New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-03

Combes Cabinet Sares Itself Tenn pO-
rarily-HOly Week Plays.

Especial 20 The New-York Tribune By French Cabe)
Copyright: 1904: By The Tribune Association)
Paris. April 1.-The Combes Cabinet is now safe
until May Il. when the Chamber of Deputies
Will resume it's regular session after the Easter
holidays. Although the government secured an
apparent majority Of siXty-two votes on the
Interpolation Of NJ Peetan. Minister Of Ma
rine accused Of designating the navy, il did
not emerge from the debates with flying colors.
The Chamber decided special extra Par
liamentary investigation Of the Navy Depart
ment merely because It not willing TO give
the Cabinet a vote Of confidence and, on the
other hand, was reluctant to overthrow it on the
eve Of the Easter recess. Deputies Sarrien.
Etienne and Jaures arranged the naval investi-
CATION measure as a compromise, and succeeded
in inducing NJ. Combes to accept it. Meanwhile
a renewed religious animosity against the Cab
met is ELECTED by the decision put into force or
Good Friday to remove from the law courts all
crosses. crucifixes and religious emblems. This
drastic celebration e Good Friday arouses the
widespread condemnation Of the legal fraternity
and is regarded weakening the chances of
the Combts Cabinet to hold its own in the great
battles that are TO take place after the Easter
vacation. Among the religious emblems re-
moved on Good Friday from tie 'courthouses
IS the famous tryptiche commanded by Louis
xI in 1916, and which since 1850 has been in
the successive Palaces Of Justice OF Paris; also
the memorable tryptche attributed to Van Dyck
that since 1905 has been in the Palace Of Jus
tice and until Friday in the first chamber Of
the Court Of Appeal. also the Christ Of Bonnat
In the Court OF Assizes and the Christ Of Hen
ner IN the Court OF Cessation Hundreds OF
medieval ivory and silver Christs and crucifixes.
ancient and modern paintings and ceiling dec
orations are being removed by the order Of
Premier Combes All these works OF art are
turned over en- block 10 the Director OF Fine
Arts, Henri Marcel, who intends TO place them
in the National Gallery Of the Louvre.
Meanwhile the Parisians have celebrated
Holy Week ano Good Friday with more than
usual devotion. in many instances to emphasize
their dlsapproyal OF the Combes Cabinet. Re
ligious plays are almost exclusively given at
the theatres. Sarah Bernhard setting the
ample by a superb revival Of Ia Samaritaine"
in which she took the part Of Photine. At the
Theatre Antoine a highly realistic religious
play. Ia Mantle de Christ" by Rodophe Oar
zens. is given. in which Miles. Van Loren and
Gladys Maxhance made great hits; at the Am
bigu a splendid representation Of Charles Grand
Moug1n's Christ" given with brilliant sue
cess. in which Mile. Suzanne Devoyod gave
beautiful impersonation Of the Virgin Mary and
was greatly admired; at the Odeon THE Pas
sion OF Edmond Haraucourt was tremendously
applauded. with Mile. Berthe Bady a Magdale
and Philippe GARNER as Christ.
AS an Offset to these religious plays. a
sparkling little three act comedy by Abel Har-
mant. entitled 'L'Esbrouffe," or THE Bluff"
was produced at the Vaudeville Theatre II is
highly piQuant and amusing but without much
I OF plot. being a collection OF spicy episodes
more or less taken from the career OF a once
eminent Partisan journalist and filed I'D with
highly imaginative theatrical embroidery. the
action taking place at Dresden and at Paris
The Paris municipal returns of the last week
show the number of deaths registered was
J, liza. compared with 1859 in the previous
week. and with an average OF 1I2O There were
twenty-four deaths from typhoid fever, as COM
pared with fifteen In the previous week and
with an average of thirteen. The number of
fresh cases Of typhoid reported was LOG. as COM
nared with ISL in the previous week and with
an average Of ssxty-ive. These figures are not
regarded by the brightest medical authorities