New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05

! amendments TO the press laws
! AZ Ioubet Yesterday morning presided FOR the
e,st time at the Cabinet Council. whlch WIS
held as heretofore IN the Salon des SouVera'"''
| H. decorations Of which remain essentially as
when the same room served for the recep'io"S
Of Nine De Pompadour who at her death oe
oueathed her favorite palace to Louis Nv. AZ
9 o'clock NJ Dupuy. Prime Minister anu i''
colleagues met and took their seats "' ''
council table few moments later rreSiue"'
Ioulet entered the room. when all arose' ~
shaking hands the President took MS seat wiz.
the Minister Of Justice. NJ. Lebret on MS i'e"'
and NJ Delcasse. Minister of Foreign Aia'''' y"
r,s Iof, NJ Du,uy being seated opposite be-
tween the Ministers of War and Finance fres'
don, I,oubet smoking slowly and with great de-
,iberotion. but in a modest, conversational 'one'
commented upon the subjects under discussion
in the form Of questions. such as Don you
think 60 and so?" Does it not occur to you '''a'
so and so?"
The impression is that while NJ. Loubet pays
s,,gb, attention TO form and etiquette. he exerts
a stronger personal influence on the delpera-
,tors % the Cabinet than any other Presidents
., tho Third Republic except Theirs ana Mac
Nobon The impartial frmness with whch
leagues are being smashed is due to NJ Louoe'
cum initiative The object OF the searches AT
che boadouarters OF the different leagues ana AT
tho residences OF the members was merely !"
sooura leqa, evidence of the existence OF THESE
ossociations upon which to base Judlcial pro-
coedines which will be Instituted by virtue Oh
Article POI Of the Fenal Code The "oN''"
ment Is determined to break up the leagues "o
matter of what political stripe. the rghl u
the Government so TO proceed Is es'ap"SnV" ~
precedents. the latest of which was anorueu
when ten years ago the police court VI Wv
Seine applied the Penal Code 10 the i-e"e ~
Patriots. whose leaders were fined lo' francs
After nres,dng at the Cabinet meeting Presl-
dent Loubet drove to his former reSu'"' ~
the Luxembourg Palace, and sat nan an "o"
M the bedside Of his daughter VINO Is su'IeI'"s
from grip At o'clock the President re'eNeu
the Prince of Wales who called at the hlEsee
10 congratulate him. and at O'CLOCK re'u'"ou
the Princes visit. when an informal CONVERSE
ton took place. which lasted forty MINUTES -
may be pardonGble indiscretion TO state ''"'
the Prince whose intutive charac'er-reaul"s II
unsurpassed. was most favorably lmpreSSeu WIN
NJ rouhot,s simple dignity. the straightforward
earnestness Of his conversation, and above all
with HE strong personality. concealed beneath
q modest and somewhat commonplace bearing.
At the Elvsie Palace NJ. Loubet has selected
~
cupied by Mile Lucie Faure. which he prefers
10 the more spacious ana Su'"P'"'"' '' -
the late President
"O,bollo" has been produced at the Theatre
Frencais with a scrupulOus care and an historic
accuracy which go straight to the hearts OF all
true Shakespearians but the power and sweep
inc passion of the original vanish amid the net
work Of NJ Jean Ricard's graceful AleXahuilnes'
Mile Iara's portrayal Of Desdemona is marked
by a truly superb death scene, when mas "oil
for the young artist the coveted pos"'o" VI
"sociftare" of the Coincide FRANCHISE. she pre-
viouslv having been merely 'pensionhaHe' VI
,,o,ra, suuv.s OfhclIo viii take rank beside his
impersonations Of Edipe and Hamlet Mouhe'
cl,,,s convention Of the part is the same as that
80 Salvini but the French tragedian's rendering
is ,ess satisfactory, although superior to the
Othelos OF Rossi OF Novell. The honors OF 'ie
evening fell to NJ Paul Mounet, whose lago far
surpasses anything that inns CONSCIENTIOUS
has hitherto attained.
The most immoral and irreverent play pro-
duced in France for many year is lie Nieux
Narcheur" bv Henri Lavedan. the popular and
brilliant Academcian. author Of prince Aurec
"Catharine" and lie Nouveau Jeu." OF It's 1--WE
acts the first three sparkle with exquisite irony
VIII and keen observation. This is I.avedan at
his best: the fourth act is labored. and In
its neretricious naturalism overleaps all pre-
vious limits of the Partisan stage. and last night
during the first representation the Tribune cor
respondent noticed that il drew forth bushes
uuon the cheeks Of such veteran critics as Sar-
cev Faguet Lemaitre and Duquesnel. The hfth
act presents lame conclusion combining
maximum Of depravity and stupidity. ven
cradle Senator who styles himself the national
rake" is the hero of the most grotesque episodes
| of the "Nouveau Jeu'' order and Is well imper-
sonated by NJ Brasseur. Mile. Jane Granier
throws her inimitable "gamnere" and sauciness
! into the role OF a pretty governess, and Mile.
| Marcelle Lender makes captivating a modern
| Messalna 1t is melancholy record that Lave
! dams new play in spite Of its vulgarity and
/ slang is an undoubted success. All Paris will
| flock TO see it, for its merits well as for its
defects.
/ "LAngelus." an opera in one act. with the
book by Mitchell the music by Bane' produced
at the Opera Comique is one unbroken success
sion OF orchestral discords. which the best ef-
forts Of singers such as Dumont and Del Ber-
nards were unable to redeem from failure. The
disappointment Of the Partisan public with the
new opera Comique has now reached its climax,
for besides it's faults of acoustic properties. the
want Of space in the flats. barely three yards.
makes all instantaneous transformation scenes
| impossiblc. The waits between the acts ter
/ ribly long and il is impossible for operas Of the
proportions OF "Fervaal." for instance. to be pro-
duced at all.
Partisan archeologsts have been thrown into
/ commotion by q request made by a literary man
| OF Boston for precise information 20 where
Turgot was buried, with the result that after n
long search and investigation the members Of
| the Commission du Nieux Paris in the presence
OF the Marquise de Turgot and the great states
mans descendants. unearthed q leaden coffin
, containing Turgots remains which they discov-
cred not at Bons. In Normandy. where they have
: Litherin boon slIunnsad be Lui in Pa ris in