PARIS ILLUSTRE. Paris, November, 1907. After having read "Gelta" and "Jesus' Christianity by a Jewess," and witnessed the artistic success of Nadage Dorée in Shakespeare's beautiful "Juliet" and "Ophelia," I was determined to interview this young American genius. Miss Nadage Dorée in appearance is tres Parisian-tres chic; strong, true, noble and generous in thought and deed; her heart is big enough to take in the whole world,-her sympathy and compassion is an inexhaustible fountain that never fails. She is religious -but she respects all creeds who strive for good, for she knows that there are many roads that lead to the mountain top. Full of youth and warmth of life-with quicksilver running through her veins Nadage Dorée has looked deep into the face of temptation-and has seen there all her heart's desire, and then has had the courage to turn her back upon it and luxury and walk the cold, hard path of duty and sacrifice. She is gentle and tender to all who suffer, because in her is the great spirit of universal motherhood. She carries sunshine and cheer with her wherever she goes, and her very presence is uplifting and inspiring to all who love righteousness-and have the good fortune to converse with her, or read her works. BERNARD LAZARE,* the Eminent French author, wrote "What are the many Literary Societies and other organizations doing that they have not yet seen fit to honor themselves-by honoring Nadage Dorée for her great work in behalf of the oppressed; the intellectual "narrowness" and stupidity-which is still the average mark of our culture and literary societies, the lack of insight is plainly shown in ignoring that great work "Gelta": a book with a Heaven-sent message; history repeats itself: Ministers and Clergymen will publicly deliver long orations and paeans of praise at their graveyard banquets of departed authors, yet they hesitate, and grudge to offer the living author a word of encouragement—a tiny blossom of praise. * (Letter to M. de Blowitz, Paris, 1907.) AN APPEAL TO PRESIDENT LOUBET. In the year 1902 when President Loubet was about to start his journey to pay the first official visit of a President of France to the Czar of Russia, Nadage Dorée conceived a great idea, worthy in its daring of the great cause in whose behalf it was born. Remembering that "nothing risked, nothing gained," she sent four copies of her books, two of "Gelta" and two of "Jesus' Christianity by a Jewess," and asked him as a worthy representative of the generous, noble-minded Liberty loving French people, to serve humanity's cause by personally presenting a copy of each of her works, a powerful appeal for the persecuted Jews, to the Czar, and that it was his duty to take this opportunity to help the oppressed. And should he consent to do so, that long after History shall have forgotten Loubet, the President, humanity will revere and bless Loubet the true Christian for having performed his duty. appre President Loubet returned the two copies addressed for the Czar by an Aid-De-Camp, with a letter, explaining that while he ciated the high motives of Miss Nadage Dorée, as President of France his official position prevented him from complying with her request, and stating that it was the generous, warm hearted, initiative American people who must lead in fearlessly voicing the protest and giving that rapidity of action to succor the appressed. (From Mss. of Nadage Dorée's autobiography.) |