. on
s certain holiday. when he was twelve
years old, while listening to the delight
iul music in the garden of the Tuillrries.
the little chfflbnier husied himself with
drswing figures in the dust. An old man
of eccentric appearance, noticing his enr
nest diligence. accosted him.
"What are you doing there, boy ?" he
asked. , , 7 _ _
Terrified 316:“.an tenured by the
kind manner of thn stranger, Dnlurte re
plied : “Writing down the music, sir,"
“Do you mean to say those marks have
my significance ? That you can tend
them ?" ,
"Certeinly, sir."
“Let rue hour you."
Encouraged by the interest manifested
in himethe led lens in e select and pure
but end voice the at reins just played by the
military bend. The old men wes nnged.
-"Who teught you this process?”
"Nobody. sit ; found it out myself."
Bamhini—u-for it wu the then distin
guished. but now almost forgotten, pro~
lessor—offered to take the boy home with
him; end he who hed entered the garden
of the 'l'uilletiee e reg-picker left it a rec
ognized musicien. In the dust of Paris
were first written the elements of e sys
tem dentined to regenerate ert. Bembini
taught his protege ell ,he k;.ew,t but the
pupil soon snrpessed the mester end he
cetne his instructor in turn; for if thé
one bed tuleut. the other possessed genius,
Betnhini predictedthe future of Del
sarte, end seems to hove recognized his
merit in en eminent degree. His death
left the boy poor end friendless. At four
teen. however. Dela-rte msnnged to get
edmitted into the Connervetory, where,
though he lebored herd. he met with
harsh treetment end discouragement.
Thrown upon his own resources, he soon
developed. by careful observation of ne
ture end a constent study of cause end ef
fect, e system and e style radically differ
ing from thaee of the professors and their
senile imitetors.
The prsizcs of Melibren end Nourrit
gave him courage, sud decided him to fol~
low implicitly the prompting: of his own
genius. ,His extreme poverty compelled
him at last, when eighteen years of sge.
to epply to the Conservatory for e diploms
which would eneble him to secure e situa
tion et. one of the lyric theetres. ‘lt was
refused,
The eulumn of 1829 found him e shab
by, elmost regged applicant st the stag:
deor of the Open Comique. Repeated
rebuffs feiled to heflle his desperate per
tincity.
One tiny the director. heering of the
ennoyenee to which his subordinates
wen subjected to hyDelurie, determined
web-me the nuisance by onto! those cmel
coup de main of which Frenchmen are
pro-eminently cap-hie. The next night,
during the performance. when Drherte
celled, he wee. to his norpviee and delight,
ohown into lhe greet men's pro-once.
“Well. sir, whet do you went ?"
"Pardon. momieur. I come 10 leek I
place at your thratre."
“There in but one vacant, and you don't
seem cepnhle of filling that. I want only
e cell-ho ." ~;
“Sir. fern prepond to fill the position
of I remier ujet emong your singers."
“gnomes I" .
“Mention.“ my clothes are poor, my
or! in genuine!"
"We-11. airiif you will oing for me, I
will hour you shortly."
He left Delnrtu olone. overjoyed n:
luring secured the mnnnger'a co.. In o
few moment: a surly {ell-.v told him be
we: wonled below. and he soon found
himself with the manager upon the Itige
behind the green curt-in.
“You are to sing here," said the dis
regtor. “There in your pilno. in one
moment the curtain will be: rung up. lam
tired of your importunities. I give you
one chance to show tho stufl’ you're made
of. If you discord this opportunity. the
next time you show your fzce ot my door
you shall be arrested and imprisoned in o
vagront."‘ . . _ _ _ _ _
.The indignation excited in Delsarte by
this cruel trick instantly gave way before
the reflection that success was a matter of
life and death with,him. and that perhaps
his last chance lay within his grasp. H:
forgot his rags ; every nerve became iron;
and when the curtain was rung up. a beg
gar with the beating of a prince advanced
to the foot-lights, was received with de
ri‘ive laughter by some, with glances of
surprise and indignation by others. and,-
with a ad and patient smile on his conn
tenanefi gracefully saluted the brilliant
audience. The courtliness of his manner
dint-led hostility; but when he sat down
to the piano, ran his fingers over the keys,
aid sang a few bars, the exquisite voice
vblmd-its way to every heart. With e\~
ery moment his voice became more power
ful. Each gradation of emotion was reu
dered with an case. an art, on expression,
that made every heartstring vibrate. Then
he suddenly stopped, bowed and retired.
