New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-13
THE FRENCH STAGE.
Nmf. Rejane's Success an La
Fldmne.
Paris. March TO-

llAtEs -1aANA~ -"
solid qualities possessed by La
- have assured IT success al the
-tss--a Theatre. and may render i popular
:. ,-,-,5st speaking countries II is prec-
q the tragic element o. Whlch Is
- F-- -,r+rstihed Jealousy. iof tholsh
--.,,,,<.,, and elegant Antoine DaaFlsny
:, n love with his young nlol-'ei ~ Il"
-s.,, $40 r-eir relations have never
---..s r-a roslnds Of strictly mora Hlr-
-. ,,s,eusave Dauvigny. Autoine's
l--..--.-r l,r,r somewhat short tempered
80 -.-,s-i,,7s that she has rival In her
-..-,-,o,,,e- and excited 70 excessive Jeal-
80 h. The hot passionate atmosphere OF
I---,.-,a y.-tere the whole party are stop
- se,ds for her father from Paris and
- ms him wiki her suspicious. Nigleri
:. @s,he- is --sadly in love with his own
=, usfe whose youL.fulness is SO dispro-
ol~-iors-e with his advanced years. and Is
- TOO wiling 10 give credit 10 all his
s.,,r',Ters accusations The outcome Of the
--g-iorare scenes which then ersUa between
--,gss- bis soE-.a-law and Nine. Vigier IS
v3yier's decision thai the party must break
-. Antoine and Genevteve returning 10
. Ds-ss while Vigie- and his Young wife re-
.
80 ~ their mutual passion has oeen wrung
4-or. Tier antoine Dauvigny and Rosine
-,,,5sr recognize that life viii be impossible
go, ron each other. Rosine will be
-,rs-spt.,- tor.1seuteG by the Jealous sur
,-.,1sucs q her elderly husband, whose pas
tar bs-. great as X Is. Is purely selfish,
SIS -s--aiuo ana Genevieve viii PASS the
.-ss--.i existence OF two beings living To-
s,.ssr enc Of whom Is constantly wrung
m ,sin desire fo- an uuSatisfed IA unat-
.s,,sbIe love, while the other. loving but
,,-,ovss Will be obliged 10 DC the witness
=. ,r;s czsly tragedy which is also her own.
:. - me last moment Antoine persuades
pcsfn. &c cope with him. but as they step
sax, fne motor ca Gsnev!eve, snaychIng a
e. which is prdviGentialIy IN e corncr near
h be- hand fires ~ her rival and kills
ae-. IN spite q the wild appeals cf her OWE
ag1,.zed father. u vhon. the dead Rosine
vag more taar 81 tie world. When the
horse IS On are says Genevievc, with
.-ag.c calm the fame must be put out"
Mne Rejaae played the role OF Rosine
vrl.h extraordinary subtlety and dramatic
!s,re. and il viii count among the most sue
ntssfui Of her creations. n Vargas was
A-m9st equally good Is Antoine, 20 which
c0up.sx character he gave the dttile light
s-6 shade. ard Mile Sylvte won ar.llusias-
r,c applause as ire passionate. rather man
rt 5ut ver- lovable Genevieve. The Sicil-
iz- scsne-- wzs admirably stagaI
4 Roman CooIus II his new play. .T~ne
Femme Pa ssa.'' has gathered together
h1l1t1l OF Partisan but rather conven-
ma. episodes and has arranged them
= rightly colored bouquet, received
r-sEha- colby IT the Renaissance, and
v1iA has been purchased FOR production
t5s United States. II "Ure Femme
| 7lEz" bourgeoise coupIe-the husband
ia famous physician-are temporarily up
- BIZ q psr-erss. firtarious, mundane
assgJv WHO uegl=crS her own embarrassing
ashland for a. least two other admirers
r pgre devotion OF the wife Of The emi~
FL, physician triumphs. and her husband,
Z.1asgIa-ily fascinated b. the professional
hearty canes back 20 the freside wiser
&c better MAJ There is one strong situa-
m L L. Coolus's play. but The subject,
~ zH.-a- Il lis psychological bearings,
rs only few days ago handled in such
nsstertl- an intensely dramatic man
- IL Il HerrE Bataiile IN La Verge
-@-s' slreacy described By cable IN The
lfaane, and which j. by all odds the best
p1F 70 ta- produced n Paris during the
FssAl ssaS0u, that the success Of "Une
Fenms Hzssa vas severely handicapped.
- Pixie Ge Marine by NJ Emile
ae2aa!a a. The ArDigu drawn from TIE
l9'Fi q Il PAM Bertnay. is the idyl Of
a a'p1ah girl. 5ef-iended by an Old actor
'ha shs# re- unwedded actress mother
sas ne sristocratic father. The girl goes
q re stage a. a Paris theatre and after
-'l uar-tes 1e- fathers cousin and
11s'T .nAerts her fathers name and
stGz
--s stirring aramatization Of Napoleon's
go ron Moscow. 'I8l2," written by
= hs27's! N!gor1 and produced al the
- antoine. is a *ery noisv play, with
= drums l-z-ing Of trumpets, raI-
s c-sAe-rE, and replete with harrow
s1es and Painful episodes OF war.
%s1-y arranged 70 L,c.te anti-s1ilitarist
-'as-n. :. IS not play. but thesis.
Fl1lc somewhat colby accepts II
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