The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-13
south.
WITHOUT ACOUNTRY.
Born in Paris and Registered as
Citizen of the Con-
federacy.
OF OLD VIRGINIA FAMILY
Many Foreign Countries and
United States Refuse to Claim
Her as Subject.
IF OLD VIRGINIA FAMILY
Az VANCE rHoMPsoN.

Porte Saint Martin has just filtered out
into the boulevards. An Immense SEN
sation was caused on the first night
when Nj. Guitry, who played the title
role OF "Chantecler," refused to an
nounce according to the French GUS
tom. the name OF the author OF the
plav. When the curtain rose after the
performance ne stood silent, merely
bowling to the audience Jean Coaue-
lin who took the part of the Dog, hur-
ried out and announced:
."rne play we have had the honor 10
present is by Monsieur Edmond Ros-
tand.'
,rho same thing happened on the
succeeding night 1t Ia now said that
the poets eighteen-year-old son,
Maurice, who Is poet himself. and
who has made the English translation
OF his fathers rhymed play. was the
| cause of all the trouble. 1t was his
| precocious ,love-making tnat almost
| wrecked "Chantecler."
N Guitry. who is widower. forty
eight years old is interested IN
young blonde actress, whom he believes
has great talent The day before the
| public rehearsal he was horror STRUCK
! to discover Maurice Rostand making
! FURIOUS rove to his young protege
THE scene is said to have occurred!
Y
| Rostand. the elder, espoused the cause
/ of his son. and Guitry was so unset
| nv the Incident coming on top OF long
| rehearsals and the excitement OF the
production of the world-famous play,
(, that he became seriously Ill.
Next day he rallied and played the
! part Of Chanrecler supcrbly. but re-
| fused even to pronounce the name OF
Rostand
This is the story that is exciting the
| boulevards tonight. Rostand has
made no direct statement. but the
i newspapers intimate that he Is dis
contented with Gultry's performance
| of Chantecler.
i Young Maurice Rostand is the talk
of Paris since a few months ago when
! his mother. who is also poet. printed
full page poem describing Maurice.
under the title, HE Knows Every
thing"
/ Rivalry Between Composers.
i Ralph Edmunds, of the Liebler COM
pany. of New York, leaves on Mon
4 day for Milan, where Mascagni awaits
him Together they Will hear voices
and engage singers for Bessie Abb
bolts opera company. which will pro-
duce Lady Godiva" early next Novem-
Der.
i
written since "Amca" Five years
ago he promised it to the Roman au-
thorities for their international En-
position, and the newspapers are fillec
, with angry protests against his Civ
, ing It first In America. They accuse
him of being a traitor to Rome. where
all his operas since "Cavalleria" have
| been produced at the Constanza Thea
ire, but the monetary temptation Of
fered by the Liebler Company wa,
{ very great.
Nine. Mascagni insisted upon an alb
!, solute refusal of all terms She ha;
not forgotten her horrible experienc.
In America six years ago, when tn.
: sheriff's men broke into the bedroom
of the composer and bounded him 10,
the debts of the management.
Mascagni, however. is anxious TO q.
back to the United states in order t.
! remove the bad impression left by hi
tour taken under such bad auspices
what Chiefly decided him was hi
notlng that Bessie Abbott is a slim
blonde grill who would be an idea
s1odlva After she had sung for hin
ne SAID that no one else should Great
N the role.
= AS soon as Puccini heard of Mas
caghfs American opening he wa
N spurred on to try and finish "The Gil
of the Golden West" which has bee
n. act. The Metropolitan Opera Hous
n had hoped to produce it this season
but it is now certain 1t will be give
~ In New York next season. though 1t
Sc a question which opera, his or Ma,
id cagni's, will be produced first. At a
I'd events, next autumn New York wi
no have the two leading composers
It Italy as rivals, and probably in IL
a. same month.
ID. Woman without Country.
y Miss NJ du Belief, a Colonial Dan
ar. of Virginia. tracing her American al
to cestry back for 500 years, has pra
ne tically lost her American citizenshi
~ the United States consulate having r
fused to permit her to register und
Ir- the now law governing Americans r
or siding abroad. Miss du Belief
d. highly indignant, and an appeal h
been made to the State DEPARTING
at Washington. She is daughter
Judge du Bellet of New Orleans. a,
was born in Madison's house. at Mon
pelier, then the property of her gran
father. In her statement to Amba
- sador Bacon, she said
II "Three hundred years ago an Anlbl
"A built a house on promontory of t
III James River. Other houses cluster
round it, and Jamestown was found,
That Amber was my ancestor T
blood Of Martha Washington is
my veins, and the Careys, Moncur
'au Morrises, Fairfaxes and all those W
We're the pride of Virginia In
ely Colonial days and who fought
+ battles OF independence are my re
ud-d tivese Is it not unjust to deprive
ain OF my American citizenship because
ar live abroad?"
Wias du Beilet has resided nea
ur- ptteen years in Paris. She came R'
ian with her father Judge du Belief, "
Two was sent over by Jefferson Davis. /,
and President Of the Southern Confedera
'ait to ask aid from France. She has
Nv returned since, and her yearning
for American citizenship is purely plator
nts as she has no intention of going hoi
zeal Her sisters case Is even more pc
ths liar. She was born in Paris after {
nr South seeded, and was Registered
ssd daughter of the Confederacv Juri
ing assert that she is woman withou
country, Sne has lived chiefly