The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-17
IL lu1ssEAu" PRESENTED.
French Drama society OReps Pierre
WolH's Play at the Garrick.

The French Drama Society set a use.
full task for itself yesterday afternoon
when the Garrick Theatre was the scene
Of Its activities. The players presented
for the first time in this country Pierre
wolff's idyl of the gutter. lie Ruisseau"
Gutter may be a strong translation Of the
name Of the play. but that is what the
word In this sense means. II IL In the
gutter OF the Partisan life. moreover. tina.
the artist hero finds the source of his
final happiness
Tho beautiful lyric episode Of an art
lists life 10 Interrupted when he learns
that the married woman who has been the
object of his alteration Is not the un.
happy wife and loving mistress he had
supposed her. but a designing and dis
honest woman. This Is naturally blow
to any simple minded French painter. To
heal the wounds caused by this Interrupt
Ion to pure and ennobling passion he
seeks the green pastures OF Montmarte
Here the stream OF Paris life flows thick
est and murkest. and here he finds a love
Utmost as idyllic as that which had hrst
warmed his brave and simple heart. Tie
protects one OF the visitors to a night
estaurant In which he Is seeking solace.
She Is said to have n pure heart.
Appearances are against her, but II
may be that she had. Has everybody for
often the sailor whose heart was true to
Poll? At all events she takes. In the life
Il this susceptible artist-so unhappy un-
css he be occupied with n pure passion
he place left vacant by the dismissal OF
mother mans wife He has found IN the
ruitcr the Jewel that makes him happy.
so IL viii be seen that the artistic soul
was not only temperamental but more or
css Indifferent. At all events the end OF
he play leaves him happy In the society
4 the little girl he found in the res
aurant-and she Is to he his wife.
Such plays as this are not likely to
reach the stage Of this country In Eng
iish. So II Is a pleasure to have
them acted By the French Drama Society.
which IL much more faithful TO Its possi-
h.ities in such cases than IL II In acting
translated d'Annunzio.
The energy OF the players In preparing
so many dramas Is most rraisewor,hy.
Yesterdays representation was capable of
Tiving an excellent idea Of WolfY's drama.
which was acted first at the Vaudeville In
The autumn NJ 1907. and has more recently
been revived i'm Paris.
Jose Ruben In better in character role
although he acted the disappointed artist
Yesterday with real warmth at times
Young Thomas Achelis. who has recently
peared In an incidental role. acting with
distinction and speaking eloquently
foreign tongue. which. however seemed
as easy TO him as his own. Ernest PER- n
IA the gosspping Derdiiers and Nine
Iorska as the unfortunate heroine who
had such pure soul that II could not be
soilsd even by dragging IL around Mont
martrc. wcro other members Of the ade-
quatc cast
Inen there was lady who was not
distirruishab'e among her associates. with
the appetising name OF mime. Anchovez Z"
She appeared appropriately enough IN the
resta urant scene. There Alice Martin
danced dignihed tango with an
unidentified partner. and youa Landow-
ska OF the Gazette Lyrique In Paris at
tempted In n bacchanale. issuing rather
half-heartedly from an upright plano. to
revive the glories of Isadora Duncan. II
WAS a courageous attempt. In view OF
the weather yesterday.
The representation deserved a larger
audience. for II had the merit OF intro
ducing Pierre VOLTS play: then there
was s5me excellent acting observable at
times. II there We're little less per-
sonal exploitation between the acts and
greater attention to the real needs OF the
society-such AS correct preparation OF the
programme. for instance--the society
would be able to accomplish ts worthy
mission much more successfully.