The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-25 00:00:00

Theatricals in France.

" Tartuffe" and " Amphitryon," the first with Bressant
and the second with that best of good actors, Regnier, have
been revived at the Frangais,

The Revue et Gazette Musicale informs us that rehearsals
of "L'Africaine" take place at Paris twice a day—that is,
every morning and evening, the first being devoted to the
music, the second to the mice en scene. The orchestral
rehearsals are said to have commenced on the 15th.
We noticed some little time ago the opening of a now
theatre—the " Theatre Saint-Germain"—in what used to
be the wilds of the Quartier Latin, now Boulevard Sebas-
topol, Rive Gauche. It has come to grief and closed its
doors. A couple of evenings before the final catastrophe a
charming little operetta, in ono act, was brought out there,
called "Les Petits du Premier," the work of M. Emile
Albert, well known in musical circles as a pianist and com-
poser. It is very favourably received, and contributed to
shed a little brilliancy on the last moments of the doomed
establishment.

Mr. Balk has left Paris on his return to London.

Two English violinists, the brothers Holmes, who enjoy
a deservedly high reputation in England, have been in
Paris for the last few weeks. They have performed in
several artistic reunions, and fully established their claim
as virtuosi of the first order.
Two "clairvoyant" brothers, rejoicing in the namo!of
Bonheur, are just now drawing crowds to the Cirque.o The
bro-
ther, and gives proofs of extraordinary litcididtays.cribing.
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younger is thrown into a magnetic trance by his
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applause.
In the "Favorita,” which has just been produced at
Rome, the customary caution of his Holiness's theatrical
censor has
changingcompletely
changed the character of the piece,
withoutthe character of the music. The scenery
and actors are Turkish, among whom the church music i
the convent finale has a singularly misplaced effect.
Bottesini, the great contra-bassist, has been creating a
furore at Barcelona, not as an executant, but as the com-
poser of an opera, " Marion Delorme," about which the
local papers are in raptures. He was presented with a
silver wreath by the orchestra, and with a handsome baton
by the military band. Mr. Santley, the English baritone,
is also said to have created a favourable impression on the
Baxcelonese public.
Here is an operatic novelty. In a new opera produced
at Prague by aM. Barbieri, the chief feature consisted f
two live oxen, which are said to have performed their parts

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THE REPRESENTATION OF CARLISLE.—We are
informed, from a reliable source, that J. Hope Wallace
Esq., of Featherstone Castle, will be brought forward.
by the Conservatives of Carlisle at the next election.—
Newcastle Journal.
ILLNESS OF MR. CORBETT, M.P.—A telegram was
received in Oldham on Monday, from Todmorden, an-
nouncing that Mr. J. M. Cobbett, M.P., was confined to
bed by illness, and would, consequently, be unable to ad
dress his constituents in the Town-hall in the evening, as
previously arranged.