New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-05

covered that his friend Daurnier In his old age
becoming incapable Of work. worried by
an importunate landlord. Corot called upon the
| latter day and bought the cottage and gar
den. STIMULATING in the deed that the property
! should belong to the tenant. He then went to
see Dsur)ier, and said to him. This house has
| JUST been sold. You have got new proprietor.
| ] knew him. l wanted to recommend you to
him. But unfortunately he is worse tempered
| than your old landlord. and in all probability
] he viii turn you out Here is notice that he
1 asked me to give you. Corot handed Daumier
| the purchase deed. The carcaturist, tfinkir z
hat It was threatening letter, crumpled It
! up in his fist and angrtly threw it away. Corot
burst out laughing. picked up the paper.
Strengthened it out, read the deed aloud. and
added: Now you see, rieup it is you who
are the landlord I don't fancy that you will
turn yourself Quit" Daunier, who was a very
proud old man. wiped his eyes and replied You
are the only human being from whom / could
accept this favor!''
The Louvre has just made two interesting ac-
questions The more important OF these is a
portrait OF Marmontel by the Swedish painter
Alexander Roslin, who like his fellow country
men, Lundberg, the pastellist. and Hall, the
miniaturfst became a member of the French
Academy of Painting This completes the series
Of twelve portraits by Roslin owned by the
Louvre. The Versailles Gallery also possesses
ten Roslins. of these being the well known
portrait of Marie Antoinette. Marmontel is rep
resented holding large letter in his left hand
from which he raises his eyes if to greet
visitor. 1t is remarkable piece of work, and
IS supposed to be a good likeness Of the per-
petual secretary of the French Academy anus
ing conversationalist, rather commonplace au-
thor OF Les Contes Moraux and of Les
meas" friend of Voltaire, Jack of all kinds of
literary work. but superior in nothing. The sec
ond acquisition made by the Louvre is a fasci-
mating sketch of an exceedingly attractive
in delightful attire, by Augustin de Saint
Aubin the painter and engraver of Louis XVI.
It is the portrait of Saint-Aubin's wife, who
often posed his model. The sketch depicts
her just as she is about to consent to a rendez-
vous. With uplifted finger and nervous be-
witching smile. she excaims. "Au moins. soyez
discreet
AS the theatrical vacation draws toward its
end the probabilities during the forthcoming
season made known. The Opera has in
hand wagner's "Crepuscule des Dieux.' Norma
Wanna" by Maeterlinck and Fevrier, and 'fBac-
chus' by Catulle Mendes and Massenet The
Coincide FRANCHISE will bring out lie Bon Roi
Dagobert, play in verse by Andre fdvore;
La Furie," tragedy in verse by Jules Bots.
the action Of which is laid in Cyprus in pre-
christian Gays, roger, Dy OCtdNo HlIpedu,
the play which has been the subject of bitter
litigation on the ground that 1t revealed scan
dalous episodes pertaining to the private life Of
a member of the French Academy. and Con
nails toi." a comedy by Paul Hervieu- Among
some fifteen new operas intended for production
at the Opera Comique are "Solanse," comic
opera in three acts by Adolph Aderer and Gas
ton Salvayre; ''Sanga," by Eugene Moreau, Paul
de Choudens and Isidore de Lara: ''Chiquito.
by Henri Cain and Nougues; pierre lie VERT
dique" by Catulle Mendes and Xavier Leroux and
de Musset's ION Ne Badine pas Aveo fAnour,
for which music has been composed by Gabriel
Pierne The Odeon Is busy with La Trasedie
RoyaIe" an historic drama in prose, by Saint
Georges de Bouhelier, and Dickens's David
Copper1eld" rendered into sprightly French and
freely adapted by Max Maurey the manager Oh
LIE Grand GuignoI
At the Vaudeville we are promised French
version Of Pinero's La Maison Est en- Ordre,
Maurice Donnay's La Patronne, lie Lys, by
Pierre Wolff and CASTOR Leroux. and La Nell
Ieure des Fernmes" by Maurice Hennequln and
Paul Bilhaud. The Gynnase intends to bring out
ia Rampe" a three-act vaudevtlle by Raron
Henri de Rothschild; Papa" comedy by de
FIers and de Caillavet, and lie Roman de Luz
cette" by Paul Gavault and Robert Charvay-
The Gyrnnase undertakes to produce L Ernigre
by Paul Bourgeti IL Olsedu biesse' ny faAi0u
Capus, and lie Marriage de Telemaque, by
Jules Ilemaitre and Maurice Donnay, with music
by Claude Terrasse. The Theatre Rejane has
culver full of new plays, among which are
.eIsraeI" by Henri Bernstein; Madame Mou-
ton" by Andre SyIvane ct Mouezy-Eon, and a
new comedy by Victorien Sardou. The Theatre
Antoine is preparing 'L'Auberge Rouge, by
Ra1zac adapted by Serge Basset- Nine. Sarah
Rernhardt. who is in the full enjoyment of her
holiday at Belle Isle, has not yet definitely de-
cided upon her winter programme NJ. Con-
slant Coquelin has not abandoned his sanguine
hopes of producing Edmond Rostands "Chante-
clair the famous. up-to-date Aristophanic bird
MAY. at the Porte Saint-Martiu- c. I. B.