4o8 TRIUMPHAL TOURNEY THROUGH EUROPE. 



Comedie Francaise, where he made his first real pubhc utterance in 

 Paris, occupying the presidential box, which had been placed at his 

 disposal by M. Fallieres. 



When Colonel Roosevelt entered the theater between acts, the 

 house literally rose to its feet, volleys of applause bursting from the 

 boxes, pit and gallery. For a full minute the Colonel made no 

 response, but as the demonstration continued he came forward and 

 bowed his acknowledgments. 



At the end of each act, when Mounet-Sully, who played the title 

 role, and the other performers responded, they advanced, as is cus- 

 tomary when royalty is present, bowing profoundly in the direction 

 of the ex-President before turning to the audience. This seemed 

 only to give additional pleasure to the audience, which, in turn, each 

 time gave a fresh round of applause for Mr. Roosevelt. 



The Colonel began his programme the next day with a visit lo 

 the tomb of Napoleon in the Palais des Invalides. 



THE COLONEL DINED AT THE ELYSEE PALACE. 



President and Mme. Fallieres gave a gala dinner that night of 

 104 covers at the Elysee Palace in honor of the Colonel. The entire 

 palace was brilliantly illuminated and the Republican Guard lined 

 the stairways. 



In proposing Colonel Roosevelt's health President Fallieres 

 said: " I cannot allow this dinner to terminate without seizing the 

 occasion to offer a toast to Theodore Roosevelt — an illustrious man 

 who is at the same time a great citizen, a great friend of France and 

 a great friend of peace. I lift my glass also in honor of Mrs. 

 Roosevelt, to whom goes out the homage of our respectful sympathy. 

 I congratulate myself on being able to tell our guests how happy we 

 are to receive and fete them." 



Colonel Roosevelt replied in French, saying he was profoundly 

 touched by the words of President Fallieres. 



From noon until midnight on the third day of his arrival Colonel 

 Roosevelt was the guest of intellectual Paris, participating as a 

 member at a session of the French Academy, delivering a lecture on 

 " Citizenship in a Republic," at the Sorbonne. 



