The New York herald., 1922-03-26
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Last Night of Don JUAN by
ROstand, Produced in Paris
Posthumous Play Reafirms in Striking Way the Poetic
Genius of the Author-Americans Continue to
Sojourn on the Riviera.

its own end and Justification. Ry Ills
insistance on this theme, which he as
serted with marvellous virtuosity. hc
wrought revolution in the dramatic
writing or his time What his ultimate
evolution would have been remains a
matter of conjecture. but there IS no
doubt OF his enormous influence on tile
contemporary theater. and, as In .ha
case of Rostand. there is no one TO fiji
his place..
Through the lack OF social doings dur
ing the last few weeks the theaters have
been filled to overflowing but scarcely
any Americans have been noticed in the
audiences.
Paris is preparing for an unusually
gay spring season but this month is
the calm before the storm. A creLt
number of Americans who have been on
the Riviera have gone on to Rome for
Easter and do not expect to reach Paris
until after April Is. A great difference
is to be noted in the dinner and dances
at the Union Interalliee and the Saad;y
nights at the Ritz as far as the Ameri-
can attendance is concerned but an
other week doubtless will mark the be-
ginning of change, for every train is
already bringing it's load from the South
and those who have not made their res
ervations early or have not gone OH tn
Italy are finding that they can get
HclHiHS DeIOTe April l..
Lingering in Cannes.
Those who have villas in the south.
however, are lingering on. especially In
Cannes. where the villa life adds 80
much to the charm OF the place The
Prince and Princess Christopher az
Greece formerly Mrs. William Il.
ley b
ly and are a great factor in making
Cannes seem gay. They have just given
q dinner party. followed by a very beau
tiful cotillon on the occasion OF the
Princess Olga OF Greece, who has been
| their guest for the season, announcing
her engagement to the Prince royal OF
Denmark. Among the Americans pres
ent were Princess Karageorgevitch, Mr.
and Mrs. William B. Leeds (Princess
Xenia of Russia), Lady Johnstone, wife
or the former British Ambassador To
The Hague. Sir Alan Johnstone; NJ
and Mrs. w. Payne Thompson, Mr. and
| Mrs. John r. Drexel Mr. w. Hude Nell
son, Mr.. Herbert Pulitzer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Belmont, and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
| Clews, Jr. Others present were the
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Cyril
OF Russia. the Prince heritier of Dem
| mark, the Grand Duchess Helene, Prin-
| cess Nicolas of Greece and her two
daughters. the Princesses Olga ana
| Elizabeth of Greece; the Infant Don
Antonio OF Bourbon and the Infante
Beatrice, Prince Rene de Bourbon
Parme. Comtesse du Bourg de Bozas
Lady Sarah Wilson. Lady Cotes, Prin-
cess Galitzine, Comte de Gabriae.
Vicomte Cemensin du Maine, Comte de
Colbert, NJ and Nine. Piere Botkine, NJ.
\ Savinsky and Nj. Vlasto.
The dinner and ball which was given
by the Comite France-Amerique in
honor of Marshal and Nine. Lyautev
and Gen Gouraud during the week. was
evidence that n number of Americans
had returned from the Riviera. Among
them were Princesse de Polignac. Gen.
and Mime. Taufflieb. NJ. and Nine. PaI
Dupuy. DR.. Paul Van Dyke, Mrs. Nor
gan Sill, Capt George Evans, the As-
sistant Naval Attache of the American
Embassy In Paris, and Mrs. Evans.
Nine. jacques Balsan (Consuela VAN
derbiit). who is in Paris for Q fsv
days: Col. and Mrs. Francis Il. Drsi;s
and practically all OF the foreign Ar-
bassadors and the French generals 4
their wives were present.