Studio: international art (58.1913)

Studio- Talk

"THE FAIRIE TALE " BY ANNIE FRENCH

For some years past Mr. Way had superintended "1 "XARIS.—In a few weeks Paris will number
the business in Gough Square established by his >'et one more among her theatres—the

father, who survives him. As every one knows he \ ' Palais-Theatre of the Champs-Elysees,
came a great deal in contact with Whistler, and A erected in the Avenue Montaigne and
among the mass of literature which has grown up founded and directed by M. Astruc. This theatre
around that remarkable personality are several promises to be the most luxurious and the most
contributions of much interest from Mr. Way's perfect in Paris, both as regards stage appointments
pen. To him were due the veracious reproduc- and also from the point of view of the comfort of
tions of some of Whistler's finest lithographic the audience. We take the opportunity of re-
studies which appeared in these pages a few years ferring to it here because it contains a series of
ago; and the drawings of his own which we have very interesting decorations. The building has
published at various times prove beyond doubt been designed by MM. A. et G. Perret and Roger
his right to rank as an artist. ' Bouvard on rather sober lines .which are, perhaps,

a little too reminiscent of the Munich style. The

GLASGOW.—The two pen drawings by marble facade is ornamented with eight bas-reliefs

Miss Annie French here reproduced, of powerful originality by Bourdelle, who evinces

admirably supplement the numerous in these sculptures the force and energy of the

other examples of her skilful and archaic Greek carvings. The cupola of the audi-

fascdnating work with the pen which we have had torium is decorated with a series of symbolical

the pleasure of publishing from time to time. panels by Maurice Denis, dedicated to the glorifi-

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