New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-12
CoyrRT CALENDAR-TuIs DAY.
BURTONS THEATER.
THE COUP D'ETAT.

Under this title was produced on Wednesday evening
five act tragic drama, which, We are credby INFORM
ed, is entirely Of American origin. The complete
Familiarity of the author with French scenes and an
mails would otherwise lead to the supposition that 1t
came of some Partisan pen. The subject is serious
and tragic, and, ike other pieces not intended to be
light OF amusing it must be judged from its standpoint.
1t is most earnestly and ably written and as passion
work Of art, ingenious IN construction, noble and
generous in sentiment and splendid and logical in dc
tiouit s one of the best plays of the modern drama
In the deneation Of the master passion Of love, it s
prominent. Every is firmly constructed;
each subsequent grows out Of the hrsti and the
political part without being uuduly prominent propes
and gives being to the domestic catastrophe.
The scene is laid in Paris. The action of the first
three acts TAX place at the time of the coup d6dt,
in December. 1851; that of the ih and 9TH acts oc-
ours likewise in Paris, but some five years later IN
January. 1857. Gen. De Choiseul Mr.. NJ. Smith of
the French army an old school noble, and an Orlean-
list simply because his Legitimst, more intensely
monarchca and alistocac ideas were not in the pol
tcal ascendant is in command Of brigade stationed at
Paris He has daughter, Marie de ChOiseul Mrs.
f. L. Davenport whom he designs to give III mar
riage TO man Of the highest noble family, Col dc
Chabrillon The young lady, however, has bestowed
her affections upon George Beaumont MI. r. L.
Davenport young republican leader. lie is found
ling who when infant, was taken from the arms OF,
a woman shot dead near barricade during the Revo-
| luton Of July, and by his presever, Maurice Beau
| mont Mr.. McReal, rich manufacturer and staunch
| republican has been reared a. his adopted and
heir Gen. de Choiseul is highly indignant at his
daughters want of family pride, and rejects the suit of
| Young Beaumont with the utmost scOrn. This much
| we learn in the opening Next are introduced
| to secret meeting of The Mountain, Republic an
| club wherest old Beaumont presides and the found
ling, his adopted son. figures as the leading orator.
| The Able de Lsmarque Mr. C. Fisher is the chief of
the pes secret agents as they prefer to be called
| Of Louis Napoleon Mr. Barrett, who at this
| period is President Of the French Republic, but
engaged in vast conspiracy for its over
throw. At the meeting of the Republican
club in question, two spies in the employment of the
Able, namely, Berlin Mr.. SetchelD and Lecour Mr..
Moore) present, watching the proceeding with in
tent to break the oahs they HAD taken members of
the club, and make all known to their employer One
Of these spies Lecour is convict escaped from the
galles and plays important part subsequently in
the drama But we must omit farther description of
Act |.
Act H. makes US acquainted with the Able
de LamarQue-an ambitious churchmsn aiming TO
gain pOlicO-eccesiastic renown some day-but con-
important function hesd of the secret service
the rieht-arm, however, of European despotisn.
We lean this act that George Beaumont the ie
climate son of the Able and Mad. de Rohan Ars.
Park erl and that the Able places Lecour Mr.. Moore
the husband of the woman who was the nurse OF his
child who was killed il tie Revolution OF 1880, III the
mouse Of Gen. De Chol<u, to play the part Ct valet
anu OF py 70 the Orleansi plots supposed 10 be solnS
on. The act concludes with e-lIke daguerTeotype
"i me conspiracy Of Louis Napoleon and his TUTORS
@' me hi{see palace on the evening Dec. /, 1851.
Al II Act third gives a tremendous Sceae
-. the lovers-Georce and Mare-hs going TO
zee heT lpetng sent for by he Instead of proceeding
- 49,, Usl loAdeS to join his friends. Marie endeayors
nes"n NM but seeing from u window tie troops
ntN'actfGilg Als !reuds lie rusLes away from his
hsvlLtu IIs'r(ss Tlis at concludes with the ,ht-
I1e Stnhu me batricatos which the author draws 20
IL hie' as we perceive il the nubl;,hed NAV but
W.T. 10 a'"n Is deficient FOR want Of nrubers The
Killed, e -@ 49,
Five years are supposed TO elapse before Act ".
Ge' re' bauiGhi meanwhile has been sent 4, Cay.
enne az a'p"Eh"I prisoner, aod escaping tbepcs ard
vtb hlEgY'5 passport he kas y o., Ia -"