New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-06
THE REIGN OF TERROR.
THEATRICAL INCIDENTS IN PARIS.

on November H. 1850 was dedicated 10 the h'hs !"
prologue opening thus: ,,
Monarque des Francois chef dun Penple "',''
and closing with an euIoginm of George Washington
which contains also curious compliment 10 '''o h'"s
p sSn sqs Sc W saslefc man H9
The Dlsconrs Prcminaire" i distinctly I'aS'''
niece Of its kind and published separator ~
sort Of Hy-sheet and sold at the Hoo'N VI '"o
Therein all the tyrsntS of antiquity d'0 P"i"U'"
.ort NJ nrocession which, If it does credit 70 tie ao'
TALENT certainly does not prove MN l" ~ c''"0 az
accurate historian profound pohucia'' """',vi.
Tho inlay was the thing and IN It, way Chariee IN
is fine Chcnier declares II was begun io"E oe'o'o VIZ
Revolution: but it contains Internal eVloe"'e % "-
been either rewritten or hnShen uu'i"s INV 'C'
1-s7,so Needless 10 say that the hero. ohareN ~
and his mother Catherine dc Medicl> no more e'ch"io
their historical prototypes than does the Nine 90
Pompadour of "Narcis>e the mistress oil LOUIS Nv
A. the first performance the Whole As'en'Dioe '"'
s,ttuante attended ana Nrabeau was obgcd 10 leave
his place and install himself in icN. so as TO be more
In evidence. All those lines which nattcfed uc
rassons Of the time were received with prolonged d
pausc notably the great revolutionary speech 81
LHOpital which enCored, just ~ II IL hA0 been an
air in an opera. The part of Charles IN literally mace
the fortune Of Tslma. The role had been refused 10y
st. Phal who preferred the more sympathetic character
Of Henry OF Navarro. Talms Is sara 10 nave Devm
absolutely marvellous especially III ille Ilol s'1nt, III
which he expresses ms rclose ' nf.rmaI mother
committed at the suggestion Oh ms '. Una ,rty
Chenicr passed by this single production oIi 0Dscut
IN
hours that the freedoms OF several imts McIT one
uediately offered him. and Paris "tH fu OF hN naIc
In something like $4,000 10 the treasury alt9SethC
the largest of money ever maze Oy sii'lS ti,
ar that period. one performance tie twenty fourth
Melted 200 francs ." Charles IN" was prodAc,u
throueho the whole pero s OF t me kc FedaraoS for
instance. when Danton attended m the name Oh l.e
nces on this OCCASION great many ntrgges had TO
be for the actors the majority OF WHO'LL
again against what they were pleased 10 consider
the fictitious popularity" OF the pay, in S> om
one occasion. as 10 ruin the performance.
CHARLES TX.
Throughout the whole of the year 1890 'Charles IN
was a bone of contention between the Revolutionary
and the nom Revolutionary performers. who on more
than one occasion came to blows behind the scenes
in consequence. The RoyastS several times en-
deavored TO injure personally Talma by tying strings
across the wings TO trip him mp he passed from me
stage. and they succeeded perfectly III thelF
design that he fell and struck his forehead violent
blow and was unable 10 continue the performance.
