The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-30

perhaps, which was never carried out and
perfected-the foundation of a new thea
ter. The establishment was actually
erected and christened, being known first
as the Theatre due Peuple and later as the
Theatre du Prince Imperial, but its doors
were never opened to the public, and its
very existence was in course of time for
gotten.
To enumerate even q 1.-THE of the works
In which d 'Ennery's pen has been inter-
ested would be far beyond the limits of
tins present article. 1t will suffice to men,
non few of the more important ones and
the period of his career at which they were
offered to the public. A large proportion
of his plays have been written, nominally
at least, in collaboration with some fellow
playwright or author. The first of any
great Importance was "Le Partefeuille; on
les Deux Families, drama in five acts.
written with Amicet Bourgeois, and pro-
duced in 1885. Next, between 1887 and
1889 came from the same pens "Gaspard
Hauser" and Jeanne Hachette; on
lie Siege de Beauvais" sDa Dame
de SAINT Tropez." founded on an
actual and most sensational oc-
currence of the time, was seen at
the Porte Saint Martin in 1874. D'En-
nery's frst collaboration with Eugene Sue
was an adaptation of the latter's Lies
Sept Peches Capitaux," produced in 184s.
Three years previously, however. he, in
company with an author named Dinaux.
had adapted Sues famous romance lie
Juif Errant" for the stage of the Porte
Saint Martin. In 1857 came his we'll
known ''I'Avengle" and FIVE years later
at the Cirque Olympique he scored his
first spectacular success with "Rotho-
mage" one of the most curious and sem
sational productions which even the
Partisan stage has witnessed. In 1874.
with Clairville and Grange, he had pre-
sol
de Bazan" for the Porte Saint
Martin, LES MYSTERIES de Paris" the pro-
genitor of several versions seen upon our
own stage, being produced during the
same year, at the Ambigu. In 1853 he
turned his attention toward Mrs. Beecher
Stoves romance, and an emotional drama
entitled lie Case de POncle Tom" was the
result. During the next two decades LES
Orphelines de la Charlie" produced in
1857, 81 Escanateur" in 1865. fVeve
d'Amour," an opera comioue, in 1859; Lies
Amours de Paris" in 1856: lie Dompteurn
in 1870 and lie Centenaire" in 1873, were
d'Ennery's most important dramatic Offer
ings. Then came some works with which
the average theater-goer is well acquainted
In one form or another. First and foremost
among this must be ranked lies Deux
Orphelius," the 1.-TWO Orphans" of the
English stage. a drama, seemingly, whose
charm age cannot wither, nor custom
Stdte us eject upon our sympathy Tor It's
prosecuted heroine. lie Tour du Monde
en- so Jours," founded on Jules Verne's
best known romance. was first staged at
the Porte Saint Martin in 1874 Then
came in 1877 at the Ambigu, "Une Cause
Celebre," almost as well known in New
York as in the city of its birth Two
more productions following the story of
novels by Verne, and written in conjunc-
ton with him were Lies Enfants du Capt.
tame Grant" in 1873, and '.Michel Strog-
of" at the Chatelet in 1880. In 1881
d'Ennery made his most ambitious
attempt in the direction of operate
libretto, lie Trbut de Zamora,
for whose music Gounod was re-
sponsible. Another similar piece of
work for d'Ennery was share, with GAL
let and Blau as collaborateurs in the book
of Massenet's opera lie Cid," first heard
at the Grand opera-house in 1885, Last
of all, so far as successes are concerned,
must be chronicled that wonderfully strong
drama, "Martyrel' which, on its presenta-
ton at the Ambigu in 1856, set not only
Paris, but the whole theatrical world
a-talking. This play, together with LES
Deux Orphelius," was rewritten into
book form by their author and published
as recently as 1856 and 1887, respectively.
In spite of his having passed his 80th
year, it IS said authoritatvely, that this
grand old man" of letters is. at the
present moment, busily engaged upon
the construction of what play-bills are
wont TO term "a new and sensational
drama"
For man, even in the three score years
which have elapsed since dEnnery first
welded the playwright's pen, to accom-
plish so much. 1t will be readily under