New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
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From The Tribunc.s Europesm Bureau

From The Tr,ibuncs Europeam Bureau
PARIS, Sept. 27.--The Theatre
Michers new comedy, "The Apple" IN
three acts, by Louis verneuil, is set 81.
Le Havre, where there Is diplomatic
conference.
All the hotels are packed, and the
curtain goes up on hotel bedroom
which is claimed by young man and
also by a; girl. The young man, Max
Templier, having missed his train,
wants to claim this room, which he
had had in the morning. The girl,
Miss pascaud, had been given the room
and refuses to give it up. They quar-
rel. But afterward they fnd that
their parents are friends, and while
they have never met their parents
had arranged Their marriage and they
were on the way to meet each other.
The father of Miss Pascaud is the
attorney at Templier's. The parents
have broken off the studies of tA,
children in order to marry them. So
Max cedes the room and is obliged 20
seek lodging elsewhere. But Miss
Pascaud arranges matters by sending
her neighbor, a loose girl, to find
shelter with diplomat. The honor of
the betrothed is saved, as far as ap-
pearances go.
The second act is in Templier's of
fices. In the first office sits Mr..
Templier, powerful, fifty years old, big
and heavy. In. the second office is
Pascaud, the attorney. Both are wait
ing for the return of their children.
But Pol Mol, the office boy, makes a
great mistake. He gives Mr.. Pascaud
letter, from Irma, his wife, which
was addressed to Templier, for Irma
has had peculiar relations with Tenn
| plier for ten years.
During the ensuing quarrels, in
which Pascaud is furious that the
relations have lasted ten years without
his knowledge, the proposals for the
marriage of their children are broken
off just as the children arrive. But
to force their parents to give their
consent they said they had passed the
night together in one room at LIE
Havre. But Pascaud refuses to give in,
and the two men start the quarrel in
earnest, smashing each others reputa-
tion as we'll as the furniture.
During the third act the ingenious
4 ,Irma convinces her husband that she
had been faithless out of love for him
and thereby had been able to advance
him froms a poor clerk at 800 francs
month to the position of partner in
the firm. She says the man who had
been really deceived is Templier Pas
caud Immediately tells this to Temp
lisr and the fight recommences, only
/ this time Templier has the grievance
on his side.
In order to settle their parents
troubles and finally get married, the
! young couple plan to have Irma car
ried off by the Office boy, for she is
rather fond Of him. But Pol Mol pre-
| fers the stenographer. The solution IS
| found in Irma's accepting Templier's
| attentions again. So al. goes on as
before and Max marries Miss Pascaud.
Tristan Bernard has made his first
| appearance since the vacations at the
Theatre Fenina, where his new but
Enthusiastically complicated triangle
play, "The Servants Fansily," is anus
ing Paris.
In this little three-act comedy the
center of interest is in a reservist, Col
fat, who has just been called UP to
serve his annual twenty-eieht days. He
always has loved his little Nancy, and
still does; but new passion is ami
mating him for the moment in the
form Of Nine. Dalbert, who is the wife
of major in small garrison town.
In order to have Colfat to herself
Nine. Dalbert succeeds in having him
appointed her husbands orderly for
the twenty-eight days, as the major is
off for months trip, and so Colfat
automatically becomes her servant.
The plot begins to become involved
when Colfat's father and sister come
to visit him, and little Nancy appears
on the scene. Nancy simply could not
live without him, and has come to stay.
As she is explaining this major ap-
pears with valise and calls Colfat.
But on account of military regula-
tions Colfat has to show that he Is q
servant in ordinary life. Therefore,
he elevstes his own valet to the rank
Of count and pretends to be his servant.
eyes, j am reseSvist," answers Coll
fat. II was named orderly to Major
Dalbcrt."
Every well. my boy replied the
travelling major. Il am Major Dalbert.
Take my bag and follow me-"
1t is impossible for Colfat to give
his real identity, for the officer would
ask explanations, and being very ical-i
GUS might cause trouble. So Colfas
actually became the majors orderly.
Nine. Dalbcrt Immediately loses her
affection for him when she sees him at
his menial tasks.
In the mean time the major has met
Count Victor and likes him. He even
offers him his niece's hand. To make
matters worse Colfat has been forced
to introduce his father to the major
as a poor peasant. Then he is caught
kissing Nancy and explains she is his