The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26
FAMOUS PALACE
 BECOMES 4 GARAGE Where Romeo and JuIiette Love Drama Was Played CHARMING ACTRESS HURT Paris University Has Come Into Wlndfall of $soo,ooo-Remarkable Accident Reported at Local
 Theatre.
BY PAUL VILLIERs.

Special Cable to The Age-Herald. Copy
 right, 1907, by W. R. Hearst)
 Paris, May 25.-After the news that the palace where the bye drama of Romeo and Juliette was played has been turned into motor car garage, there comes the report that another act of dissertation Is about to be performed in Italy.
 It is stated that the ducal palace of Malatesta, which Dante has immortalized | as the scene of the guilty love of Paolo and Francesca. and where they pledged their VOWS of eternal love, Is to be turned into Q macarohi factory.
 Tn 15S1 a silken sheet wrapped round two bodies was found in the church ad- Joining the palace, and when opened it was found to contain the two lovers un- separated in their death.e The palace was partially ruined in 1860 by an earthquake shock, and since then it has been fall Ing more and more Into ruins
 One would prefer that it should crum- ble away altogether rather than 1t should become factory where macaroni is male, and the scene of trampling work mems feet. This spot has through its memories and it's age become sacred ground, and 1t should have been left as such, and the spirit of enterprise should have left 1t untouched,
 At this moment. when all the world is occupied with the new vagaries of the Strombuli, 1t is not without interest to note that visitors to Paris do not to go so far to see a. volcano In activity.
 It Is true that this volcano, which Is on the Marseilles route, at Saon, a tiny village, of S70 inhabitants, is only a min iature one and is almost insignificant. Still, in September, this small volcano set to vomiting stone and belching forth black thick smoke. During the last five or six days it has resumed its opera ttons and the villagers are in such fear that they have left the houses near the volcano and have sought securer places of abode farther away.
 Mile. Arlette Dorgere, one of the most charming of Parisian actresses, came very near losing her life a few days ago. She was driving in her comfortable auto mobile in company with friend, when suddenly she was thrown out to the ground.
 When picked up 1t was found that this charming lady, who Is also very pretty was suffering from severe cuts on her arms, head and back. The accident had happened through the chauffeur coming into too close contact with a steam tram which was going the same way.
 The car was wrecked and Mile. Dorgere lost much blood, but 1t is hoped that she Is not seriously injured. She is a great favorite with Parisian audiences. Mime. Simone le Bargy, the well known Parisian actress, whose divorce suit Is still fresh in the minds of all, has again appeared before the Paris courts. This time 1t Is not of love, but of business, that brought her there. She made an application before President Ditte, Judge in Chambers. asking him tos grant a8re- duction on the embargo placed on her earnings at the Renaissance theatre. to fifth
 This embargo was placed on her earn ings in respect of bill for 20, 800 francs, which was the value of an automobile bought by Mime. le Bargy, and which she could not pay for. M. Moreau, who appeared on behalf of the automobile firm, said that as Mme. le Bargy was earning S60 a night for her appearances at the Renaissance theatre and was also in possession of large private means, he did not see why the embargo should be reduced The president also was of the same opinion, and the case was dismissed.
 Paris University has Just come Into a
  Commercy, who died in April last, the university has been left $s00,000 to be de- voted to the encouragement of science and the appointment of travelling scholar ships for young students In science
 At the famous seat of learning this legacy has caused great surprise and qualification. M. Commercy had told mo- body of his intentions with regard to the University of Paris. He was a bach pIOr urh 1fUal ratr in da Rivoli, and who was over eighty years old when he died. M Commercy had one event in his life which was striking and which might have ended In a trag- edy. During the Franco Prussian war NJ Commercy stayed in Paris and became a volunteer.
 In 1870 he was captured by the Ger mans, and was sentenced to be shot However, the sentence was not put into execution, and. M Commercy was im- prisoned in a fortress near Dantzig. His companion at that time was M Felix olson, now counsellor at the Court of Cessation. M. Commercy's gift will be a great help in the furthering of science At one of the small theatres here called the Apollo the other evening the audience was put into a state cf terror by seeing two women who had been walking on the tight rope over a cage containing two lions suddenly fall into the cage. There was at once terrible scene. Women fainted and men called to the attendants to rescue the women Almost as soon ais the women had touched the ground O. the cage the lions were upon them and tore them cruelty. One of the women, who had the presence of mind not to move was only slightly scratched, but the other, who raised or tried to raise herself, was horribly mutilated. The at tendants were as quick as they possibly could be in getting the women out of the cage. and they, In order to assure the audiences. came once betfore the scene and bowed to the people. They are both of them at the hospital, where their wounds are being cared for, and the doctors do not fear that their un- happy experience will have any too seri- ous consequences.
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