New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08
FLORENCE ERICSSON.
At keith's this week.

Also during the season. viii be produced At this
bright little theatre. la Rafale." an essentially
boulevard play. by Henry Bernstein. for shs
re-entree Of Simons Le Bargy, a strong siice OF
irony; lie Gout de Vice." by Henri Lavedan.
and Ellie ct Eux." by Albert Gu1non-
Lucien Guitry. manager and leading actor n
the Renaissance Theatre. depends for bis frxs
success Of the season upon "Bsrtrade." a comedy
by Jules Lemaitre. of the French Academy,
which, in five acts. treats Of love and sentiment
balanced with dashes Of patriotism and Of poll
tics In proportions that often finds com ined
in the whirlpool of Partisan Ifa Among the
trump cards that Guitry holds in his sleeve IN
comedy by Alfred Capus essentially Up TO dass
and ironical teeming with sarcastic observation.
yet free from malice and with plenty Of action
action. the lack of which is often the secret OF
the non-success OF the younger school Of French
dramatists. whose purely literary tendencies
tickle over-reined palates of elite Parisiana but
shoot far over the heads Of the genuine theatrs-
going public
Among the novelties at the Theatre du Palais
Royal is a frisky little three act farce, entitled
"Chichi" by Maurice Soulie and de Gorsee tro
Partisan favorites, who have also written .
light comedy for the Nouveautes called LIS
Mari de Loulou-'' The Nouveautes and the
Palais Royal have in hand quantity OF highly
cOQCOcIlO0S
cadent drama" and the most keen amateurs Of
which seem to be foreign visitors to Paris bent
upon having real good time
The Theatre Antoine, which is at once the
most amusing. the most revolutionary and the
most reforming playhouse in Paris. will bring
out spIendidly mounted adaptation OF Shake
speare's Julius Cesar In which n. Antoine
will take the part Of Marc Antony. Among
ether novelties that Antoine has in preparation
are ''Vers PAmour" or 'Des Levres au Csur.
i've acts by Leon Gandillot. which elicit great
expectations; Emile zola's La Faute de FAbbs
Mouret" set to stage music by Alfred Brunneau:
'LImpasse" five acts. by Emile and Jules Mo-
reau; Mile Bourrat." five acts. by Claude Anet;
Paauerette" two acts Of delicate sentimental
ity by Maurice Donnay; Files d'Ouessant."
five acts of maritime tragedy. by Emile Vedel:
Ia Maison des JUICES" four acts Of law court
injustice and sarcasm, by CASTOR Lerouxs
'T.'Oubliee three acts, by Andre de Lords and
Charles Foley; 'L'Enfant Gate" thrse acts OF
weird narrowing tragedy, by Andre de Lorde.
besides dozen plays by young drsnausts who
still have their spurs to win. for Antoine delights
in seeming out unknown talent. and has dons
more toward the discovery OF new authors and
giving them fair opportunities than all other tbs
atrical managers Of Paris put together.
The great lyric theatres. the Opera and tbs
onsra Coruioue continue to give works CT the
last season which, from the box receipts stand
noint was an unusually successful one Tbs
0D6ra Comidue has in hand two works adapted
from lean Richepin, La Glu." set to music By
c,ob~ie1 Dupont. and "Cheuineau' CThs
rT,ramn.1 transformed into opera by Xavier Lee
-o,x snthor of ''Astarte" and of La Refine
EYarnette" and whose opera Venus and
Adonis.'' adapted from Shakespeare. was sue
cessfully produced in the summer at the open
air theatre of Mines and which may be given at
tbs operaL or the Opera Comiqus. .MadAms
cantharide,' a bright operetta, with catching
airs and adroit orchestration, By Fernand do
Rouvray and Louis Lemarchsnd. which had con-
novelties announced for the Opera Cornique-
Victor Capoul has just composed the music for
lyric drama entitled lie Clown written by
Count Camondo. which may be brought out az
the Opera The Monte Carlo Opera House
which has already had the honor of producing
for the first time the ''Jongleur de Notre Dame"
and "C-herubin' by Massenet, and also Helene
by saint-Sens, will bring out in the coming sea-
son 'L'Ancetre' by Saint-S@ns, who In this
work abandons the classic or the legendary
epoch and makes his maiden effort In an opera
that is laid in a contemporaneous period, with
Partisan setting and smart up-to-date gowns
and costumes.
1t will be noted from the present outlook OF the
French stage that the so-caIed "decadent
drama" still holds it's own. There is no lack OF
imagination and cleverness the plays bid fair
to have more movement and greater action and
a wider range of subjects. and here and there
finds noble efforts, lofty aims and healthfui
motives. GLIB