The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-07 00:00:00

THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL GOSSIP.

"Les Scoptiques," of M. Mallefille, will be given during
the pre.ent month at the Theatre do Cluny.
A Madame Rose Bell is playing Offenbach's " Grande
Duchesse" with tremendous success at Amiens.
The Prince and Princess of Tock visited the Royal
Amphitheatre and Circus, llolborn, on Monday evening.
•Ristori has returned to Now York, and re-appeared in
" Mario Antoinette."

Mr. W. Janes, the favourite actor at the Grecian, ap-
pears on Thursday as Romeo. The night is sot apart for
his benefit.

We are informed that the Charter House theatricals will
take place on Tuesday and Wednesday next.
" The Belle's Stratagem" has been revived at Wallack's
Theatre.

Mr. Jefferson is at Vickors's Thoatre, Chicago, still
playing " Rip Van Winkle."
The amount roahred up to the present time in aid of
the charity in connection with the musical festival at
Hereford is £1,410 55., a sum larger than ever received
before.

Gounod's "Romoo and Juliet" has been played for the
first time in New York at the Academy of Music. It is a
dead failure.

The opening piece at the Polies Dramatiques is a charm-
ing proverb, by M. Auguste Joltrois, "Un soir qu'il
neigeait," so poetical as to recall Alfred do Musset.
Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstono, visited
Drury-lane Theatre on Wednesday. The performance
was "The Doge of Venice."
The " Adelphi" of Terence will bo performed in the dor-
mitory of Westminster School on the evenings of Thurs-
day the 12th, Tuesday the 17th, and Thursday the 19th
inst., with prologue and epilogue as in former years.
" The Ticket-of Leave Mau" is being played at the
Broadway, New York. " Tho Devil's Auction" is still go-
ing at Banvard's Opera House, "A Midsummer Night's
Dream" at the Olympic, and " The Black Crook" at
Niblo's Garden.

One of the actors in the theatre at Wurzburg, Bavaria,
has been arrested on a charge of lese majeste, for having,
whilst on the stage, made certain allusions to the breaking
off of the King's marriage.
Miss Nei'sox has been playing in Sunderland and New-
castle-on-Tyne, appearing in Juliet, Pauline, Victorine,
and other leading parts. Her reception in both towns has
been beyond measure favourable. Her progress through
the north is a round of triumphs.
A Madlle. Blanche Baretti has created a furore in Ghent.,
such as Jenny Lind in her palmiest days seldom caused.
As Lucia di Lammermoor she was rosummoned by the
audience four times. There was some talk among the
audienca of taking the horses from her carriage and drag-
ging her home.
M. Theodore Coulon has made a triumphant ddbut a
the Italian Opera, Madrid, as Marcel, in the ' Huguenots."
He will stay but a short time at Madrid erg proceeding to
fulfil an engagement at Cadiz. His associates in CH
"Huguenots" were Wile. Majo, 31ada►ne Nantier Did ee,
and M. Tamberlick. _ .

Victor Hugo's well-known drama, " Le Roi s'Amuse,"
is
about to be produced in Brussels, and the Paris critics are
to be invited to the representation The author himself
will be present, and he intends, it is said, to entertain the
French journalists at a banquet after the first performance.
The new drama of MM. Anicet Bourgeois and Paul
Feval, "Le Roi des Hallos," will not be produced as
speedily as was anticipated at the Atubigu Corniquo. The
health of M. Bourgeois is so bad he is obliged to abstain
from all work, and is accordingly unable to complAe th•
work in question. Ho is at present residing with his
family at Nice.
A five-act comedio-vaudeville, by MM. Labiche Dela-
cour and A'Choler, has boon produced at the Palais Royal,
with the title of " Les Chemins de Fur." It was splen-
didly played by Goof:troy, Gil Peres, Hyacinthe, Lassouche,
and a young English actress, Miss Bruce, and obtained an
unreserved success. _ _

A dramatic version of the novel of the Rev. H. Ward
Bucher, recently reviewed by the press, " Norwood
or, Village Life in New England," has been produced at
the New York Theatre with indifferent success. Ono of
the scenes represented Fort Sumner during the bombard-
ment. Large alterations have been made since the first
night, and the piece may possibly hold possession of the
stage.