The staff
was a strong one. Jules Sandeau was dramatic critic; Emile Regnault
supplied the light literature; Gustave Planche was art critic;
Alphonse Karr wrote satirical articles; Theophile Gautier, Charles de
Bernard, and Raymond Brucker contributed fiction; and Balzac, together
with his functions of chief editor, gave the leading article.
In its reorganized form, the Review came out Sundays and Thursdays and
once a week Saturdays. The collaborators met at Werdet's house to
discuss and compare notes. Generally, they brought with them more
conversation than copy, and Balzac would begin to scold.
"How can I make up to-morrow's issue," he asked, "if each of you
arrives empty-handed?"
"Oh! being a great man and a genius," was the reply, "you have merely
to say: 'Let there be a Chronicle,' and there will be a Chronicle."
"But you know that I reserve to myself nothing except the article on
foreign policy."
"Yes, we all know," answered Karr, punning on the French word
_etrangere_, "that your policy is strange."
(Not finishing the word _etrangere_, he said only _etrange_.)
"_Ere_," shouted Balzac, adding the termination.
"_Ere_," Alphonse yelled back.
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