New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-06
MITSIC-THE DRAMA.
MADAME JUDO,

Tn aMamZelle Nltcucne ar"
.o I,,ter produced WalaeEs luea're iVi
500 ,,ht-,lada1re Judic has given clear eApo'i
hmc ,' ,s,c methods though can easily believe
ti' " , ,,eces have not suficed to disclose 'he III"
49, % ner talents The pieces diner from e"0u "'
,noteris,ly, the former approaching 'n0 iotiyoIv
.,ructu-e while the latter 10 and
1i"' with incidental music ANU
eoH'", a. Mt the outset to save
let US had music SO bad indeed That
."' enc score was stuffed out last night WIN wv
.1-,,t tod songs the performance was almost Di,
.'asicol delights Nam 'zele hl'oucho mas "a a.
"a oo,ion which are ingenionsy oo"'0'' A.. ,,,,
t,nclv developed even though they 'u- va i,ors n,
=, ground which the products OF INC rin has n
s',odies for music ceaseessy revoVe' Ian -
eoho =, g. spbordinatediu all things othe daiosu'
So, =, ,,rD seems to nave oco" 80
~. with the purpose VI -, -,
thuchts which are too daring for bold u'o
sa,,a,inc rartlv by inuen6 state ofmoralS
that one can but wonder that even a fion."
a,1 ,h,nl, NJ going TO 1t for dramatic mouNe' 49,,
"ouu oet which ia one that not be lelt Gu
-. 81 sisbt oven though the art OF q '"N'0 "
80, consideration "Lili' "oN'
tho rallaton that might Tow lines in
tor " Na,n'zelle Ntouche." ASIDE iro,i -" ,,t in
.ho songs which have double Eeanihs, ,,, ,h
"uam,zere Ntoucho" may be kept s,ana, On
'i"iu - nnrty. and it is the chief charm III
luoa Vi T,'o,a tnnersonation of De"ise that she
n, , puileless maiden, full OF amman sPi,'s
- ,ouad by curiosity 10 look i".V ~
,nrv the world, from which the convent vans 10
ann, her is brought into relations wnich in"N' no
sh rirt within hairs breath OF indecency' OuI
~ oscapes tho peril and walks through the Siousn W
1ontamlnated by virtue of her wide-eyed eVer-"one
" 'o.o,cA This is the field for when
20 and art fitted Madame Judlc' her
aa1catelv modelled and mobile features her
ewes her maryellously eloquent gestures her s"'o
ocs the tones of which fall into meodious cadehceS d"
nc
noise aud undsturbed reposefuness In every i'rin VI
a,r,esson-all these make harmony with hef con-
oon,,on Of Denise IN the vaudeville operetta Inc
charm of this harmony is broken in " LII III which
abe depicts two periods of youthful innocence one VI
mature and deliberate profgacy and one OF Venerapie
hypocry. From this simple statement IL can DO sue'
that the drafts drawn her artistic equipment are
more numerous in the comedy than in the operetta yet
while Welding her praise for the manner In when she
bonors them we cannot avoid the convictions that
"I" is not Madame Judcs best play and that IL con
tans fewer elements of popularity, at least tor Aelca
than "Mam Zelle NItouche." Tho keenest pleasure
last night came from her representations of the
xoutbful characters through the second
act was tul of delicate touches,
and as a whole was revelation OF how clevcry de-
cencg ana indecency be balanced on the edge OF
razor by woman with the unique qualities OF Madame
Judic.
The reception of the piece on the part of an audience
men and women of refinement was not enthusiastic
Music and movement being reduced TO minimum In
"Iii there was, of course heightoned demani ior
ready knowledge of French on tGe pafl OF the ~
and this could fail to show itself IN iaInnS OH
in the maksof appreciation Yet no question wnetner
This accounts fully for the absence OF hoc
able iu the Judic season thus rar Two mcts seem
TO us to something to do with the case soc'a
conventions which spring from 10 PSdi'
the character which make mp Madane 'u'uo
IT, a Il Inherent 5St equally IN strong @
grosser perhaps moro truthful, manitestaton on tn'
part Of the class to whom Madame SudS Among
Etnsiosaxon peoples it viii perhaps never
s Oe between the artist and the art
tween art-wOrk and its purposes Critics may %T
in art an inherent trait those of Northern blood will
exact that regard be had TO loItihesS %
these are known to wanting patronage viii be limited
and approval be looked for in vain Even the deprav
OF society French society is scarcely potent enough 10
make Americans as people, accept the easy o
though the celebration be accompanied with the most
esasSs PUpasOn for Witch these Saadeos
operettas were invented. Wo 40 ,,i nyS
,nanties, vet we doubt whether the most pessimstc
morssts among ms would assert that we nave a con-
the Paris Bouaes. Varieties and Gaiti Bonle-
vardiers who stroll into those o, theatres
and tobacco and The faint Of patchou cIingng to
their dress suits with the melodies OF H. an%e
citation Of intellectual and artistic refinement OF IN
deCency when the steauS popultIhg VI t4OoO
and such actresses as Judc and Theo There Is still too
much of the old blood in our people and conse,
Uuenty in this field Of artistic representation what
liking there is Is apt 20 be for drastic
methods they likely TO prefer frank exposition
under the glare Of gasight over fugitive glimpse
through fabrics that only seem to conceal aud IA
mellow light that softens the outlines and whitens the
shimmeTnC vision.
The play last night brought the comedy powers OF
NM. Mezieres and Cooper into bright nghi. Inc
former especially shared the paudts o tie people Win
Madame Judic. 49,.
Tonight Madame Judic will be seen In a third role,
that OF Anna in " La Femme Papa" The plot OF TINS
little comedy is clever one. Among the chief person
ages are a sedate young and his gay father; the
former Mortified his fathers scaDdalOus life induces
him to marry Anna young girl fresh from the convent
They go out to a farm for the honeymoon where a
strange lady, the Femme Papa, comes In search OF
the bridegroom The son induces friend TO take her
away TO avoid a scandal but a mistake is made and the
bride Is led off fast supper instead Numerous conical
situations arise from the mistake aud finally IL Is dis
covered that the and not the father has married the
bride All ends happily of course Mr.. Grau Is per
fectly satisfied with in which Judc has been
received by her public the sale of seats In advance
being extremely large