New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14

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chance. What is that you are selng?' asks the
| hero open your mouth" says she. and puts
grain OF coffee between his lips. Their acquaintance
| Is made No. am wrong; Bonaparte gives his
! name. but he forgets 10 ask hers and she disap-
pears without giving IT, But that matters little. He
has faith in his sar-he knows that he shall find
| her again.
OF course this does not constitute the whole
act Bonaparte talks OF the republic and OF current
affairs in general with his brother Luciep But you
will let leave out all that concerns pohtics
That Is tiresome the stage, and so perfectly
useless The purpose OF More than Queen" is TO
show us the different stages through which the re-
| lations OF Napoleon and Josephine passed Keep
those scenes which show the character OF Josephine
and the effect OF those scenes on the love OF Ma
poeon Who wants to know. at the theatre what
Bonaparte thinks Of the republic-what Napoleon
thinks OF the balance OF power In Europe?
In the second scene Josephine is married She Is
| living In the Rue Chanterene while her husband
has gone off TO fight and himself with glory
| In Egypt. She is amusing herself as best she may
and this particular evening she Is to go TO
fancydress ball. for which she has put on the cos
| tune OF Cleopatra, which throws up wonderfully
| Nine Hadng's plastic beauty She has no idea that
| Bonaparte IL on his way home and that he comes
| embttered by denunciatons which have reached
him of the dissipation OF his wife. He has taken all
| this gossip seriously Josephine loves pleasure II
would break her heart to miss ball. She goes to
| It, and when Bonaparte enters his mouse IL Is
empty He is aggrieved-furious.
| Talleyrand sees Josephlne's false position. and
| tries repair It. Talleyrand. the diplomat famous
for his hnesse for the sovereign distinction OF his
manner. for his finely tempered wit, is Jean Coque
lin Jean Coquen bestows on Talleyrand the fat
face and the corresponding voice Of the pastry-cook
| Ragueneau In "Cyrano de Bergerac." He goes
| after Josephine and brings her home. She arrives
| Where is her husband? He has shut himself up in
| his room and locked the door She goes up the
| staircase She knocks at the door. "Open-it Is l.
| II you could me. you would let me In
! Then you don't love me any moreY
| Nine Hadng puts on a coaxng and musical voice
for this speech which is very suggestive; II Bona
parte opens the door, he is captivated, he is lost
| He opens II.
THE GARDEN OF MALMAIsON.
| In the third scene the curtain rises delight
| full picture representing the garden OF Malmaison.
| The First Consul is DESTROYS that people shall be
| amused in his house. and he has organized game
| NJ prisoners base 1t seems that he is an expert
| NJ this game and takes defeat at II very badly
We observe Coquelin running after Josephine
which is rather painful spectacle 1t Is IN the
midst Of these diversions that the First Consul re-
ceves the announcement OF the arrival OF the egis-
lative bodies who come, with TaHeyrand AT their
head 10 beg Napoleon TO accept the imperial crown
CoaueIin rises TO the occasion Behind MN ne
ranges the players; I'm front OF him are the hisn
denitaries from whose ranks Jean Coquelin stands
out disguised Taeyrand. Jean Coquehh' III MS
unctuous voice, addresses an eloquent discourse 10
b,a senior who listens 10 him with his nose well
un-the nose OF Mascarille! Coqueln answers with
solemn emphasis that he accepts could not he'p
missing the other. the Younger. from this cere-
mony; It seemed TO want his roguish eye ana Ills
hooking mouth
poranarte's last word relates this scene TO the
suhtact OF the play His sisters and his mother,
who do not love Josephine. have oeen trying u
detach him from her; and she herself mas oeen
little dlsaueted by learning her HUSBAND pro9ects
Of wearing the imperial crown But he finishes MS
.oooh -, thanks with these words; Il can accept
,b,s crown only on condition OF sharing II with my
dear and virtuous consort
Recommendations! Come that is little strong
For this time we find the public is penetrated WIN
the idea that Josephine has had her lovers WIN
Barras at their head. Pauline Borgheses episra,n
"a traditional: This good Joeephine-so good' III
fact thlt she has never been able TO refuse any
| bodv ANYTHING" But Bergerat thought II "ou'u
be better 10 eliminate this side from ms neroi M
| lie He was trying to make her person tnat
would enlist all possible sympathy anu suvn "a her
dalous irregularities would na.g her 70 rs as
The dear and virtuous consort or me gres' a. MAJ h
LEI II op ga LITTLE amusing am not amused,th
| is my chief complaint; and one oouu not i"AAe
In the fourth scene It is obvious that tne impeh,dr
family detests Josephine brother sstsTs u ab,
to oe be Crowned viii keep IS e 0y By
side the throne Josephme with her nus.
ban5 who has begun leave off the corsets whiGn
have been eonn be stu loves her ne desires her TO
ssocisted with aim his greatness as she has
has sJ put on the coronation robe hat
brought to him from which rise 'h n w for all the
World IKE performing dog-but very ma,esc
pSd starts for oTe Notre Dame.
| COPY OF DAvID's PICTURE.
M. ,o,ou,,no scene is pure pantomme 1t Is the
| -orronv NJ coronation exactly (or nearly so) the
| sone as David painted II. with the coid ana III
| sistent luxury belonging TO the perloo II - az
| mos, az good as a cinematograph picture. Napo-
| leon puts the imperial crown Oh Tue "ea' " "
| sephine and the curtain falls
| Tbe truth must be tod-so far. there has not
hem a scene on which could hang Dit OF
praise The house. well disposed as IL was "
| Coouelin and 10 Bergerat had remahleu 'Ao.p
the topmost regions) absolutely reserved ana co'u
The comedian and the author seemed on the road
IN certain failure Fortunately the ast Two aU.5
brought the play up little from its downward
Napoleon at the height OF his greatness desires s
an heir He mas none. ana can hq osep mime anx
Josephine he h NH. ,d ea terminate and IN
the brain OF her terrible husband st ng further
10 9V from mn, her So 1t is not only her position which
she fears lose but the man whom 'h has pro-
poseS 10 her 10 do what Henri Monniers good Nine M:
Bergcre sdvsedto adopt Eugehe saving to
~ Emnsror your sisters would poison him.
And the Emperor has answered her. That is quite
Josephine has thought OF another srtince lou
know that Lucien had been exiisd Tor ma,
saws 70 herself that II she reconciles tne
Emperor with his brother ne vi" III ,nhey
itSnce Of the Empire Accordingly she n, sssss
80 no rdon him, and finally brings them togetner.
The scene is vigorous In It's execuuon' ., ~ II
Which treats OF poitcs-a perfectly otiose a,seus
sion But all the last part OF tne scenr 70 re-