The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-17

hon shal be minister Hchelieu enters the house bv
. secret hey, and really thinking he has won ths
vsger, Iends note to d'Aubigny TO that effect. The
last nan youth gets in terrible passion--chan
The Duke to fight duel; both are arrested by the
Aeutenaa the Marshals Court, and obliged to give
their honer not to meet until the point Of honor
shall have been brought before the old fogies.
pAubgny win not do this but proposes to throw dice
with the Duke-the lowest in three throws to blow bis
brains out with six hours grace. The Duke assents,
and WINS DAubigny intends 10 keep his word; but ia
the six hours great changes takes place. The Duke finds
that De Prize wrote the letters Prime Minister Is
rssted-she Marquse sent to rustica'e in disgrace
Gabrielle Is absoved from her oath-Iicheleu makes
splendd apology and entire reraction and the curtain
comes down tableau Of unadulterated affection and
perfect happiness.
"Mne De Belle Isle" stirring and effective drama
un of intrigue and incident is in point construc-
Won, the best modern play which Mile Rachel has yet
appeared here The dialogue is crisp sharp and smart
NE Dumas novels and the piece doubtless fair pic.
ture Of the immortality Of the French under the
reign Of king who had all the vices with OF the
virtues Of his predecessors Whether it is right to put
The Of the Rcheeus and De Prizes of that day
before In not properly question for at this time
may be immoral but virtue gets rewarded at the end,
and IT'S very nice. It has already adapted to the
English stage by Mrs. Butler Fanny Kembe) under the
Mile Of 'The Dukes Wager
Az will be by the above sketch Of the plot the part
that Mile Rachel acts Is that of pure young GIRL oil
noies, innocence and book muslin who finds herself in
atmosphere Of intrigue and debauchery unsurpassed
h any age Of the world. She gracefully through
the first and second acts all unconscious Of the web
which Is surrounding her. She is filed with love- pater
nal flia and the first whisper of absorbing pas
sion for her handsome chevaier. Mile Rachel looked
positively beautiful in this part and any duke would
have fallen in love with her. In the third act where she
discovers that there has been plot against her. that
her lover believes her guilty. all the fury of injured
vestal darted from her eyes, Her scene with Richeeu
very fne and she fully deserved the call before the
eurtan at its conclusion She seemed to have made
most minute analysis of Gabriees character and lost
point in giving the results of her study to the audi
ence. triumph of that quiet, subdued style Of
acting Of which Mile Rachel Is at the exponent and
the leader. The house was crowded.
After of far exceeding the most san
guine expectations Of her most enthusiastic ad
mrers this wonderful artistic is about to bid adeu for
time. II any proof needed that her has
been legitimate 1t might be found in the fact that de-
spite Of management unavoidable to foreign
director, her popularity and power her auditors
have nsased with every additional performance The
Of this her last engagement greatly endan
gered by her appearance at the Academy Of Music the
vast extent OF which renders it wholly unfit for the per-
formances Of Mlle Rachel which, to be fully enjoyed
demand that the facilities for seeing hearing should
be perfect that every glance Of her eye every tone of
her voice, every action however slight should be dis
tincty visible audible. At the Academy a the finest
points Of her acting lost Nile. Rachel evidently
felt this; she made almost superhuman Efforts, but in
vain: the electric sympathy between the arttSe and
the audience broken, Loaf In space. With the
decision and prompitude Of good management M
Raphael Felix at once engaged Nibo's Garden, and
there, in theatre Of perfect proportions, and
reasonable size, with the finest acoustic qualities, and
arranged that every seat commands a perfect view Of
the whole stage Nile. Rachel achieved the browning
triumph Of her The thousands who have wdei
this beautiful house during her appearance heve have
heard and seen her in perfection and il has been evident
70 all that Me Rachel has been able to produce there
her most extraordinary and admirable Effects without
those e1hausting efforts which demanded in ess
appropriate theatres The desire TO be present at her
farewell performance this evening has reached fever
heat The demonstration tonight will undoubtedly, be
enthusiastic and brilliant, and will suffice convince
Xile Rachel that her return to New YORK will be anxi
Ously looked for and brilliantly inaugurated