The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-11-19
IYro1 our rerrlsr corTespoD1ent-i
OUR PARIS LETTER.

PARisiAy THEATREs DURING THE Ex-
BIBrTrox-A PAssEsGER xoT PAID
FORA BiKTH Is THE CAPTIVE BAL
Loos --oANBETrA's sPzEcH-ADyIcE
TO PRIZE TAKERS.
PARIS. October "a, 1873.
A universal exhibition does 10. pro-
mote the best interests Of the drama.
Managers know perfectly we'll that
strangers 10 Paris must 60 somewhere
ia the evening. anil that il matters very
little what piece is played before them.
The Object Of foreigners il to kill time;
Of the French. 10 be able IN ssy that
they have visited particular artist It
must be remembered that thousands of
provincisls have been brought to Paris
by this years show who have prob. bly
never been there before persons of
strange dress and uncouth speech. who
have been saving money ever since the
exhibition was frat projected ard are
row prepared to sEend it lavishly.
What il the use Of mounting . new
piece for them" say the managers.
The Pari.ians are ell away--let rs do
., one of our fraternity did in About's
Madden; who desired his authors to
produce bin . piece with 'k moins de
dialogue possible, ct snrtout, mes ams,
point d eprit' Imyself heard the fol-
lowing con versa.ion at the box-office
Of the Theatre Francois They were
going to play lie Chandelier. by Alfred
de Musset. A French gentleman came
in. and addressing the dame de Ia loca-
ton. said, "Msdame. what is this Chm.
deiitr, Is it comedy ?" Yes. sir. BY
wbom:" By Alfred de Musset. us it
. good play Z" Yes. sir. Fortified by
these various assurances. the provincial
took stall. Let us hope be did not
regret the use to which be put his
money.
The powerful but repulsive drama
Joseph Balsamo did not long keep the
stage of the Odeon. The good taste Of
Paris rsvolted against its brutality.
which the excrllencs of the acting aud
the general truthfulness OF tho piece as
an historical picture could not redeem.
1t is said that n Duquesnei, the man.
ager WAS no sure of success with it that
he had declined more than one piece
which might possibly have served hi.
purpose. Anyhow be. like others of
his cloth. has not produced any novel
y, but fallen back upon Les Danjcheffs.
which he brought out originally in
1876 He can have no cause to regret
his ch"ice. 1t has been played for four
mouths tn crowded houses. 1t must be
admitted that the strangers who go to
see It now are far more appreciative
than the Pari-ians used to be. They
admired il it il true. but they also
sneered, and the wisdom of introducing
the sarcastic attache. Rouer de Talde,
to mock ct certain situations from the
stage, aud 50 anticipate merriment be-
yond the footlights tina. might have
been dangerous. was almost PEACEFULLY
evident.
Births and deaths sometimes occur in
strange situations. The Rappa relates
a story which in less serious paper
would pass for an invention. In ihe
captive balloon on Sunday a young
lady was taken III. A doctor from
Tsrbes. who happened to be in the car.
Saw her safely delivered Of boy baby
l~forc the balloon reached the ground.
when cab took the mother and child
to hotel. TIE husband. son If ono
u the leading Manchester msnufactur-
ers. presented the doctor with 500
francs Tor bis services: and the Rappel
commends balloon sscenss tn doctors in
want OF patients. while it remarks that
child Who has started as high in the
world promises TO attain eminerc..
On the other hand, an Italian from
London. aged sixty eight. returning 10
MS corntry on account of ilI-heslth.
died on the train b.tweeo Paris ANA
Mars%illes in the arms Of his Young
coDpsnicn. Joseph Bsrton@ll,. on his
way tn join the army. There 10 no
doubt - % natural death. for the de-
ceased had shown great exhaustion AID
had consequently ben allowed . s-pa-
rate compartment with B-rtnnelli: hut
the later - in custody al suspicion Of
robt.inx the carp~e. He handed the
police TOO francs as the deceas~d's only
ps"psrty hat ON heing searched 60
francs were found 10 his waisco.t lin.
ing. which he then said deceaa.d he I
g'v-n hi'a to pay for HIS journey. the
hslancs 10 e. 70 his f-mily fsF masss .
for his snal BcrtoneIli Is still detaiue1
q TsMn~sre.
y. Gamh-tsa reached Paris early
IN lask Sms,daR s.,nRnina Ha wna