The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-27
NEW YORK HF18ALD SUNDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1859

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brought out; Anoth r character "a also revealed in
~ Ss nnres. Keley) who 10 evidently
io oa.d u NC Tns, made by Genevieve Cyprien
snc ue.o .bes proud TO permit his marriage
p"en and & enc take. place sss S between c
a,y Of II lover is most amasnS,y depicsd by Mr..
Emery This Is followed by with the father Old
MAJ (Mr. BarretD s r. from the proud ambitious man
Catherine had represented; and having pu, Gene
veve's honesty and virtue "a severe test ho wooes
himself the shopkeeper FOR his soa and happiness
Of both secured Bu II is not Josette has been
forgotten III the arrangement The Glrard family win
sdmt her, account OF her levty and her Poestantsln
sno Josette pleads so strongly her mothers dying aunc
ton that Gepevieve may not insist their separation
She sacrifices therefore, her own happiness TO
This little part Of Jcsee was so well played by Mss ST.
George that much regret was felt at the opening
second act that she dead She had been betrs ed
ny young soldier and had q child-the fact being
known to but Madame Felan (rs wsstou) Cypreu
Inclined to his courtship, but under pro-
misses to Catherine, who selects the moment OF &C.
neveye sorrow TO aequiant her With the fact OF
comes known 10 Cyprien, who resolves thereupon
TO discard Catherine in favor Of his former love-
But Catherine has become aware OF the contents OF
letter. which alusion is made TO the birth of child;
hastily concludes that Genevieve has guilty of
Again. Genevieve shown capable Of ssters sacrifice
To conceal Josettes spae she silently accepts the mpu
"a, on and thereby second time loses Cyprien. But in
the third oct compensation Is to be made and the in
rigung Caiher5e herself to bring about happy dsyoue
By her repentance Poor sGeneveve is reduced 10
want aud seeks shelter in barn Girards Ian. II is
winter and the Scene is covered WITH snow. When the
family rise in the morning she is discovered by them, and
st first treated criminal vagrant Ultimately Madame
Bean dooses the real facts and Geneveve taken care
Of And bridal party assemblies to do honor the
marriage of Cyprien and Catherine that very morning.
touched with pity also aud rightly feeling that her
with Cypren could not be happy, invests Geneveve in
farmer hand Great is tho delight Of all parties con-
cerned and the curtain falls OF the most successful
dramas that We have lately witnessed.
The srLrAN's NEW TmA1RE-The Gascye des Theatres
publishes details Of this building, which has
erected on lovely spot at short distance from the Bos
phorus opposite scuta the Sea of Marmora and the So
Sultan, has large apartments and banquetiug room,
ninety feet long by forty five wide and having twelve
windows. The room is furnished and hung in most
ceche manner, being well embossed and glded leather,
having APPENDED Aubusson carpet and fitted up with lus
tres Of rock crystal There also in this ROOM where
casionally diplomatic banquets given two concealed
bunes, intended for the Sultan and the other
orchestra The theatre itself somewhat resembles that
at Versailles; 1t has line of boxes level with the
pitt first tier OF boxes open and second tier grated for
the ladies Of the harem Everything in the house OF the
greatest magncence, and the whole building does honor
TO the taste Of those who were entrusted with the task Of
constructing it,
ROYAL VISIT TO THE OPERA-The London Times CORES
pendent Jan 24 writes from Turin as folows:A state
ger to double his prices and lay In large stock Of
candles The Italian theatres are usually extremely
gloomy and i'll lighted although still far better In this
spect than they were years ago. Old playgoers at
Milan tell you Of the day when the vast theatre Ala Scala
was go dark ladies used TO have lights in their boxes
to protect their reputation from scandal Things have i'm
proved since them but TO French or English eye
Italian theatre stu looks very dismal owing to the alb
sence Of lights In front Of between the boxes On grand
occasions however the other extreme to- there Is
an an illumination Illuminate q gs"ro, and you are dazzle lied
candelabra below each Of the four tiers Of boxes
were planted thick with wax lights, which
the theatre-broken that say, only partially by the
height Of royal box the centre of the house, which
was lighted up internally with chandeliers The boxes
are not wide, but before every ten dozen
waxlghts. The curiosity oft he public greatly ex-
cited to see the Princess and her intended husband oge
trotha and the rush for places great Before the
act Of 'Robert le Dable there was scarcely
scented by the lofty circle Of boxes filed with elegantly
dressed ladies' defended by crinone and sparkling with
was exceedingly brilliant The royal party
that yqueut gances Of expectation directed at
the royal box Al last at the close Of very long ace
the King entered with his daughter, accompanied by
Prince Napoleon and other distinguished personages
also distinguished two euruas for Prince Napoleon
Everybody had OF course risen and the ladies all stand
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after it had subsidized again renewed but consider
ing the great number of present, did ap
pear to me to proceed from very large proportion Of the
audience. II must be remembered, however, that the
portion Of the spectators which does not shout clap
hands such occasionsthe ladies' that is to say-was
very numerous The reception undoubtedly a most
loyal and cordial one, and the King could not but be
fratled by it. He remained standing until the ap.
plause diminished, and repeatedly bowed slightly in
acknowledgment. His daughter sat upon his right
hand. On her right was Prince Napoleon, and
next to him the Prince Of Piedmont The other
children and Prince Cargnan were to the left of the King
The of the box filed with uniforms military and
civil Count Cavour and General Mel the two most
conspicuous Of the ponroyal persons present. each with
the broad ribbon Of the Legion of Honor his
Cavour talked good deal with the King during the So
coDd act of the OPERA and General Mel conversed for
time with Prince Napoleon and his bride. cannot
endorse the statement of the Opone that the Princess
was brilliant with beauty She not beautiful, but she
has what perhaps better than beauty very sweet aud
amiabe expression, which am assured but the faithful
mirror Of her charming character. She rather petite
and grsh looking, with brown hair and beautifully
white skin. Her bearing graceful and free from any
sort of embarrassment although her position last night
az the focus Of the public gaze must have been little
trying to young lady not yet sixteen.