New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-05
MANAGER PERRIN.
HOW He CATERED TO THE TASTE OF
FASHIONABLE PARIS.

1rRou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE 1TmrvE.J
PARIS, Oct. IS.
There was nothing more theatrical in the late N.
Emile PERKINS, life than his way of leaving 1t. On
receiving the extreme JUNCTION he embraced Dumas
the younger, W no by the bye Is now siXty-four
years old, and directed that his body was to be
taken to the grave through tho Church OF La
Trnt6, his wfes having thus gone to the tomb.
NJ. Perrin had then some conversation about MS
funeral and the ceremonial that was to be OBJ
served He wished all the underlings of the
Theatre FrancaIs, such as sccne-shiftcrs, carpen-
rsdoorkeepcrs and bOx-oponers to he represented
and to have good places both in the church ana inc
cOrtege. Who, it may be asked was NJ. Perrin
He successfully the manager OF the Operh
Comique, the Grand Opera and the Theatre
Francois. The first post he owed to his fellow
pupil in Dclacrox's studio. Charles Blanc brother
of Louis Blanc). and to a blundcr of ono of Ledru
Rollins clerks IN 1913, who should have sent him
to ROuen as conservator of the museum there, but
by mistake got the Minister of the Interior to sign
his nomination to the directOrShip of the Opera
COmique The second post he owed to the favor OF
some Of the fastest men belonging to the Imperial
court, one Of whom was the Duke de MorDy. lie
was granted with il n subvcntion of 81 600
year. which was subsequently increased, and prom
iscd the gorgeous opera house, then only exist
ing in the brain of VI. GARNER the archi-
tcct but n reality since 1874. NJ. Perrin
retired from the Opera House after the
sloge because Theirs would not go on with the
State allowance which had been granted him by
the Empire It seeming to him criminal piece OF
extra yagancc. Charles Blanc then being Director
of Fine Arts. and NJ Jules Simon Fine Arts Minis
ter, he WAS offered by the former the management
of the Francois. The finances of that establish
of beu hrIlli limit tn brn at q
mill the Francois company went to play IN Lon
don. Soon after the Italian Opera House tailed.
W. Perrin, 10 catch the fashionable folks that used
to patrOnze 1t, got up special Tuesday evening
representations for subscribers. season ticket
for these performances cost a heavy price. But
they became so run after that three times the sum
at which they Were taxed might have been OBJ
tanned If VI. Perrin had chosen To ask IT, The
salon of the Francois was called lie Rendezvous
dies Princes ct DIES Prnccsscs.' and the actors
green-rOom q lie Rendezvous dies lIOmmcs dEtat.
Gamhctta, who was given a pit box with jalou7le
blind. III the hope that he would when he became
all powerful protect the interests of the Francois.
used TO frequent the gTecn-roon. 80 did also the
Marquis dc Galfct and the Marquis dc Ma~-a,
author Of some fz7inG aud crotic comedies which
were PLAYED at CompIcguc before the Imperial
Court. and who wrote some dramas for the Fran
Gals when Perm was manager HE Orleans fam
Ily had three boxes for Tuesday evening. The Due dc
Larochcioucauld Il saccia had one aud each branch
of the Pari, Rothschild4 apo.hcr
But all these ukhb m pcTs'uag"S aud million
aires whute sonnet hng e. stimulate faded paiIt"S
and dramas Of light digestion. Il'V went 10 tEr
Fraucat- as fhcy would have gone 10 a sclTcc in q
private houS'-tn scc. he seen ard drop ILfo the
boxes Of one another Ia chat IN tone luaudIble "a
few yards %. IoI the huUor Of Mohcre they
had no appetite. II WAS TOO frank and healthy {"
please them. Dumas tis. Octave Fcmllct. and
1.tflft Vel In flIgr .lU sftT
lull 81 ~ Tie actresses Ul1yirg ~ tL"ir pieces
wrte -umrtuou-iy attIlcd ami moving nmld artistic
furniture AMI htls-'-bIaC. Tie sfrINg" beauty Ot
"Ic SpIuy. IN Which she learned 90 dlc from a
dose of poison i'm thoroughly realistic manner
Green Eight turned on Ter iacc %, -hr w, dying uu
parted to ~ 70 iughttu Cha~iiWr~-. " tEtGdugrgc
was another faWOg. mt. The vertical lines Of
Sarah BcIuharIt = figure aud the grdcc with which
she dTprd ia caused the duluc~- OF the play 20 hc
overlooked. one of the dresses was of urh
round her like shIoud. The
other wa. au arrangement in jet and done 70 throw
into rcliri the VcriicalitY of her figure and the
med 10 eighteen years 81 crin"Iinr. and painters
had ever taught that the line 81 beauty Is IN
curve. BcmhaTdtS s.cAdtUr-> aad straighiuc'.
StouI~hcd and 10y reason OF D., suinpiuafy accom-
also another Kind of exotic clarinet who's" stfai 2"
lOvclius-- al once iud G. % marx She had nut Wuch
talent and pronounced French rs an Outti-htihI-
Tian M Eht lee cN pcCfcl 10 do. But she bore beng
Our of them cost S2.iOO VI. Perrin INSISTED uPoh
her ordering II. Her -IlIT, was ouiV 500 month,
and where WAS she 10 get The price of the splcrdl
habilWrutI Ihat WAS Ter lockout buc 80 young
and handsome should never be- IN strait t'r money.
Her necessity Obliged her % self herself {" the
Young aud ,cIlnpI>h Duc de Morny. ana when some
months later he showed that h" wa tired of her
she committed sUclGc.