Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-07
ROSTANDSNEW
PLAY MAKES
HIT IN PARIS
PRODUCTION UNlQBE
IN DRAMATIC ANNALS


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Paris. Feh e. The Dress rchearsa
OF Edmund B0stand "ChanticlerrH 1t
The Porte 81 Martin thealer t0nighi
ia the presence of q remarkable audi
enca compr sing the elite ~ the lit'
srary, artistic aud dramatic world Oi
Paris. as wen as other European Cap-
~italists. WAS nm artistic sHcc,ss Of the
frs magnitude. the exquisite VERGE
being up 10 the finest traditions of
Iostand's poetic genius
The briillaurX OF the first act,
which WAS preceded hy d charming
prologue. delivered Dv Jean Coquelin.
preparing the audience Cor the atmos-
phere Of the piece. fairly see The
theater mad with enthusiasm. but
the second aud third acts which were
somewhat tedious were less favor
ably received
In the lust act. however enthusiasm
was revived 10 the boiling pnint.
There were five calls after use curtain
fell. but Al Rostaud himself ala not
appear NJ Guitrv. who took the part
of Chandelier, stepped before The
curtain and Simply expressed MIS-
thanks.
The piece WINS wonderfully chaneed
ana the plot thrilling. 81 6uitrN. Mnlc
Simonne Lebargy. the hon pheasant
GallipauX, the hlnek bird. Do CoQu0
lin. the dog. carried off the honors.
The secret OF The NAM delays
incident 10 the presentation OF the.
play 10 now explained tf The changes.
made at The end at the plan The.
hen pheasant after eainlv tISinN to.
induce Chandelier, whom che had en
ticed To tho forest. 10 p@roluug Tho.
night thlriN-aiK hours during their
nuptials. betraYs him ana ne returns
10 the barnyard to his faithful hens.
The critics generally consider That
tho brilliancy of the verse SURPRISES
even 'Cyrauu.H II that rs possible hut
the artistic note struoll IS So high that
they doubt whether Tho play WIN hc
"A popular success after curiosity has
worn Off
IT Is rumored that NJ. Rosiand him
self win play tho reio Of Chantlcieer
81 the bcnefit % be given lor me flood
sufferers.
Rostand's "c~hnutieleer probably
Is the most unique production ever
given ON the stage. No human cW@rrl
meter appears Ia the cast THE drama
ts perAonae are fowls. birds and nni-
mails, ana as they are necessarily Nhi
large as the men and womNn who en-
act the parts everything which au-
pears upon the stage IS upon d corrc-
spending scale.
Chaniicleor. the horn 6Guiry), isl
filled with Illusions about aia placo In
tho world, lie imaeiues he iH naa
ter 81 the suni thur ~ sun rises u
the end Of uisllt because Chandelier.
has awakened aud erowed The plty
dispels this Illusion no che hNtrt of
ChAnticlcer alone.
The Grst aet opens wiih thc SUM
RISING ON a h"aruyard 4 mountainous
manure pile IS ON one Hid af thN
stage. A fence which setns immodi
ate because II IS IA proportion, Helil
rates the yard from q road beyond
which "a i forest BACKGROUND no the
right "a wooden shoe. forgotten hN the
farmers wife is ~ tire sl1o d would
appear 10 tho chicken. ii nearby "A
chair completes the SCALE Illusion its
legs. which atone are seen. being clkhtl
yards high
In thu center of tbe staee with his
companions 9f the lmfnNard grouped
around him. Chandelier halls t1c
sun. whose first ra5s Aiid the srtne.
ln "a hNmn fun Of the poets lyric
mapnincouce ON the manure pile
perchos TIE hlaek bira tGpllipupyl
jealous OF tht eeek ana h|reakins into
his mobile sentiments with tihe@ and
puus niter tho munner uf Cyranu. THE
dog tJcan foQnefinl Is thu droll
moftali1er ~ the i4rte ~'hNntIcl"tr
falls in love Niih d Nsantiful hen
pheasant ~tSlmonnfl who is VuoDU NN
a fiehnnr cpck
The second asi Is lh. e.Dui aam n
the piece Showing tne unper branches
of O. hfistNd pinf iu fhN hrHrI ui
forest tne human --rf birds pNrDntdI
iu th0 branches The owls Cllis inr
ron nt tha birds M eds niHlft clph l
hiH uamf ie called. anaNerins and
shine Bee tns aemf -uhscurir of th.
fflut urarn ..ffaW nr blood FNu I