New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-22

| known that the German Government Is reso''eu
| promptly TO disavow any act or the German
| Consul at Apia that should prove contrary 10
! the letter or the spirit OF the Berlin treaty
| According to the Same information, Emperor
William Is anxious TO take the earliest oppor-
tunity 10 propose The abrogation OK the trlpart"e
Samoan Treaty. which he In his usual forciole
language characterizes as utterly impractcaoie
and fraught with similar dangers TO the Anglo
French dual control OF Egypt in 1880 or the
Austro- Prussan condominium Of Schleswig-
Holsten In 1868"
The Anglo-Egyptian convention signed on
Thursday at Cairo is reluctantly accepted by the
French Government as the establishment OF
British protectorate In the soudan. This vigor-
Gus act of British Imperialism Is received with
howls Of indignation by the "Patrie" and the
Chauvinist press The protests Of moderate
newspapers like the Temps" the "Debats," the
Figaro and the "Liberte" contain a fresh In
stalrnent of pinpricks directed this time almost
much against Germany az against England
for It is now felt throughout France that COM
plete understanding exists between England and
Germany in regard to their colonial interests in
Africa and Asia and even at Samoa.
The feasibility OF the Panama Canal route is
still actively discussed here. leading Partisan
banker, whose name is as familiar in New-York
in Paris or London. when pressed by The
Tribune correspondent to express his views on
the subject replied
You may regard It as absolutely certain that
all the money to complete the Panama Canal
will be subscribed In France. not this time by
an appeal to the public at large, but by capital
lists and great financial establishments, such as
the Credit Lyonnais, the Credit Foncier, the
Compton d'Escompte, the Compagne Generate,
etc. II has already been intimated that the
French Government is willing to make up any
deficiency In the amount after a certain limit
has been guaranteed but the concern must
main on a purely commercial basis so far as the
French shareholders are concerned, because
the treaty Of 1916 between the United States
and Colombia provides for control by the
United States over future canal. We fully
realize the prejudice Of almost all Americans
troll great financial establishments in Paris ex-
press their conviction that this prejudice will
be removed by q mathematical demonstration
that the Panama route can be completed more
cheaply and quickly than the Nicaragua or
any other. 1t would be a great mistake to sup
pose that every scheme for trans-sthman
canal yet proposed has not been thoroughly
studied by those in Paris who have decided TO
supply all the requisite capital. 1t Is quite un-
derstood here that whatever canal Is completed
must be under American control"
The most recent subscribers to the Mathis
fund. already amounting to 10000 francs for the
construction Of additional submarine tor
pedo-bo for the French Navy, Barons
Alphonse. Gustave and Edmond de Rothschild,
who each i've 5000 francs. Meanwhile Adj
mirals Rieuniers and Dupont point out the dan
halt hat
result OF the next naval war will depend upon
submarine craft. French experts consider the
Gustave zede and the Narval. each in DIFF
ferent class far superior to the Holland boat,
especially in steering capacity and one of the
most distinguished officers of the French Navy
in interviews to-day expresses his opinion that
II Cervera had had even one submarine torpedo
boat like the Gustave Zede he would have been
able TO raise SIMPSONS blockade at the mouth
OF Santiago Bay. 1t is significant that the
French Parliamentary Committee on Naval At
fairs is considering whether fleet Of fifty sub
marine boats Of the Naval type should not be
included in the next budget.
The Theatre Sarah Bernhardt, formerly the
Theatre des Nations. in the Place du Chatelet.
was opened this evening by a performance Of
La Tosca" produced with scenic effects
and carried out under NJ. Sardous personal
supervision Nine. Sarah Bernhardt has adopt
ed important innovations. which make her new
theatre the most up-to-date playhouse In Paris
She has suppressed the abominatiOn that exists
IN Continental theatres in the shape Of a huge
advertisement sheet let down over the curtain
between the acts. A gracefully draped curtain
opening in the middle replaces the hideous ad-
vertisement curtain. and booked seats at the
Theatre Sarah Bernhard not TO cost a
higher price than those bought at the door.
Fees to ushers and attendants are prohibited.
These and many other improvements regarding
the management Of the theatre have been util-
ICED wherever It Is practicable. In June the
Theatre Sarah Bernhard Will be handed over
to the architects and decorators to be made In
every way worthy Of the Exhibition Of 1900
The dramatic success Of the week is La
Dame de Chez Maxim" broad irresistibly
funny vaudeville by M: Georges Feydeau, pro-
duced on Tuesday at the Nouveautes which In
the Judgment OF the Partisan critics surpasses
all this young dramatist's previous efforts.
which include such popular pieces as Cham
pigno Malgre Lui," Hotel Libre Echange" and
"Dindon." The three acts Of La Dame de Chez
Maxim are brimful Of life and action. and con-
structed with such remarkable stage intuition
that NJ Alexandra Bison. author Of "Jalouse"
and lie Controleur des Wagon Lifts" when
leaving the Nouveautes after the first perform
ance remarked to The Tribune correspondent;
This is the funniest play produced on the
French stage for fifteen years. No one but
Feydeau is capable Of such brilliant dramatic
architecture" description would be impos-
sible. but 1t will Suffice to say that the lett
motiv so 10 speak. OF this three-act farce Is an
electric anesthetc chair in which nearly all
the characters one after another. are put into
trance under the most grotesque circum-
stances Mile. Cassive, one Of the most radiant
beauties of the Paris stage. personifies La Dame
de Chez Maxim. and is frisky and funny with
out trace Of vulgarity. NJ Feydeau is SON
In law OF NJ Carolus Duran, who the first |
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