Chapter 15 HENRY BECQUE

Emile Zola once wrote in his sweeping dictatorial manner, "Le théatre sera naturaliste ou il ne sera pas"; but as Henry Becque said in his mordant style, Zola always convinced one in his pronunciamentos; it was only when he attempted to put his theories into action that they completely broke down. Alas! realism in the theatre after all the gong-sou