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New York World Telegram and Sun, Wednesday, February 26, 1964

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the Theatre De France which debuted with "The Marriage of Figaro." Proceeds of the opening night under the aegis of Ambassador Herve Alphand went to three Franco-American charities-- the Alliance Francaise, the Entraide Francaise and the society for French-American Cultural Services. Mrs. Mary Roebling organized the SRO gala with the help of Mrs. Charles Engelhard, Mrs. Andre Meyer and Mrs. Lauris Norstad. In a charming little prefatory speech before the assembled company, Madeleine Renaud's co-star, Jean Louis Barrault, thanked Sol Hurok who made it all possible. Before giving the traditional three knocks that signal curtain up, he explained that Beaumarchais wrote this high-style comedy about the nimble-witted valet Figaro and his master just before the Revolution was to shuffle all classes. Although classic French comedy is for initiated ears, the rental of transistor translators seemed sparse. Unchic, aloes, to admit that you didn't catch every word...

Earlier, we ducked in at the Stable Gallery for the opening of sculptress Marisol Escobar's newest exhibition. It seemed almost as crowded as City Center. This zany Venezuelan wood carver with the classic Spanish face and the sepulchral voice has something pop art so often lacks-- the ability to laugh at itself. The show includes everything from the familiar wooden musicians who play nightly at L'Interdit to a life-size sports car full of dolce vita characters. She sold half of them before the show even opened, Marisol told us. Charlie Addams would adore that three-legged lady pushing the baby carriage.