The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-13
ROSTAND ROOSTER
 IS B|G SUCCESS Rostand Himself Betrayed by
 His Interpreters. KINGS LOVE AFFAIR ManueI's Matrimonial Business Is fa Hands of Two Most SkiIIful Match- Makers in Europe-Women Ar
 lists Attract Attention.

Paris, March 2.-(Special.) .)-Fnancial- ly the success of Rostands Rooster is phenomenal I am told that the first 100 representations in Paris alone will amount to s32000O. When the managers of the million or so people will cease to ask: "Is Chanticleer a success?"
 Rostand himself says: Do not congrat- ulate me. I have been betrayed by my interpreters I suffer the tortures of the damned" Now all the world knows his chief interpreter is M. Guitry and that they are not on speaking terms. It Is said on a recent occasion, when the poet and his illustrious family left the thea tre, Guitry pointed the finger of scorn at them and remarked: There go our country cousins"
 The critics are all at war with each other equally.
 Alfred Capus says: "Chanticleer is a play upon whose success or failure I can not pronounce until after at least 200 rep resentations."
 Jules Lemaitre declares: 'It is a fable in 4O00 verses"
 And Chanticleer himself shrugs his shoulders Cor his wings) and while all the world is wondering and gossiping nightly sends forth his triumphant Cor rico"
 The matrimonial affairs of King Man uel of Portugal are in the hands of two of the most skilful matchmakers in Europe. These are his mother, Queen Amelie, and his friend King Edward of England The gracious Amele is already at Biarritz and King Edward will short ly join her. for the purpose of arrang- ing a marriage for the youthful King Though it is said on excellent authority he did not favorably impress the young English princesses, it is still thought King Edward and Queen Amele may come to an understanding.
 After all what have the daughters of Kings to do with the choice of their husbands? It is rumored that King Man uel is deeply smitten with the Princess Patricia of Connaught She is very clever young princess indeed; of ready wit and a good painter. King Manuel IS also something of an artist and has very artistic tastes. Hence the attraction. This talent for painting the young King inherits from his father, King Carlos who was an excellent artist.
 All Paris is talking of the beautiful young preacher, Miss Gertrude Davidson of California. In spite of her extreme youth. she has already taken a university degree of NJ. A. It Is quite novel pro- fession for a young lady to exercise In Paris-that of bringing the heather into the fold Just at present Miss David son has taken the Latin Quarter in tow.
 I have heard Miss Davidson preach and her discourses left no doubt in my mind as to the spirituality and beauty of her mind Her pulpit Is in the American Students hotel in the Boulevard Saint Michael and her congregation is made up of students from all parts of the world.
 Mrs. Whitney Ioff of Paris and Detroit is the founder of this home for Amer ican'' students Christians, Pagans. Mo- hammedans Bhuddists-all sects are rep resented at these weekly gatherings. No one is excluded who wants to attend. The conversion of the wicked old Latin Quar- ter which, believe me, Is not so black as it is painted, whose traditions date back to the days of "Abelard," is a heroic task for the charming young Cali fornian.
 Never in the history of our Salons of Painting have the pictures of women ap- peared to so much advantage. The Salon of Women Painters now being held in the Grand Palais is only second to that of the Socirte National des Beaux Arts hels every spring in this city.
 I am glad to see many American women painters ably competing in this exhibition with our own Duchesse dc Rohan and the Duchesse D'Uzes The famous Marquise de Wentworth you all know. Not long ago the minister of fine arts. Dejardin Beaumetz, declared to President Fallieres: Her name is always a guarantee for good work" President Farlieres personally bestowed his praise upon her.
 Another lady whose portraits have at- tracted attention is Miss Norma Leslie Munroe of New York. American women artists seem to have a particular pen chant for painting portraits. There is very excellent portrait from the brush O Miss. Nelda Wright Robinson of New York 10 be admired, also one by Madame Helene de Morelas of Detroit. The mln iatures of Miss Irva Lee Kuter, who lives in the Boulevard Saint Michel, have at- tracted a great deal of attention and fav- orable comment from our art critics. Like the Marquise de Wentworth. Miss Mary Franklin paints many religious subjects Her two chief exhibits are "A Scene al Saint Marks, Venice" and the Cathedral of Autun."
 I am told that the presence of the Mar quse de Wentworth on the jury accounts for the pictures of the American painters being so well hung. They have better places than those of any other foreign painters.
 Never in the history of French art have so many pictures been on the market Salons continue to multiply. We now have the Salon of the French Artists the Society of Fine Arts. the Salon of the Independents the Autumn Salon, the Winter Salon. the Salon of Women Painters. the Salon of the Water Color ists. the Salon of the Orientalists. the and go on. It may truly be said. Paris is the home of art. Some s0,Co0 pictures are officially exhibited every year. What becomes of them and where, alas, are the masterpieces? An archy reigns in our present day art. Even the independents, who claim absolute origi- nality for their work, are influenced by Whistler, Monet. Fenner. Harpigniss or They give all their attention to form rather than to thought The char