, 1879-05-18
PARIS.
4 Dressmaker's Piece at the Vau-
-: doViI1e.
.t-''' %A~s'' - :,
- eondinetss Comedy. J" Les Tapa-
@''' geurs," and the Costumes
- Worn in It. ~
4.,,na Granier at the Renaissance
Echoes Of the ''lAssommolr"
nall-Herye's' New Ballet :"
1,+.r,ry and Musical Gossip-A. Postum
'' mons Tragedy Of Lamartine-s
Of N. de 6acy's Library. -

NOUS Iraggo1y u oo1i1s.1
Of N. de sacy's Library.
.,., corrtzponar.ee Of The Tribune. =
=, ,,,,e hnrl 3o.-M. Ed. Gondinet, the author
at,.xs merry comedies, has just written
oA o'..; 'aar;onep Of his talent in play called
~" T.napeurs,'' which is now being given
10 .,s snccess at the Vaudeville will not
l.ss FiIu I'm with any long account of the play
tfoae41 ~ IN It is viewed dramatically as almost
1seu, .,... IN nnitc Of the sparkling and mtrth-
!Gsring !uoi dialogue which enlivcns the three
Inv Inv acts The witticisms that make Us 1auga
-nn1d .1 perhaps in q foreign 1diom seem tame ana
.o,ntless while there is nothing su1hclent'7 IN
tt.r-.tjng In the plot OF the comedy to make
asasnds for the loss Of the original bon-mots' >
@D LIES rApAGEUns
-. mere collection Of disio'nted scenes copied
= 49, he life Of the brilliant, hollow, shifting,
4. a.shno world which some cali the 'tout-Paris,"
- wor,d Of ephemeral pleasure and constant
a-,s,emeut. pcoplcd by strange mixture OF
c.h;net-M;nisters, racketty men about town.
t..;,e widows, fai1hless wives, forgiving
hnsn.nas. ~ swindling projectors, pretty
.stresses. md Oriental princelinggs,-
.hrcs dominant thoughts in their
Mods. tn amuse themselves; to grow HcA;
and last but not least, to get talked Of All
+nese cone and 20 in tiles Tapageurs " ike
,,,,nn.ts IN unarionette-show. Each lets oil his
Conversational squib, and gives place TO another,
Who ,cts of his squib, merry or satlrlc, happy
49, the reverse. As Kaleidoscope reflection OF
r.,1 1li.~ it is admirable: Is q comedy in the
nsu,] sense Of the word, it is beneath crtlcism-
n7TY1z
t,+rodnced by NJ. Gondinet is All ambitious Dep
uty. who button-holes all his acqualntances 70
al whether they we're In the Chambers al YER
s.,1]es On such dar. It matters little whether
they answer res or no. he Invariably goes on
tn inform them that he spoke on the sugar. ques-
tjon that day Those" OF his listeners who nre
,o,tte n course miurmur something compH-
,cntar,.. which gives our Deputy fine oppor-
tnnitr Of dragging In his stereotyped formula
~ .hanks. His listener--a lady We will sup
rnse-obscryes, spray accept my coneratula-
t,ons, Your speech WAS capital. Most inter
,stInp!', Then in comes the formula: :" Mad
am. accept them, for know that they are sin
cere!,, THIS accompanied By . graceful sm'rk
end q. low obeisance a. the idiot goes OIL to
hntton-hole some one else. An other amusing
character Is 4 hopeful collegian, used up at Il :,
gho haslearut betimes the horat1an ma1lu, - MI
ndnfrari.', Then we have 8 sexa2enarlan Cab
fne,-Niuister with taste for bis neighoors'
wives, and fine contempt for the dignity OF
his office; yonng rake, his son, who appears to
share bis 'father's weaknesses and tolies;
financial cheyaller d'industrie, who POUNDS a
eompany for the i'm provclnent Of the navigation
pf the Danube one fine morning goes oil
to Brussels 10 enjoy himself with his share
holders losngs; a fair but frail creature, his
supposed wife, who smiles upon the sexagena-
1isn Minister; Georgian Prince Hho turns ont
to be the real husband OF the lady;' and many
more whom need not specially mention.
