New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-02
.SARDOU'S NEW PL1Y.
IT'S COMPLETE FAnURr.

Paris Corresoondeac. Of The london Standaed. ..
The first performance OF " OauiGl hocha1,
NJ Sarlou's new play At the Tlcairr FRANC as last
night, was marked by series OF scenes when pore
strong resemblance to what occurs during stormy "e
the scene before The iooiigS began in the third act
when Daniel Roctat orccs mis- way TO his brides apI,
mcnts aud ,ndeavOrs Ivy the ants Of thc lover, 20
conquer the rights of the husband lean, me bFue,
opens the window aud points cut that me 1ghs I 10y
ont nj the parsonage; they can knock up &c hIv,
orrid 0,,ie nrivafey Daniel RochGt cxcleims,
"This would be cowardice part" which brought
down avalanche OF Eroans and lsses RON the tuu
ence nnngled with some counter applause Further on,
as lean cndeavoIed 10 get HIM 20 GENE 10 tie church.
an enthusiastic Freennker among the audience crieu
Non :; at whcn there was laugh. uurcnr. confuson
and q shout OF a Ia porc les sous PrfctS !! Inc greu
scene however arose whcn Ddntf H0thdt prop0seu
TO his bride that II she w0nd promise never 10 dcO,t
the fact Of their having been relgiOnsy married. ne
would submit 20 to ch rch There was something so
mean ahiect IN this proposal mat me 0U'ithce
shared Leans ind atlOn and me noise reminded one
OF the Cnauer of Deputies when N. Paul &C Cassag
exchanging amenities |iti u Ic IFesiuchl. Ol.F
uatcy this oy ng couple alo released by divorce APP
Pied for nv thid parry ana without ciuTo u5t,..
shown by either OF the principals The only rGSon acre
for 10 being mat otherwise tha piece wOud never nave
In this play NJ. serdou has conceived The idea OF
drdmat zng Of The questions which most deeply Hs-
tate French society ~ toe present m0meht-Ihe qur|
ton Of civil versus religious m4illakr; anu no CU'
ycs represent the hero, who Is the champion oi cv
marriage, ~ an OdiJus as wen 81 u-IcuiOus hght
DdHCi RoOhGt, the chlct charHcitf VINO Is ehuoNen ny
be author with attributes and peculiartcs which make
It very PLAIN That he Intends him 10 be an inpersoha
tonoi NJ. Gamneta' NJ JUGS fer4I, any ~. -'n ,
rolled INTO one, member OF the chamber OF prpu-
ties who is travelling in switzerland to recruit af'er
| speaking tour for the advocacy OF luchglon, civil
marriage, divorce Article Seven, aui an tls
other pecalalltes OF the tIeneh hS"i i cI IT,
| He meets the Misses lean ana Lslnor ~ T.,
dcrson. two American girls OF that type wulch
| can only he met with the French stage
aud as they approve all his denunciations
Of the Clergy iancyng IL TO ne WI.c,e1 e aS9. eo
Of his way OF thnkng falls IN oyS WIN dl;s
consent 10 the 'diate celebration Oh 'ne
The registrar performs his duties, but when the PaTsoh
KOcha; rroclAms himself atheist to the horror and
cAagrn MS bride, aud refuses to accompany hCI 10
chuich, TO do would be the reudatOh OF the uoc-
rines Of all his life. The Young lady eequauy defer
mined not give way, and Tor three acts the ony IncS
ton before the pubic Is whether This tribune OF tDe peo
pe VINO calls himself Ireclhinker, Will 20 To chulCh
at OF offending his IA neal trends or prefer GI
ana his own. very little OF this sort OF hlng suh'e
bat is brought up over and over again the pup
| lie naturally feel ind gnaut aud even dlsguated.
NJ. SaId0u has seldom been wOrsc Inspired thhn on
this occasion. The best criticism have beaid OF l1c
piece was one by VI. Edmond About " 1t is an article
by ST. Genest, OF the Figaro cut up into dlaoguts IL
is that. aud something worse: NJ Sard0u Iampo1ns
every character whom nc introduces into the piece lie
makes hero, cOnfcssedly great puDc chdractefl
France behave like fool in tle first Instance, ana IKE
brute In the second and puts into Es mouth the Wild
est rant IL TO he found IN the ultra Radical prints
The character o. Rabq0as was true TO nature that Of
Daniel ROchGt is AZ carcaure anu laup0On on
one or two and libel on great party Ills TWO
bero,nes Inc American girls who stiH IN their
ana IN afluent circumstances, travel all over tho
world. unattended, for their amusement, are n'so
caricature not the less offensive because II j
unconscious There is maiden Protestant aunt OF The
young ladies' with mania for distributing tTdcts,Whch
is also an offensive carcatuTe and NJ. Sardou niTOdu
ces unnecessarily, the gHrb OF priest OF the Eng
lish Church the stage, 10 make 1t ridiculous Ihat
being So you will hardly be surprised to hear that when
the curtain fell, at quarter TO there was perfect
storm Of hisses When NJ Dcannay (w no made as much
as possibly could be made out Of Daniel hochdD came
forward to give the authors name. the Kisses shouts OF
Non non ~ yels, and groans rendered nm qhtc III
audible and he had retire amid chorus OF Rroans
Bur the audience, having marked their o
NJ Sardou were an xiOus show that they did not eX
tend 20 the actors, who called forward again
Few paygOers III London require 10 he told Of NJ De
lauuay's cOusummate perfection. the success OF tho
night for Mile. Barei an accession from me N3u1e
vile. Her acting OF the bride was exquisite. Mile
Bartet Is young handsome and sDeularly adylhe, ana
her talents such to lead 10 hope that the place
may once more be filled which Madame Plcssy's retire
ment left the FTarclis. In the minor put-
Nesdames JouassRin, Baretta and tamary aud Messf-
Thiron Febyre, Joliet and Ballet were extremely g0Od
Among those present ia the audience were President
Gttvy and HE family, NJ Gambetta the Princess Ma
vile NJ Jules Ferry. General de Galiet and what tho
| paDers describe as " tOut Paris"