New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-13


ton great variety OF amusements 10 NOT 50 M
a luxury IS an actual necessity. 10 the l9rei7Ho'
DESTROYS of becoming acquainted win Tue Ia'lSAdu
Theaters two advantages present themseWeS-
the exceeding cheapness OF the prices OF admls-
SION and the near proximity OF the houses 70 each
other, From the Rue Lepelleter where the
Academic de Musique stands, to the Boulevard
du Temple where noless than SIX theaters, begun
ming with the Hstorique aud ending with the Ia
naInbules appear almost II an uninterrupted row
with short excursion down the Rue ChOiseulto
the Italiens, another down the Rue Rchelieu 70
the Comedie Francois, and third down the Rae
Ylvlcnnc tothe Vaudeyile-every theater Of IN
portance in Paris, except the Odeon, winch IS
Oh the other side OF the water, the Palace Of
the Luxembourg may be viewed in AMOUR stroll
the two eXtrenrties, the Boulevard des ltailens
and the Boulevard du Temple, being divided by
little more than a miles length "A stranger, who
knows nothing of the town, has only to lind out
the Boulevards that glittering succession OF
streets the pride of Paris and the envy OF other
cities in whichever direction he may trace his
steps, he cannot be long without stumbling upon
theater and its pendant cafe, brilliant with mlr
rors and lusters, busy with life and movement
When it is added that except the Theatre des
Italiens, which has its ordinary season from Dc
tober to March, all these places are open to the
public the whole year round, the reputation OF
Paris as city of outofdoor amusements may be
readily accounted for. That any combination OF
untoward circumstances should stop this flow OF
innocent and delightful recrcation is deeply to be
deplored and the signs of Improvement lately
dscernibie must be hailed with unmltgated sat
sfaction
Among the theatrical incidents most worthy at
tention at the present moment are the perform
ances of Mile. Madeleine Brohan and NJ lie.
Rachel, on alternate nights at the Coincide Fran
eaise Dejazet who attracts crowds to the Vaude-
vile the acting OF Arnal, IN an amusing eXtraya'
ganza called lie !Supmice de I'Gntale at the
Varieties, which nightly fills the theater to over
flow the Pr0phGtc, with Madame ViardOt, and the
grand ballet of the FUleue deS Fees at the Acade-
ME de Musique; and the brilliant vocallzaton OF
Madame Ugade at the Opera COmique IN the
successful new opera of lie S0Bgc ddne Nut
d Ett, the music Of which, by NJ, AMBROSE
Thomas, one OF the cleverest of the young French
composers is well worth q hearing, although the
niece, wherein SHAKESPEARE is made the lover and
Falstaff the friend of Queen Elizabeth is only
redeemed from utter nbsurdity by the admirable
acting of NJ Coudere, rs the "bard OF all time
Mile, Madeleine Brohan, sister of the talented
Augustine Brohan, and daughter of the famous
Madame Brohan, the Mrs Glover of the French
stage, in the last new comedy OF the pro
life Scribe lies Comics dc la Rene de Ma
uar1eL has been lavishly praised by the
leulllet0ni$tcS with Nj. Jules Janin at their head
who strove to make it appear in their first notices
that the young dcbutante was destined to de-
throne Mademoselle Rachel herself. The tri-
umphant rCnlr6c Of that sublime tragedan, how
ever, as Camille in Les H0rdceS, after brilliant
tOuynte in Austria and Prussia. at once arrested
these exaggerated predictions, and perhaps rem
| dcred an essential service to Mademoiselle Mad
cline BrOhan herself, who ran the risk OF being
ruined, at the outset of her career by the indis-
eliminate tlattery of her admirers The young
! lady has, nevertheless, much promise, and it is
not too much to say that the French stage has
| gained anew actress in her person. She is tall
my, and an ease of department astonishing in one
who now for the first time treads the boards. She
has plenty OF fire, strong and deeptDned voice,
the entire management OF which she has yet to
acquire, dark flashing eyes employed to excellent
purpose, and vivacty of delivery which, In
short epigrammatic sentences, tells with remark
able effect Her age is stated to be under Is,
but her frame being wOmanly, she looks much
older on the stage. She would do well to be less
prodiga in the application OF white and rouge,
which damage rather than enhance the charm OF
| her youthful features. Some verses have been
| addressed to Madcmoisee Madeleine Brohan by
! Alexandra Deiai, o poet who commences with
the following coupct:
/" Nous pOuvons announcer ala France, etonnee
" Une coquere nous est nee"
Why France should DE astonished at the birth
of coquette we leave If. Jules Janin, who cites
this cOuplet with adMiratye epithets, to explain
Mademoiselle Madeleine Brohan must, however,
be seen in another part than that of the Queen of
Navarro before she can verify the extraordinary
antcipations of her friends. She has shown no
| little talent in making feeble comedy attractive
for time it remains for her TO proclaim her abiIi-
ty to appreciate and shine in one OF higher pre-
tensions. OF her great promise there can be little
doubt but much more must be effected ere she
can establish her just title to the nordinate euO-
gies of the press. Meanwhile Mademoselle RIA
chel remains, and is likely to remain, without
peer, IN spite OF NJ. Jules Janin who was the first
to acknowledge her genius, and place her upon the
pedestal from which with true and common sense
against him, he is pOwerless to remove her.
The Prophete is fast attaining its hundreth rep
resentation. The great success Of Mademoisee
Alboni in the part of Fides, which surprised none
more than her most ardent and particular admir-
ers gave new interest to Meyerbeers great
work, and sustained the fortunes of the Academic
during the absence of Madame Vardot Butnow
that Mademoiselle Alboni has left Paris for the
Theater d'Orient in Madrid, and Meyerbeer has
gone to Berlin something new is felt to be indis-
! pensable, and the rehearsals of Aubcr's grand
opera, in five acts, L'Entante P1odigue are pro.
ceeding with undiminished activity Those who
have heard the music pronounce it in all respects
worthy of the author of MaSaMell0 who mean.
while is already engaged upon another opera, ex-
| pressly for Madcmoisellc Albou The principal
parts in the Enfant Prototype allotted to Made
| mOlSelle Dadmeron, a young soprano of the high
est promise, Madame Laborde, NJ Roger, and
NJ. Massol, who returns to the Academic, after
an abscnse OF eight or nine years, to the salts.
faction OF the subscribers and the public The ope-
IA will, in all likelihood, be produced to the end of
the present month, or early Dec At the Opera
Comique new work by Haevy and Scribe La
Dame de PiqWeS, is in rehearsal, in which Mad
t.galde and NJ; Couderc have principal parts.
ApopoS of Scribe, it is really curious TO mark his
progress during single day. From the Acade.
ME, having put in order an act or so Of the En-
fat Prodigae he hastens to the Opera Comiuue
and sees that all is going on steadily with the
Dame de PiQges From the Opera Comique he
rushes ,precipitatcly to the Theater Francois,
again hurrios thence to the Varieties or enc Of the
melodramat.c theaters, to overlook the details of
another This manuscript dramas. How he finds
time to nYent md having i,nunntnH r,n,n,r-,