New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Seen from the Bon Office and
the Stage.

TIKI ~ EoS1'
Daily news Of "ChantecIer'' is leading
feature in many European newspapers.
THE London Telegraph says that the
ceipts on the "A first night OF the piece
were SIS. oo0 Of which 81 500 went TO the
sufferers from the recent floods. On the
b first night the receipts We're $4,000
The cash now regularly taken al the box
Office averages $4,000 a performance OF
which amount $500 goes TO NJ Rostand.
Since The dress rehearsal II. Rostand has
heroicaIly cut away large slices CO his most
cherished Quips and pranks- Many of the
Bleckbirds widest puns have vanished,
nearly all the frantic vord-pla wing about
different theories for cock-a-doodle-doo
has come out and the cocoricoioines and
the coco-icoEriphes who interviewed Chante-
cler in q side-splitting scene OF verbal guih-
bling. and who were supposed 10 be slzits
CT the modern reporting Journalist, have
been altogether sacrificed. while the Pea
cocks concetti have been vigorously pr1ned
down
4 new way OF pa cifying Pataud the labor
leader. who is almost as much advertised
as ". Rosts1d. has been found by theatre
managers. They invite him to first nights.
and he considerably refrains from putting
out the electric lights. He duly Went TO the
p first night of "Chantecler" and the
papers duly and Eravely report his opinion
Of the play He gave II at first briefly,
and il { downright style. about which there
is none Of your lukewaru culture nonsense.
y am having great larks,' he told the
reporters during the entr'actes. What do
: think OF the play? Quite 'rigoIo,' The
owls plot is q bit weak. though; they are
Tot organized They ought TO have trade
union. The third act thought iolly good
satire on the smart set So true, too"
That was Pataud's first crude opinion Of
"Chaatecler." He has since meditated.
and tonight comes eout with e deep and
thoughtful pronouncenent- The lesson
taught BIZ "ChantecIerf' is exactly that
taught by the Labor party: the dignity Of
work The prayer OF the birds IN the for
est scene might have been written for the
Q G 7, and II NJ Rostand would consent
20 lecture upon "ChautecIer" at the Paris
Labor Exchange, he would have ire
raendous success-and z decidedly new sen
sstioI-
Nine. Rostand's opinion OF her husbands
work. naturally, had 70 be obtained by the
press She considers that "Chantecler' will
mark literary revolution. II viii have
the honor OF directing the modern drama
toward higher and purer forms OF art The
meaning OF the symbol % the play is. Nine.
Rostand says, that every man. Ike Chan
0ecieT. must believe Il his ulissiOn-a mean
ing which We had already guessed. AS for
rhe audecity OF the work, Nine. Rcstand is
proud Of Il, and Odds magnifcently: Il viii
urge on my husband 10 yet fresh audaci-
ties, that he may rise 70 yet more great
ness
"Comedia" gives e description OF the
TOW famous prologue to "Chantecler."
heard from behind the wings. After pas
encore" ". Jean Coquelin tells about the
farm behind the dropped curtain
-Cne ale? Est-ce IN jardin?" On the
stage z carpenter opens and shuts a silk
umbrella TO do" the rustling of wings.
-'Cne pie. en Jerant son cri. prend sd voice
Harry Geak, professional bird initator.''
does the maybe 10 the life. -'Er Ton en-
tend courir de gros sabots de bois.'' Stage
hands tramp across in wooden shoes lie
brIit peasant Pun seau ouon ren1onte trop
plein-'' The second stage manager drops a
pail Of water heavily on the boards. La
cigale- i fait beau Des cloches? C'est
5inlanche.'' The grasshopper is a piece Of
sandPaper scraped on q bit Of iron. --Des
geais OK ricanE2 La foret nest pas loin.''
The professional bird imitator does the
jays cEuckle. Tine 1enetre SQUIRE une
porte s. ferTne- On entend les grelots du
vieux harnais freHnir-' Stage hands open a
window, shut a door and Jingle bells The
JingIing dies away, a horseshoe is knocked
CT the floor and wheels are rolled.
--Dimanche. Les fermiers sout parts "a
tete- In gros bourbon velu. qui de bruit
s-enveloppe" Mr. Geak does the bunblebee.
-'Cnur, II faut Tlaiatenant que le rideau
Teve. car lie bee dun pivert frappe les
.trois coups." The woodpecker IS a wooden
usIlst-
one csn imagine. says The London Tele-
graphs Paris correspondent how many
rehesrsa.s were required before the noises
behind the curtain were SO exactly timed TO
tf. words Of M Jean Coquelin before il.
The effects now are perfectly managed, and
the prologue is almost the best thing in
ire play.