The New York herald., 1922-10-01
Theaters in Paris
Will Have Number
of New Offerings
Several Of Best Known French
Playwrights Putting Finish T
ing Touches on Plays.
Special corres1endencs to THp Nsw YosK
HRALD.

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New Ysrk Heraid Buress,
Paris, Sept. 10.
A CLEARER insight as to this win
n ter's season In Paris theaters
4 \ is now obtainable as the open
ing approaches. After the food OF an
nounced reyivais OF old and young
plays come reports Of the numerous
new plays which will be tried. AtNthe
present moment some seven or eight
of the best known playwrights in the
country are putting finishing touches
to plays they intend 10 present. one
author has already given q dress re-
hearssl and, according to the critics,
his success for the coming winter is
assured. Curiously enough, critics
have not always been lenient with the
author and more than once he has
threatened legal proceedings.
The playwright is Louis Vcrneuil,
Sarah Bernhardt's son-in-law. His latest
creation is la Pomme," which is a
light comedy rather distant from the
usual sort of play written by Verneuil.
NJ. Nancy who during the summer
has been husily engaged in writing two
plays, is also to produce French ver-
sion OF the American operette "The
Night Boat" He has not yet given his
version title nor has he chosen a
theater. Pending the presentation OF
this play he will show la Premiere
Passade," newly created. His other
play. written in collaboration with
Henry de Crosse, also has to have
title.
The busiest among French playwrights
is undoubtedly Louis Payen. At the
present moment he is revising five plays
to be shown, four In Paris and one in
Tunis. The play destined for Tunis Is
a sequel to one OF Payen's former pro-
ductions, "Amants de Ferrare." NJ
Payen has also ready La Princesse
dAmour," "F1eur de Pecher," "PouI
rAmour de Genevieve" Snd La Femme
Nue." The plots OF all Of these plays
show nothing out OF the ordinary. lr
each one OF them the eternal triangle
is to be found.
Morier Has Something Different.
Something out Of the ordinary, how
ever, comes from the pen Of Alfred
Morier, whose "Penthesilee' has Just
been successfully received at The
odeen. and is likely to enjoy quite
long intermittent run. NJ. Morier has
taken the plots of two plays he Is
shortly to produce from ancient French
history, one. la Femme d'Othon,' dat
ing as far back as the fourteenth cen
tury. The other play, In verse, Is TO d
known as lie Roi Cert" Both thes'
plays will probably see the footlights o.
the Odeon in company with American
dramas, as reported previously.
One Of the youngest and yet mos
successful of French piaywrights, Jean
Varlot, has this year increased ms
usual quota OF theatrical presentations
from one to three. Favorable comment
Is to be heard about his "L'Assenoiet
des Faux Dieux.'' The plot is saie
to centre around the League of Nations
and Is rather severe In its criticism o.
statesmen who periodically assemble al
Geneva. Other plays by Nj. Varlo'
are lie Chevalier sans Nom ana La
Belle de Haguenau.'
simultaneously with the productions
announced by authors come the reports
OF the rearznged programs to be given
at various Paris theaters. Contrary %
recent reports, Sarah Bernhardt is again
likely to appear on the stage tnis
CT. - olr
ton with two new plays, written ex-
clusiyely by her, as well as book
Although she does not say these plays
will be produced at her theater and
the chief role acted by her, hef
friends expect this will be the case
In any event, Sarah Bernhardt has
arranged the program for her house
for the next three months and she
does say she will reappear there later
In sitting roles as heretofore. Firstly
she will revive LA Gloire,' then ''Ath-
allie" and "Rodogune." Toward the
end of the year she will appear herself
in a play written by Sacha Guitry,
Adam and Eve" and after that will
play In LIE SPHINX especially writer
for her by Maurice Rostand some time
ago. Here she will have sitting
role as well as a silent one, as the
title suggests.
To stage Many Reviva1s.
At the NouveI Analogue NJ. Jear
Coquein will present only revivals o.
successful plays. lie has some twenty
on his list and this year intends 70
change his program quite frequently
in the belief that the public prefers a
change.
The Theatre Fcmina also announces .
number OF revivals, although the sea
son will open with a new creation, La
Brune ct La Blonde" characterized al
extra light"
The Theatre des Arts also announce
new plays. Originality Will be the pre-
dominant note in its productions. ant
attempts to get away from the usua
kind Of opcrettes will be attempted.