New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
THE FRENCH STAGE
Some Ne1C Plags and FaUOnte
PIaUers.

The Theatre de rAmbigu is drawing
full houses with Alexandra Bisson's New
York detective melodrama, Nick Car
ter" II is well acted. especially by the
two long haired. gray. French sheep
dogs, who each night are welcomed with
an ovation.
The TrianOn-Lyrique is just now one
of the most attractive of the smaller
Partisan theatres. IL is here that
"Daphnis ct Chloe" a dramatic pastoral
by p Berlier, with music by F. lie
Borne. is having decided success with lit
erary and musical habitu6s. The de-
licious idyll is effectively transpOsed into
scenic dialogue and musical language.
The revival of Gretry's Richard CPur
de Lion" al the TrianOn-Lyrique eliCits
enthusiasm of the admirers of the dell
cate simplicity of the composer. who was
so highly esteemed by Queen Marie An
toinette and also by VOltaire. Richard
Ceur de Lion" originally produced with
great success i'm Paris in 1874, was
keenly appreciated at its revival a few
evenings ago.
y frOlicsOme little review, brimful of
pretty figurantes-rather a rare sight, by
the way. i'm Paris-entitled ''VOlOns- "
C"Let's Fly There'O. introduces scores of
aeropIanes on the stage of the Parisiana
Music Hall
The bright bandbox of "A theatre. lie
Theatre Cluny, has brought out a
vaudeville" production of a question:
able sort, in three acts. by Francois Des-
roches. which pleases the Cluny public.
largely composed of students. The term
vaudeville" is rather misleading, for
the piece is really a broad farce. bristIing
with a gallic joviality that seldom fails
10 please the Latin Quarter.
The French Shakespearian Company
gives a series of performances which are
To continue until the end of the spring
season. They will take place in. the
Sale R6camier, and NJ Camille de
Sainte-Croix. who is the leading figure
i'm this organization. will deliver a
''causerie" before each performance. ex-
planning and commenting upon Shake
spearian conceptions. ideas and tradi-
tions. The French translations by NJ.
Georges Duval have been selected as
best for stage work. The actors and
actresses who play the Shakespearian
parts at the Sale Recamier are To give
representations at Stratfnrd-on-Avon
during the fetes arranged there i'm 1911.
The plays chosen are Antony and Cleo
patra. "TimOn of Athens" ''CymbeIine e.
king john" AS You Like It. "Tbe
Winters Tale" The Merry Wives of
Windsor" and, of course. Hamlet "
Macbeth" and Richard Ill"
"Chiquito." the new piece AT the
| Opera Comique. Paris. contains some
charming Basque melodies. a delicate
touch of plastic dancing. clever but
rather bOisterous orchestration. i'm which
brass Instruments predominate. and fas-
oinating mise en- scene. The story ls
adapted by Henri cain. from Pierre
Lofts novel "Ramuntcho." The music is
composed by Jean Nougues. Chiauito
and Pantchika. madly in love with each
other. desire To marry Eshkerra. the
girls brother. opposes the marriage he
cause he hates ChiquitO. and wants his
sister To wed a rich friend of his Dur
ing a game OF pelote basque Eshkerra
tries To Kill Chiquito by driving his
basque ball with full force az Chiauito's
head. Chiquito is not killed but badly
wounded. Pantchika denounces her
brother as the would-be assassin. But
driven from her home by her mother.
Pantchika tries To drown herself and
dies in convent, after again promising