Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-26
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
r ONDON. May En- Paris. the
sensation Of the hour is AN un-
commonly ingenious and power
ful little play, which il called
After the opera ana as no less than
three London managers recently have
crossed tho channel for the purpose OF
seeing IT, there Is not much doubt that
an English version will he speedily
forthcoming IN which case both Brit
ish and American playgoers may be
prepared for some thrills. for a more
gripping piece OF work has not been
seen In many months than this piece
IN three scenes. which has been adapted
for the stage by Georges Docquols from
. short story by Joan Reibrach
Nheh the curtain rises on the first
scene of After the Opera We sco
me valet and maid OF Monsieur ana
Madame de Chenille hurriodly packing
a Dag In their mistress sleeping gpart-
ment Monsieur dc ChcvUlc. IL seems.
had - telegram while AT tho opera
which win obligc him To leave Paris
80 he will drive Madame home meet
his valet at the door and then race ON
To the station, where he may jusl
eaten the last night express Then a
nell rings the carriage Is az the door;
me valet Is on After this, Madame
Qe NheNllle arrives alone i'm opera dress.
Her maid While helping her into 4
dressing gown. expresses fear. The
footman Is unuckily away IN. and the
chef sleeps out There are. I'm fact.
only women In the house. and the maid
sleeps a long way from her mistress.
She gives start--was not that a step
on the staircase? Nonsense. 20 to
he'd; there is nothing 20 fear SAYS
madame, and the maid Is off reluctant
ly
once alone, Madame de Chenille
opens the door softly and admits
George Rouve, I'm evening dress. who
was In her box al the opera. But
Rouve surprises tho woman BY repulr-
ing her caresses and declaring that
their intimacy must end. Some time
ago he says, he accepted money To pay
"A gambling debt from her husband
who would trust his wife ana his
friend TO death And today he has had
twenty thousand francs from NJ. dc
Chenille. He had lost heavily at cards
' llfNili' hlN'N ~ anu bllfItU the money
and he could not refuse it without
rouslng suspicion. Cheyile gave Il
him at the opera. ana he has It In his
pocket Meanwhile H. is overcome
with shame and must leave her. As
she protests. Il step Is heard iu the
passage Chenille must have missed
his train and come back Rouvc must
leave the room by another staircase
and get out by tho window So he
disappears.
Now the scene changes to the street
where two policemen are walking up
and down I'm the snow. Rouyc, jump
ing out Of the window, Is caught lie
whispers, Hush, a lady the husband
is back; let me go. They scrutuizc
him, reflect, then are satisfied and re-
lease him He Is just dashIng out OF
the court yard gate when In walks NJ.
dc Chenille with his valet. having in
deed missed the train. You here"
de Chenille and ROuve both exClam.
But there is a double horror In the low
er's exclamation II the step In the
passage was not de Chcyile's. whose
was IT.
Go In to her, for Gods sake cried
Rouve there is a man IN the house,
Don't ask for explanations. but go in"
As the whole party runs In with the
policemen, the scene changes back 10
the bed room, now In darkness. There
man is stumbling over The furniture
and cursing as he looks for way out,
while hurried steps are heard on the
main staircase. just as the unknown