New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-28


could atone for her faihpgs BY fsyoring The sacrei
cause Of Democracy. Rachel was moved TO tears,
and INN dately gave consent whea procured her
one Of the most genuine triumphs Of her artist al
hfe can vouch for this story; nevertheless,
Madame Collects tale viii alone reach posterity =
for as an old French author remarks, 1t IL thus
that bi.toS il written"
The gay capital OF Austria is IN deep mourning,
having los: her favorite comical player merry Old
Scholiz A whole rypertory Of farses aud extrava-
gamma will be buried with him, for his own droil
person is So closely connected with them ID the eyes
Of Two generations of Vennese that no other ac.or
csn undertake. the characters which he erehea 20
uss the French expressioD). These comedies,
which were Of o rather low and coarse KIND, we're
especially written for him, but Seholtz improved
them highly BY his witty reflections and sharp sar'
casms on events and men Of the day. lie was, IN
fact, the Austrian Pasquino, and went so lar that
he received formal warning carefully to abstain
from adding single word TO the textbook. The
evening following this official prohibition Schotz
played "Rochus Pumpernikef'-a comic opere!'a
compounded of two comedies of Mohere, namely,
Monsieur de Poureeaugnac' and "Le Malade
Imaginaire." The hero, blunt Westphahan land
iunker, comes on the stage riding on donkey, IN
most iantastcal attire. In this instance the poor
animal either was utterly frightened by the gas.
| light, the shouts and roars Of the autience, or
wished 10 take part in the proceeding at any
rate it gave vent to its feelings by shril, loud,
uDmusical, but well-articulated bray. The merri.
ment rose TO the highest PITCH especially when the
actor took his saddlebeast by Of its long ears,
saying dryly but cuttiDgly, Dear me, donkey, do
you not yet know that, by order of the police, 1t is
| forbidden to extempOrize on the stage"
There is no theatri cal novelty worth talking OF
except new romantic and pseudo historical drama
played at the Surrey Theater and called Ambition:
or the Throne and the Tomb" Suffice IL say that
4 =. Of Of tto aaf MI of
Alexandra Dumaa, the father, entitled Catherine
Howard" The French drauatist has found means
to render even the dark history Of Henry VIII.
darker than it really was, hut the drama is very
exciting ald composed with great ingenuity. As an
improvement in The English version we may quote
that the real executiOner is preparing 10 falil his
fearful mission when the curtain falls, while in the
original Ethelw I'D, Earl of Derby the former lover
of Catherine, beheads her himself in spirit of
revenge.
A most distressing instance OF extra7agance was
lately brought before the public n the bankruptcy Of
Col. Waugh, when milliner OF Regent street ten
dered bill amounting to Il, s54. Among the items
are found OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, "a 4s; head
dress, 60 ;}s. black glace mantle, g LIS. Cd;
a green and white court dress, with blonde pearls
ribbons, ISL IS; a rich black velvet dress, with
maltese lace and fringe, f2s is., DC. For
bridesmaid alone there is an account Of t203, or
SI,0I5.
II is, indeed, not to be wondered at that the
Young ladies' in the South of France have thought OF
forming mutual association against celibacy. Two
hundred of them have met, and each gives 50 per
month"; and at the end of the year three girls receive
dowry: but they must continue to pay their con-
tribu,on for ten years after their marriage. Hus-
bands are scarce in France and England; it is 9th
erwlse in America, and, as Gothic said,
"Amer:s, ia hast es besser"
Apropos of Go.he, Prof. Theodore Bergk, of
Halle, asserts that eight small poems, published
originslly in the Iris, and which have generally
been ascribed to other poets, are genuine produc-
tons of the great G6the himself. He discovered it
by prusing, at Freiburg in Breisgau, the manu-
scripts OF Jucob once the manager Of the L'S.
Do you know why the continental princes speak
of Queen Victoria as such clever womanl Listen
to the following anecdotes told by Raikes:
Th. morning breakfast the Duke welng.on) said to
did you hear what happened at the wedding meaning
of the Prn Augusta CsmbIlge. Replying III the
negative he continued ben proceeded 70 the signatures
the King of Hanover anxious 70 sgn before Prince
Albert and when the Queen approached the table, ne placed
himself by her de wstching his opportunity. She knew
well what about aud just the Archbishop giving
her the pen she suddenly lodged round the table, placed her
self ext to the Prince then quickly took the from tho
Archbishop saned, aud gave to Prince Albert, who also
signed next, before II could be prevcated.
King Leopold before King OF Hanover she
consulted about It, and how Il should be arranged told
her Msesty that supposed IL should be settled did
the Congress Of Vienna How that said She by frs.
rival No, Mssm, said J. alphabetically; aud th,n, You
inow comes before H This pleased her very much aud
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