The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-25 00:00:00

FRENCH THEATRICALS.

make his nest, i.e., settle for life, by taking unto

himself a wife. After sundry plans and disappoin

ments, which form the material of the piece, he

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succeeds at last; and this little affair, written by
MM. Clairville and Thiboust, wes declared a

success.

DEJAZET.—At this little theatre, where " Les
Pantins Eternals," already described as successful,

continues to be nightly performed, a pleasantry
of the smallest dimensions, entitled " Qui a mange
la Bouillabaisse!" has been well received.

Bouillabaisse, as most readers know, is a certain

soup, for which our Paris restaurants are, or
were, famous, and on which some very distin-
guished modern English litterateurs have written

excellent lines. The subject of the present piece is

simply a scene at a breakfast, in which this soup

makes one of the plats, and gives rise to a series of

mistakes and jealousies, which create a hearty laugh
Brief and well acted, the curtain fell amid genera]

marks of satisfaction.

Mme. Ristori is, we learn, about to visit London,
where she is to perform at her Majesty's Theatre,
with an Italian dramatic company, in the course
of the ensuing month. It is stated that the eminent
tragedian has accepted an engagement at New
York on fabulously high terms.

The well-known theatre of Les Bouffes Parisiens
is now in course of demolition with a view to its
enlargement, which is to be effected by the let
October next, and it is promised to be turned out
one of the most elegant little theatres on the Con-
tinent.

The only important engagements yet announced
for the Theatre Italien next season are those of
Mine. Lagrange, as prima donna assoluto, and Mme.
Labladle (Demeric) mezzo-soprano.
We learn that a theatrical speculator of Paris has
left for London expressly to engage the celebrated
Ghost which has been lately making such a noise
there—in other words, to effect an arrangement
With the inventor of the optical machinery by
which the illusion is produced, in order to exhibit
it in Paris.

FATAL WRECK of the SHIP MOORES,
FOOT.—THIRTY-ONE LIVES LOST.

The ship Mooresfoot, 1,051 tons register, belong-
ing to the port of London, has been totally lost off
the Mauritius while on her homeward voyage from
Calcutta, and we regret to add that out of her crew,
consisting of forty-two men and officers, and four
passengers, only fifteen persons were saved. From
the evidence taken before a court of inquiry it
appeared the Mooresfoot, under the command of
Captain E. Coulthurst, arrived off Port Louis on
the Ist February, and anchored at about five o'clock
in the evening. They had previously had fine
weather, and not the least apprehension was enter-
tained by her unfortunate captain and officers of
bad weather approaching, although ashore it was
pretty generally believed that a storm was pend-
ing, and it was evident to all who saw the ship at
anchor that unless she immediately put to sea again
something serious would happen to her. A
tremendous surf was already running on the reefs
at the entrance to the port and all along the
western coast of the island. The signal warning
was made from Fort George for the " ship to go to
sea," and a gun was also fired in the hopes of attract-
ing the captain's attention, but to no purpose, and
it was not till midnight, when the ship began to
drive, the captain became cognisant of his perilous
situation. The pilot boat had made several attempts
to get out of the harbour to her, lrat the heavy
rollers rendered it utterly impossible. About the
time mentioned the captain attempted to get to sea
by slipping his anchors. It was too late, however, I
and the ill-fated Mooresfoot, about one o'clock in
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TRINITY TERM began on Friday, says the Law
Times, and the arrears continue to grow. They
now number 229, of which 114 are in the Queen's Bench-
-57 in the Common Bench—and 51 in the Exchequer. Sit-
tings at the close of the present term will do something to
diminish the list : but there is no chance of
Ntvhearaorst
being reduced even to their sum at the commencement
the Legal Year. And the this i incAreraestinc. [ hat pos-
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of the Fine Arts have issued
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Mansion on Wednesday next, May 27th. The Lord
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delightful addition to the ballet of " Giselle " to
which Mlle. Mouraweif has restored all its original
popularity. " Comte Ory," as our readers are
aware, is one of the composer's gems, and breathes
the spirit of melody and gaiety from the first bar
to the last. It is fairly suited to the voice of Warot,
and he went through the part agreeably. Madame
Vandenheuvel warbled through the Countess with
grace and elegance, and Obin was a most respect-
able Governor. The remaining characters were cre-
ditably given, and the revival gave unmixed grati-
fication.

LYAIQUE.—Madame Carvalho, who has been re-
stored to us for a few nights previous to the closing
of the theatre for the summer, was welcomed by a
crowded audience in her brilliant role of Margaret
in Gounod's "Faust," which she sang and acted
with all her customary power and pathos. M.
Marini was the Faust, and we trust is to be a per-
manent addition to the company. He has improved
since he last sung in Paris, and will be a decided
acquisition to the theatre. 'rhe opera, which seems
everywhere increasing in public favour, went off
capitally ; the orchestra, chorusses, and other acces-
sories were so perfect as to call down repeated testi-
monies of satisfaction.
FRANCAIS.—One of the best plays of Casimir
Delavigne, "Louis X 1.," has been revived here this
week, and acted in a manner to assure its complete
success. The cast was entirely new, and the tragedy
went off with all the freshness and spirit of a first
representation. The role of the wily monarch was
considered, and justly, the finest part of M. Ligier,
who certainly displayed in it an originality and
power of identifying himself with a historic portrait
so essentially different physically from his own, as
to raise him very considerably in professional repu-
tation. Louis XI. was, in fact, his best part, and his
excellence in it rendered the task of his successor one
of considerable difficulty. It is now assigned to
M. Geffroy, whose acting from the very opening of
the piece left no doubt whatever that the character
had found a studious and most efficient representa-
tive. It would be difficult—impossible in the pre-
sent condition of the stage, to find an actor more
perfectly imbued with the spirit of the part than
M. Geffroy. The cold hypocrisy, cunning, coward-
ice, and superstition of the character were visible
in every look and gesture; and, in a word, his
performance was a triumph. He was admirably
supported by Regnier, as Coitier, a worthy confi-
dant and servitor, in every respect befitting such a
master. Delaunay made a gallant Nemours, and
Mahout gave becoming dignity to Franois de
Paula. Mlles. Royer and Favart left nothing to be
desired in the little parts of Marie and the Dauphin,
and on the whole the performance was worthy the
Theatre Frangais. The applause was frequent
during the entire performance, and this revival is
almost certain to become one of the choice dramatic
attractions of Paris during the summer.
PALAIS ROYAL.—A pleasant little farce, entitled
" L'Oiseaa fait son Nid," of which Berthelier is the
life and soul, has been very well received here. The
bird is the comedian in question, and he desires to