New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14
THE PARTISAN ~ STAGE.
AN UNCOMMONLY LARGE NUMBER Or
PLAYS OF REAL MERIT PRODUCED


PRODUCE SUCCESSFUL DRAMAS SUBJECTS
FOREIGN 10 PARTISAN TASTE BRING
FAIl,ugE-MME. CALVES VIEWS
Paris. November .
Seldom, have the Paris theatres produced so carry
IN the season SO many plays OF real merit VI '"@
sixteen new pieces brought out du'lns '"e
seven weeks the verdict OF the PaF's'diI -
has pronounced five TO be decidedly "a, 80
"Jalouse" Les Trois Files de NJ bupoh1
Inn Of I<opo!s "Vers Gu NeZ ana Fhr'S ""
,Iar.h. " IIvc others are regarded as moderately
successf,,l-that is to say, are well worth Seems
once but not twice viz: pigeon 80
Folles.' Monsieur lie Major La mort dc iioc'''
ava Ia Mendcante do SAINT Suip!ce INV 90
bay. proved 20 be failures. viz; R'cheneu'
,f.a Secret - lie Spahl," Les Pettes fenihes
"Ios Fstards' and "Gentil Crampon. me tWo
most popular pieces-M. BricuX's Irois F'ieS "
NJ Dupon,." at the Gymnase, and NM Bison anu
Ieclercn's '.Jalouse." at the NauoeVI!ie-"ie ~
markedly clever psychological analyses oi "io"''"
woman; both hold up TO riGcule the pieVa''E SO
,sp, Of educating girls. and both assam WIN ''''s
sarcasm ana polished irony the French m'u"'e anu
upper class conceptions of marriage lhese TWO
plays are essentially Partisan In imagination anu
sentiment. They are good examples OF 'ne ps!0no-
,ogos, school which now than ever interests the
French theatre-gong public and which inspires ''e
Younger and more promising french draihatis.''
They indicate the lines upon wnich me drama ol 'ie
future Is to be constructed and developed they nave
a rrll measure OF cspricious fancy, blended with
witty dialogue. natural and li:elike which seldom
fails TO captiyate an audience whether In Paris or
New-York: but the brilliant sallies of NM BrieuX,
Bison and IeclercQ are not only revoiouonaF! pul
NihiIistc Rdicue OF marriage Is older than
Moliare but the authors Of "Jalouse and Les
Tros Files de M Dupont" like modern Socialists
seek 10 tear down and demosh without so much
he. H.
r,.h,lata what exists and force one TO the con-
ci,sion that wha:ever one does one must be un-
happy and wretched
NJ Armand Sylvestre's Tristan ct LeoTois is
The first genuine success of the season at the
Theatre Francais 1t is nothing else than the story
told In ysrse Of the Irsh-Br romance of Iris
ran and Yseul, but treated In q lighter vein than
sr the opera to which Wagner devoted his genu-
,rhe versifcation OF NJ Armand Sylvestre Is al
,nirable and reveals force az imagination ana
dei.cacy Of sentiment highly appreciated by the
audiences Of the Coincide Francase while Mile
Bartet's Interpretation Of Yseui! and Mile Lara
impersonation of the fairy Urgande are excellent
Thu remaining successful pieces-MM. Jules Oudo,
and Henry de Gorsse's "Vers du Ne2' al the
Carlton, and Nm. Montreal and Blundeaus Paris
gu! Marche' at the Varieties, come under the cate
cory Of "Reyues de fin dannee' which always
make their appearance each autumn. and oNer
fantastic panoramas Of the leading events. social
Pars during the last twelve months. "Ners du
Sez' is ore OF the brightest and funnies. little
dramatic skits that have appeared for some time
and contains songs OF a purely boulevard
character. admirably sung by remarkably pretty
and viyacious young actress named Mile Odette
D,:Iac whose talents are already attracting con-
siderable interest, and for whom such conserva-
tive cr,to as NJ Franeisque sareey predicts "a
most promising career" Paris qui Marche is an
other Kaleidoscope carcature Of Partisan NE and
besides being cleyerly written. contains attractive
music and affords ar opportunity for such pretty
women as Mines. Germai7e Galois. Mea!y,
Dieterle Castera Lavalliere. Derval Emilienne
dAlencon. Rose Denay and otner celebrities 10
ifnpersonate various epoehs of French history and
TO appear IN certain transformations attifed In
l.t:ie else but their own nodesty. pc
The above pieces have won the unmstakabie
appreciation of the Partisan public. and II VIII be
noted that they are without exception thoroughly
French in eenception and execution: while among
the fsilp-., must he included NJ. Charles samson's
French translation OF Buwer-Iytton's "Richelieu'
ct the Odeon, VI. Pierre Decourcees's adaptation
of Mr.. Gilleue's Secret Serviee"t at the Renais-
ssaee the -operetta Of Les Fernrds' at the Paais
Royal, in which the principal character is an
American hciress, and the operetta OF Geath
Crampon'' et the Athenee, in which another Amer!-
oan heiress appears, together with some American
Indians. II would be unfair TO say that the
foreign elements in the above pieces respon-
sible for their failure but II Is undeniabe that
thing exotic on the stage Is becoming disiasteful
10 tho average Partisan. On the other hand. Miss
Loe Fuller Is having decided success at the
Foes Bergeres with her are star and lily
dancing and the Texas cowboys at the Nouveau
Cirque, who plunge with their horses into the vast
swimming tank Of that enterprisng circus estab-
lishInent Of the Rue ST. Honore, arc enthusiast
esy applauded night after night
Great Interest is manifested In VI. Massenets
''Sapho," which is being actively rehearsed at tho
Opera comiqus under the interchangeable super
vision OF the composer. in the course Of chance
meeting yesterday Mile. Emma Calve stated that
she was perfectly delighted with he's role In
"Saphe." Dramatically and unsteady 1t suits
mo perfectly" she SAID. land l hope to make IT
the most satisfactory Interpretation that have
yet attempted" Mile. Calve referred most pleas
antly TO her experiences In the United States, and
being questioned as TO the different characteristics
of French and American audiences. replied Il
have almost invariably noticed sympathetic ap-
probation in singing before an American audience
which encourages the artist 10 exert a certain
Individuality in the Interpretation OF her role. The
French musical audience is, on the other hand.
more critical and woeld deprecate the slightest de-
parturs from what Is accepted as classically cor
rect n would require extraordinary courage on
the part Of singer 20 venture upon any Initiative
or. ineplration In the rendering OF any passage in
the presence Of Partisan audience. while In
America any such Initiative, IL Jucic'ously made,
would DO cordially welcomed. For this reason ]
think that IL is great advantage for an artist 10
sing in the United States where individuality and
personal expression arc encouraged ana appre-
eiatsd Instead Of being repressed
In regard TO the o3ieetins rsien,s naSS IN tho
srtists Nile Calve said. European artists OF real
merit will certainly no; ATTEMPT long Trip across
the ocean without adequate remuneration. IL the
high salaries are not offered they wi, remain at
home. that IL all II is a mere question OF supply
and demand" continued the diva.
The failure OF the French version OF Secret ser
vice" at the Renaissance has obliged Nine. Sarah
Rernhardt to come 10 the rescue by giving snort
run OF "Darne aux Caneas' while new play
BY NJ. Octave Mrbeau. called Les Manuals Ber-
2cre" is already under rehearsal In which the
leading roles Will be taken by Nine. Sarah Bern