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S Is Cleaner Over Precedent V I r- r in Ill IM I'M Vii I A Republican Cable Paris Jan 1 TIme The IH present s nt is an aim extremely cx ex in sting interesting t season cason-a as r regards ar s the production of excellent new plays of a 11 varied laried character Contrary to the during dUling what hat has been the timo fashion past jast decade tho time plays of the tho whole s season have not shown that tendency all to run the same samo lines and thieve thelo Isa Isn is isa a n decided decrease o ot of the merely sexual and adulterous drama rama The distinguished 1 brothers ritte who a few fe months ago o dissolved partnership as novelists no though each brother continues to write under OI his own name have havo Just produced their 8 second cond comedy at the Comedic l Iran Frail calse Tho The excellent reception of or their play at tho time Odeon encouraged them themo which has haa to undertake this also been received rece with great ficat enthus enthus- Autre The other hum It is called L It tells in simple but graphic style the stor story of a a. woman who after marriage has committed a fault with a 0 young 1111 0 an and attractive man Immediately ly y ni- ni tei wards sIlo Is stricken with the greatest great great- est cst remorse Her lover who goes oes awn away continues to bombard bombar her lair with passion passion- passionate ate ute letters letton which she hc he does o s not answer though she he has hus not the time courage to tell him she docs not nol want ant to boyd lm anything anything anything any any- thing more more- to do with him and 20 so o she suffers a u long bug continued agony agony- When hen the lover lovei cornea comes back he rushes to hoi her mill and asks her why she has so toO neglected his letters From time the trouble which this causes her the husband hubband g gets ts tsan an Inkling of the time truth she confesses and a Hc scene nc The Tho h husband forgives forgives for for- gives gl her and amid the play hilay IlIa might mig have cn ended tl here hor But it does os o's not T The o hUBband husband hue hUB band loves love his wife but in Lu all their further relations the poor pOOl fellow felio always al- al other is iii between was ways feels that the them both boU nn and l. l finally after without cn ond the wife wite leaves him Tho Thu best thing thins she could coul do o is tho the hus- hus banda baud's only comment S S S rIn time the n new nev w play ilia luY ut of r- r N. N Louis Arthur which hue haH ju Just t been n brought out at al time the Is founded on ott one of or the stories in tn a a famous eighteenth century century cen con tury book It is hi a pretty y of or masque bang balls marquises and amid herll- herll asses and the pretty music of M M. Clause ntH It perfectly Mile Ull Arlette Arlette Arlotte Ar- Ar lette lotte ono of or Pariss Paris's U Rt actresses plays a LL marquIs to tion S q The rite International l Art Union is holdIng holding holding hold hold- I ing ing- ingan an exhibition at the Students Students' In iii the Boulevard St S1 Michel of or pictures sculptures and und objects of or art which were sent in to compete for Cor the pur purchase tUI chase chue prize worth ono One hun hundred dol dollars aIS aI'S which whelm is offered for tor the best work in aim any medium th the tue winning winnin work to 1 bo- bo o come collie tho the property of oC tho the Students Students' I Ho Hostel I o s tel More than one hundred artistic ef efforts efforts ef- ef forts w were wro ro sent In and und hung and the tho consisting of or two French and two American artists awarded the prize to io Miss Anne Estello flee HiCe an American entitled Shrimp Shrimp- girl irl for her hel picture V log ing a 0 pretty little little- impression of fig fig- ures on tho the seashore V Honorable mentions wore also obI ob obtained ob- ob lI b by Miss En Enda a o n for a aP aI I 1 P I I collection of or to Miss UH Time Time- ic l'-a l' a Thorp for a tl water color of Do Boys at ut Dordrecht to Mi Miss 9 Susan I Watkins for a study of the limo nu c to Miss Uh P. P II French for a u sketch of or poplar trees and to Miss Mabel White I for Cor a O St Francis Frnncis an the tho Doves S S S SA A Jr great at deal of or commotion hn has been arou aroused In I French theatrical and news lieu's newspaper paper circles by the dispute i the tho Matin laUn an and M. M 1 Sar ou tho the great s pla playwright It has been a u time lime honored lion hon ored ond custom in him France which for tor many manya a year l' l tins has not been departed from that I Ino no newspaper shall shaH criticize a play imlay lla until un until un- un til thi tho the morning after the perform ance Th The lIc newspaper critics and aud other pee peo Pie Ille Including friends of authors t leading lendInS lead lend InS big actors and managers have hac always s been Invited to what Is en called led the n Rep Repetition p- p Generale which is more than thana a full dress rehearsal being in Iii r reality the tho actual first performance th though uSh uShI not public The newspapers were invited to this I IH before the first per forum forum- mince ance in order to give them time to prepare their reports to be d d after aCter tho the real first performance but it was a recognized thing thing- that they should not print their accounts tin tile I morning after they hind had seen thell the pas plas p- p as cuts and n alterations might mig li 10 ho homade made mado before tIme the first public performance perform ance am and also thiem-e thiem might be bo hitches incidental to a In a n new piece The fhe Matin has hots chosen n to lo bu away front from the time rule This paper contends eon con onI I tends that although no mono money Is tik from the time public p for tho Repetition Generale the scats seats being filled b by In Invitation In- In that this title Is nevertheless to all 11 intents and purposes a u public p p jt- i- i null and that time the hu have no nu right ht to prevent tin the wider willer r public from knowing all about it ant and that tIme the newspapers arc are not doing helm thell I ll If they do lIo not pu publish It ut at oner the same as ns an any other piece picco of or news After the time Repetition General Generale of Su Sam Sai- dous dou's now new play dos Pulson the Matin came caine out with n a full ro- ro port POEt which the tile other oIlier newspapers had hind to wait waft for fur until the tIme next day Sar Sar- dou ou has hu brought brou ht an un action against the paper er for breach of or confidence ce and the time affair is causing u IL great deal of If discussion die dis cus lon Playwrights te und unil theatrical managers ers almost universally take time the side sille of Sl and his hits manager |