New-York tribune., 1900-11-04
PARIS.
ANTI-DREYFUSARDS FOR BRYAN.

ALL RESPECTABLE JOURNALS HOPE FOR
MKINLEY's ELECTIoN-THEATRIcA
EVENTS OF THE WEEK
Copyright: 1900: By The New-York Tribune.I
fBY TO THE TRIBUNE
Paris Nov. 3.-Never before has Presidential
election in the United States been so closely
watched throughout France as at present. The
Temps" the Journal des Debats." the FL
caro-" the "Gaulois," the -soleil," the "Matin."
the .'Eclair," all publish letters and dispatches
from their special correspondents in NewYork.
Washington Philadelphia Chicago the con-
sensus Of whose forecast of the result is for
Mckinley. The only papers which indorse Bry
an are the little group Of wildcat Nationalist
sheets which two years ago were bounding
poor Dreyfus to death All the other newspa-
pers come out fatfooted for Mckinley. The
"Matin' this morning publishes its front
page large portraits of Mckinley and Bryan.
with the heading Who Will Be the New Pres-
dent?" The ''Matin." in an ably written leading
article sums up the situation by saying that
Bryan personifes all that is bad in the United
States. all that is destructive, all that is fnan-
cially dishonest 1t remarks that possibly Nc
Kiney has not always succeeded in preventing
Americans from fighting other nations. but II
is certain that present Bryan supplies all the
elements 10 make it easy for Americans to fight
one another; Mckinley may not be the ideal
OF peaceful Presidents. but ii is certain that
Bryan would he the ideal President for those
who civil war AS for our forecast" the
editorial goes on to say. lit is in conformity
with wishes. Mckinley will be elected
President of the United States and one reason
for this is that he has the very best electoral
agent in the whole country to secure his vic
This is
Bryan himself"
The affairs of the Castellanes have ceased to
be topic Of conversation curiosity. Count and
Countess Boni de Castellane are living quietly
and apparently happily together at the Chateau
Demarais, near Rambouillet. They have been
pheasant shooting, and drive about the country
as II entering upon second honeymoon. They
intend soon 10 pass few weeks with the Mar
quis de Castellane, at the Chateau de Roche
cote. in Touraine. / requested on the best
possible authority to contradict categorically the
ridiculous stories that have been circulated
about the animosty of the Castellanes toward
The Goulds ard also the reports of an impending
divorce The arrangement concluded by the
Tribunal of the Seine last Wednesday was in
accordance with a purely amicable conference
between the Goulds and the Castellanes last
July IN Faris The Marquis de Castellane also
emphaticalv denies that he protested against
the nomination of Mr.. George J. Gould as the
Countess de Castelane's legal guardian an
aHair which the Marquis himself says is none of
MS business All the false reports telegraphed
TO America about the Caste!lanes are thus nailed
to the counter
This has been a busy week at the Partisan
theatres The Grand Gugnol reopened on Tues
day with five new plays of one act each. ranging
over almost the hole gamut Of dramatic ar.
and succeeding
courses at well served dinner The hors
o'oeuVres came in tne shape Of a spriphtI, s,
pe73zinG curtain raiser by Albert Monniot called
FilNoiette' title which accurately sums I'm
me substance and quality of the piece Then
haiahcez fos Danes a graceful comedy
'auue'ille' py 6aFault and Georges Berr which
!" sPi'e OF an overdose Of cayenne pepper made
id'her hf.. An entree followed in the form,
ol sofhore' sreWsome tragedy, entitled Les
Loups' by Bonfs CharaEcie. a daring concen
ton. but altogether indgestible for healtbfrI1,,
constituted stomachs Les Vfe,Ix Nenaees.
merciless Voltairean epigram violently, ria,
cuiing modern marriage, by Octave Mirbeau
was the piece de resistance. and was loudlv an
Piauced by A highly sympathetic audience Rut
me great success Of the evening was "RosaIie'
~ "idN Maprey. manager of the Grand Guignol
IL is comedy of manners containing renoarlo
ne hashes Of accurate observation and f,u 30
hi4ith WITHOUT having recourse to vaudeville
methods. The dialogue is as light and frotbv
as an oInelette souH1e
TIE Irefedu d. Tabarin, another Theatrical,
Mcntmartre cabaret. also reopened briIIiar,l,.
last Tuesday with a sparkling little review Of
the exhibition season by Outdot and C;orsse
entitled Moi. je en- Fiche" in which
Msretfe SullE. who created Audran's noupee
Fihgs some highly spiced catchy songs and
nall clown, half nightingale makes decided
MI with her drollery in the amusingIy eccentric
character Of Sidonie the Fourteenth This funn,-
but incoherent piace contains a clever burlesoue
OF Saol facco, the japanese Duse" portrayed
by Mile Marguerite Fred arick one Of the nret
nest and most promising OF the autumn cron
OF Montmartre lyric actresses
AT the Porte Saint Martin there is a success
u; revival Of Zola's "L'Assomoir" in which
SulIiy gives an excellent personihcation Of an
honest open hearted workman. whose character
IS slowly undermined by drink "L'Assonor,.
Us likely to run Till Christmas when II will he
succeeded by Emile Bergerats "Pompadour.,
AT the Hlppodrome a grand spectacular eoues
ulan ballet called ''Une Fete Rome &" WRITTEN
by Van Hamme, with music by Justin CIar,ce
was produced with considerable ecIat an a.,