The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-22 00:00:00

FRENCH PLAYS.

tUaAlthough a longer time than usual has elapsed t
out an official promise of a series of French plays 'I gr,
St. James's Theatre, the enterprising spirit of of
Mitchell is still in full activity. The French goas:'i,
1853 will begin on Monday week, the 31st of Jam; 610'
The first engagements will give a Palais Rolsya'dfoe
meter to the performances. M. Ravel and to'
Lambert are to be the principal artistes till Easter) viti,
gether with Mademoiselle Luther, of the Gymnase,
will make her first appearance on the 16th of Febrult/
During the whole of this earlier portion of the seas° 9,
that is to say, till the opening of the Italian OPe
there will be an extra performance on the i
SaturdaYsVer
During the Easter week the series of French Ph'
will be stopped, but the celebrated conjuror, 11°''
Houdin, will perform, every evening, for the last ti'
England.
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On Monday, April the 4th, the French plays w'll
resumed. M. Lafont, deservedly a favourite of the frioiti
don public, will then make his debdt for the season, tito
Mademoiselle Page, of the Varidt6s, will appear ,f°l-1:01°'
first time in this country. In the following month tll°
Madeline Brohan, the celebrated young actress racer
Com6die Francaise, will also make her first appe3ll,o
and M. Scribe's comedy of Leg Conteg de la 1,.
Navarre, never acted in England, will be produeeu_iselo
is a welcome piece of intelligence that Maderuc'diot
Brohan will be accompanied by the admirable eelii
M. Regnier. pil
Mademoiselle Rachel, who kept away from us pi'
the whole of last year, is to appear at the end of ot,P,
Her engagement is not to last longer than allgiert
during which Diane, a recent play by M. Emile
will be produced.
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A hone that M. Bouffe may bo added to the
eludes Sir. Mitchell's prediction, though the Pre bel
state of the artiste's health prevents the hope freui. bl
converted into a promise. As it is, we find a varied e
of fare before us, graduated from the stirring farce °f
the
modern Palais Royal to the classical solemnitiesi°oot
age of Louis XIV., with a guarantee for eflleiei 0r
every step ; and we have a right to expect that th 1,
formances at the St. James's Theatre will, as us ~scut,
among the most agreeable entertainments of this '"
polis.

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AN AUSTRALIAN NABOB.—Among the l'•--Sincl-
who arrived yesterday at Southampton
mail steamer Ripon was a gentleman from At1;0001.1
thostrojo
who has made a rapid fortune, amounting to 7°l
by gold de.lings in that country.
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DEATH OF MR. HARPER.—A ve ainful se-tiatle-
was excited the day before yesterday by the „pc,”
death of the veteran musician,for many years, a- 5 Ay:,
former on the trumpet, unrivalled in Eurol)?' ffr
Harper had retired from the more laborious dutiet°J as
profession, but still performed occasionally: Ile, f,';tete,
sisted at the rehearsal of the Harmonic Union, r
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Hall, on Wednesday morning. At the end 01 ",":103;
hearsal he was seized with a fit, and expired one ,014
mediately. He was, we believe, about sixtY 00014
sixty-six years of age. His death is much and gent 00,
regretted ; as he did honour to his profession, 114, °ll°
by his slistinguislied talents, but by his respectity
ratter and amiable disposition.