From one form of art to another and there is nothing more perfectly ative and original than the art Mime Yvette Guibert, who has been giving a recital in London. She has een 0 long a popular favourite that far back as in 1082 she was can eatured by. Toulouse. Lautree in her own caricature of "The English Mees." Yet, though well over 70, she does not depend on revivals of past success, but fe continually finding but new modes, end she actually makes use of the Snevitable defielenles that, age. has brought ta. the Upper notes of her voice in order "get new special effects. In. this week's recital with a lecture on Paul Verlaine, reading from manuscript while sested at a table; it was a considerable time before she got up to sing. But the lecture presented pictures as vivid as a play.
Its all the way she uses her voice, which Is, with the unrivalled artistic genius behind it, her only instrument, She stands almost motionless, now a queen of tragedy, now a miserable Drigoner in gaol, now an impudent fttersnipe, all done by. magical in-flexions of the voice. it should do our modern actors and actresses a world of good to go to. school with Mme Yvette Guilbert just to learn what the voice can be; which most of them have forgotten.
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