New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-10

| hibit two; the rest have one each. Edwin LORD
Weeks, who died last November, will be repre-
| scented by four of his finest Oriental canvases.
Altogether the American painters in Paris and
their friends feel justly proud Of their brilliant
| little gallery Of hundred works which will ap-
/ pear at st. Louis.
| The mysterious sleeping Illness, after being
carefully studied by prominent members OF the
! Paris medical faculty is now pronounced by
| that body incurabIe. Three negroes from Fam
best. suffering from the sleeping sickness, were
recently brought to Paris and treated IN the
Auteuil Hospital, which had been placed at the
disposal Of the Paris School of Tropical Medi-
cine for the purpose. The patients were sub
jected to every imaginable treatment They
were examined by X rays and these examina-
tions of rays were observed. One Of the ne
groes, apparently the most robust, died from
the sleeping sickness in its regular cataleptlc
form December Z. The second negro died In
the same way Thursday. and the third negro,
Solomon, is now sleeping at the rate of twenty
two out Of twenty-four hours. and the faculty
have inoculated him, and dosed him, and rubbed
him, and given him all sorts OF injections, but
nothing can arouse him from his Iethargy. DR..
Wurtz, who conducts the experiments, has no
hopes of saving him.
In view Of the Chicago theatre catastrophe. in
bustible theatre devised by Rene Binet, architect
of the municipality of Paris, and Coquelin cadet,
which was submitted yesterday to NJ Lepine,
Project Of Police. and a committee of experts
including NJ Cordier. commander Of Paris fire.
men, and several chemists. The authors and
committee kept the new method secret on ac-
count Of the yet unsecured patent rights abroad,
although the patents were taken out IN Paris
three months ago. 1t is believed that the ma
cod
quently during the Exposition of 1900. saturated
with a composition of asbestos. The winds be-
hind the scenes a frequent source Of fires, are
entirely done away with in the new model All
| lighting is by electricity projected from the
walls at a distance from the scenery.
"Frere Jacques" bright. clean. sentimental
comedy in four acts, by two young dramatists.
Henri Bernstein and Pierre Weber, produced last
night at the Vaudeville Theatre is genuine
success. 1t is more suitable TO American tastes
| than any play given in Paris since "LAdver-
! saire" for, while teeming with wit and novel
situations that take by surprise, 1T is never
theess free from the salacious conditions with
which rising authors too often strive to tickle
| the boulevard palate. The hero Of the play.
Jacques Jouvenin, is attractive, middle aged
bachelor-all French lovers nowadays mid
die aged-who has known his charming cousin,
Genevieve, since she a child Jacques is
poor Genevieve IS rich Fear of being cOnsid-
cred fortune hunter prevents Jacques from be-
coming her sutton: nevertheless both are really
In love with each other. although neither is con-
scious that the attachment is anything more
than pure friendship 1t IS with perfect sin
cerity that Jacques whom Genevieve regards as
a big brother, advises his fair cousin to marry
a young titled simpleton. Jehan de Chantallard,
whose father is a marquis. union that would lift
| Genevieve from middle class bOurgeoiSie to the
select Of the Faubourg st. German. The Marquis
de Chantallard. type Of the aristocratic viveur.
has squandered his fortune at baccarat. on the
turf and in gilded restaurants, and wants TO
bring fresh capital into the family by marrying
his son Jehan to Genevieye, the heiress. Jehan,
! however is madly IN Iovo with Louisette,
music hall singer.
The wedding takes place, and Jacques. broken
hearted. IS off to Bolivia to make fortune The
| eave-taking is a touching scene. modelled some
! what after Scribe with a sentimental aroma OF
De Musset. Jacques departs without daring
to declare his love. but when Genevieve throws
herself weeping the sofa We know the secret
buried in her heart is revealed to her She
! deplores the marriage; so does Jehan. who has
| been forced into it by his father Genevieve. on
| the wedding night, extracts from Jehan n
fesson Of his love for Louisette, and he gleetully
accepts his brides suggestion to leave her at
| cnce and return to his music hall singer. Jehan,
! delighted tc be free. jumps out OF the window
! Of the bridal chamber, which IS on the ground
floor and vanishes. AS this desertiOn constitutes
p ground for divorce. Genevieve is enabled TO
| marry jacques who IS forthwith sent for by
! Genevieve's frisky and benevolent aunt, who
! inserts in her message the paTdonable fb that
Genevieve has lost her fortune.
Flossie Adams. an eccentric American girl.
| the daughter and heiress of a Chicago billion
| aire who has concealed her identity IN the
| capacity Of English governess and companion 10
| Genevieve in order that she may better study
| ncognito Partisan society and select title.
| which is the height OF her ambition. quickly
| discoses her identity TO the marquis. who. pure
| " on account OF her beauty, has been making
| surreptiIious love to her. Flossie Adams says
| 70 her admirer: "Oh you old rascal! You tried
| TO win my affections and persuade me to become
| a naughty little playmate. But am convinced
| that after all you really love NE. and will now
| he your wife become the Marquise de Chantal-
| lard. and with my millions Will buy you and
your title lock- stock and barrel. But con-
| dition that you consent to the divorce OF Gene
| We've from your jackass Of SON."
| Thus everything ends happily as fairy tale.
| Genevieve marries Jacques, the ambitious Flos-
sic becomes a marchioness and Jehan ia left to
| his fate with his music hall singer. Flossie
| Adams with her brand of American indepen-
! dence and transatlantic assurance, is cleverly
| acted by Mile. Andres Merry. and Mile Jeanne
| 1honlassin made decided hit as the sprightly
| Genevieve The Vaudeville Theatre, without
| Nine. Rejane has thus scored a genuine success
| with a clean and wholesome comedy admirably
played.
| Theobald Chartran, the painter who sails