The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-11-09
Our Paris Latter.
PARIS, Oct. "a, 1873.

PARIS, Oct. "a, 1878.
A Universal Exhibition does not promote
the best interests of the drama. Managers
know perfectly well that strangers to Paris
must 60 somewhere in the evening, and that
it matters very little what piece is played
before them. The object of foreigners is to
kill time; of the French, to be able to say
that they have visited particular artist 1t
must be remembered that thousands of pro-
vincals have been brought to Paris by this
years Show who have probably never been
there before; persons Of strange dress and
uncouth speech, who have been saving
money ever since the Exhibition was first
projected and are now prepared to spend 1t
lavshly. "What is the use of mounting q
new piece for them ?" say the managers.
"The Parsians are all away--let us do as
one of our fraternity did in About's MadCioa,
who desired his authors to produce him a
piece with lie moins de dialogue possible, ct
surtout mes amis, point d'espritH ! myself
heard the following conversation at the box
Office of the Theatre Francas. They We're
going to play lie Chandelier, by Alfred de
Musset a French gentleman came in and
addressing the dame de Ia location, said,
"Madame what is this Chandelier? Is it
comedy? Yes sir. BY whom? By Alfred
de Musset. Is it good playj Yes sir.
! Fortified by these Voracious assurances, the
provincial took stall. Let us hope he did
not regret the use to which he put his
money.
The powerful but repulsivc drama Joseph
BalSaBta did not long keep the stage of the
| Odeon. The good taste Of Paris reyolted
against its brutality which the excellence Of
| the acting and the general truthlulnoss of
| the piece as an historical picture, could not
] l. - 4 . tl...t ~
/ manager was so sure of success with il that
he had declined more than one piece which
| might possibly have served his purpose
! Anyhow he, like others of his cloth, has not
| produced any novelty, but fallen back upon
| Les Damichen, which be brought out origin
ally in 1876. lie can have no cause to re-
gret his choice. 1t has been played for four
months TO crowded houses. 1t must be ad-
| mitted that the Strangers who 60 TO see it
now are far more appreciative than the Par
isians used to be. They admired it is true,
but they also sneered, and the wisdom of
| introducing the sarcastic GttdchC Roger de
Falde, to mock at certain situations from the
stage, and 50 anticipate merrment beyond
the ioutllghts that might have been danger
Gus, was almost painfully evident.
Births and deaths sometimes occur in
strange situations. The Rappd relates a
story which la less serious paper would
pass for an invention. In the captive bal
loon on Sunday young lady was taken i'll.
A doctor from Tarbes, who happened to be
IN the ear, saw her safely delivered of boy
before the balloon reached the ground when
a cab took the mother and child TO hotel
The husband, son of one Of the leading
Manchester manufacturers, presented the
doctor with JO0f for his services; and tht
RapBei commeuds balloon ascents to doctors
in want Of patients, while II remarks that q
child who has started so high in the world
promises TO attain eminence. On the Other
hand, an Italian from London, aged sixty
eight, returning to his country on account o
ill-health, died in the train between Parii
and Marseilles in the arms of his young com
Panion, Joseph Bsrtonelli on his way to ioir