The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
Parliamentary Committee Also i
Hostile Ia Cock and Dog con
tests To The Death.
INFLUENZA VERY PREVALENT.
Sarah Rcrnhardt Overcome by DIS
agreeable Wra1hcr-ThraIrrs
Object Ia the Poor Tax
News and Gossip.
SPECIAL BY Gable

SPECIAL EY CABLE.
, Paris. Tch. It oCoryr.Sl;. la". 10y The
New York Herald C~"mpauyn Partisan The
alter managers have NAL. ar a~h"T'iy" 81
temp, 10 raise rh- prices Of seats. which
means inst what they wanted wtS I" make
spectators pay III" poor tax instead e.:
paving l. themselves
III th-aters must ~, "u"-J-n'h 80 :h"!E
gross receipts - Tho ASsi-1ans" FTn'iI!-,
which Is tn" great charity organization 81
Paris. Under this plan. primarily adopted
iy IN" manager. any on" taking q ticket
Tor a l"-frarc .cat worg1 pay l. francs. rh-
extra franc hcirs for tho Assistance Pub
Iique. and Tor j, a separate ticket would lee
given.
Tho poor tax on tn" Ih'Ht":s - al old
grievance with tn" manager. II had its
origin in he oil DAYS. in order ,u r~o,"-
tho church from loss IN ahnScIving whIan
would result from people going - $40 ;h".
alter. - a tax 81 - per cent VS. lcvi",. cr
tn" gross receipts.
Tn" managers claim that sine ,n"n he
thcd:orS hav" uEie:Gor" a social ..y"'.-
tion. and that n" stag. Is ROW - branch u'
Trade ur industry. just lik" Any Other Y H.ri
supplies tn" iuxUTI"S IF lie. and rh.y do
uC'.nr' The poor-taN law as s-uu'ranHaI'"i
The attempt pc the managers 90 MAX
tn" pull!c pay the lax ny IN addition 10
tho present price of 81 seat met with -
storm Of opposition from III" Paris press.
Among those who j. n"uuccsi III" ,noasVr.
vas ". Gustav, I3rrnumct. who las ~rIc-
cecIcd Sarcey ~ TIL IN gIi'i" e ~"
Temps. II" SAYS.
"Th" managers aye thinking ur 'hc on
position. ami getting Really 10 o.. &C." Ti-i.-
ors and !'arisions - much ~ p"ssihi"
Thcater seats being i"arer in Paris than
in any oth"r capital. they hai ro fud Or
max" q plausible rI't"Nt - max. an IN
crease in III" prize arcop:"tl.. first 90 Pa
i-iauS and then 10 visitor. hI' The publ.
has hr"u paving the poor tax Toy = i"!3
lime past. and tn in,r- a." IN nrig. cau-
templaicd by thu managers would MAX" The
public pay tn" tax rwic'.'
Public Pays the TnH.
NJ. Carr"um"r points out that fo~no-ly "a
Spectator took fwO tickets. unu ut the box
Office. and another Al the .iS~istiTc. Pub
lique. hut that f'r tn" ~dk" Of "c"nomizi"c
time and trouble the two sums w"r" loinoI
together and the public paid both ~ once.
II. 'drroumcf says
"Th" sufns takcI. every evening hr n"
hssi~tsuc" ruhliqvc ont Of r"-mrusg"rs
receipts come out nf tn POCKET Of III"
public. not m" managers.
"rh. exposition. 80 long ~ouu'o-! O.. 10y lie
managers. may hc r"sorvinC a great dis,
appointment Toy them. Thor" will u" many
theatrical attractions a. tn" cNr1sI'i"a and
tn" dcar"r tho seats are at thu boulevard
ihea'crs the NOR. one wili b. tempted "a
Z" {" the exposition
Since then IL" managers have hold an
other meeting and Is "a r'sul: IN" present
situation j. that tn" public viii mo- paw
dcar.r FOR seats. hut each person. for In
stance. t1k.ng a i"-trarc scat. viii receive
Two tickets. one being Il receipt for . francs
for the seat and the Other for l franc Tor
the poor Tax.
In this way tho managers think that they
Will hiring HON" to TIA" public tie nature
Of the law.
ono of III" principal events of IN" wook
in ia" musical AMI Gramati world has boon
the production IF 'S!-cfri"t" TT In" Thea
ter dos Arts Al Itnuou.
Paris. which IS - proud Of its artistic
rr.--miu"nc". has nn' yet seen ia" Wagner
masterpiece. Selections from its MUSIC
have been PLAYED for concerts. hut thor.
has Lcen no dramatic representations OF the
work.
Paris critics went 70 E"r"n In a die,Iain-
f-I fran" II mimi. Like BALKAN. thry went
T. curse. but. behold, they could do moth
ing bui bless.
The performance was rot perfect. T. was
not like Ravrcuth. but S!ilI. an things con
s!d.r"d il was excellent. Tn. artists were
all unknown I" tn" general pubic. II. Isal-
m"rcs. tn" tenor. who mad" fam" as S.ce-
fried. was 4 musician In ia. orchestra =
year ago.
\ matinee I.crfnrm1ns" is to bc given nr;
Sul dav. and cheap excursion trains VIII to-
run from Paris In Connection with tn" y, r
fUrmanCe.
Musical people IN Paris ar" hoping thl,
the IinucR company will com, to PARIS and
give a performance here.
InHu-u1s Prevalent.
Everybody in Paris has something the
matter with him NJ h",. II" has jus, had
Influenza, or is going I" have: or. at the
very best. has a bad cold.
The prevailing maladirS. due to = long
spell Of damp. cold weather. have not re
spcct"d those inviolahIo persons. the u,sm-
ber= Of the Chamber OF Deputies.
Rather a sensation has been caused in
Paris hv tn" success Of \ cure for iunl-
cuza. invented hy a member uf the Cham
her. who is also a doctor. He IS credited
with having made SOME extraordinary cures
among his colleagues.
Doctor Borncs gives the following aS the
remedy:
During IN" first day TAX" 2 tah;.Spnor-
iul OF the following miNtur" every fifteen
minutes: chloroform water. a. grarnnos.
maeno>ia. \ gramm.s. saiol. ! Eramnc
! "i"l. l gramue. antifehrin". / crdmmc. and
orange Hover strip. - GrammcS.
For the following DAY have twenty ,sci,-
cts made of the following: Mdguesia. 10
Srammcs. hcto!. ! ErammeS: salol. =
crammos ~. and terpirC. . cramncs -
Take two c~aclets in the morning On get
ting mp. and two at night on going T.. be,.
President Louhet. VI. Waldsrk Rousseau
tn" Premier. and VI. pc*rhanel, President
"f the chamber of Deputies. are said 70
haN" been saved from severe attacks of
Influenza nv means OF this cure.
SOM. Of Tho p1p.rS az. taL{u- -. ~