The sun., 1910-05-29
-FOUR CHANTECLEU COMPANIES
RONTINDS PLAT PRODUCED IN
IWERIClN FASHION.
nalsae a. = F'aywrtght sarah Bern.
hArdip NerslOR % "AdFienne Le-
cou, rrur' ENPeriments ln Italy
s-se ClAsslc Drama IN Germany.


hArdis NeFslOR % "AdFlenne L.
eau, rrur" ENperiments IN ltaly
rte classic Drama IN Germany
The method Of introducing -ChAntocler'
r. other cities than Paris has been de-
8 -ihed a. resembling American theatrical
enterprise -Four companies have been
reforming RostAnd's drama simulta-
u.ruriy since FebfuAFy rs
The PARIS organization, headed By
1.lrien Gmtry. has remained at the Porte
- Martin and another headed by the
Younger Coquelin recently appeared In
Vienna afigr travelling through the
French provinces. and then went 10
tonstantinOple and through the Balkan
ri,.e- After a season in Budapest tho
players we're 10 20 20 Italy and travel -
Ia a. Naples. returning 10 Paris in June
after an absence of four months
Another company went 10 Brussels and
y 20 plav through northern Europe 70
Z .,,,a. while the fourth has been in Spain.
Tho rompany from the Porte ~. Martin
vii he seen In London In June. The
c,-r ines and scenery for the travelling
rspr ,sentatiOns Of the harnyArd comedy
ve-e manufactured simultaneously with
those for the Paris performances. with
only the changes made necessary by the
suErncies Of travel.
he comedy has been received with
enthusiasm everywhere. although what
slccess Il might have II longer runs were
l..
mately he translated and given IN all
European tongues.
Rsllac's comedies come 20 rarely 70
performance nowadays that the success
II 7. EcOle De N6nAge' al the OdSOn
M Pcns deserves mention. II seems
that this play was written In isSs and
cent tu the Comedie Francaisa. In &C.
cordanCe with the custom Of the day
Ralzac hRd thirty copies Of the drama
printed. and when the drama was ~
turned year later a. unavailable az the
national theatre the author in q fury
threw into the FIRE. a. he thought. every
copy Of the work. One copy survived the
outbreak oi his wrath. however, and was
found under pile ~ books That served
for the present production.
His style ~ authorship In drama has
been Interestingly Indicated In = hitherto
unpublished story related by Iheophile
Gautier. Who one day received a message
from Balzac that he must ace him imme-
diAtely IN a matter of pressing business.
Gautier hurried to him a. fast ~ his
legs could carry him. hut that did not
ave MIN from a acolding from BalEac.
who upbraided him for HE slothfulneas
and lack Of interest. Balgac explained
his imuatience by the annOuncement
that he had 70 read q Ave act play "a The
manager Of the Porte ~. Martin the next
day and that not a word Of IL had heen
written.
THAT is wholly impossible Gautisr
aDswerpd. There n not even time
enough 20 make good cUpy Of such q
plav
I Rave thought out the whole matter.
Balzac answered. you are 70 write
one act. Durliac the second. Laurent
Jan the third Du Belloy the fourth and
! will Do the fifth. Then toward midday
to.ulorrnw I will he able 20 read the piece.
IN the average more than 500 lines and
~ can easily he ready within tWenty-fOur
hours
This feysrish haste to recover from
the blow Of the Consoles rejection ~ his
pIsy vas not destined N meet With any
greater success The piece prepared
N this wAy was none other than "Nautrin,
vhich coon after its production vas for
hidden on moral grounds The success
Of Il. Ecole de- MenAge' a. last has. how
Pvsr. been he justification
sarah Bernhardt reSrots ScTtbe's Adri-
enne I.ecouvreur. In which the actress has
found SUCCESS practically only In this
country, on the ground that q was not
true 20 history and one of her changes vas
90 give a greater share ot the interest 20
VoltAire The house of the famOua mem
her Of the Comedie Francatae IN the
eighteanth century is still standing In
Paris and Il vas In ~ drawing room
there that the famous scene betveen
Voltaire and the Count de ROhan occurred,
although u 10 cuatomaFily on the stage
made 70 pass IN the dressing room OF the
actress
She vas a native of Damegy. near
Epernay. and came b Paris a. the age Of
10 20 be educated in a convsnt Her hfet
appearance On the stage vas In a chill
drsn . performance " hen she vas ~. IN
i7i7 she acted for the first time at the
ComAdis in the tragedies Of COFneiile
ard Rarine and thiTty-three years later
ahs died from the Effects of the poisoned
bouquet sent to her by the Duchess De