And now few words about the great attrac.
ton in the piece: .'.
THE COSTUMES
The Vaudeville has even greater reputation
than the Francais for the richness Of the toi-
lettes worn by the feminine portion OF the COM
pany In the plays they interpret. Some Of the
dresses In .'Les Tapageurs " are perfect marvels
OF taste and costliness; others, as they should
be to match the character OF the wearers, are q
little tsloud,n OF tapaseur, to use the French
equivalent, which has, rs you see, suggested the
title Of II. Goudinet's comedy. Take Mile.
Gauthter's costume in the third act as an example
pf the noisy sort: Lincoln-green velvet jacket,
very much cut away, and fitting closely to the
figure, worn over .stee1-gTay satin DRESS. oE
take this, in which smother lady daWns upon us
IN Act Z: a flaming crimson satin corsaee and
skirt, open in front to show petticoat OF gray
satan dowercd With bright red. OF the opposite
kind will FIRST mention Mile. Bartet's charm
Ing toilette in Act L (she mas three during the
EVENING": L pale vieille-or satin with q verT long
train, iooped up with thick clusters of beauti:
fully -har1nonized roses, hollyh ocks, violets, and
white lilac. Mile. Massfu, n handsome blonde,
wears delicate pink silk, decollctee, trimmed
with point-ldce, and bordered with hand-em
brode-ed flowers. In point Of mere magnit
cence, however, the palm must be awarded tt
Mile. Davray, 3 dasniEg bruno Of decidedly
1ssaehtish cast, who, in the SCENE Of the masked
ball, appears .":. =:
T.. CLAD FROM HEAD TO FOOT N LACE.
What her dress might be worth at IN auction
should be afraid to say. They assure me tina
the lace dress worn by Mrs. Bancroft 10 recen
1eEiyal Of THE School for Scandal .ia -. COS, eos
raysts far richer had to rub my eyes to max I3l
SUR I was looking at the same Mile
Dsysy whom | had -applauded sfx. o.
seEtns years before. She was then a'
unknown and unassuming actress at Til
little Theatre de la Tour d'Auvergne,-a houst
probable unfamiliar to even those of nv reader
Tho hare lived i'll Paris. Her audience at tina
time ras chiefly composed Of young gentlemen
from the neiyhboring linen drapers' shops
rackettv old retired grocers, and sucking IaI
mas In search Of inexpensive recreation. In
pr1ce OF an orchcstra-srall was q franc anu
halt; i franc to subscribers for five tickets
1he artists fraterniZcd with the public durlnf
1he entr' 'actes, and it was not difficult even 10
outsiders to: penetrate the mysteries OF LII
C1eenroom
But see bare filled two whole pages will
osessmaking details. Well, as I have begun
m,gnt as we'll end The other afternoon wen
20 near lecocq's operetta, La Petite Mad
saose'Ie," At the Renaissance. You have ha'
NJ opinion Of the music already, { believe; s.
WI only speak of the costumes Jeann
1a.s1 1E..n.er mas two which are almost perfect.
Ky hhsus SNOW which to admire most, the dar'
9.ae seiFet Kith the cherry ribbons and tn
e1ns Ea5 Ielt hat, or the rose silk and silver: IN
1nnia nm.Tt mistake, though. But Jeanne Granie
s3. snou!1 look pretty in almost anything; she
ne1seh ~ even IN her peasantrgirl's get-up.
ine eonsioeration'of these Weighry question
'eaos me naturally back to
.'@ TIE "AssoMMo1R' BALI,
Mnlen' as announced in nv last, took plae
5pelua5 night at the Elysee Montmartrc.- L
shes shese1t mastaKes, it should be borne Ia min
uat toe establishment has no connection Wit
~ pa1ace oi our worthy President, ii. julie
,Ie35: ,.n IT,, The E:ysee Moutmartre is huge popl
-: - aonnI-room, situate On the unsaVorY Boult
,aIu hoGnechouart at the foot Of the Mon
n,Fe lights. It is frequently mentioned