The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-03

Jeanne Tallemont, the wife that Vir-
ginia Harmed peTsonates in La Belle
Marseillaise," IS the most singular of
the wives in the three new plays. Her
husband is twice her age, former
chum OF her father who dying left her
in some kind of n family fix that neces-
states marriage with the man who in
practice. is no more than her gOd-fa-
therly guardian. So she has husband,
for the Wedlock is regular in the eyes
OF the law and their aequaintances, and
then again she hasn't a husband. for
they are devoted to each other dutiful-
~, but never cOnnubially. Tanemont
is titled royalist, but he figures under
an alias as the republican keeper Of an
inn known as La Belle Marsellaise-for
this is in the time Of BOnapart's con-
sulate, when it was unpleasant TO be
known as an aristOcrat. You can COM
prehend readily how Jeanne, in the
disguise of an old iunkecpeT'S young
wife. IS beset by many mons advances.
There is a gallant Captain Crisenoy
however. who loves her sincerely and
whom she feels the same way about.
Now you see her pTeGicament. don't
YOU? She IS the bounden wife of the
old man. who would be glad 70 sec her
happily married to the young man, but
the secret that she IS Q maiden has to
the lover into whose arms she aches TO
throw herself a bride. \ Frenchy con-
ceit.
This is not a farce funny with a
married couple and a third person SUI
pcTiiuOus, nor comedy with prob
lem of tripartite compleNity, but a
BOnaparte melOdrama with q similarity
10 Madame Sans Gene" because
Jeanne goes TO live in the Tuilleries
and has fights OF wit With Napoleon L.
y depression here win give g glimpse
Of tho theatrical game of chance. I'm
mediately after the production Of la
Belle MaTsellaise" IN Paris Lloyd
/ Bingham bought an option on il for
America al $1,000. believing that he
might play Bonaparte, while his wife
Amelia Bingham, would have a second
Madame Sans Gene part in jeanne;
but she decided 10 go into Proctor
Stock company and the prepayment
was forfeited. 1t happens that Amelia
was acting Sans Gene in a revival while
Lloyd was in the audience that saw
Vincent Serrano come into distinction
| as Bonanarte in the new piece. AM
other probably envious witness OF Ser
! ramos good luck was HolDrook Blinn,
an expert impersonator OF Bonaparte;
| for Bllnn had seen chance for him
| self in the role. had paid $1,000 for an
! option on the play. but had been un-
| able 10 induce any manager TO take it
| up. And Blinns case was more pitifui
| than Bingham's. because he was want
| cd for the part when Miss Harmed de-
! cided to use the drama. but he had
| gone on a tour 10 represent the Man of
/ Destiny in the comic opera of THE
Duchess Of pantzig." and that company
| q sbanded on the Saturday before la
| Belle Marsellaise" VISA produced hero
on Monday. One winner and two losers
| that's all.
| Plots 10 murder Bonaparto make La
| Belle Marcellaise" nelodramatic The
| explosion OF a bomb seems 10 kill Tale
mont and leave Jeanne a widow, but
| her pseudo husband lives in conceal
| ment TO attempt assassination again,
| and she is IN a worse plight than be-
| fore for she can'titell. tue 'afkelll Cfise-
n0y Wasi she wopfs bgt hisi ngfA,f al
though she wants ~. That d-flicrity
provides the burseonly French third