The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-06
NEWSFROM FOREIGNSTAGE
NEW FLATS ron sARAH BERNHARDL
RIJdNE am 1HE PIRI5 THEA TRES.


eros "The Times" WIZ lie Acted Again
Josef Kahn Talks Of Women as Hamlet.
Emile Bergsrat. nrthor Of More Than
Queen" has completed for Sarah Bsrnhardt
new fine historical drama called Madame"
IL deals with the adventures Of Naundorn.
supposed by many 10 have been Louis NV1I..
saved from the tempt. by Josephine and
Bnrras. The action passes in Paris between
1915 and 1870 More Than Queen" was
written for Sarah Bernhardt. who handed II
over to Coauelin. She and Edmond Rostsnd
have lately. through tho action OF tho French
Ambassador at Vienna. been permitted TO view
the room ut Schoennbrunn occupied by the
Duke Of Reichstadt and not opened usually to
the public. In addition to the models for
scenery and costumes to be used In Rostauds
now play. The Eagle" they are searching
for \ particular tea service made OF old
Vienna porcelain which figures impor-
family in tho drama. No trace OF II
wns found. however. and In this point
her new production will have to be in
sNnct. The may viii be given first IN January.
The phonograrh has figured once again In a
successful Paris farce An insurance agent
travelling with an American widow in search
Of her ahipwrectsj husband falls In love with
her and insists on their marriage before the
apparatus. In order that she may not go back
on her promise to him Ultimately. tho huS-
hand IA found on A desert island. where he at 1
. cats concert singer have been dwelling n
the strctost rrorriety since they swan froh
the shirwrcck Tho American wants 10 shoot
the man who has married his wife even by
means OF a photograph. but the two are
rcconciled and the Frenchman turns to the
singer who has been on the island In
perfectly pla'onic relations with the
American FOR two wears! Tho highest
compliment raid TO the work seems
the admission that It relies less than
most u ia Kind on doors for its effects
Another recent French play. called The Visit"
tells the story Of Il man whose wife had such
,ania for moving the furniture around that
M room looked the same for two days. He
was me,holical In his habits and reduced to
seeking divorce OH tho ground OF incompat-
ibility OF temperament They meet again
through a matrimonial agency ami are about
60 bs reunited when the woman shows again
that the moving mania Is strong on her still.
10 they give mp this idea OF matrimony. but
decide to remain good friends. The principal
fault found with Copueln's Chic0t was his de-
rarture from the character as Dumas wrote
e. Copuelin says that he has studied
history and learned that Dumas was
wrong. but audiences who go to sec la
more for Dumas than for history. Fran
.4is de Curel. who wrote The New
Ss com%y 0s sssd f"f hs 6n Inss
Before the Mirror" Nile. Lara. who made no
great Impr:.ssion in the recent revival OF
been in tho company but three years and camo
to her present, prominence through the death
70 whose parts she succeeded. Sarah Bern
hnrdt frst took an interest IN her we fare and
Sic stud@d She is st 10 The twent H and Y is
the nrst actress o. her axe 10 attain such prom
inenc"., August" fllon. who has written sew
Arthur Jones. am, i, win DO ,prodncsi BY
other rlav. 10 10 follow the revival there
o; ,Sardons Belle Mamgm." acted hero
THE Fnuh"urg." by A6Si Hsrmant. who is aco
10 tax" his themes from recent and
nIciual .v"n'.. anh once had - be prevGnredby
PucS. which showed the Efforts OF the swind-
lers who robbed Max L"bnudy. De Porto
"Manon Irscaui." in whicn Nine. Reiane viii
ssSm F. rn' Who r csyn6 haze
FsicNu, Guln6m Wair GoSirua';s and fersn s;
STS S SyG s. sy e
dnMusset's ''Lc Chandelier which belongs to
has always been Uniformed there in the cos
tunes OF Louis NNs time. although there Is
pero Nar"Ieon is rst RED TO- and with 'f tbis
authority. the rlay viii no mounted Ia the
dress and style Of the Restoration.
san Toy" which is intended "a a successor
TO The Gesha," seems likely to prove as popu-
lar nsthe authors and COMPOSERS W are al
ways employed In shoals "a concoct these LON
don musical burlesrues. have kept TO tho
model OF tho previous work with no greater
variety than change in the scene from Japrn
TO China. The resemblance between this
piece and Its predecessor Ia made more marked
by the presence OF nearly all the same actor, IN
the cast. Marie Tempest. Hayden CONN and
all but Lefty Lind who were concerned in
the success Of The Geisha" are 10 be found in
the new orcretta in tho snme parts under new
names and in hut slightly changed conditions.
As these qualities were all found pleasing be-
fore. they may ind success again. NAV Buck
ley. the san Francisco actress who proved here
that her range was limited t. Chinese
maidsns, appears In "san Toy" In a role O,
that kl nd, As tsAre had to DO a Lefty Lind
rnrt. and she was not thcre to play II. the Gus.
tomnry qualities were divided between several
en- In. bs somSsy 1.-The
Terry. for whom it, was written Thu pessi.
and Eo"rchar are soon to ac, oss,hsr
fF ss "sS wF,:p r S% by SSssy
I he excuse is made that she will cause troubis
by her too good nature rather than by her
msgsl c sahmnrnaTGS,oriis,Ics louis Parker.
tain Birchefs Luck" George II. Sims
has turned temporarily from melo-
drama TO musical farce. and I'm GAY
l'ccndllly,' recently acted In England, shoved
that the change had not tcen successfully &C. |
complishrd. Dan Ieno had the leading "a IT. |
=, The l'lack Tulip" another Dumas ndapta-
md Wnfed Emery. and Ia said to be well
enough suited % popular tast. to d Il the theatrs
chiefly with the war in South Africa. Tho !
latest Napoleon play IL the work OF Ronald /.
uAyne an English actor. who named II niter
he great Corscan. There are no historical |
characters introduced but him and the
Empress
Herman Bahr's play. Tho Athlete" proved
10 bc curious blend ot conventlonslIty and
the newer methods OF play-wrltlng which no
has always represented hitherto. Only In tho
realism Of two characters was the radical ten.
dcncy o' his style to he noticed. A country
nron without great regard for moral or intel |
l"ctual Influences is married TO woman who |
has helped him to increase greatly the value !
or his property and conducts the Affairs OF his |
estate with an ability he had never shown.