New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08
AT PARIS THEATRES.
adaptations of Works By Famous
authors To Be Presented.
Paris. September Is.

Paris, September IS.
The horizon OF the forthcoming theatrical sea-
son is darkened by unprecedented masses OF
"decadent drama" With the exception Of lie
Crime dun Fills" the moral. yet sensational OBJ
ject lesson that is having q successful run at
the Arnbigu, the productions Cat the Vaude-
vile and at the Nouveautes) are striking speci-
mems of social blackslidings. Fortunately there
is a silver lining to the cloud. Draughts of
wholesome ozone are promised in the shape OF
adaptations from Shakespeare, Cervantes, Bal
FAC, Ernest Renan, Henry Houssaye, Emile
lola, Gustave FIaubert and Mark Twain, The
Theatre Antoine will produce Louis de Ora
rnont's adaptation of Julius Caesar" The first
important play at the Theatre Francais will be
Jean Richepin's dramatization of Don Qu1X-
ote": M Poret director of the Vaudeville, has
in hand an adaptation of Balzac's "Cous1ne
Bette" by Pierre Decourcele, and of LIE Pere
Goriot" by Adolphe Tabarant; Paul Ginisty'
manager of the Odeon, is preparing produc-
ton of Ernest Remains "L'Abbesse de Jouarre'
developed by Henry Bataille; NJ. Antoine is get
ting ready Emile Zola's la Faute de rAooe
Mouret" arranged in five acts and set to music
by Alfred Bruneau; the Porte Saint-Martin has
accepted Frederic Guilrnot's dramatization OF
Henry Houssaye's Waterloo: two Boulevard
theatres are to give William Busnachs drama
tiZatiOQ OF CuStaVS ElduDerCS MINE f0ONdES
and Gabriel Timmory's adaptation of Mark
Twain's lie Cultivateur de Chicago" at the
Odeon. "Ramuntcho" the scene of which is laid
in India will be adapted from Pierre Lofts
novel and set to music by Gabriel Pierne, and
the play that Coquelin counts upon for his great
success of the season at the Gazette is "Vidocq,
a m.lodranatic adaptation by Emile Bergerat OF
that secret police romance which was the fore
father of the highly popular detective literature
Of which Sherlock Holmes is the scientific ana
natural Anglo-Saxon offspring
Among the plays to be produced at the Thea
ire Francois besides Don Quixote'' already
mentioned are lie Revei,' a stirring patriotic
drama, by Paul Hervieu of the French Acade-
nv. whose comedy, lie Duel" was the most
successful play at the Francois last season;
''Paraitre" modern society vaudeville by Maui
rice Donnay; "I'Union Libre" two act pres
entation of connubial socialism by Jules Pau
b,an and Leo More: La Concurrence" three
acts by Jean Ray; Sans Religion four acts,
bv claude Frenzy, and 'veillesse de Don JUAN"
nv Mounet-Sully, dean of the Coincide Fran
caise. and pierre Barber in which the veter-
an tragedian will play the part Of the aged.
broken-down Lovelace.
The Vaudeville Theatre, soon as Abel Her
mant's Belle Madame Hebert' is withdrawn,
will bring out La Marche Nuptialle." four act
comedy by Henry Bataille and after that LIE
Bourgeon," a character play by Georges Fey
deau; Balzac's "Cousine Bette" by Pierre De-
courcelle; lie Peril Jaune,'' a three act comedy
by Alexandra Bison; Les Facades' four act
sarcastic portraiture of smart society folk who
live beyond their means, by Pierre Berton ana
de Mon; "L'Enfant Cherie,'' sentimental COM
edy by Roman Coolus; La Plus Amoureuse.
four acts of up-to-date Irritation. by Lucien
af4fo~ hHrr
Resnard; LIE Md" witty and frisky sketch
of domestic frailty by Michel Provins, Pata-
chon." wholesome drama by Felix Duouesnel
and Maurice Hennequin; lie Process de Je-
hanne' a law court play by Emile Moreau;
"Jacquene." satire contemporary smart
society," by Paul Gavault; Profits ct Pertes,
clever three act vaudeville by newcomer IN
dramatic literature, NJ. Oudenot. and play, not
yet named by Robert de Flers and g. de Callla-
vet At the Theatre Sarah Bernhard the open
ing play will be LIE Masque d'Amour," an
emotional drama in nine tableaus by Madame
Daniel Lesueur.
At the Odeon will be given La Patronne."
modern social problem play by Henry Bern
stein: 'GIatigny." five acts in verse, by Catulle
Mendes. descriptive of the life of Albert Glatig
nv the poet who died OF starvation, who was
friend of TheophiIe Gautier. and who may be
Ioi" a strong healthful drama by the brothers
Paul and Victor Marguerite; "Calvaire," the
stirring novel of Octave Mirbeau, dramatized by
Antoine Bibesco: La Robe Blanche" by Ga
briel Trarieux son of the late Senator who took
such prominent part in the Dreyfus case. 'Au
Temps dAmour,' by Jules Case: "Une Fan
TASTE" three act vaudeville by Albert Guinon:
''Florise Bonheur" a Partisan working girls ro-
nance drawn from Adolph Brisson's novel bv
Georges Mitchell and Baschet. and Pierre Lotrs
"Ramuntcho." with stage music by Gabriel
Pierne.
At the Theatre dies Varieties great things are
expected of lie Bonheur, Mes Danes" an
ultra modern comedy that is being mounted at
enormous expense. and in which the leading
players are Jeanne Granier, Eve Lavanere and
This clever. but exceedingly risque
comedy is by Francis de Croisset.
AT the Gymnase lie Well Homme comedy {
by Georges de Porto-Riche. viii be given. with
Re'ane and Huguenet in the principal parts.