New-York tribune., 1922-11-19

gret," he states, atbat
which moved mo profounSV,.. s ulscf.sy
cent of savage sineeritv ~, ~ It's d
considered. It 10 the soaid not b
combatant at Verdun. writ,ssook isook Of i
by minute with an awf,i 5s.sl 5,.As I, m'au.s
soui OF the solder is presentsS =, lft
stripped OF all congention, Il 's s. asses
nents when it is that "a 'as g.
ened beast and in those Of 4.
impulse. The author has M. - asfssS
to invent the slightest roraas.1s s aea2ls
dent in his desire to point tsa ~
1t was impossible to c;ass ssss W. ns.i
script as g. novel. Bat wbat lasss
+ nirable document on bastls' ~ "
contribution TO the psycboinruH Hsss
cornbatantl 1 hope that .. g
will give to the public ta,ss ssaI'6s @
fragment Of tTpzla-s s's pfAs
The opening of the theatA,
has brought number Of pIag. ,ssas ~
terest and none of great diss;sv.aE y Y
M. Brieux's "LAvocat1 cons;aaaes'ei
moralizing With the conventioasJj1as. d;
ending. NJ. Henry Bernstejn's ID ssasE "
is mildly successful. and In sss saass sa
ton OF good play eonstrnessss. gee.
Francois Porche has writtes y
Comedie B'raneais a new uas.,s 81 g
called "Le Chevalier de Co.. ssssi
was politely received. In aIs.
ct le Finette" NJ. Porchee one ~. sa.st
great play; in "I.a Dauphinaa w
poor one; sic ChevaIier' d Il NV y
fortunate one. 1t is q false elss.,sI
Alexapdrine verse. The story 10y { II I
around the person OF one Of coluras...a
nights, middle-aged spaniars ~,
to the sea and to hear the can .s ~ 4.
sirens. After the Discovery tLs tr;sss q
returns TO Spain and threatens = e. ~
his lands that he may be able 10 II A. n,
a second expedition. His ,s,as...
marry him to young girl: sbs lans,
another and a younger nan. ami ,s.
old cavalier sails away for her 81, $,
never to return. VI. Porchs has v,s.s ~.
lyrical gifts. His verse. sisewbsrs
runs with the sound of a music
stream. Here the stream gurvles Is.its' hs;s,
lessly In the cistern Of poor form.
III. Gustave Terry has written d;s.
ferent kind Of play. II. Tery is sdits,
Of great morning daily. In Ills arss
play, @Les Fruits Defendusn he praye,
that a great talent is better eoufruer
than thorough technical acquaintancs
with the theater. Henry James sls
proved it, but with the failure os hi
plays.) Tery carries Us into TIE sss
1886 during war on German tsrgsys
in which Africa and the Far East sss
prominently engaged. His problem ].
that Of Che illegitin1ate child, the for.
hidden fruIE. His thesis is defense
At the Theater des Arsss they al
playing "La Pensionnaire," by Gland
Roger Marx, one Of our most tslsnta
young playwrights. His story is @
cynical gentleman, loved by girl
whom ne causes suffering. Az th
continues he is caught In the net of b
abnegation and dociiity. He thin
himself Nero while he Is really lal
ing in love with her. An exceilsI
study. It should have sequel to shcf
what she did TO him when hnaiiy The
were married. H
M. Jacques Natanson is one cf 9N,
Lugne-Poe's proteges at the Thesser 4
POeuvre. They are now ptsysrg 1
L'Enfant Truque," the story Gsh
who has been brought up byss istF
misogynistic father TO condemn vpasE
The boy takes mistress, ssrssST L
abandon her by his fathers aAsesio
(you see his father in the sse Q
"coach"), when she perceives BIS gssns
and gives him the niitten Just Is ,
realizes he is in love with hsr. Eng
the cheated child. Mr.. Natsnson b
only twenty-five years old. he vii d
good work.