New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-22

ally although not technically, ioah cohsis''ie
Of the issue of bonds for short peffous' "
court terme' authorized by law Noteu inns
week by the Chamber. for sum equivalent 10
the deficits of 1901 and 19o2. Wnlch amount
in round numbers TO 3Oo.oonooo francs Oh
SEQ 100000 IL the present 3oooooooO IFahcS
~ aa5na ~ the e65 600 600 of the Chinese loa to
the "a 600 600 of the loan authorized in lSo-
70 balance an item of the budget. and to the
e5 400 200 renresentinc the bonuses accorded to
s,a.rs NJ the 3lh per cent rentes at the time OF
,1,eir conversion it will be seen that within less
man two wears the public debt of France Will
have hean increased by 69i000000 francs or
S139,ooo,0oo-
American visitors in the next ten months VIII
find Parie minus the famous Flace de lOpera'
,,.o5v the Mace is boarded off for the works
of tho three floor underground Metropolitan Ran
NAV station in front of the opera house. Whlch
will he q triumph of municipal engineering Inc
work is of extraordinary difficulty, for the io"
est line must be laid at depth OF twenty -oiie
metres whereas at a depth OF ten metres "d'el
is reached: consequently large part OF the WI N
r,nst ha done under water by means of COM
nressad air Commandments s by p metres IN dl-
mensicns. The Place de rOpera. where the tnlee
lines cross at three different levels VIII form one
solid pillar of masonry. Metallic flooring VIII
the three lines ana d lAItN ''i~N
flooring will support the roadway.
NJ. Antoine. the founder of the Theatre L1nre'
has been lecturing before distinguished auui-
ence at the Ceogra phcal Society on the art Oh
stage MANAGEMENT. He declares that nearly an
the state sutventioned theatres are cohuuCteu
ON an+iouated lines and old fashioned methods
which Prevent the actors from rendering SHADES
of meaning or the vfvidness of modern dialogue
first ta Q,
whether for drama or music. should nave t"o
heads. one a director, who should be a COOL eN-
rerienced man Of business with q keen scent for
whatever is likely TO be successful, and stage
manager. who should be an artist devoid OF
mere commercial or material cares. who should
live amid his scenery and who should pohuel
night and day over the vital question of light
appropriate to the action. And when that Is
over. the really difficult work hegns-that OF
grouping the personages, which is fine art IN
itself.
Letters from Cairo announce that seldom be-
fore have Americans been so prominent IN the
social gayeties Of the season which TINS year
is unusually brilliant Indeed the best dancers
are Americans. and the daintiest dresses are
worn by Americans. Among those present at
the Khedive's state ball were A A. Thomas
Tinted States Minister at Stockholm; Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard (Jould, MISS SLChLtS, Ju4SC - L
Tuck. Colonel and Mrs Thomas Shelton, Harri-
son a Pennington Whitehead, with Miss Julia
and Miss Anna c. Whitehead. Miss Katherine
H Franchot, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Seligman'
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles a. Moore, with Miss Moore
and Miss Elsie Moore, Mrs. William MoseleY'
Miss Elizabeth L. Luscomb, Mrs. George B.
Newton Mrs. n. 6. r. Miles, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank H. Partridge, D. and Mrs. Campbell
Mrs William Hamilton Moselry, Mrs Rodney
Allen Ward Mrs. Irving NJ Scott, Miss Efhe
Browne, Miss Elizabeth Crew, Miss Elizabeth
Putnam Sohier and Miss Alice Sohier Colonel
Daniel S Lamont and his family have left Cairo
for a Nile journey their private steam yacht
the Columbia Mr. and Mrs. Bird of Boston;
MI and Miss Mcclure and Miss Minnie Barnard
are on Mr.. Birds daha biyeh, at Assouan.
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