The house ran; with braves. The dress
circle forgot its ruticience. and joined in
the tumult of applause. He was recalled.
This time he sang a grand lyric composi
tion with’the full volume of his voice,
aided in efl‘o-ct by those imperial gestures
of which he had already discovered the se
cret. The audience was electrified. 1t
declared that Talma was resoneitated.
But when he was a second. time recalled
his tragic mood had melted ; there Were
“tears in his voice" as well as on his
cheeks. , A
After the-full of the curt-in the director
grasped his band, loaded him with cum
pliments. and ofi'éred him in engngument
for a year at a salary of ten Ihousnnd
francs. He went home to occupy his
wretched attic for the last time. and fall
ing on his knees poured forth his ioul in
prayer.
The néxt day Delsarle. neatiy dressed
41%;] a yiai: to the directors of the Con
St! atmre. . _
“Gentlemen." said he. "you would not
give me a recommendniou u I thoriater ,-
lhe public have accorded me line."
And he displayed his commission on
Comedian do Roe. Delaarte remnined
upon the lyric stage‘ until 1834. when the
failure of his voice. which had horn
strained at 'the Conservatosy. compelled
him to retire. He continued, however.
the study ol'music. and his productionl,
yuticuiuly alDin Int. plagcd him it. the
ronl rank of composers. At lhie period
of his life meditation and etudy reunited
in a firm triigioue faith, which never
wavered afterward.
He now applied himself to the lack of
establishing a scientific basis for lyric and'
dramatic art. and after years of patient
labor perfected a ayatvm on which proba~
bly his fame will ultimately rest. His
Cour: for instruction in the principle-a of
art was first opened in 1839. From the:
outlet hawns appreciated by the highly
cultivated few. nor was it long before the
circle extended and tho new muter won a
European reputation. Some of his pupils
were destined for a profcaaional can-er,
but many, men and women of rank and
fortune. nought to learn from him the
means of rendering their brilliant aalana
yvt more attractive. Maiibran, Rachel
and Macready were among his pupila. u
were also Sontag the gifted Madeline
Brohsu. Carvalho Barbee, fiasco and Pa
jol. He was the instructor in fielpit ora
tory of Pere Lscordaire. Pm yacinthe,
and the present ahbe of Notre Dame.
' Notwithstanding the labor exacted h
his great speciality, he has done much
good wcrk in various othee directions.
1 mong his mechanical intentions are a
soualype. a tuning instrument, by menus
of which any one can tune a piano secur
atvly, an improved level. theodolite Dd
sextant. a scale for measuring the (life!-
t-nces in the solidity ol fluids, eta.‘ Of
the conscientiousness with whichhe works
it may be mentioned that he devoted five
years to the study of anatomy and physi~
ology, to obtain a perfect knowledge of all
the muscle-s, their uses and capabilities—
a knowledge which he has utilized with
remarkable success, '
Deisarto has sought neither fame nor
wealth. He could easily have secured
both by remuining on the stage as an ac
tor. after he had lost his power as a vocal~
iat. He preferred to surrender himself
in eomparetive retirement to tU study of
science and art. and the instruction of
those who sought his aid in mastering the
, principles of the latter. To the needy
this instruction was imparted gratuitously.
and more than one successful actress has
been raised from poultry to fortune by the
benevolence of her teacher. It would be
easy to cite many illustrations ot the good
ncss and tenderness of this man. Relio
gious fervor has largely influenced his life
and is the key note to his charscter; but
his faith is not lumpered by bigotry.
Like all minds ol high rank. he holds that
science and art. are the handmaids of re~
ligion. ‘
V The personal appearance of Delesrte is
said to be very impressive ; years have
not dimmed the tire of his eye. nor de
prived the massive farm of its vigor. His
excellent wife is still living, and they have
two daughters and three sons. The war
of last summer whirled the sons into th:
French army. while Delsarte with his
wife and dlughters sought refuge in the
country. Their city house is probably
destroyed. and the Atlantic writer thinks
it quite pails that Delsarte may he in~
duced to remove to this country.
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