New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
MORE CHANGES IN PARIS
0deon May Leave Latin Quarter
and Cross River.
BIG IMPROVEMENT Af00T
Piercing of Boulevard Hauss
mann to Rue Drouot Voted
After 40 Years Waiting.

Paris Feb. 2S-There is question of
transferring the second national theatre
Of F'rance-the Odeon, To wit-trom me
left bank Of the Seine n the more tasn-
ionable and convenient right bank. The
fact il the Odeon. for all its air OF elias
SIC solidity. L. barely paving its way.
Every BODY agrees. when once one mas
got there. that the journey WAS quit"
worth while But what a pixrimag" 1t
is,-a mile at the very least from The
centre OF the city.
II need hardly he said that there -
no project IN foot or on wheels FOR trans
ferring the actual building Of the odeon
from the Latin Quarter 10 the right
sid, Of the river. II would need lew
bridge for that. and the Seine has quite
enough Of them ALREADY.
The plan mootcd * simple and presents
no engineering difficulties. Al the end 81
the Rue Monsigny. near the Bounes
Parisiens, the Banque dc France occu-
pies a building which used IL be IN me
old DAYS the Sale Nentadour or Inc
Theatre ltalien. which IN its earlier sea
sons yied in popularity win tht opera.
II would not. ii appears, cost very mdch
10 readapt the Sale Ncntsdour TO .ts
earlier uses. especially If the state Will
take a hand. and that hand from ITS
pocket.
Position Of Opera Com'que.
II is to he 4 sort of game Of mHsica!
chairs The op.ra Com,que will remove
from the Place Favsrt 10 the Sale Nrnta-
dour. leaving the former building -N.pt
and garnish.d for NJ Antoine and th'
OdSon II sounds rather compi'al'H'
and I'm fact q representetiNs of tn"
TEMPS" asked NJ Antoine. the director
II tne Odeor. why II would not have he"h
possible 10 transfer the Ddeon 20 ne SaI'
Neut.doir. leaving tho opera Comiou-
vh.r. it Vas. Tho answ"r "as TINS
Wher.a. the opera Comi1u- hrds itsel
rather harI ~ Tor -lbow room in lts
present quarter. and would - more III
its esse in the Sale Nentsdour. the less
,olam.nous oGeon would be entirely SUIT
cd hy tn, Opera Comique's IA, potnetlca'iE
abandoned shell In the Rue FaySr,.
40, even the fact far less the date. ~
he proposed migration - settled. But nl-
re.tors and ministers arc givine serious
thought 10 the project When moved IL
Is realized. the dereiict Ddton would ne
COM. -ort OF popular theatre GIVING
,.-y hospitality to all kinds Of perform
anc.s. theatrical and musical
Whit. these slight .h,nrcs ar' con-
t.uplated IN the region 20 the -ohth ~
The Rou,eyard dos ltaliens. vastly biz
s,r project /. about to ~ carried out ON
,b. north of Pari-s his artery. TINS :
rothins e., than the completion "i IN"
boulevard uaus.mann. "hicn mas JUST
been voted ov the Paris Municipal 'oun-
~ and tho tonseil General 10 " seine
t,N.r, ho.iV who II At all acquainted VIII"
Paris knows mat rArissans Tor nearly
n..i = century We're wondering Wh! 'h'
b.,utiIui boule, AID. which sweeps r'H'
th. saint Augusuu ana continues J" :"
.tr,ieht liu. behind tn" Madeleine 'hc'"'
come to a sudden ign0mnious t@fmlna-
ton I'M what might b" termed . ''tN
,ll,., such a. the Rus Tmtbor'-" 'n"i
orchfare that. with Is sinuou- outline
som, To- begin and end nowh'r"