New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
q MADAM PRESIDENT "
Fannie Ward in Risque French
Farce at the GarriCk.
STIRS GALE OF LAUGHTER
Broad Satire on Corruption in
Public Life Under the
French Republic.

RNtDI ulllb 70 AlDiOlSe Dduuels II Is al
"A matter of ATTITUDES. We have our cor
rIption I'm public lie: the French have
theirs. With us u is the Influence Of
money: with them II is the influence OF
feminnity. We turn our public corrup-
ton into highly moral sentimental meio-
dramas; the French turn theirs into high
ly immoral. cynical farce, or al best into
politely cynical comedy And each ma
ton enjoys its own theatrical use OF its
OWL public corruption ~ the utmost As
TO the net reformatory results via the
stage In either nation. who shall tell"
Madam President" produced last night
AT the Garrick with Fannie Ward as the
star. is "A typical example Of the farcical
use made by contemporary French dram
atists Of conditions I'm the political ana
public life of their nation. IL has had an
enormous success IN Paris. in Berlin and
elsewhere on the Continent. That IL is
most likely to repeat that success In New
York may rs well be stated at once here,
without comment In spots 1t Is high'y
improper. though there IS evidence In the
adaptation by Jose q. Levy OF the orig
inal by Maurice Hennequln ana Pierre
Weber OF occasional spasms Of 'tonins
down" But where the French language
clides over thlnnest Tee with half
finished sentence and a shrug, the Eng
ilsb tongue insists on stamping its FOOT
&c the mixed metaphor be allowaoie) IN
IN II breaks through and water and mud
squirt up.
c;alipaux is the president Of the court
Of Justice at Gay, In the north OF France
A., IL an upright judge sternly "atch-
Ing the morals ~ his juniors on the bench'
and he is married 10 an ex-cook Win 4
maria Tor shining b-asscs and silver"are'
who believes that she can gain her nus
hands promotion II she can only WIN tne
ear ~ the Minister OF Justice. il ~ io'
this uif-uosc that she goes 10 Paris. Dur
ini, her absence ,ialipauN orders OUT OF
town q travelling musical comedy COM
uary that has scardalizcd the community
with "A hilarious supper party IN "hI'h
one Of the Judges juniors has taken part
The -tar OF the company. Gobetto ttan-
ME NarD arrives az the GallpauH mousse
and. I'm Us masters momentay absence
establishes herself IN his wifes apart
msut She has been ordered out OF the
hotel. she has nowhere else 20 20: there
sh. will stay until morning
Al this moment the Minister OF Jus
tice arrives Unexpectedly. GslipauN' Al
hts WITS end. introduces the diva as ms
wife. and thus begins his rapid promo
ton from an obscure provincial Judge
ship TO the first presidency Of the Court
of Appeals In Paris. which Is given 10
him when Gobette loses her gown The
authors have constructed "a plot full or
complica lions and COMMISSIONS resulting
from the appearance of both the pseudo
and the real Mime. Galipaux In Paris
and for good measure. they have FUR
nished a little love interest between the
ministers secretary and Mile. Galipaux.
Fannie Ward az Gobette ~ pretty and
yivacious intriguante. George Giddens
PLAYS the part Of the Judge with comical
JUNCTION. and ". J. FerEusons chief usher
OF the ministry Of justice. a Southerner
who hates all Northern F'rcnchmen. IS q
delight. lie furnishes the best part Of the
fuu OF the second act and some OF the
most mordaut satire OF the piece John
". Dean is n handsome, but decidedly
Anglo Saxon. minister OF Justice, with
gallant propensities. Pattie Browne does
well as Nine. Gslipaux. The rest OF the
cast are up 20 the requirements Of their
parts