New-York tribune., 1900-04-08
REBUILDING THE THEATRE FRANcAIs.
EXPECTED TO BE READY BY THE FOURTEENTH
OF JULY.


Paris correspondence of The London Telegraph
When will the Theatre Francais. to oe re-
V 4ul @ he n M runs s OF the , old open its doors
by the Minister of Public Instruction, VI. Leygues.
y states. will open the National Fete Day. with
ehteet of the theatre. NJ Gpadet has. it appears.
now formally undertaken to have the new buiid.
Ing ready by that date. That he has thus
by none. who have visited the ruins of the old
house Of Moliere- The shell. which is practically
tg though still standing; very shaky. The walls are
framework of the auditorium are Shattered and
will have to be pulled down The four staircases
have completely fallen in, and mass of caleined
ly, the upper stories OF the building conainfng the
dressing rooms and actors quarters, will have to
1t is further feared, however that the effects of the
work Of destruction accomplished by the fire are not
to erumble in, and to-day NJ Guadet noted that the
and a half feet The ground floor vestibuie also
threate Ike the eqpola- to fan In. the columns
foyer above All today n Gaudet has been si,nsr m ere
intending propping operations, enormous wooden
stays having been placed to keep up the sinking
precautions have been taken to support the entire
first floor. NJ Guadet announces that he viii com
mence the first operations preparatory to rebuilding
to-morrow morning \ building contractor. NJ.
OF the Theatre FraHeaIs free OF charge and IS
willing to bind himself to have finished BY an even
commencement of operations.
on Sunday night at the close OF the perform
ance of the French version of 'Oidipous Tyran-
nos, the Comedte FRANCHISES temporary tenure
on off nights of the opera house will come 10 an
end, and on the morrow the NIoliere company will
make another move TO a second provisional abode
on the other side of the water, the OG6On. In this
Second Theatre Francas, as it is called the Come
die FranGaise will resume its performances as
usual beginning next Monday, aud continuing 1t
is hoped for less than four months as the prom
ise OF the responsible Minister OF PuoHc Instruc-
tion and OF the architect NJ Gaudet, that the Fran
Gals should have been rebuilt. and be ready to be
moved into BY July II next stiQ holds good Dur
ing the provisional stay of the Comedie Francaise
the OdSon the shade OF AIolIere which Is sup
posed TO watch vigilantly all the enterprises
of his house. will find itself among unfamiliar
surroundings Moliere in the flesh never knew the
Odeon But the theatre built in 1IS2 the site OF
the Hotel de Conde was the Mason de MOlere
from that date TO iiS9. when the company moved
TO the new house in the Rue de RicheAeu, the work
of the architect Louis. which DESTROYED hv
fre last Thursday. During the four months lease
OF the Odeon to the Coincide FRANCHISE NJ Gin
istys company will act at the Gymnase so This
twofold arrangement has been now dehnitiysiv
agreed upon after a prolonged debate on the sub
3sct between M Leygues. the Minister. Nj Jules
Claretie. ~ Ginisty, NJ F'ranck, director of the
Gymnase, and the officials of the Department Of
Theatres. OF the Ministry of Public Instruction
and Fine Arts.