New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
PARIS PLAYS
4 "PoeSque" Piece-M. Lara
dams Ne1C Production.
Paris, November 23.

r,,irnol'' under the management OF NJ
May NasIrey, is one OF the few remain
,nr resorts OF the joyful Bohemian Mont
r,artre Of former days. but has now. un-
f--tunaJely. been transformed into a sort
q hunting ground for smartly attired
spobhism The auditorium. with its wall
mi panels. dark. dingy and quantity
carved. vas once the studio of Roche
crosse. the painter. II afterward served
IS 4 chapel for the young Sisters and
rovioes OF the Convent of the Charlie.
Tor the last fifteen years the Grand
f-uiEnol" has made a special feature Of a
fuu evening entertainment made up of
half & dozen short plays. usually OF one
s-t each. and never of more than two
acts. During the waits a small upright
,-isno Is heard. the youthful. long haired
pianist playing popular airs. The pro-
rrsmme is so arranged that the comic
slrernafes with the tragic. The comic"
-ote however. Is 4 broad. frisky. Rabe-
lsisisn outburst Of Gallo humor. and
The tragic note is sounded with intense
"Fdsar Poeish" shudders and thrills.
The Grand GuignoI" has Just be-
r-,n the sess son with its usual half
dozen novelties. NJ. Andre de Lorde re-
tsins his sceptre as the Prince OF Terror
44is Horrible Experience" is a weird
spectral surgical drama II is dia boil
icsllv clever and imparts to the public
.s.be desired supernatural. uncanny thrill.
An eminent surgeon, Dr.. Charter. pro-
-fezsor ar the Sorbonne, has made a spe-
-isl-v of researches with the object Of
r,novating the human system by appli-
r-tions Of electricity and radium. He
has young daughter Of highly strung.
nervous temperament. who is the victim
n an automobile accident. The young
rrl Is brought home senseless. The
-tvsicisus announce that she is dead.
0r. Char-ier. nevertheless. decides TO oX-
r.riment on the body with his newly in
svenred instrument. which conveys to
-tbe paticnts heart a series OF waves of
--rsat electric power. The body is ex-
-tose6 81 e srretcher quite near the foot
lights
p The buzz and vhrl II the instrument
rroduce a treTnor in the features OF the
lfeiess girl The savant is delighted.
and hopes bv further applications TO
i another frantic outburst Of electric
sharks amid the cracking and vhizZing
~ the instrument. The girls eyes seem
70 be illuminated with vitality. caused
r., the raie blue luminiferous scintilla-
tsons n the radium. The girls face con-
-rrscrs Her hands tvitcll. Another ap-
rfcstior of the diabolical instrument
The body * galvanized The body
ssprt-gE into sitting posture The arms
are stretched forth.
The father. IN ecstasy of delight at
the arra-en1 success Of the experiment.
,esrs forward and places his ear close
70 his daughters heart. hoping 10 hear
f. hear As he listens the application OF
another electrico-radium current causes
ne -irfs hands 70 open The fingers
rl,-tcr The father fy the throat The ef-
sect NJ the sdiurn suddenly slackeus.
-v-bersunon the girls fingers become
s-gid as steel and close in 81 tightly
mat the throat is held as il in vice.
TT fsrhor Is strangled and falls dead
in ire arms of the body Of his daughter.
50 ergv the horrible experiment.
The c.her plays are gay and funny
hut not enough so 10 efface the spectral
irr-ession Of this. the latest thrill-and-
shud6er drama Of NM. Andre de Lorde
sne AIRED BineL
II Heuri Lavedsn. the eminent mem
-tsr of The Academy. is endowed with
-xeY!s1 irouv and kindly observ alton. re-
.csliug some Of the fnest characterls'icS
of Thackeray. new play by II. Lave
car is an event in the theatrical word
II I.sr=dan-s hest and most popular play
IS the "Vieux Marcheur" q quaint
rathe-ic old gentleman, who. stripped OF
certain superficial traits. is sorc OF
Partisan Colonel Newcombe- In the
MARQUIS de Priola." which is one Of the
most successful Of the plays in the con-
Temporal repertory Of the Theatre
F-sncais. II. Lsvedan showed that he
vas q philosopher with Noltairian IN
-Ftlncrs and tastes. lie Duel" and lie
.Nouveau Jeu" each possesses literary
rather than dramatic merits.
n Lavedau's latest production, sire
brought out last night at the Theatre
F-ancsis. is a fragile. finely penc.lled
pastel. Illustrating an episode during the
revolution Of lS4S. The dialogue has
the charm Of light, gossipy conversation
but the loosely spun threads Of the tale
which extends through FIVE acts, are de-
void of dramatic merit.
Sire" is the story Of Louis XVII the
Dsuphin. who according to some author-
fties died in the Temple. and who ac-
oo-ding u others, including the late VIC
toTien Sardou and NJ Lavedan escaped
from the revolutionary guards and iVed'
married and raised q happy family OF
Claimants 70 the throne OF the elder
branch of the Bourbons- The tale IN a
nutshell is this:
Al old maiden woman Of noble Nen-
seen birth falls dangerously I'll. Her
nalady Is q nervous disorder. Louis
XVII, as she calls him. has been con-
s,autly IN her mind ever since she met
the Dauphin as a child in the Tuileries
Gardens. when he presented her some
seeds OF a tropical plant that come IN
later as establishing the proof or ms
Identity. The old woman is In such
state OF excitement that her physician
and her abbe come 10 the CONCLUSION
that the only way 70 avoid a fatal issue
Is 20 get hold OF some fictitious person
who has the physical appearance OF the
Sc