The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-22

| of the main roads leading from Turin and Alessan-
| dria. A counter movement became instantly ne
promptitude of Marshal Radetzky intercepted them,
and series of attacks took place before the Pied
| montese troops could be collected Besides this,
| the movement of Radenky broke the line IN the
centre. A battle took place at Noyara with the
| left wing, before the right wing, which was scat
| TERED along the Pc, could come up. The victory
| of which you have heard gained. The left
wing was completely routed, and the armistice
| signed, before the right wing could come upon
the of the Austrlans. This is brief but very
| accurate sketch of this most important military
| movement.
| Our latest news, at the moment write, is that
the Piedmontese Parliament having been first pro-
! rogued, is dissolved Globertl, who was formerly
regarded as a radical and revolutionst, and is now
considered almost a tory, has been nominated
| to the ministry. He has arrived in Paris with
| diplomatic mission to the French government but
in conjunction with England We hear to-day
| that Charles Albert passed through Bayonne en-
route TO Madrid, gong to Lisbon
| Oflighter news, l have but little to add Being
Passion Week. all balls, parties and receptions are
suspended. In the theatrical world there are two
events one OF which has taken place, and the other
OF which is approaching, worthy of note; A new
opera was brought ont. on Saturday night last, at
| the Opera Comique, the music by Limnander,
| which has had triumphant success. 1t was sup
ported by Madame Ugade, whose name have pre-
vlously mentioned, and who promises to be a Sc
| cond Damoreau. This opera of l.mnander, is
likely to have long run, and will share the week
with the "Val d'Andor' which still continues.
The other event, which is approaching, is the
production of the long promised opera of " LIE Pro-
phete,' by Meyerbeer, at the Grand Opera. The
expectation excited by this is difficult to describe.
| The forestallers have engaged every seat in the
house, from the floor to the ceiling, for the first ten
nights, which they will resell at profit, and ofwhch
profit doubtless the director will have share
This is the mode of evadmg the restriction against
an increase of prices, imposed by the government
on the theatres lnnumerable stories in circu-
ation as to the precautions ia ken to prevent the
melodies of this opera from gaining publicity. AS
1t has been IN preparation for four months, those
| melodies must necessarily have been rendered ia
| mllar to many persons besides the immediate
tlses engaged, and there is great temptation offered
| for their disclosure The London music publishers
! have, 1t is said, agents here, authorized to offer
large sums for any of them. The members of the
chorus and the orchestra are strictly interdicted,
| under pain of immediate dismissal, from hummng
or whlsting the airs out of the walls of the thea
tire. The carpenters and -shifters kept as
much as possible, aloof during the rehearsals, and
| like precautions even adopted with respect to
the private servants OF the artises, the concierges,
| ressmakers, and all other employees about the
| adjustment. This great work is to be produced,
| for the first time, on Wednesday in Easter week.
| An uninterrupted run through several months is
confidently expected for 1t.
Among the anecdotes of the day which are sig
nfcant of the times, and characteristic of the
mobility of the French character, the following is
amusing. 1t will be recollected that Immediately
after the revolution of February, the Marseies
Hymn was in the ascendant. All the barrel organs
in all the towns ofFrance ha .itmmedately upon
their barrels, and one barrel after another
out with grinding for six or eight hours day The
orchestres of all the theatres, and the Guingettes
resounded, also, with this national air. Mean
while, as natural in the political excitement,
the drama declined; the great drama performed in
even the melo-drama Iof the Porte St Martin be-
| came flat. Frederick Lematre paed before the
rosy hue of Ledru Rollin. The poor actors and
actresses suffered. The money taker held sine
| In this dIatrpss Rachael herself nal
ticipated: She who never appeared except to
OVERLOOKING houses, now saw before her disas
trous array OF empty benches, In this emergency,
one Of the adroit caterers of dramatic excitement,
usually employed about the theatres of the Boule-
wards, waited one fine morning on the queen of
the drama, and gravely, told her that he had an
void Of the Theatre Framcaise, which had of late
been so painful to her to behold. The great ira
gedie"ms opened her ears and eyes, when the
protector alluded to gravely proposed to Mile: Ra-
ance she would sing the Marseiles, accompanied
by the orchestra, and attred in a Phrygan cap and
the costume Of the goddess of freedom, waving in
her hand the tri, colored flag. This proposition was
at first naturally enough treated as joke, but
| being reproduced and spread in the green room,
the manager ano the artistes became convinced
obstacle occurred Rachel had no voice, and
never in her life had sung song, even in pri-
| vate. This obstacle, however, was now removed.
1t was proposed that professor Of the Conserva-
tore should be employed to teach her to chaunt the
Marse llalse and that the hymn should be delivered in
| style between singing and declaiming, kind Of
recitative just marking the time of the emphasis
OF the voice, and depending on the orchestra to
| suggest the mel dy to the audience. 1t was also
arranged that the orchestra should execute the ac-
compartment in subdued soto roce style, the vio
| Inns and the voloncellos having mutes on them
The plan was, in short, matured and duly announced,
| and realized, all the world knows with what sue
GEES.
The whole capital went to the Franchise, to hear
Rac 81 spnf Tho aico rly tn
| sec her act 1t and in short time, the Theatre
Franchise once more flourished. The father of
Rachel. an lsraehte, who rejoices in the name of
| Felix, with the ick-slghtedness of his race,
saw at once, that this Marseillaise excitement,
while it could not last long in the capital, might be
turned TO proilt In the provinces but In order to
render assurance donbly sure, he caused the fair
tragcdienne personally to solicit M. Ledru Rollin,
| who was then Minister of the Interior, to send
circular to the Projects of the Departments order
| ing them to direct the managers of the provincial
Marselllaise assigning as reason, that it would
be powerful means of exciting the republican spl-
| rit throughout France 1t was. of course, limited,
by ill-natured persons, that M. Ledru Rollin, who
enjoyed, at the moment, largely, those favOrs which
had been previously lavshed the Prince de Join
vile and others, was influenced in this by motives
publican proPagandism BE this as, it may,
the fair Mepomene commenced her pro.
yncial tour but, alas the mobile and
| tickle character of the French public The repub.
| IlCdH tAClttUitut tduy pcBuu W
| Ledru II ollin and his friends had become unpopu
| lar. They had been chased from office. The
invasion Of the Assembly on the 18th May had Ia
ken place, and the instruction of June nlmi-
| nent. The red republic became hateful to the
| French people. The military bands longer
played the Marseiuaise and Mourn pour Ia patrie,
the barrel organs changed their tunes, and even
| Mademoisellc Rachel arriving in the provinces
found that the Marseillase, instead of being sub
| ject of attraction, of dcrsion Her enact
ment OF the Goddess OF Liberty was on one or two
| occasions received with sneers and laughter and
| 30 the bubble burst. But meanwhile the engage
| ments had been made. In most instances the
manager was as glad to rid himself of the obliga-
| ton as the f'dgedeane was to avoid appearing be-
| fore empty horse.
| Ii was just tie tide about to turn that the
| manager Of the theatre Of Lyons, who had made
an engagement with hIademolsellc Rachel at eight