National Republican., 1885-09-26
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GAY LIFE IN PARIS.
The New Theatrical Season and the
Fresh Plays to Bc Produced.

The New Theatrical Season and the
Fresh Plays to Isc Produced.
PARIS, Sept. 16.-The summer tourists
are beginning to straggle back from sea-
shore and mountain, and those theaters
that have been closed during the past two
months are preparing to reopen. Nearly
all Of them will start Off with the piece they
were playing when the summer vacation
began, for novelties are hardly ever brought
out before October. Sardou generally pre-
fers to have his pieces played IN November
or later, for 1t is not until then that ''swcllr
Paiisians definitely return from their co,ln-
try seats. Another whim of Sardou's Is
never to allow one of his plays to begin be-
fore o or half-past. lie knows very well
the increasing lateness of the French din
ner hour, and he prefers to give Parisians
an opportunity to comfortably finish their
meal, being well aware that they will take
it anyhow. The heXt theatrical season bids
fair to he an average one in point of inter
est. or course, some unknown author
may make strike and his reputa-
tion at the same time, but this is
thing that cannot be predicted. Looking
over the announcements and Judging from
the known names that appear, 1t is possible
to assert that we shall have some good
pieces. Sardou is to give new drama to
the Vaudeville, in which Nine. Tessandier
recently leading lady at the Odeon, is to
play the first role by the side Of Nine. Pasca
and NJ. st. Gcrmain, engaged expressly for
the piece. Neither Dumas nor Augicr
promises anything new, hut NJ. Paillcron
hopes to have his comedy ready for the
Theatre Francais before the end of the year.
NJ. Georges Ohnet has dramatized his
"Countess Sarah" for the Gymnase, and
naturally expects that IL will have the usual
run Of 800 nights, to which he has been ac-
customed for the past few years. Other
young and aspiring authors will evidently
not have much chance at the Gym
nase this year. Meilhac and Goudinet
will each give piece to the Pnlais
Royal, and II they have their usual
good luck there will not be time for many
other novelties The programme at the
Francais is of unusual interest. "Antoinc
Rigaud,h by NJ, RamOnde Deslandes, an old
author, and now manager of the Vaudeville;
"a Parisian,n by Edmond Goudinet;
"Chamillac,n by Octave Feuillet; the
''Vieillesse de Scapin,n by Jean Richepin,
are the new works now in preparation. A
grand revival of Paul Meurlce's adaptation
Of "IIamlet," with Nine Agar ns the
Queen, is to be one of the leading attrac-
be honored at the Odeon. Jules Lacrolx's
translation of "Macbcth,n with Mile,
Rousseil as Lady Macbeth; SAN April
Talc,n adapted from the "Twclfth Night
by NJ. Auguste Dorchain, and Paul Meu-
rice's translation Of "a Midsummer Nights
Drcam,n with Mcndelssohn's music figure
in the programme for the season. NJ. Fran
co.'s Coppee's "JacObite,h a.dramA In verse,
will be the great card, MS BELTS a theater
which aims, above all, to be
highly literary. The manager of the
Varieties, now that Judic is going to
America, counts for Il big success on the
llanlon-Loe's "Shipwreck Of Mr.. Golct.n
IOla's novel of "Germinal' has been made
into sensational drama Of fifteen or more
tableauX for the Chatclet, which will have,
besides, its usual fairy spectacle. The
Gaicty Is making all possible endeayors to
have n long run with the 'Petit PoucGt,n II
fairy piece, by Leterrier, Mortcr, and
NonClOo, The Porte Salnt-Martin, now I'M
dcrgoing repairs, will not open until Octo-
Ter. "Adricnne Lecouvreur,n with Sarah
Bernhardt, will be one of the principal
features of the season. The Ambllu, Ma
tions, and Chateau d'Eau will give the
sensation mclodrama, as usual, There are
no great promises as yet for the operettc,
hut the Nouveautes, the Folics-D s-Dramatiqucs,
and tho BoutTcs will have new pieces by
Serpctte, PlOnQuctto, and Paul Lacome. NJ,
leCOcq has moved to the Opcra-C -COmque,
and will be heard In "Plutus,n
two acts, by Messrs. Millaud and
Jollivct. Those persons who like the
music of the future are delighted to
"Lohengrin" at the OpGra-Comique, but
the anti-WagnerlOns are up In arms against
| the idea of playing the music of their old
enemy at a subsidized theater. Masscnet's
"Cidn and Sardou's "Patrle,n with music
| by Paladilhe, are the two new works to he