Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Excerpt from Alix's letter to Nicholas describing the Italian actress Eleonora Duse from a performance at Windsor Castle, dated May 18 (New Style), 1894

Source:

George Hawkins at Letters and writings of Nicholas II and his family on Facebook


The letter excerpt:

... now the theatre in the drawing room is just over. Duse acted in Locandaria. I am quite thrilled — she is wonderful, so sympathetic that one finds her lovely, what an impression in face and voice and such a soft tone. It was a real treat seeing her, I understood almost all, tho' they spoke so fearfully fast, so don't laugh at the owl with her Italian, you beasty.


Above: Alix.


Above: Nicholas.


Above: Eleonora Duse, an Italian actress.

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