The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-25
FoREIaN TREArMcALs.

FOREIGN THEArRICALS.
lively refused al ths offers aads TO her By Ansrsaa
managers. She prefers, according to ths Journal Eu
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ment with the director Of Covsnt Garden.
Mrs. Fanny Butler Kembls has read ga Midsummer
Night. Drssm =, T. Exeter Hall y,s tbs Whole s Of Men
ton Of Mr. Benedict This affair WA 80 successful that
Mr. Mitchell the protector; announced similar enter.
Mr. Bourcicau,ps drama, "Janet PRIDE which was
brought out at one of Western theatres lat Buffalo
or Chcsgo) last summer and failed has been produced
at the A6elph with Celeste in the principal part.
seems TO have been success there. Which opinion 10
rishtS " De gwstibus," DC.
The Press. Of Feb says that Mile Rachel will retire
the French stage ia March, In order to prepare
her American tour in August. After her return from
America she viii retire forever from the stage,
The RoRerdamsche conrdnt states that letter has
been received from Madame Goldsmid, nee Jenny Lind,
In which that lady communicates her int ention to visit
Holland IN the course Of the present month.
Mr.. Boyle Bsrnards last play, Eve act drama,
called Leon OF the Iron Mask has been brought out
by Mr.. and Mrs J. W. wallack The Times says:-Leon
Of the Iron Mack the piece il called Is evidently
based the some what old French drama which ia
miliaked the English public upwards Of twenty years
ago, and beyond the historical foundation and the expe
oisnt adopted Tor producing happy catastrophe, has
which, produced at the Opera Comque within the last
three four years soon transferred, without the
ptececeB "
ever the hypothesis is assumed that the mysterious
prisoner the brother Of Louis XIV and the right
full heir to the throne Of France ana in both bis
escape 10 elected by the self sacrifice OF . frieni
who contrives TO take his place when he on nis
way from Sainte Marguerite to the BsstiIe The
OF an escape is believe pure fiction OF the dr. ana
lists for among the various c0njecutes to who the
Z" Man in the MASK" really was, not that
any doubt expressed respecting the identity q"
the prisoner in the island Of Sante Marguerite with the
captive who died OF tho Base in 1903 and Inferred
under the name Of s'Marchalin Mr.. Walack seems to
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neaton OF the various phases of character it
pared with the acting OF r. Lemaitre The Times says
that the language of the piece is better than Is usually
found in plays Of this kind
The Gazette Of Mons gives the following partcu-
lars of an actor and actress thst city having
committed suicide =" NJ Carman, Of the theatre Of
Iouai, came Monday last to his sister in law,
Madame Carman, the first cantatrice OF thea,
tre He to have lef. the next day, but delayed
said he to friend and shall not leave Mons until
Thursday morning. shall! arrive in time for the par
Carman told her femme dc chansJrs to go down STAIRS
and not to return until for she also said that she
would order her dinner when she would require it, Up
to half past in the evening, Madame Carman had called
no one and the servant who had been several times
to the room door, had not found the key in the lock
the lopg silence, at length went up to the room 90
ccupied BY the actress After having callsd several
%ss a sn ms
tomary appearance and nothing would lead to sup
pose that thing extraordinary had taken place but
frghtful spectacle pre- sented tsef-Madame Carman
and her brotfer in law were found lying dead bathe in
their blood each Of them holding pistol In the hand
They locked in each others arms and must have
killed themselves at given signal From the position of
Simultaneous Madame Carnan was dressed in a white
muslin peignoir and her law full dress
The two bodies were conveyed to the hospital at about
O'Clock 1t appears that in the morning NJ Carman had
gone to the shop Cesse gunsmith, ana purchased
two pistols Of i2fr each, some percussion caps gun,
powder, and sugs. He wanted them, he said. for
friend in France He selected the pistols himself with
great care, and refused that recommended,
freely with II tesss and when he had made his choc.
ask ed him If could kill himself with such play
things. N. clesHe said that man could kill another
At twenty PAGES with one Of them provided he hit him
II. Carmsn laughed snd went away Madame Carman
was twenty-five years of age and her brother in law
twenty. i've.
Miss Catherine Hayes reapei rich harvest in Sydney
she left that city for Mebourne-some 600 from,
nine concerts besides presents Of plate and jewels Her
visit continued triumph-the ''Queen OF Eng
land could hardly have received attention" Music
evidently hath yer, powerful charms At the Ant podes
yerdi's ia TraviAtan has been brought out at the
excited no suthusasn Nine Bensass Lsnas and COL
! mi sang in the principal parts.
Maestro Petrellas opera, 'Aarco yisconti, which,
production at the San Carlo, at Naples, has been given
at the Apollo, at Rome, with the utmost success Mme.
Penco Messrs Agrss.i and Bencich, are described Is
"having acquitted themselves triumphantiy Of their
difficult task" Az the Teatro Argentina Nine Viola is
creating "furores" in ola Sonnambula."
Nine. SanchioA mas been engaged at La scala, IN
Mlsn ana expected to make her debut in III Barbers"
Mile Prcra, late Of the Grand Opera in Paris, ID
performing with much success At this theatre.
Amalia Ferrsrs is now tho dancer in Italy. At We
nice she seems to have created perfect egouement
opera. LEtreo,' by Maestro Apolosj, with Mme
Parbier Mini and Cors had been toeraby successful
at La Fenice, in that city.
At Ferrara verdi's Macbeth" with NINE. CREST CO.
daglia and MN. Crucsni and Fagotti, has met with
favorable reception.
ala Vale dAndorra," new opera by Maestro Gag.
noni, has been successful at yigerano.
At Madrid Paopi's " Ssao /" with Nine Gazzsniga and
galvezz appears to have beeen well received Petrol
las Marco Visconu' was in preparation.
II Trovatore y is being performed with consider
able success at Consantinople. Mines. Orecchia Alba,
and Messrs. De vecchi and Gsrnni well spoken Of
in the principal parts.
Pscinis new opers, Gil Arabi." has been produced
at the taliens, Paris Boso has made great hit in IT,