Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
The Foreign Stage.
pecia1 Correspondence of The Star.

PARIS, December Is. 1901.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was in Paris
two months ago Con his honeymoon. by
the way). and then went on to Consean-
tinople, where he was received and dec
Grated by the sultan. The latter Is re-
ported to have expressed his intense ad-
miration Of Sherlock Holmes" and no
doubt wishes fervently that he had
slcuth-hound of equal acuteness as
permanent resident at Yildiz Kiosk.
Since then nothing has been heard Of
Sir Arthur's movements. but it is likely
that he and his bride will be returning
home shortly. and will make a second
stop in the "City Of Light on the way.
In that event there is treat in store for
the author. which he will enjoy in any
case. however,. if whichev1e r clipping bu-
resG-hshp atronizes supplies him with
certain coAtrfeQtions to- the new the
atrical jour ek) comoedia. during the
next few weeN. For in this journal such
discussion asN Us dear TO the heart of the
British e5ftor An the I'silly season" is
about TO 6egin. Ind the subject of it will
be nsthing Else than '1Dr. Doyle's" detec-
tive. What is your idea of Sherlock
Holiness appearanGs?"S the paper will ask
it's readers. and Jtbere is little doubt that
their rsolies VIII make amusing, as we'll
as INTERESTING reading. especially to
Holmes distinguished creator.
The persSn responsible is the French
actor who has arranged to create the
part OF Sherlock Holmes in Paris-M.
Genier. the star and manager of the IA
nous Theater Antoine.
This French actor-manager is a master
md in, o~f fto,
capes recognition. What fresh pictur-
Holmes appearance? he is wondering.
being in doubt. will leave the public to
decide. The opinions elected will be pub
lished in Comoedia, and the actor will
abide by the opinion of the majority. So
II playgoers here yearn for Gallo edi-
ton Of Sherlock Holmes. with waxed
moustaches and flowing tie, they will
have such monstrosity.
For something like twenty minutes af-
ter the curtain rose on the first perfor-
nance OF IL Autfe" at the Coincide Fran
caise the other night The performance
seemed a French adaptation of John
Glayde's Honor" the Sutro piece. The
program announced that The Other" as
it would be called in English. was a new
piece by Paul and Victor marguerite,
but the opening situation was extraordi-
narily like that in John Gla-de.''
Paris is still gasping over the spec
tacles which Sardou's latest success,
lie NVoisin." at the Porte ST. Martin
affords In the court scene there are
100 people on the stage, and this one
setting is said to have cost $500. The
cause Of still more wonderment, how
ever. is Sardou himself Despite his
seventy-six years. he still is ain indie
fatigable worker and an early riser,
putting to shame many young men.
During the rehearsals of LIE Voisin''
ne frequently appeared at the Porte St
Martin at in the morning, to the dis
may OF its manager. NJ. Hertz. who
pretends to no fondness for sariy ris-
ing and likes to breakfast at 20. While
the rehearsal was in progress. more
over. Sardou was the embodiment of
energy and resource. II he did not
like anybody's rendering of a part he
jumped on the stage and played it him
self.
He is said to have written rs many
plays as he is years old. but, like Jules
Verne. who left behind in skeleton
many romances which he was unable to
finish. Sardou has in his exhaustness
notebooks the material for dozens of
other dramas. These little volumes
and they contain-sometimes a long
article\ or even a paragraph from a
newspaper. with a suggestive sentence
underlined, sometimes few brief
words in pencil jotted down at an odd
moment For nearly forty years these
he Eliminates on their contents, 1t is
said. the drama shapes itself in his
mind before line is written. But in
the writing. there's the rub, for in the
matter OF corrections he rivals Balzac,
all OF them being in weird HERO
handle before they can be read by actor
and actress.