Show The Latest Parisian Opera Special t THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch NEW YORK Dec 19A Herald cable from Paris says HMar de la Reine a very sparkling operetta In three acts by Andre Messager libretto by Grenet Jancourt and Octave Gradeli was very successfully produced last night at theBouffeParisiene The plot is wild and extravagant the scene is laid Central Asia in the land of the Khokistanians The principal nersonages are Justine a flighty young Parisienne bourgeoise and her two parents whom she leads on a wild goose chase through the wilds of Asia in search of her duane fnace Fiorestan who is about to become Le Mar de jla Reine By the lnws of the Khoklsknians their queen must take a new husband every year and divorce her last years one The queens I husband who comes out riret 1rt in the annual footrace and gains the royal sceptre as his blue ribbon is Florestan who wins the race but by an extravagant and ironical chain of circumstances the queen makes him marry Justine whom he really loves and all are happy Such is a brief outline of the plot into which the authors have thrown many cffervesing little cameos of purely Paris ianlfun with repartee and double entendre Messagers music was very inthusiastic ally applauded It is simple and charming charm-ing The motive of the operetta is very catching and effective The duo of the first act sung by Mme Aussonrd and M Tauffenberger is a composition com-position of the very first merit and will have a much more than transient popularity popular-ity Roi roi roije feral excellent roi sung by Piccalugak was very keenly approved ap-proved as was also the comic song Blan chi bourn pour trOs francs cnquunte centimes cen-times par gour Mme Iy Meyer scored quite a success as Joe ine The role is ex actly in her style Le Marl de la Rome is overflowing with that bright vivacious sort of French music that is so captivating to Englishmen and Americans Messagers success last night was well deserved |