The Washington times., 1906-08-12
DOMESTIC DRAMA
SCANDALIZES PARIS
EX-PreSidentS Son Named
as Correspondent in
Divorce.
NOTED ACTRESS DEFENDANT
Young Mans InfatuatiOn Is Common
Gossip of BOulevards of French
Capital.

PARIS. Aug. u.-French society is
scandalized. and the family and friends
of an ex-President Of the Erench Repub-
lie are on the verge OF nervous prostra-
ton. Monsieur le Bargy, of the Com
edie Francaise, has begun proceedings OF
divorce. against his wife, Madame le
Bargy. who is also on the stage.
Monsieur le Bargy is the Beau Brum-
mel OF the French theatrical world He
sets the fashions. His neckties are IA
nous on two continents. When IL comes
10 acting the g.-y deceiyer or the blase
man Of the world. nobody can rival him,
yet it is he who Is divorcing. Madame
Ie Bargy. three years ago. was known
10 society only as the charming wife Of
Monsieur le Bargy.
She has literary talent. writes well in
English as we'll as French, and has even
acted in English In London. and is pre-
pairing 20 act in German. Her home was
one OF the most artistic IN Paris. and
she was thought 10 be devoted 10 her
small family.
Suddenly IL was announced that ST.
none le Bargy was going on the stage.
Her husband had coached her. and un-
der his tutelage she was about TO make
her bow before the footlights. already a
finished actress. The play was lie Re
tour de Jerusalem" and dealt with the
life OF a Jewish woman who married a
Christian. As the actress herself is a
Jewess, added piquancy was lent TO the
situation.
The theater was packed with a dis
tinguished audience and the play had a
phenomenal success. After that 1t was
plain sailing. The most gifted young
dramatist Of France, Henri Bernstein
has written several plays for her. Ev-
cry one has been a success. She went
over to London and played in English
and won laurels there.
About the time that Madame le Bargy
left for London. the third parsonage in
the domestic drama which Is about 10
have its denouement appeared upon the
scene. He Is younger than the actress
and his father is one OF the most dis
tinguished men who have held the po-
sition Of president under the Third Re
public. His family name figures promi-
nently I'm the history of modern France.
His grandfather was a celebrated gen
eral.
The young mans infatuation is com
mon gossip on the boulevard.
II Monsieur lie Bargy gets MS divorce
the probabilities are that Madame le
Bagy will marry her young admirer.
King Sisawath Costly.
Now that King SisoWath is gone. his
hosts are beginning to count the cost
OF his visit and they are appalled, TO
find that the Government has paid p
10000 francs for the pleasure OF the
dusky mOnarch's company and that Of
his household.
While the treasury officials are busy
paying bills a disinfecting corps IS at
work on the premises occupied by the
princesses and royal ballet, The fuml-
eating going on would suggest the clear
ing out Of a plague hospital
The King was very cross at not be
ing allowed to stay longer in the French
capital. and when he got 10 Narseiles
he actually baked and refused TO go
on board the government boat commits
stoned 10 take him home
He said he wasn't ready, and they
could just wait His official escort in
sisted using the utmost diplomacy. but.
as IL was. the whimsical old King OF
CambOdla carried out 10 the end his in
variable program of being several hours
late 10 all his appointments, and left
the shores Of France four hours after
the appointed time for sailing.