The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-16
KINGS IN EXILE.

fs Letter to San Francisco Argonau,
 Emotions are growing such lununes now-a-days that II was with feeling of leigh, the g.ided youth of the Cafe de
 Pax and B,gnons heard of the pro- cuc,ion of Alphonse Daudets long E,romised Kings in Exile at the Eau-
 eyille. the other nisnt. Here, l; last, Mas an opportunity of making dis
 .rbance, and showing III action tha, ebeir devotion to the unfortunate royalty x., not a mere matter of talk and family
 ;adition. as the persissen, stability oi he republic had almos, persuaded us i; was. The Bonaparusts mustered their
 6a6es." the Bouroonists called together their dapdies the ladies of the half world Who have not prospered greatly under .he republican regime put on their iea;hers and their war paint, and. having previously stimulated their indignation ey generous dinner, met ai the aude-
 i.le on the night of the premiere to damn re work of the traducer of the virtuous !sabella and the king of Naples. The republicans were not a bit less active than :her monarchical enemies. All the long haired poets from the t,l Bias office, all inc blood-and-thupder radical editors. all the cream of the government offices made :, a point of honor to attend the perform ance and applaud Daudet. Between the two parties II was impossible. of course. 70 hear whether the play was good or bad. The actors were hissed and :. pissed until they became as frantic as the excited spectators: and the cur :A;n fell al last or a scene of confusion which recalled the memorable nights of r. Rabagas.
 Daude, and Paul Delair twho helped .o adapt the original novell were. per haps. cooler than most of the people in the theatre. They had quite made up .heir minds there wo1ld be i scrimmage. ard Daudet. a, least. never expected the york 10 be success. He has never had the Vaudeville, L'Arieisienne.' failed dsmally, and still earlier attempt, al the 0den, was withdrawn after d run ot a few nights. People cared very i4i,le. be- sides. whether Kings in Exile turned oa: a good play or a bac one. They wanted peg to hang political demon s:ration upon, and il suited their pur- . pose. There are lunstles. whs think the | prince Of Orange and tiueen Isabella worth defending. though the frs, vas in ms lifetime rake of the most disreputa- De description. and the last has for forty years been notorious as one of the cruel esi, most immoral, most indecorous wo- men in Europe. Her Catholic majesty, however as It happened, stood Tn no need l oi defenders From reasons of political iecency the CeHsn,e had insisted on her being cut out 1.-the play. In the rovel, you sl,i remember, too. she only figures in cidensally under a disguise as ,ranspar en, as that of the hopeful prince of Or ange tin the novel, Prince d'Axel and inc other respectable sprigs of royalty who fit through D2udet's clever story. Although Daudet steadily denies that he took him for his model. the king of Naples has long since been identified with that mos, melancholy of heroes. Christian. king of lllyria He returned 10 Paris, by-the-hy, few days ago In .he story, this decayed majesty inhabi,s the suburb of &. Mande. bu, Tn real life ae lives in a furnished apartment on the second floor of handsome mansion in he Rue Boissy d'Anglais. close 10 the Madeline and the Boulevard Malesher- bes. His means are limited. and only allow him to keep up small household. Besides his private secretary and major domo, he has only four servants. He sell com ventures on the expense of soiree or ball, and. with the exception ofa few re- latons and lntimates' scarcely ever sees visitor.
 Opinions have been much divided as .o ihe identity of Frederique, the charm ing heroine of " Les Rois en Exil," and inc queen of Naples. Many still think sae IS great deal more iike the daugh- Ter of the late king of Hanover. Who eseT she may De, she IS noble and beau 'ifal character. By herself she almos, ol,weighs all the corruption and wee and dishonesty of the other royal personages drawn by Daudet. What's more she is splendidly dramaiic-an unmlstakabie tragedy queen. Bu, she needs tragedy queen like ModlesSa or Sarah Bernhardt 70 represent her. and al the audeville l, vas only a talented and pretty woman played the part.
 There are d good many kings ard queens and princes ID exile, knocking about Paris as d rule. To say nothing 2: Isabella, whose gigantic form and face are commonplace on the Boulevard. we have usually two or three repro5aie Rus san highnesses. and we have the in- significant little creature. the ,itulsr king of Spain (oiherwise bon Francis d As- sisi) and Princess Dolgoronki, mo-gaaa- ac wife of poor Alexander. When we hear of them. ii is generally in connection with some scandal. The queens nave a singular talent for running Up bills and emitting to pay them.
 Apart from the involuntary exiles there are those, too. who expatria,e themselves. Among these shines conspicuously H. K. H. the prince Of Wales. To him Paris has become almost another Fa,heriand- He revels in the facile pleasures of the Cafe Anglais and the Maison Doree, and IS quite as well known there as the Due d'Aumaie, or Aurciien Scholl. Of the Evenemen,,r or Delphine Deiizy. His -r l $A Al Rr-e