The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
PLAY THAT SETS The FASHION
COMEDIE FRANCAISE OPENS
WITH A Success.
" An Men Are nike" u Intended 10 SHOW
mat Wives ShSaid Forgive and FOrEet
Parts Likes % Now Fashions In
IDresa shown German Ada pt alton.

| BfNSA NueNu- hEfuAuh NuASaabeh'
PARIS. sept "A The Com4die Fran
caise has opened tho new theatrical SEA-
son by producing a foar act comedy.
CONNIE il- sont tous.- by Adolph Adersr
and Armand Ephraiu. which - proving
. a great siiccess. and IL reported tn have
st the fashion i'm plays for the coming
season. A an illustration Of the work ing
methods OF the Comedle Il may be ~
corded that thu play was written nearly
ak years ago and accepted over four
, years ago.
An men are alike the title of IN" play
declares men meaning husbands. and
its moral ~ that more must not nv asked
of them i'm th. matter of sentiment than
they can give, and u they happen tn make
= slip wives should forgive and forget
That the authors seeh To show - the law
II happiness and wisdom.
Count Robert de LdfoUr GTyoR, the
finest cavalier OF all the cavaliers of French
cavalry has fallen in love with Ginsiis
henord, daughter OF III" rich bourgeois
: SsHdiDr MSHd'd lie has Of course some
little Affairs to settle before he can marry:
a little milliner and n bourgeoiss present
no difficulty. hut the third concerns a
society woman and 81 entails more danger.
Tie breaks with the TRIO and swears to
; 6instf. that h" will bc forever true TO her.
You ne.~lnt think GInc'ie tells him
before she accepts him. that Inn
, aRins ! am tn. first woman IN whom
Won have deigned To cast yoIr eyes.
! Pleas don't saw your first conque-ts were
of no Importance: that would not ba com
plim.ntary Ia them and would only he
; little yourself From what my sister
tells me you have had some experience
Of life
That's eNcusablH in a captain 81 the
cuira-si-r-
Joan 81 Arc was a captain Of tn" cut
rassIrr- yet her ineXperience
IT life did not prevent her winning bat
, ties
Bat m tho~. days
In those DAYS, ~ to-day men were
hrava or cowardly. sincere or dscs itful
loyal or disloyal The telegraph, tals-
: phone or automobile haven't changed
, mems character or womens Can I
feel sure YOU will he among the SINGER,
and faithful shall never b- among
the di-loyal
, He promises they are married and
, fifteen months pass in perfect happiness
, on which the hi rth Of q son sets the seal
; Robert has been faithful POSSIBLY because
: msrh az the time has been spent IN the
country Then the projects wife. who
originally brought Robert and GiHsrs
! together brings the Bdronsss dc chan
! esnsg To the villa. Roberts reproaches
> 10 the projects wife for doing ~ reveal
! that the Baroness was the society woman
he had to part with before marrying
The good lady makes hight Of the Contre-
, temps. II every wife was to refuse 70 re-
C..IVe her husbands former swesthearts
social relations could no longer exist
, The Baroness wins hack her old love
whether from "a mere wish IN do 80 or be-
cause she has loved him and still loves
, him IN not plain. but she soon brings HIM
: back "a her feet hy not making the scenes
he expected and by appearing To- have
quite got over her infatuation.
Uinetis discovers what - going on and
; has a violent scene with her husband at
one moment picking up his cane as II To
; hit him m the face. Robert profers no
denial. hut bega her 10 believe he loves
her only. The quarr~l gets more and
, moro bitter until GiRenS a0ruses him Of
T never having loved her and Of only marry
ing her for her money. This accuSatio
- too much for the noble ex cavalry officer:
, he leaves the house and OinsftS deter
, mines on divorce.
The last act brings the couple To-
gethsr again through the efforts % the
, project = wife. She hauis H0SsT; over the
; GOALS then breaches forgiveness a. o.
rsns. warns her that she will lose her
social position and her title divorced
wives ia France resume their maiden
names and her son will have To pass
, some of his time with his father. Robert
: she SAYS ~ like all men. man - monoRa-
nous only by an effort Of the will Robert
shall make that effort
You talk IT your rights" she tells
, climatic That's what come- ~ modern
education. Once young girls were taught
: their dutIes: now no one tells them -
ANYTHING hut their rights You think
81 NOT MIN now hu how 80 he free once
We women could forgive Men are only
feeble things for all their prstensions
They can brave death on the baitlefeld
That fine RH what IL II in COMPARE
son with the tenacious energy. the I'M
! recognized patience 81 Ao many women.
% which nothing - ever heard1 We
are really the strong sex we alone can
? stand the long strain ~ daily sacrifice
to which no glory ~ atta"hed
. climatic IL won over and determines
, to pNtrarr a guarantee 81 future tran
auillity not from her husband hut from
her rival and in seen" the only part
Of the play which has failed To meet with
favor from critics oT public she perSuadcs
the RdrOHSss To- write few words 81
farewell 90 Rober' and never meet him
again. The Bd~ORsss ~ Influenced partly
ny "A fear of IN. scandal a divorC" you'd
cause and partly teCatls" a. she says
4 can driv" your likeness from your
husbands heart. hut | should never be
able to make him forget his child
The Coincide " not one 81 the theat re-
where one eNpeCfs to see antiCipat ions
, % the coming fashions on the stage. hH
with a baroness. countess and o pre-
fs,t- wife IN the cast the play gives
an opportunity for showing some smart
dresses whereby one gathers that all
sorts of hats are fashionable and that
a strong tendency prevails to sashe-
down from the waist
The Nouveaut.I- u the only M her the
atre which has begun itS new season
II has presented The RAPE II the Sa 70
binss au ada alton from the German
uI fare. which Describes how a pro-
fezsOT has written a play without letting
his wife know and how in her al~ence
, he gets II produced hy a stock company
! at n loss for q novelty. interviewer u
love aory 81 two Of the younger char
actsrs treated with true German senti-
mentality
The piece has been poorly received
by the newsDapers owing TO it, German
origin. ItS mixture 81 sentiment ana
- farUs which to the French IL moon
Rrtiuti- and most % all 90 its being quite
, NJ for III. jeune file.
. EtIet Lace In BefsPrcads.
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