The Washington herald., 1913-06-08
AMERICANS SHUN
FRENCH CAPITAL
Paris Is Very Gay, but Citi-
zens Of United States Are
Rare Birds.
BANKER GOES TO JAIL
Tined New York "Get.rich-ouick"
BANKER GOES TO JAIL
Tried New York "Get-rieh-quick''
Game, but the Police
Nabbed Him.
Special csas to III. ws.hins,on H--,n

Special csbIe to The Washington He-,h.
Paris. June z-Paris In looking very
gay this week. but foreigners are fewer
than usual On the eve Of summer in
former years one could not walk ten
PAGES without meeting Americans. This
year they are comparatively rare.
Inc vile Lumiere" is changing fast
Ere long whole blocks will have van
isned- hontmartre, old Montmartre, has
Deem doomed. The famous mill which
crowns 1t has been sold. New streets
soon VIII replace its winding lanes, its
green gardens. and its dingy restaurants,
out II VIII not pass on unnoticed.
FarweH Festival Planned.
A group Of artists, led by charpertier,
the composer, and Mnlette. the painter,
Is organizing a great farewell festival
In honor of the ancient Mount of
Martyrs"
Americans will mourn for Old Mont
martre. yet they have helped kill il. as
tney killed Barbizon, and as they are
changing the boulevards To please the
americans, the impressive symmetry of
the Place de rOpera. the Rue Royale
and the Rue Pressbourg have been dis
turoed by the addition of topheayy floors
to harmonious buildings
ike outrage has at one point marred
the unity Of the Rue de Rivoli. The law
courts in this instance. however. have
Just decreed that the addition to a house
snail De pulled down. The decision is the
outcome of an edict OF the first Napoleon.
1t has been hailed with Joy, and win
serve as precedent.
Get-rfch-quick Game.
New York Is not the only place which
fosters 'get-rich-quick" schemes
Paris banker named Xavier VALENTINES
TINS week was sentenced to f1ve years
imprisonment for swindling many hum
dreds of poor but greedy victims out OF
more than N,OOO,oO. The spiendor OF
his orfices in HUE Favart ana the au
dacity with which he promised 50 per
cent dividends on their ! Investments
worked like magic.
Besides the very admirable COLLECTION
Of pictures on view at the sengmanu
GALLERY, art amateurs TINS week nave
enjoyed their visits TO another loan COL
lection at the Hausemann GaIIery. II IL
made up of works exhibited at recent
salons Among them were examples oy
Menard, Harpignies. Forain, Gros1ean,
and Frank Boggs.
An interesting exhibition OF Napoleontc
military pictures by Cneiminsd mas at
tracted many TO the knoedIer Gallery.
Critics Differ on "JuIien.o
Critics are not unanimous IN their com.
ments on the productran or Charpentier',
Julien" Gabriel Faure, in Figaro
speaks coldly Of the new lyric drama.
while Bruneau, in Matin, calls it a mas
terpiece.
Another noteworthy production OF tbs
week is Moussorgsky's opera, "Knovan-
china" which was performed Tor the
first time outside of Russia at the Thea
ter Des Champ Elysees.
Paris Is trying very hard. indeed, to
admire the works now being played at
the Gymnase by the Polish company.
The Polish season opened a few nights
ago with The Judge" and ''Varso-
vienne." of the great poet Vypfanski,
but as no one understood a WORD or
Polish they did not make quite the de-
sired impression
On Monday Dindy's "Fervar' Will ne
revived in the Paris Opera House under
the composers own direction.