The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-29


ven upper lip and curling whskers John Bull DO no
lorger laughed at 90 the Cossack must bear the
double burden Of John Bull and the Turk aud the
S;ans to indignation or to mrth. Not military
spectacle lacks its complement Of Russian figures, Il
though must say that the vein not Jet been
very kkuly worked by the Paris playwghts scribe has
perhaps succeeded better in the Russian peoe which he
has furnished the theatre FrAncss and in which
chel and Bessant are to have principal parts The part
allotted to Rachel It whispered II not less adapted to
display the talents OF actress than that Of Adrenne
Lscsuyreur But the English admirers OF the ustrious
taion-bouna up 1t s with the old tragic drama-by
appearing In these modern productions. III the world
does not with the English critics. least Of AL RA
chel herself Her role In scrib.s new piece will be,
she esys the last she will create before her
departure which Is fixed she says sgain for tSe rst Of
ssrcb, and the United states Her brother, Raphael
hiss already LETT told for New York. to prepare the
way for her arrival She will not fail Of course have
at least prodgious suscess Of curiosity IS French
letonist would say No French feustonist by the
by not among thss who have Exhausted the Ian.
susge Of Racine in extoing its best inc prevr has
seetd action the portrait which the author OF Jan
E,re' and "villette" gives Of vsshti and mightmud-
* sba u o. n her
queJtd teauty-hss overcome grace bouoa both At
Ter side, csptves pesr ssy fair, and docile fair
tyen ia he utteImost frenzy OF energy each mrned
movement royalty, imperial y, incedsngy uoborne. I
lave actrg before but any thing like this
never any 'hiog which sstonte ed hops ana bushed de-
sirewhch outatrip ped impulse and paed conce ption
which instead OF ely irritating Imagination wi h the
thought Of what might bs done at the tins FOYER
like dee:, Swollen winter rivoz, numbering cata
ract and bearing the seul Ike leaf, the steep and
stately sseep of its descent" viii Rachel exhsit such
acting TO the Americsns viii they see It through
the veil Of foreign language She, you know,
csrnot sp'ak English end would not II she could,
for fear ei marring her Frcnoh For he same reason
sic TALKS to her mother, whose nssve tongue
is Germany during the day preceding great rs-
PRESERVATION. At present shs appears two or three
times seek at the heStte Fancsis whose gold Is we'll
worth touching while awaiting that OF California so
with Rachel at the Fran; ais with Cruvsl 10 the Hu
gusnots at the Grand Opera, which has engaged also
Ncii Ba 81 the tenor we'll kno sn m New York and
keeps rromssipg incessament the NoEre sanga nto
ana sooner stu Semramioe - with both Cruveii and
Sto,fy with Sem armis Bosio az the Italisns with
Catel iu IL. Prcnise' at TIE Theatre Lyrique wi n
the revival Of tas Pre suxc'eros the opera Co.
mique with thu prescttor that Plessv will return FROM
St Petersburg to the Frspcais Ia May rext with the
Discourse OF con Ba at TIE annual ston CT the
Institute where he made his 6rst Ape last Sat
day as PERPETUAL Sscetsrr,n aud finally with the Ia.
definite yot OF tie navisgs OF la Dame sux
csnaliss" spd the atuai narrisge OF several Of hes
thescai sisters 70 arst3crAtic and aged
a6c.ersthe musical and dramatic world At Paris
not lacs for exciting aimsnt ~ the yarstes by he
| b., hnle place rslsd Sue Ssrgsuer q leech),
draws particularly veil,
BIT tire thsstra that attracts most ettent Ia Zee
Old Worli Of course the 'hsats war Tho reports
Of Gen carIob5tt, tie asr commands In chief Of hs