CHAPTER VIII

Thermometer of Social Crises--Interview with M. Thiers--His intentions with regard to the Théâtre-Français--Our conventions--_Antony_ comes back to the rue de Richelieu--_The Constitutionnel_--Its leader against Romanticism in general, and against my drama in particular--Morality of the ancient theatre--Parallel between the Théâtre-Français and that of the Porte-Saint-Martin--First suspension of _Antony_