Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-18
BY William Glover

"The Little Hut" OF last sea-
son.
The reason for his lack Of
transoceanic success may not
be so much the failing of
Roussin, however, as the diff
ference in those he would en-
terrain,
Frenchmen land their la
dies come to the theater
with an old-world point Of
view. Amour. and bedroom
farce. are among the true real
tiles for Paris.
OF 38 shows now running,
Is are devoted to spoofing the
grand passion in one way or
another and most of the
ways would not do for New
York audiences - even If the
censor weren't looking.
Its not only that they are
q bit riSque; a lot of them lack
the dramatic elements Ameri-
can theater fans expect.
Looking In on two Of them
1.-THE Tranquil Corner" and
husband. Wife and Death"
was interesting. Both have
been mentioned as likely pros
poets for future inspection in
New York. / don't think
they'll make the trip success
fully.
This q Force?
Tranquil" concerns q young
couple isolated in a forest
! cottage for a week end and
the things that can happen to
disrupt the calm. Husband"
Roussin's newest hit) makes
into farce a plot that could
only be melodrama in the
United StateS-a young wife
trying to eliminate her elderly
husband and get his insurance.
Another current offering
touted as having high promise
for New York is Suzanne Flon
as Joan of Arc in "L'Alouette"
l"The Lark") by Jean Anouilh.
another playwright of great
local success who Topped in
New York.
The play, excellently per-
formed, is a stimulating the
atrical evening as Anouilh dis
sects the Joan legends in a
satirically dispassionate mood.
Mile. Flon brings the center
role a luStier Interpretation
: than is usually accorded the
maid, in neat contrast to a.
reading being given across
town for six performances by
Ingrid Bergman.
Mrs. RoSsellini, under her
husbands direction, appeared
at the Opera in Jean Au Blu
cher" a drama with music by
Arthur Honegger. Her per-
Torrance, with the President
of the republic in attendance,
was the undoubted gala high
light of the late season as the
great star proved anew her
sensitive, fragile genius.
Pontomime Stor
Another late season one
performer sensation has been
Marcel Marceau. who for two
hours nightly holds 1000 per-
sons spellbound at the Rem
aissance with pantomime.
Marceau, a lean-faced youth
with a Chaplin shuttle. has
made a name for himself on
the continent in the. past seven
years and should score heavily
whenever he decides to visit
the United States. His mime
show is of course series of
impressions of various types
of people and comic situations.
Although some of it is old. his
superior art and masterful
body control make the mate
rial seem fresh and stimulat-
ing.
In one two-minute bit, for
example. without moving from
one spot on the stage. he grip
pingly portrays the life of man
through boyhood. maturity,
old age and death.
Another high note of cur
rent Paris theater is the first
international festival of dra-
matte art at the Sarah Bern
hardt Theater, with guest
companies from 10 parts of
Europe participating. The
project opened to loud APP
plause with an Italian COM
pany performing "Cyrano"
and will wind up the end of
this month with a Tel AVN
troupe.
Repeating an event which