The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-11 00:00:00

FOREIGN THEATRICALS.

GYMNASE.—Mme. Rose Cheri, the great favourite at
this theatre, has appeared altogether in a new light, in
a smartly written vaudeville, produced here this week,
under the title of Therese, ou Ange et Demon. Hitherto
Mme. Chore had exclusively devoted himself to the im-
personation of sentimental heroines, but in this affair
she alternately appears as an ange and a demon. In the
first part she bears the name of Therese, and is a model
of innocence, gentleness, and all the virtues which the
writers for the Gymnaso always so liberally bestow or,
their favourites, and these good qualities, added to her
beauty, make such an impression upon the heart of a
wealthy young nobleman, De Chennevieres, that he
forthwith resolves upon marrying her. The nuptials arc
all but celebrated, when Chennevieres is startled out oi
his propriety by the entrance of a certain M. Jules, who
claims his Therese as his mistress. This strange de-
mand leads to some effective incidents, and of course
breaks off the match. Therese, however, is not guilty.
She is the victim of an unfortunate resemblance with a
certain baroness of extremely equivocal reputation.
This Menechirman likeness gives rise to a series of
scones which display Mme. Rose Cheri'a powers of ver
satility to their best advantage, and the purity of 'ri 6
rese'a character being ultimately recognised, the curtain
descends on the usual matrimonial perspective. Un-
divided applause followed the proclamation of Messrs.
Bayard and Beauplan as the authors, and a certai❑
boldness and originality in the plot, with considerable
spirit in the dialogue, promises their piece a popular
career.
(lAlTE.—Another of those molodramas which are so
greedily devoured by the public of the Boulevard du
r Temple is La Bergere des Alpes, the last production
here. The incidents are, as usual, varied and interesting,
but displaying an ample share of that noble disregard of
common sense and probability which frequently dis-
tinguishes such compositions. The scenery is good, end
the piece was received with a favour not wholly unde-
served, from the effective character of some of the latter
scenes and the general merits of the acting.

The opening of the Italian Opera is announced for
Tuesday the 16th. The following is the composition of
the troupe :—Mmes. Cruvelli, Vera, Beltramelli, Borghi-
Memo, and Nantier•Didiee; Messrs. Bettini, Negrini,
Lucchesi, Calzolari, Ghidotti, Valli, Beletti, Marini,
Arnaud, Lusini, Arnoldi, and Montemerli. This list, it
will be observed, contains the names of three great fa-
vourites last season—Mlle. Cruvelli, and Messrs. Cain-
lari and Beletti. Mlle. Vera will also be recollected as
forming one of the company here under M. Ronconi'v
management; Mlle Beltramelli is a contralto 'a hose
voice has been highly extolled in the Italian papers.
The first opera will, we learn, be Otello, with Mlle.
Cruvelli as Desdenaona, M. Bettini as the Moor, and M.
Beletti as Ingo.

The theatr-es give some sign of returning activity. At
tahceoFmreadnyg,aissunrivalen7 threetahatnraged
bnovelties are promised—
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M. Leganue, Midee,
in which Mlle. Rachel is to taYkeyth principal part; and
Lady Tartuffe.
Gymnlnasfie
a five. act comedy, by Mine.
There is also some mention of a piece Girardin,'
v e
announcesauct s,by Mt; Scribe, at the Var 4 Si. The
piece by M. Alexandre Dumas, La Dante a x Perles,
which is to throw the Dame aux Ca el-
m las altogether
into the shade.
Mr. William Binfield, a young English
pianist of dis-
tinction, and member of a musical family whose concerts
are highly popular in London, is at present in Paris,
with a view to arrangements for a series of performances I
daring the approaching season.
Verdi's Ernani is the last opera produced at Madrid;
on the first night the emotion of the principal artistes,
Mme. Cspuani, and Messrs. Cuzzani, Vitali, and Selva,
obtained for it rather a cold reception. On subsequent
pee'ormanccs, however, it went off as well as could be
desired. Mme. Novello has appeared in Lucia and with
even greater success than i n Semiramide. In the other
parts MM. Cezzani snd Coletti are also warmly culo-
gisid.
Letters from St. Petersburg state that the season there
commenced with Ernani, supported by Messrs, Moray,
Tamberlik, do Bassini, and Poloeini. M. Matey was
applauded os an established favourite; Dc Bassini, who
made his debut on that occasion, seems to have Lchieved
a stleCE-sii; the tenor, M. Tamberlik, is spoken of as
"excellent as usual." The next opera was to be Le
Prophi:te.
Letters from Tiflis, in Russian Georgia, announce
that Prince Woronzoff, governor of the Transcaucasian
provinces, has constructed a theatre in that city, to be
Exclusively devoted to the performance of dramas written
in Armenian. lt has been inaugurated by a three-act
comedy, .11.7cahadi Schah ; it was perfectly successful.
The anther is Mirza Feth Ali Altschander, a Georgian
litteraieur of distinction.