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| May 01, 2005 | Panero, James | COPYRIGHT 2005 Foundation for Cultural Review. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Dateline: Paris, February 25, 1830--

Eight hours to curtain. Alexandre Dumas, Hector Berlioz, and other Romantics have gathered at the Theatre Francais. Theophile Gautier, with leonine mane, rolls up wearing a red waistcoat and lime green pants. Out of nowhere, a cabbage strikes Balzac. Is it a dealbreaker? Not for the Romantics. Not for the premiere of Victor Hugo's latest triumph. Yes, Hugo. Hugo is here himself, the Romantic playwright at the ripe old age of twenty-eight, rallying his friends for the performance. The word of the hour is "hierro"--Spanish for iron. Food and drink are soon consumed--plenty of it, even for France. Bottles roll down the aisles. ...

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