New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

krrar 10 Illuminate literature. What would
~ Williams have our dramatists do?-
= Lnuis Post Dispatch.
COCUE Elm MEMORIAL
Thts IS nothing astonishing IN the fact
tssr ne late Constant COquelin. during his
trsary y-odd years acquaintance wits Lon
s6n should have made many English
fuends Rlr Il vas. neyertheless. a very
s-sst honor paid % the French actor ;
memory by ms confreres IN London in
fo-unug themselves into a hand 10 cross
ns Csunel fCr the purpose or present
ius their memorial q him 70 the foyer OF
the C0medIe Froncslse. The memorial has
hsen executed hv Mr. Gilbert Boyes from a
6ssIEn suEEeslel hy Forbes Robertson.
TIE idss o. this tribute 20 Coquehn's 5 mem
cry originated within a few days of The
.srier beng laid no rest early IN the wear
m tls grounds of the asylum for artists
.s1nisd ~ h'm an Pont-aux- Danes. and
4 suecenf sum being collected a. once,
ely The tine requisite for the fulflment OF
10 prcJsc- elapsed before II was a fait
frcsirpli The meubraL which is Greek
b fern. is bronze shrine. within which
Fs female figure embicmatical OF Pane ."
SO hoids o iaureI wreath. and on the
va the names az TIE principal characters
iHpe-scuated by CoQueiin MAJ be read
ilf shrine stands three aud kalf feet
leh the inscription on IL being: Con
rarl Coauelin Societaire de "a Comedie
ianeaiss. ls64-S. Homage dc Ia part De
W cGufrsres AuE.ais"
''s1ssHe n certainty no class of nrn like
l-rsze b. with uuaagging spirit. and no
hasr -lus--auo. OF the entente cordiale
ezs.ils between The English and the
+'-ncA sia-e cog5 he shown than Tie
,nnev 30 cordially undertaken by the
heads ~ ne London stage 10 do honor 10
ueir deceased French colleague. The dep
r'alon Included Sr Charles Wyndhan. Sir
saal Hare, Sir Squire Bancroft Norman
PORES, Arthur Baurchier and Max Seer
POM fwho represented his brother. SIR
heisert beert. hm Tree, and they were
ls&iied WILL be6-ting ceremony in the
'ii'sr of ihe Coincide Francaise by the ad-
lA-Auaior. ~. jules Claretic. who was
81 lndec. as Oh al similar ceremonials.
= ne socieialres aud pensiounaires Of the
Is'oHc house. a. Claretie during the
-e42 -od4 years le las presided over the
-'-A x Ao-ere has had 10 organize nu-
-eiols meetings and hanquets, and h. has
h neen known as one Of the most
t--AeSt anl eloquent speakers belonging 10
-f icriT .mm0rtals" ~ the Ffench Acad-
e~l. By d. point Of graceful oratOry he
eA''.iee A-nlseli iu acknow iedgilg the com
t-sAl ra-c by tle English managers 10
FfeacA stage in the tribute they had
-elshi over t0 BE- placed in the Comedi e
-'sAsAlse a. Claretie went on 10 say
-. NE taleut ~ their regretted comrade
'een known % tho world. and appar-
~ As goodness of heart had been ap-
'As''Aiec al highly in England - in his
.- c'uatr~ Judging by the soHcituoe
a'n by hiT English friends 20 do him
-s -on7r ODD Ills simple and unaffected
nlnne
= a-diuol to the societaines and pen
e-ies present a. the gathering. invi-
'-A Tor the banquet which followed had
slat Do A Gustave and Jean CO.
r-'-a' ne deceased actors brother and
ooin % whom had reason 10 be proud
ne compliment paid by the heads Of
Lnghsh stage 20 their distinguished
lestivs
--,ig t1cs@ vino spoke were Sir John
Nhp delivered his speech IN Eng
eio ~ squire Bancroft. who ad-
sa tae company in French. The other
~ sl in French. were delivered by
- Aonnef, Dulardin and Beaumetz -
slaee London
.-nss from Conan Doyle's play. The
fHsE o: Fate.
tsg-
notorious that when q man thinks
H.lcn oi his body no encourages disease.
" NeI-to-day. tomorrow. what mat
one cen huf die ~ one's best?
are here 20 be- spiritualized. Are
Aapplt Then you are marking time.
- ycu In tr0uti-g Then you are ad-
A.. the only possible justification of
'oy rs incidental. trouble Is essential.
e ls more In lie than have thought.
-. There is something behind IL all
better man n could live.
chicago audience called Author.
az the end of the third act q
flnes ~ Fate bat Sir Arthur Conan
-ondor.
- lTFiug's career left al these things
So undoubtedly. bat il also oonsu-
one more proof - the service which
- ai actor, by his genius, can confer
-. - ne best interests Of the stage. Irving
NE Whole intellectual world 10 the
,-il, Just ss Edmund Kean in his day
-. ~ Drury Lane. he added thou
- ~ DE company Of the lovers OF
-snears and be set a playhouse on an
,F Win any and every other leading z
institution Of the day. The Gros-
-. GALLERY. the ROYAL Academy, the
N. ,oes and Monday popular concerts anu
II. -.ceum Theatre an played an equal