THE MAN WITH THE NOSE.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 54, 2 July 1887, Page 3 (Supplement)

THE MAN WITH THE NOSE.

Close of the Career of an Eccontrlo

French Actor.

M. HYACiNTnK Duflos, popularly known as Hyacinthe of the Palais Royalo, who diod suddenly lately, was a eharacber so pro - eminenbly Parisian bhab a few particulars concerning him may prove interesting. Of him it might be truly said bhab his monumental nose was a fortune not only to himself, but to dramatic authors who wrobo for bho popular bheabre to which Hyacinbhe was abbached. Whobher the piece in which Hyacintho played was good or bad, his appearance, thanks chiefly to his nose, was a signal for loud laughter, which spread from the ranks of unsophiscated strangers to those of the _.___ habitues of the Palais Koyale.

Hyacinbhe was ono of the most eccentric persons imaginable. In private life he dressed atrociously, and walked aboub Paris in a greasy overcoat, bhe pockets of which were generally sbufied with provender of all kinds, while a huge black felb hat, larger than that affected by Thcophile Gauties, decorabed his massive head and overshadowed his gigantic nose. He had an appotibe equal bo that of Garganbua, and, according bo bho bradibion, spenb hours over his mo_ls.• Ho died in a house ab Asniers in a manner which, considering his fasbronomical tendencies, may be called in arness, for he was engaged in calmly partaking of his evening soup when bhe summons came to join tho innumerable caravans.