New-York tribune., 1901-11-24

critics. accepts the new work genuine sue
cess. Indeed, the public verdict seems u pe
that ''Griseiidis' promises to attain the Pop0
larity of -"Esclamonde' or Herodlade' put
scarcely that of ''Manon." There is dellsh'lu
love song in tenor voice addressed 10 Sriseiidf
in the prologue. which is gem, ana VIII oouo'
less be heard this winter in many ora"nhs
room. This fairylike story of a Crusader re-
turning to find that his wife, notWlthslaius
the devils wager to the contrary. has remained
loval to him affords opportunities for the EN-
broidery of light, graceful music, and Tor HUI
cate and skilled orchestration. and this Masseet
has certainly accomplished The lntrooue'io %
the devil and the devils wife in porlesque A'-
descends to broad farce, but as Massene' '0-'
never succeed in being really funny or humor-
ous these opera bouffe passages fali 10 haHe N
intended effect. "Griselidis Is auiiiii any
staged pleasing novelty consists III siouPS
Of svlpbs gracefully hanging by invisible wires
from branches of trees, as the moons rays siiS
ten upon their long waving spangled ropes.
Incienne Rreval made statuesquey beautiful
Griselidis and her rendering OF the tender sen@i-
mental phrases was more pleasing than IN pas
sages which demanded tragic passion
'TTne Blanche" three-act play py Lucieh
Gleize successfully produced last night at
satire on French colonization The action paSaes
on a distant island where the vicissitudes OF the
sole colonist and his experiences Win "ioe
nhalanx of functionares constitute a liieiiS
little comedy which promises to nave iohe ILL.,
secret meeting of the actors and actresses
of the Comedie FRANCHISE held at the residence
of their dear Mounet-Sully, demonstration
closely resembling a general strike was oeciueu
upon The entire company violently Plo'e
against what they regard as an 1nIrlnseheii' VI
their inaIienable rights, accorded by Napoieoi4
..roous MOSCOW decree and they propose 10
march In solemn procession to the Mlhistel VI
Public instruction and tender their resie
unless the reading committee be reinstated ana
Jules Claretie. administrator general u '1e
Theatre Francais, be removed
Admirers of the Austrian poet. Heinrich Heihe'
will be glad to learn that a monument III Cai-
rara marble, by the Danish sculptor Hasseiiiis'
was erected to-day over Heines modest grave In
,,--r,or+ra Cemetery The erection Of the
monument recently exhibited in Vienna, is due
m the initiative of the late Empress Elizabeth,
and ft will be formally unveiled at MontmarUe
ON Sunday The work of the sculptor is faForaoIy
commented upon by Partisan art critics II Is
Hene as he appeared during the latter peflou
of his life. The head is bent forward anu 'iie
eyes are closed, as if in contemplaton' the 'hih
Inns ara corpressed as if in pain, about TO emit
some of the poets walls of complaint or OF
,,1asnbar,v but the forehead is broad and mas
si,,e Perhaps the most poignant criticism sus-
sested by the Heine monument is that IL scarce
lv conforms with Heines letter to Theophlle
Gautier in which the poet wrote: i hope when
am dead shall not be represented emaciated
and portrayed in beauty like woman
The placing of the monument on Helnes
grave has aroused outburst OF Indignation
from French Nationalists and JeWbalters.
E6ouard Drunont in The Libre Parole
states that Victor Hugo, Balzac, Alfred de
Vigny and Alfred de Musset still await their
statues but Heinrich Heine, in his double ca
pacitv of Jew and German, is more fortunate.
The rovalist reactionary "Soeil'' in a leading
editorial says: Far better to have left Heine
lucre dishonored his native land, and poet
he heaped outrages the memory of Marie
Antofnette, the martyr Queen. and he used to
beat his own wife with a stick every Monday
morning It is shameful for Frenchmen to
take part in rendering honor to his memory.
Mile Pierat laureate of the Conservatoire last
summer. has been engaged at the Theatre Fran
gals.
Harold Bauer has returned to Paris from a
tour of Spain and intends to sail for New-York
at the end Of December
NJ Jules Cambon the French Ambassador at
Washington, has postponed his intended trip
to Cuba. According to present arrangements,
he will sail on the Aquitaine for New-York to
resume his post and will visit Cuba later.
c. B.