Chenier wrote another piece al about this time, called
oTiberus' but. though it much more revolu-
tIonarv in spirit than Charles IN II not put on
the bills until long after the Revolution was over ana
then failed Les vicmc, Cloitrcc," represented
by the comedians of the Theatre Francois on the
Goth of March, 1871 and the principal characters were
taken 10y Fcury st.-Phal. Dazncourt. Naudet ana
Mlle. Conta Ih' Is yioletl! stlctl.gsa p onsI
The first performance was marked by cur.cu, ih'l
the hero Ice dragged down 10 one Of the dungeons o
his convent. 70 be tortured. man III me pli socu
Of all the spectators were rveed upon The speaker
who rose in ms place ana sad peg your mr F1s sUd
like DCrvai u the pay hsye G bee 4 mGnssr rom and
horribly tortured. j thought recognized in the
features of Laurent the wretch who 80 cr4eliy mai
that this impromptu had been organized by The actor
aionvel. who was one Of he most active prohoerS Oh
stopped al nothing further lis eqd'. IN the sane
line Les Lic,mes Sloi'reec oN Hn' va n.e > dn
Pape," by Ciraud. who in reality Translated u from
given at the Theatre de la Rue d. Louvo> Amben |
Comique in the presence Of what was then conSdcfc
81 and Nine. camille Dcsmouns. Danton. NJ. and /
Nine. Roland and host vi other Republican cc!ebrl,e
The lovely LuCille delighted AZ th' snccc>' OF
ne P3 ~ the pniIc from her box amidst great ap
, plsn,e In 10 III rrXroInary proaction Pope Pin,
VI Is the principal character. ana IN ut n.~' !
s sSd eG senemcn at nldns Zine de Posnac me
de Canlsy. and Nine. iebrun. all known panisalo OF
merry one, at which champagne circulated, IM nee
santly-ended a. follows Ny dear papa cries Mi ne
the poor old pres, get married II is such an awful
gathering of ladies OF doubtful responsibility ION hahd
is peculiarly bias phemous and the proceedings terHi-
nate by a fandanec danced by The Pope and Nine.
our Lord figured under the most revolving circum-
stances was produced in 1888 but strange TO gay.
Ssnshed from the churches il had CON plctely
from the hearts Oh tie people
LAM DIES LOIS
on the ed Of January, 1893 really arlabe
piece called LAmi des Lois represented for the
first time at the Theatre Francois. This piece Is
dramatically speaking very unineresting. buy 1t j,
curious of the proofs Of moderation which il
contains. The "MOnteur Tnversel7 Of January
praised il in The highest terms and hopes that II Will
have immense and be performed in every city
for is full of homo
and sentiments However, IT ONLY four per
fornances for it wa denounced as Revolutionary
several of the clubs, and the commune issued an
order prohibiting it. on the 12th OF January the
theatre was filled sufocation with people who
noisily insisted upon tho suppressed piece being per
formed. ,anterre happened % We present, and the
psy-we will have the play" oanter'c was furious.
rushed from the house and denounced the spectators
ot smsTann a on tbs. chsmbon. he Mayor Of Paris.
presented himself, and ordered The theatre to be
cleared. which done and good many people
calm the exSitencnt the play was permitted 10 pro
coed amid universal and prolonged applause ON The
following day >eniIamis' was given Betwecn the
Dazincourt advanced to the footlixhts and mporcd
them not to insist upon the performance OF PLAY Which
might mperil his safety and that Of M, comrades.
The people reasonable enough. but absolutely
refused 10 be satisfied until DazncOurt had promised
them 10 produce the play on The following IAN OF
January by which time, however santerre han won
Paris until the Gth OF January 1875. when IT fell fiat.
Tho Revolution was over, and the play wa essentially
by Sylvan Marecha represented for the first time
at the Theatre de la RepUblque. the 1Sth Of October
11e3-two days after the death Of Marie ADtOinrtO-
before All enormous audience. and attained enthus
iastic reception IN this play figured almost all the
kings and queens Of Europe then living including OF
course the Pope The Pope enacted bV DucazOn,
the Czarna by Michot, the Emperor By Raymont the
King Of spain Nv Iiaptiste e Jeune. the King OF
Poland by Grand McSnn All the European sOvcrcigns
banshed to a lonely island. pre- ided over bv an
Old FTenchman. played by MOnvel, and a horde Of
savagss of all age. The old gentleman has been for
a very long time in exile and he s unaware Of all
that tanspired during his absence his native
land He is presently enlightened bv the appar!tiDn
Of the banished kings and queens, who land the
island, accompanied by the Pope. They have been
exiled notion Of the state in which they are
Is conveyed by the King OF spain. "Ah,7 cries he.
"my excellent cousin. Louis XVI. yOu are much better
of than You have lost yonr head. but we
faro rotai rod1 NlllH d.