Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
CLEVER PENS
IN FAIR HANDS
FEMININE WRITERS ARE THE
VOGUE IN ENGLAND
One Woman's Story So Strong, Strik-
ing and True to Army Life 1t
Was Ascribed to War
Minister
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
PARIS, April 13.-Madame Jean Pom
merol has furnished the literary sensa-
tion of the season in her novel, 1.-The
Case of Lieut.. Sigmarie" The story it.
self is one of absorbing interest, but
the sensation was chiefly caused by the
discovery that the author is a woman.
So true is the book to reality in army
life, so accurate in military techni-
calities, so important in it's revelations
of garrison secrets, that the writer was
supposed to be some high authority i'll
such matters. 1t was ascribed by vari-
Gus guessers to War Minister Picquart
and other we'll known generals.
Women playwrights are beginning to
conquer the stage, too. This season has
been the first in which there has been
any considerable showing of feminine
dramatic production on the Paris
boards. Women have not only VEN
tured into the domain of farce, but have
achieved success in heavier drama.
Rejane will stage soon the 1.-Two Mes
danes Delauze," written by Madame
Gabriel Mourey. She is the first woman
to treat of the divorce question in
dramatic form.
Then the Gymnase has accepted one
of Mile. Jeanne Dorliacs plays.
1.-THE Abyss" by Madame Reynold, is
being rehearsed at the Odeon. This
dramatist was formerly an actress,
and created several of Sudermann s
roles at the Theatre Antoine, but left
the stage to write. One of her produc-
tions was acted at the Theatre Antoine
and another at the Athenee.
A clever farce by Madame ROLAND
has been put on at the Theater des
Arts.
Another light comedy written by the
widely known novelist, "Gyp," in col
laboration with Pierre Weber, is being
rehearsed at the Varieties.
Preparations are also being made at
the Theatre Moliere for Mile. Cussard' 8
first dramatic effort the "Bucherons. :"
But so far the greatest success of
the winter has been Nine. Judith Gau-
tiers 'Princesses of Love-" 1t is a
quaint Japanese romance, reminding
the American spectator vaguely of "The
Darling of the Gods" The playwright.
a daughter of the celebrated Theophile
Gautier, has lived so long in the orient
that like Lafcadio Hearn, she has be-
come part of the mystic life-usually
such an enigma to the uninitiated oc-
cidental. She is today the only French
woman who speaks Chinese and Japan
ese fluently.
New Workers will recall Nine. Gau-
tiers preceding Japanese play, Mar
chande de Sourires' (Feminine Seller
of Smiles), which was played, with
| some modulation, at Dalys theater un-
der the title of Heart of Ruby"
While literary women are thus win
ming laurels i'm dramatic writing, not a
few of the rising young women Of the
theaters are invading literature, even
| achieving distinction in the realms of
poetry
There is Jane Faber, a beautiful
comedienne, who has written some
charming verse.
| Mile. Anie Percy, 1S years old an
| other belle of the stage gives promise
of developing into a truly great poetess.
Mile. Lillian Greuze, not yet II, the
stage sensation of the season at the
Bouffons, has written poems of ex-
quisite beauty.
Marcelle YrYen of the Folies Dra-
matique is the author of some touching
sentimental odes.
Mile. Gortzal, a star at the Vaude-
vile, and Mile. Suzanne Dantes, re-
garded as sure to win a first prize I'm
the next comedy competition at the
Conservatory are two other highly sue
cessful muses. of the theater."
Miss Peppery-No, he didn't like your
eyebrows. He said they were too
black.
Miss Painter-The ideal
Miss eppery-HoweVer, / assured
him they were not as black as they
We're Dainted.-Philadelphia Inquirer