New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-16
RACHEL IN LADY TARTUFFE.

Madame de Girardip, the brilliant suthorees q
Lady Tartufe is said to have written il expressly
to fit the genius Of Mile. Rachel, of whom she was
great admirer and attached friend Moreover its g
searching dsgueueotype Of certain state Of society
which is rot indigenous to France sone but is to be
found elsewhere With the principal character, filed
by Rachel scarcely ever off the stage and the exec
ence Of her fellow artists this performance bids fair to
present rare Intellectual luxury. We subjoin a
synopss built on the graceful and artistic translation
furnished in Mr.. Dsrcies book of the play.
T.kl,S N. n..tou in which Moerss HypScr'e pscei
and NOV ur hi. time action from the 18th to the lsh century
goa oi II wo@.n 6ue
sse gained by changing the sex CT the Tauas greater
Vrrne de Bosssc the heroine of hypocy sPruns from
p,ers Of very different rank Her father being gsntemsn
enc and the srde1t temperament Of the other She wears
ma that social position which was the PRIDE OF ne
10 her in the shape of neonveuept srdor bny' with
il .pt OF intrigue wh;h seryice.ble for her ends.
mseh.l sny and wamns her way into the favor Of the
ded cd with the full ereeet.aon o. oecomns
de last Eve years desperately in with hmdsons &C
complshed and hshspirt'd eivssr yn9 .1. me ssh
bis heart to naive out young ee
Camottsnd remained As naherent ~ 20 . .e, .s
sslcor considered unprdonsole onsnse oy esSos
pebs Friends. youpi English nobemsn of the of Arthur
% ned thai In one Of the clapdssine interviews
which ,hs freely sseSdto 70 n% ave bs
Arthur jumps out Of ne WINDOW oat 10 long
loaded zoe: off, be lnortsy wO:Bdsd A..'t.ae. si,
fave aroused ard her reputation srnshed she remains
deaf bis Of anguish aud the sa.o, i e
6r, In tbs sh,pe Of terrible remorse which nsslss IN the
wicked wOm.n' sou next the person ., Us h hs
"a Who menepto Of guilt sends her every annvs
ssry II Arthur. death bouquet precisely Of the same no"e
The one bsIt spot in n,urthe sincerity Of her aase
nn.ey dives her sto insmy having murdered the
friend Of Hector she ISLANDERS the honor o. ms ode
but while her mind ready to devise me ans tor car
ring ompngs Of her ser nature whe nerce fr
bic .ks her soul and unieqeea oui
of .rchy BY these eonte ang ard vii sg,
ions her outward being ever inst i,ns .na s
dignity her designs upon The heart and hs Of the
sbu smops the elite Of Paris society se innocent
as new babe Nay more; SIC surrou?ds neIsef ~th
az Sss ,ns ps
deyses little sor.s Of charity one da{ 70 supply an lam
al other day to project Of reform calculated to
cure persons struck with epilepsy OF eoue she regular
nsy an Ses Of charity Presidents Of benedcent .oci'te
bless her Madame Berboe the old woman VINO r.s upos
high standing clerical and teehnc. Pan sIOp; eice
Mad Duvto' and Mad COun defy se. VI 'Ssr, o ,Ha
But she deceive. only herself and handful Of we.t
minded led, essss. and is and the
Of Cap ont fifty enOu,h gives the sobrque Of ruae
The uon Tourbere who. being deeply In her debt
ard Obliged 70 be accompce but not liking his
esgy SEXES opportunity which present, issf to discharge
zes ali The ms and Of her crooked nstu with precision
which al times is full of bumor and droery Through
his assistance Hector eventually su;ceee avengng his poor
filler Arthur his wrongly accused Jeanne BY thoroughly
exposing her vsny and she doomed to rdicus and con-
ttmpt IL urse either winning the heart Of the man
she ard.niy loves. obtaining the hand OF the old
srecbs 10 which smbtousy ssPres Arthur and Jeanne
lii In eryews with friend Of Prince Mettemch German
Of the pleasant Won
The sosus are and there somewhat too long, but on
tie whole sprstty witty full Of enteln sna nerve me
quaint eonce or ooquet.g with all sorts and manner OF clever
tnncbss of wickednes assembling Is tho <n into 40 IN
tens AT. of ssaon BY her and frequsny by
her love giving Rachel immense scope for IN one
md the same evening thousands and ussnts various ana
conflicting sensations and emoons interpreted with innu-
nersbe Iusnces tact and PHI and taste. and hnssse