The sun., 1916-11-26
PARIS HAS OPERA IN
THE EVENING AGAIN
Another Step Toward Return
Of Normal Conditions
Is Seen.
THREE PLAYS EACH WEEK
Two Pieces From Pens Of
Noted War Victims to
Be Presented.
THREE PLAYS EACH WEEK

PARIS. Nov. S.-Ths Opera. which
opens its season on Saturday. Is taking
step toward q return to the
II remained closed during the
FIRST year Of tho war. gave matinee
performances twice q week during the
and intends to give only evening
performances this season.
Three performances will be gfven
Thursdays. Saturdays and sun-
Some REVEALS are promised.
as "Messidor." Henry WILL"
sylvia and some new works fnew TO
Paris. that isl, as lie Promethee' by
Faure. "IAs Indies 0alantes" by
Las Goyescas" by 0ranades.
the Spanish composer drowned when
Sussex al torpedoed. and Ia 0uer-
cur by Alberto Maynard.
The Opera will observe the regulation
to which all theatres are bound and will
finish by IL o'clock. which will mean that
operas will be necessarily short
Ordinary clothes will be worn by
the audience, the obligatory dress
being postponed until the day Of
has arrived. Ordinary theatre
prices viii be charged. balcony and
orchestra stalls and seats In the frst
boxes. II francs H220). with 10 per
cent. extra for the poor tar. Seats may
be booked without extra charge.
Honors Two war vietinA
NJ. Rouche. the new director Of the
Opera, in his choice of new pieces has
sought to do honor to two victims Of
the war. the Spanish master Granados.
who had just returned from New York
when he lost his life. and Alberto
Maynard.
The French composer belonged to he
wagnerian school and wrote his w
rbrettos. Severa Of his symphonies
and sonatas had been given by the lead
ing Paris orchestras and he had written
three important lyrical dramas
"Yolande.'' "Guercpur" and 'Berenice."
The first was given twice and caused
much debate a. to It's merits. "0uer-
c9ur'' dates from 1904 and IL . great
philosophical drama, having Truth"
Beauty, Kindness and Suffering among
It's characters as we'll As certain human
protagonists. G~aercoeuv, a worshipper 81
ideas young HeurfoI and the beautiful
Gisclle.
The action passes in the Middle Ages
in a free town IN Flanders. Guercoeur
has Just died. young. beloved and IA
nous. In his second life he believes
that Gtciis will remain faithful to him
and thai his friend HeurtaI will con-
tinue his work and keep his memory
honored. He obtains permission to re-
turn on earth and finds that he has been
betrayed. The people. tired of the ideal
republic that he has instituted, have APP
pointed Heurtal dictator and Gtsete has
become Heurtdl's mistress. He returns
to heaven with pride driven from his
soul.
Consoled by Truth.
Truth consoles him by prophesying
that in time all that he has worked for
will come to pass. The fusion OF races
and languages will give man the cult OF
peace. His work will conquer misery,
his science Danish pain. The new age
will come. Sleep In peace. Hope"
His last work. 'Berenice." was dated
April. 1909. II was given at the Opera
Comique. 1t is n long love duet between
Titus and Bertntce. ending in her sacri'
flee. destroying her beauty by cutting on
and throwing into the sea her marvellous
head OF hair.
Alberto Maynard lived at the Fon-
,aines manor house at Baron. some eight
miles from Seniie. and was there when
war broke out. He was then - n q
fine, strong man. He wished to volun.
tcer, but was asked to wait. lie re-
turned to his country house. where he
met his death under circumstances which
his wife has thus described
"On Au.s ust 90 my son.. who had beer
to Senlis. came back about midday e
tel, ma that everybody was leaving and
,ha, tho ,own was beipr barricadsd ",
r.o, u,tb s,unefac,Ion in tha naner.
,hat tho Germans we're scattered airrad,
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h an,arn,inaa "a .erd ~. oway hn,
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"On September 2 some OF the German
army reached Baron with a band at thei,
head. MY husband decided what h,
would do and felt that his death wa.
near
"Nc,t morning. n warm. SUNNY day
my son was a.hing in the pond wbcr
hn heard a noise and saw about 4
hundred German cavalrymen on IN,
GRACE He was seized with fear anr
thought OF swimming over the Rive,
None,te. Then he overcame his frigh
and showed himself. The Germans tool
his fish from him and tied him to 9
tree.
They drew near the house and thre,
,imaa snmmoned my IN IN s,r