The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-06
0X0FF|CE SHOWS
GLOWING SUCCESS.
But Rostand's "Chantcclcr' Has
Set Everybody Quar-
rcling.
CRITICS CANNOT AGREE
Author and Leading Actor Arc
Not Even on Speaking
Terms.
ny THE MARQUIS DE cAsrEbLASE.

ny THE SIAIlQUIS DE CASTELLANE.l
Especial Cable TO The Times pispatch.l
Paris. March 5.--Financially the sue
cess OF Rostand's "Chanteclcrn Is phe-
noIncnal. am told that the first hun
dred representations in Paris alonoI
VIII bring in no less than 100000.
When the managers of Theatre Saint
Martin have pockctcd a million or so.
people will cease to ask: rs Chan
tecler' success?"
Rostand says: do not congratulate
me. have been betrayed by my I'M
tcrprcters. suffered the torturcs of
the damned
Now all the world knows his chief
interpreter is NJ. Guitry. and that ac-
tor and author are not on speaking
terms. It Is said that on a recent
occasion, when the poet and his illus
trious family left the theatre, Gultry
pointed tho finger of scorn at them
and remarked: 'Thcrc goes our coun-
! try cousins"
AS to the critics. they are all att
4 war with each other.
Alfred Capus says: "Chantecler' Is
a play upon whose success or failure I |
cannot pronounce until after at least
| two hundred representations"
Jules Leinaitre declares: 1T is
| fable in 1000 verses
Trying to Save the Students.
All Paris IS talking of the beautiful
young evangelist, Miss Gertrude
Davidson. of California. In spite OF
her extreme youth. shc has aLready
taken a university degree OF NJ a.
Permit mo to say that 1t is quite a
novel profession for young lady to L
exercise In Paris--that of bringing the
heather into the fold.
Just at present Miss Davidson has
taken the Latin Quarter in hand.
have heard Miss Davidson preach, and
her discourse left no doubt in my
mind as to the spirituality and beauty
Of her mind Her pulpit is In the
American Students Hostel. in the
Boulevard Saint Michel. and her con-
gregation Is made up Of students from
all parts of the world.
Christians, Pagans. Buddhists. Mo- !
hammedans, all sects arc represented
at these weekly gatherings. Tho con-
version of the old Latin Quarter
which though not so black as it is /
painted, is still wicked enough. is a
heroic task for the charming young |
Californian.
Never in the history Of our salons
OF painting have the pictures of wo-
men appeared to so much advantage
as they o now. The Salon of Woman
Painters. now being held In the Grand
Palais Is only second to that of the
societe National des Beauxs Arts held
every spring in this city. am glad
to see so many American women paint
crs ably competing In this exhibition
with our own Duchess de Rohan and
the Duchess D'Uzes.
American Artists to the Front.
The famous Marqu:se de Wentworth
YOU all know. Not long ago the Min
lister OF Fine Arts. NJ. Dejardin Beau
metz, declared to President Falltcres:
Her name is always a guarantee Tor
good work" President Fallieres per-
| sonally bestowed his praise upon her.
American women artists seem to
| have a particular pcnchant for paint
| ing portraits. There Is a very eX-
ccllent portrait from the brush of Miss
Media Wright Robinson OF New York,
| to he admired also one by Nine.
Helene de Alorclas, Of Detroit, Mich.
| THE miniatures of Miss Irva Lee Water. |
who lives in the Boulevard Saint
| Michel. have attracted a great deal OF
favorable comment from our art
| critics.
Like the Marquise dc Wentworth.
Miss Mary Franklin paints many re-
IlliEious subjects. Her two chief cX-
!, hlbits art "a Scene at st. Marks,
Venice" and the Cathedral of Autun,
| . I am tOid lndt HlIe PieSSt'SSs " 7eA'e [
Marouise de Wentworth on the jury
accounts for the pictures Of the Amer
lean painters being SO we'll hung. They
have better places than those Of any
other foreign painters
The matrimonial affairs of King
Manuel of Portugal are In the hands of (
two Of the most skilful matchmakersI
| in Europe. These are his mother,
Queen Amelie. and his friend. King
| Edward OF England. Tho gracious
Amelie is already at Biarritz, and King,
Edward will shortly join her for theI
purpose Of arranging a marriage for
| the youthful King.
Though it is said on excellent au-
| thority that he did not favorably in-
press the young English princesses, I'll
is still thought that King Edward and
Queen Amelie may come to an under-
standing. But after all. what have
the daughters of tho King to do With
/ the choice of their husbands?
L0NDON TO HEAR asAL0ME"
THROUGH CLEVER EVASION