New-York tribune., 1910-06-19
THE FRENCH STAGE
.,.rruina Plays at the Grand
y euianoI Theatre.

--sud-GIIignol A"e
y, a. programme with five short
xpsS - - these cause narrowing
,xE- +1-ee are dron and gay.
.Spa'as is solid little drama
ssro' .-..t.entat." by NM. Marches
sti - It deals with Russian
81 TaO when their plot to blow
sl.l'sis .s--,aI family with dynamite is
. ths - bv the police suddenly re-
Ss'''slo~ ,siug their bombs in order to
'ain 'Dl dozen children who are playing
sTr above. This tender hearted
% TT Dga .,e mart Of the terrorists is badly
psss % - ~ the police. for they are all
sli No . is 8 realistic tragedy in
b'n by n. Robert Francheville.
81 az .rsstive of Ibsen. with a dash
g. Allan Poe It is called La
q A Scandinavian physi-
PIE vorke. has made a conven-u
81 .-;age He has no fondness for
,t. He travels with her, and when
home finds that the woman
~, ,nves. Nora Johanson. has be
t. --ssou Nora and the physician
'as s.voted to each other and arrange
They sre prevented by Nora's
Amid the excitement news is
.bst the physicians wife has
s-on a oliT and her skull is tract
=. ,ise csn be saved If the op-
~ trepanning he performed at
an agonizing scene the physi-
~-,s,ses to undertake the work and
--fs dies. The physician and Nora
They pass their honeymoon in
they return 70 the physicians
Denmark, where the tragedy
- They become conscience
,sEsn There are rueful stories Of
.-s wandering souls and super
snnsrltions. It is dusk. Sud
tho door Of the bed chamber for
= oorupied by the dead wife rnys-
- opens without visible cause.
!. -hrsicisn closes the door. Con-
-.ticn increases. The door again
-, silently and u1ysteriously. The
.-.i,isn terrified. remains naotionless.
e. r-ooee6s 10 close the door, but she
s,d fails on q Psyche mirror that
,bvsician had given TO his first wife.
Flsss broken by the shock, cuts
II ~s throat and she bleeds to death.
T.. -hvsician. out Of his mind and with
hi hazard countenance, rushes away
!. uDlifted arms, bereft Of reason.
.~-ing. Good God. It is the other
e.
r-ss gay and -1irthful splays-"Ap-
saongto," by N de Ftraudy, Of the
.-s.ie FrancaiSe: ''Vitriole," by N
s-s Morte and lie Beau Lctharto.''
Il Eenry Caen-bring q. uuiverfn Of
tss 70 eface the grewsome emotions
The Closed Door"
;
he Russian season. at the Grand
ia is doing fairly well The troupe
-z-unEl dancers, including Waslaw
s,szy. the Russian Vestris''; FoEine,
Hi--iteble harlequin, and Nesdames
771rkhova, Rubinstein. Gheltzer and
.rz interpret the symphonic score
-s late Rimskv- -Korsakow' fShehe-
Ez3s." inspired by the tale Of 1.-The
aaaa Nights and give fun play TO
y lsps and bounds in lie Festin. -
eshi is e sort Of mosaic Of varied Mus
-is and Polish dances. Russian
80 lends itself u the fertile chore-
Fs''aioal iragtnations Of the dancers.
VT Schumann. the Tooth anniversary
Taose birth is about TO be celebrated
z with becoming veneration, would
roesbly mora surprised than pleased
I'd MS Carnival transformed into
'sntomine ballet by Mn. Bakst and
me and danced with frenzy by a
x Russian terpsichorean artists.
e Marriage De Nademoiselle Beule-
2s three-aCt comedy by NM. Fon-
iad Wichele-. which had great sue
Brussels during the winter. has
brought out here at the Renais-
& Theatre with the original Belgian
'sny' and has made quite a hit. Il
Z sto-y Of the daughter Of a rich
'ssf' who is betrothed 70 pretentious
%Sils. but who loves q young
NSsh clerk IN her fathers establish
z The 1-o4-y7 9 -r-,,,,,,, Ss-,z-.-,,-- -1,.
nan 70 whom she is engaged has a
7S and children, and she compels
return 10 his bohemian family.
sae herself marries the clerk On
ample theme Is woven a quaint and
ag picture Of the home life Of the
gar bourgeoisie.
Hleht little operetta Hans, le
us Flute. ?" composed by II. Louis
With words by Nm. Vaucaire
@iahel. based upon the well known
'a-e Of the magic flute, shows
- operetta is still an active factor
french stage, and offers an ex-
- - oil at the popular music hall. the
N Jean Perier, who sings the
lne hsutist IS admirable.
opera ConiQue. NJ Gabriel
- opera, On ne Badine pas avec
4 Notwithstanding the severe
So u the Partisan critics, is draw
M houses. and IS a great success
G. I 3.