Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16
ROSTAND MAKES
A confession.
Squandered All the Money He
Made Out Of "L'AigIon" and
Needs More.
WHY He SELLS NEW PLAY.
Famous Author Doesn't Share Popu-
Lar Opinion That "Cyrnno" Is
His Best Production.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
T ONDON, Dec. Git appears that
NJ. Edmond Rostand IS possessed
Of the true artistic temperament.
When he has made lot OF mon
ey he is content, and does not think
seriously about making any more. un-
oil the threatened exhaustion OF his
available resources renders It absolute
ly imperative This weakness OF his,
the author Of "Cyrano de Bergerac".
has Just confessed to French inter-
viewer-the first who has ever made
him "talk"-apropos OF Coquelin's COM
ing production OF his new bird drama,
"Chanteclalr," Of which SO much has
already been written.
q would much rather "Ch.1tsclair"
We're not played at ALL said NJ. Ros-
land "but / am in need OF money. and
1t is Ave years since a new play OF mine
was produced. When 'L'Aiglon' was
given II was only because had spent
all the money made out Of 'Cyrano,'
and l am parting from my new play
only because 7 have squandered all I
made out Of 'L'Aiglon.' have the
mind OF gambler. This is the second
time that have ruined myself, and
the sensation IS delicious" It seems
that the dramatist Is running himself,
this time by building q house "as big
as a town" near Cambo. The rooms
are being Illustrated" by wen-known
artists
Rostand doesn't share the popular
opinion that "Cyrano" is his best play.
but says that ia Samarltalne" Is the
only ono OF his works which he likes
altogether. In hts new work, "Chante-
clair" the date OF which has not been
set definitely the animal and bird
characters VIII talk as IN ArlstOphanes.
aud the action will be sltlrlc. Cooue.
I'm VIII play the cook; hts son. M.
Jean CoQuciin, Blk dog; w. Gallpaux'
n niack0rl, aud Nine Simone lie
Bargy 81 quail.
u 20 not know what I myself think
OF 'Chau.oCIair,' said Rostanl "and
can only vale for the puAic 5inion.
would like 10 lose nay manuscript at
the b0ttom of some chest. forget il for
several months, take up something
quite different. then one fine day. lust
by chance, while rummagug among
some ola papers, ind 10 again. I should
then read 10. Do. as on luthor but in
the spirit Of mere spectator
on this Side OF the water. at least
every scrap OF Information that can he
ELECTED regarding "a new piuero play is
of the utmost moment so there has
been quite q lot OF interest IN
lltue piece of news that the dramaust
has allowed To become public about
his forthcoming drama for George Al
exandeU 10 seems that. like "rhe
Second Mrs. Tanquor1y" the new play
has % good deal 20 do with a feud be-
tween two women who IN this case are
20 be played by irene Nanbrugh and
Beryl Faber. the wife OF Cosmo Hamil-
ton Mrs. Kendall once declared that
Pinern knew women not as tho aver
nCc man know them, hut as they
know themselves, and ~ the dramatist
can give u1 another Paula Tanqueray
ma Mrs Cor'eIr1v t'nrN r. NM much
doubt as to his new plays success. 1t
rus now been GN. Du u.nuteA HIS
House ln order" and may he expected
N'''' " CURTIS BROWN.