The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03
MSS ADAMS
N 'CAANTECLER'
sSsi5ssILtIANr ASSEMBLY CRowDs
$3.50 ACADEMY TO BEHOLD
m: nOsrAND DRAMA
AL VOTE 1T SUCCESS
9 STAR 10 SORT or BANTAMY BInD
/ / i -Esse Bur FEW STOPS TO CRI-
Z ~ rIcisE MERvELOUs
~ PRODUCTION.

Maude Adams drew biliiant audi
ence to the Academy last night when
she appeared In ''Chantecler," the fa-
nous barnyard drama Of the French
poet. Edmond Rostand. The theatre
was crowded. Many had been turned
away unable TO get seats. for Mauds
Adams Ii q great favorite In Rich
I. mOnd, and she was to appear In
{ drama that has been discussed In every
publication OF Importance In the liter
AIRY world.
"Chantecler," In fact, was familiar
enough to cause more than one anna
teur to dwell upon its merits. It's mis-,
6 sion and ita message. Chantecisr.
4 they said, represented man. poor man.
boastful, proud, amazed At his own
greatness, the ideaiist. who 10 taught
that he moves with the world ana not
the world with him, and then takes
M his work with the humility Of q
chastened spirit.
The Golden Pheasant.
They told OF the Golden Pheasant.
the Emancipated Woman. who mao
donned male plumage: OF Patou, tne
good old hottest DOG, who saw tnmSs
Z ~ they are: VI the cynical blackDiro
and the parvenue guinea hen; OF the
gossipy night birds. and OF the Old
hen with her wise old saws.
They decanted upon Aesop ana
Aristophanes and declared that Cnan.
4 tecier" was not 80 very new after all
: for had not Aesop given beasts ana
+ birds q language. and had not Aristo-
4phanes written a satirical comedy en-
Titled 1.-THE B!rdsT'
So they all agreed that "Chante-
cfcr'' WAS not 20 very new, ex-
cent that Rostand had taken old ma
feriaI, and made . most gorgeous piay
out OF Ii. even as one William SNAKE
!. speare had done In his day.
sign OF literary superiority 70 coupe
Rnstand and Shakespeare.
The Writing Of "Chantsclsr.
They told OF the writing Of Chan.
4ecy~r- how Rostand had written and
r~written the manuscript until the
manager who was 10 produce was IN
dexpair: they told how Coquel'n had
died white waiting for Rostano 70
complete the play tn the author . saus-
faction. They told how Jean anitry
hsd been selected to play the oris'h@'
,.niA when Cououeltn died.
Tnev told how Madame Sarah
ssernhnrdt nearly cut Rostand from
the list Of her friends. because ne
refused to allow. her TO play the utle
Il H.
role. They told now Coauenn 49, -.
never be brought 10 hAe 10 80 p.s'
despite the great par Oh A.Ss-
eler." and they toid now oisAp
ed Rostand was when Aauos ~
Was selected 70 create ."e
America. "chansecier = = 80 msn =
role: II - virtle II ienas
feminine grace Just anout a. "ioe"
q pair 81 overaNA
Maus1c Adnme m n"se -
Maude Adams rehos neI NM ~.
there - no doubt anout tnat' ous !.
In . hantamy-sor 81 rocs.e. oh0 =
!. not the iordiy Ihahtec,r1 49,.
chin China anyway me iso
night with the game COCK was aoou'
as pretty a piece OK onrIesoue nv ~.
would care to see. but tnen, wa -
did II matter neout tne pias
people came because was MAuae
Adams who was riayinx ana necause
"Chantecser' IS CONSIDERED wohuer
fui play ana literary oeyohu all a"ss
ton. They woutd nave come s"e
had essayed 1'yrano &c berserae OF
Hamlet" or even ''otneilo. Noeoos
criticised tho star, anyway.
Hut "Chantfclsr, aside from i.s
literary and Symbolic ASSOCIATIONS, ~
most interesting play, II - sor-