The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-15
GRAND GUIGNOL THRILLER
AFTER TEE OPER.I" HITS THE
AMERICAN STAGE.
FreOch sI~rS % = Returned Husband ans
Lover and Alss . Burglar. Whers
the WiTe o. straagisd--The Lover
Who u Accused n Justly. SIIIs kiHsel


Who o. Accused RIuatly. kIIIs kimself
4 telegram delivered in his box az the
OTNra 10 NJ dc Chsriilss summoned him
AZ once from PARIS To Lyons The valet
who delivered the message packed his
bag while the master took q hurried sup
per AZ the Cafe de PaiN. then stopped at
hi. home to drop Nine Dc CAeriilss. who
had been AZ the Opera with him. pick
up his servant and his luggage and then
hasten tn Care de lyons
Maiame's maid was awaiting her when
she entered helped her out % her ball
gown until sh. looked for all the world
like one of the corset advertisements
OF Ihe programme. and then slipped her
into rOse colored ieaRown before she
went TO her room. trembling and declar-
ing she felt sure something wAs going
To- happen She started heard sounds.
tried the electric bell and generally gave
siKns of uneasine-z
Madame was WISE. ~ subsequent in
Cidents ma After the Opera proved IL
came from the Grand Guignol. which -
"A theatre Ot such great resources ~ still
to supply thrills 10 iaded Paririans Yes
ter,tay afternoon at the American Theatre.
where It's baptism IN the vernAculAr took
place. the Thrills ~ the litle play had
their effect. although unlike the fire.
| qtIsnteTs ~ the Grand GuiRnol the audi
encs was not prepared for thrills. The
theatre was indeed pervadeSt with an at
muephere 1T sCeptiCIsm and chewing
gum that even the tohaCCo smoke could
! not subdue IL was a. u at the beginning
/ at the three scenes everybody had come
/ from Missouri
Then the lover Il Mms Dc Ch'riHss
came 90 her room n answer to her plead
N.#HH nNau ID Hal "a
not remain IA the house Of her husband.
p who hat only mat night eu' ham O.OO
francs after he mad Loaf Ms last sou az
haCCarat He WAS preparing 10 depart
/ when a step warned the Two ot the hiis-
4 hand approach.
Pre-Iming that ne mis~ssi the train. the
lover hId IA an adjoining room. The
second SCENE showed hun jumping from
; the window ~ this room into the arms of
. the gendaTm-r. They have Just prepared
To- release HIM when the husband. whom
D.. Thought to he q nome, ami ms valet.
VINO was 10 have accompanied him Co
7 lyons appear b~iDr" the hOus...
Tho two have. ~ 4ss.d thu tram. Who.
] then. Was TIA" mysterious man who had
! frightened him into rushing from the
room, The lover urges the husband To
hurry into his house. The policemen ac-
: company him and A. the scene changes
4 To- the faith..-- wife- dark room the
audience -.~s the burglar .-sApe through
a." same window Ia IN" now deserted
street
The woman has been -trangs.d. slowly
Tho lover blund~r1nRly reveals tbs. r-iatlo
he bore 10 the woman lying on the hoor
/ by ths. he'd The husband sss-s one chance
~ revenge He denounces the fals@ friend
- the ma rUsr"r
-Rohherv was ms motive. the husband
charges / gave my wife TO-DAY gO0
francs "a hanknotsS They were in a
BLACK wallet Search that man and you
Will Hnd them
Thus dos the husband revenge himself
on n" man Who had deceived him 10
g,.v.ain 20 DO. ~ hls fate that the lover
-.aggsr~ INTO an above shoots himself
AMI iaIl- dead over III. hosly ~ m" muir
.s.as.t woman
And thus does the drama 81 the Grand
GulEnuI cast one more raw Of sunshine
ON"r 'hp local stage That this compact
sylsoc' - interesting cannot b. denied.
a. houEh 10 10 equally trIe that there mi ght
~ stages more suited 10 reveal iis dra-
matte value than the American Theatre
r. a.sunut Df contrast = unqus-tionAbly
-upJ ilai by Af,"r H. OV"ra however
ard Hathaway monkeys -ernsd very
dI~sr-.. vl"u tI"v came Iuat afterNard