The New York herald., 1922-10-08
Paris Anticipates
a. Gala Season in
Opera and Drama
All the Noted Stars of the
French Stage Are
Engaged.

Special Correspondence 70 THE Nrw York
HmALD.
New York Herald Buresy.
Paris. Sept. 23.
JUDGING from the programs al
ready known In many OF the Inn
portant Paris theaters the season
about to begin promises to be a gala
one.
All famous actors and actresses of
which France boasts are to appear at
some timo or other during the winter.
Practically every artist who at some
time or other has registered big
success either at the Opera or Opera
Comique will be seen OF these houses.
Undoubtedly the most elaborate pro-
gram put together is that OF the Opera
Comique, where several new plays are
to be shown. Revivals will be repro
duced with the creating cast-as near
as possible--present. Favorites OF
Paris theatrical fans are going to have
a busy season Judging by the work
outlined for them. Mile. Marthe
Chenal, Mile. Breval, Yvonne Gall,
Marguerite Carre will both revive and
create new roles. and with such stars
appearing the management may well
look forward to a bright season.
Among the new plays to be shown at
the Opera Comique are "Quand la Cloche
Sonnera," by NJ. Bachelet: ''Le HULA. '
by NJ. Marcel Samuel-Rousseau, and
La Nausica," by Reynaldo Hahn. Mile
Davelli will have the principal role In
the latter. "Aphrodite' Is TO enjoy a
long but intermittent run with Mile.
Yvonne Gall in the title role.
Puccinrs New Opera Bouffe.
A new opera bouffe by Puccini and
-23said to be extremely funny-"Ganni
Schichi"-is still another of the new
plays to be shown. New music viii also
be heard for the corps de ballet of the
Opera Comique. Most of the COMPOSE
tions obtained prizes at the Paris Con-
servatoire and 1t Is expected that the
composers themselves will direct the
music when played.
While the Comedie Francaise has not
yet announced Its winter program, 1t Is
understood that one of the first new
plays to see the footlights will be '1e
Chevalier de Colomb" or the Knight
of Columbus" Mile. Ventura and NJ,
Charles lie Bargy will have the principal
roles while the latter will also act as
stage manager.
At the Renaissance, where Nine. Cora
Laparcerie is to resume active manage
ment very shortly, the season will begin
with a revival OF La Danseuse Rouge,
the play that caused so much comment
Ia "a N
apology for the crimes of the former
we'll known spy Mata Hari.
Cora Lapercerie plays the chief role
and the plot depicts n woman who is
arrested on false charge Of espionage
ard shot by six soldiers wearing blue
horizon colored uniforms. Later Mile.
Lapercerie will produce a new play by
her father-in-law, Jean Richepin of the
French Academy, to be known as LES
Chercoeurs dor" (the Gold Seekers)
The play, said to be full of adventure,
will have a cast Of sixty people with four
star roles, one OF them to be taken by
Mile. Lapercerie. After that will come
la vagabonde," four act play by
Nine. Colette, well known here as n
woman journalist. in collaboration with
M. Leopold Marchand.
RevfvaIs In Small Theaters,
Smaller theaters appear contented
with the revivals they have decided to
show. Typical Of this is the Theatre
Dejazet where "Cheri de son Con.
cierge" (His Janitor's DarIing) IA an.
joying crowded houses every night The
play Is slightly on tho light side, n bed
appearing in the third act on which
Accidentally" three persons meet and
exchange somewhat suggestive phrases
At the Theatre Antoine huge crowd,
gather to see ''Mam'zelle Nitouche'
played again. The prestige of military
uniforms on tho stage at least still has
a strong grasp on French minds. Prac.
tically every one In the play wears y
uniform and Mile. Edmee Favart is saio
to be exceedingly clever In her role n,
the regiments darling.
! At the Theatre Mogador, bui1t with tho
aid of American money, for Frank ]
Gould was In the beginning the prin.
cipal shareholder, the winter program
has not yet been decided upon on ac
count of the vast transformations which
are TO be made In the theater. Already
considered one of the most beautiful
establishments in the city, the manage
ment of the Mogador contemplates add
ing further comfort for It's patrons
The bar is to be done away with ant
In its stead q small stage Is to b,
erected. where, after the show proper
one and two act pieces will be showr
TO the public sitting around little table,
| and at the eanns time takinR s,ipper Tn,