New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-24

rocky prccpice: precipice being OF the tbeatrical
formation, George catches OH aprolectng stage crag
by the seat Of his pantaloODs. From this state OF
suspense be is freed by the attendants OF The
daughter of Abd-el. Kader, who, with her train,
comes riding by that wey on camels. MOI stage
cames, hut live African camcls, six in number, Oh
whom more hereafter. How Ben 1acoub tshes
GuDare tn his harem, AID tries to seduce her by its
luxury ard very beautiful ballet, and does not
succeed, and almost shakes her cold con-
t,Inpt by threatening to butcher large pahd
of Maropte prisoners il she do not yield
Kew sire braves The test, does not yield,
draws n cross from her bosom, declares horsef
Christian and inspires with her own courage the dis
/, arened prisoners, who were on the point OF r.
ucuncng their faith TO save their lives, so that thay
turn ~ their eXecuioners wTest their aword5 rom
II cir hands and carry the day, it is not neell 10
narratc more particularly. What il more notice
able is that Ben Yacoub is encouraged 10 massacre
Aaroute aud all other Christians by Daoub kaibar
who. beg You TO observe, s Il very hgh-placed
Turkish digntary clothed with large military and
civil powers. He is the representative OF the
Turkish Government OF Turkey, of all Turkish
policy and practice, TO the popularprcjudce ola Par
isian audience Now Daoub is full Of all maice and
hatred townrd all Syrian Christians md aIl Christ
endom His hate is only qualified by fear He Is q
shocking diplomatic hypOcrte, ftariuliy double
faced corrupt scoundrel. While displaying an ahjcct
respect for the European especially the French con-
suls. Ee underhandedly with low, foxy cunning
does his utmost 10 encourage the hlsSacfcs
while saving his own official responsibility. MI
the GiaOurs and save appearances" Is me INDEX
motto OF his policy. There are two brief Genie
scenes in this long drama: they are the best scenes
Of the piece, though they have scarcely any ORA
matte connection with the rest OF 1t. And, indeed,
tie drama is rather series Of tableauX aud scenes
held together by the fact of their material sequence
on ole stage in night, than by unity OF dramatic
action. HE loves of George de Maureac and Gul-
mare hold tie five acts together as the bookbnders
threads holds together oil album OF pictures. 1hey
run through them but ara accidental and not 0i
them. The whole drifl Of these two comic scenesis
to show the gross ignorance, stupidity aud cruelty
of Tie Turkish pOpuace III Syria; the gross ignor-
ance durlicty, malice and cruelty, of the Turkish
magnatcs in Syria; and the corrupt administration
and financial straits of the Turkish Government
generally.
On the other hand, .lbd-el. RAIDER constantly APP
pears as the advocate and champion OF French
Christianity, the euiOCst Of Louis Napoleon, the
antagonist Of not merely Ben Yacoub and his
iiruses but of Daoub Kaibar-of the Turkish policy
in fact. He snatches the French Christian George
dc Aaur6ac, from the very jaws of death, out from
The already closed fatal clutches Of the Mussllnan
authorities. He dr1pes himself with fine plctur-
esque effect in his white bornOuse ne hall bewals,
half approyes the conversion Of his daughter (who,
by the way, lies 10 explain ~ to Christianity. lie
plucks from the honds Of Djemmala, high fantas-
tic and colored female MussUlman fanatic, a Preach
flag that she was trailing IN the street dirt, ana
holds il high on the t front of the stage, bringing
down the house in frantic patriotic applause as the
curtain falls.
Les Masscerssde Surie IL superrminert It's n spread
eagle piece Neyerat the Ncw-Y York Bowery, when
Bic. Scott and the histrionic horses were in their
prime, was there grander display OF aqInllne
aiudinarianism. The next most notable quality
Of This dramatizcd TomanHcO-h istorcO pamphlet il
it, anti-Turk!sh yinlencc, which Is the shading "a
throw out Abde!.kadcrs brightness IN his white
tomouse.
have already mentioned the fact that Victor
Seiour's collab0rhioris VI. Mocquard, the Emperors
confidential Cabinet Secretary, the same who col
abornted with Sci0ur IN ia" IirfH@ deS CarfeS,
which eminenily popular piece at the Porte st.
Marlin lat year was, you VIII recolieci the dramAi-
zation Of the theme of the Little jew boy, Mortara
That was regarded In the time Gf il, not without
reason, IA q political drama. Whether this tIeatri-
cal reproduction If the Syria n.assacrcs is not
another. what have already recorded and what |
am 10 record, VIZ enable your readers TO judge rs
well as myself.
What i the daimas Of this drama, you now know.
OF its effect upon popular audience, You have the
measure. Now, pray observe that Inc Emperor
went 10 witness is first performances that instead
Of occupying his ordinary imperial stage box, an eG-
ira magnificent box was constructed Tor the Occa-
,jon in the front center Of the first row of boxes
and that the togsr was devoted 10 him and his suite
M Withdrawing room between the acts, 70 The
exclusion Of t-~DGdinary habrtHfs, the public, In
the course Of the performances his majesty sent for
The author, Nictsr SeOur (0i course Secretary
Mocauard does NJ. appear ~ author on the billsD,
and complmeutcd him On the merits Of the piece.
For The Monarch OF France TO attend IN extra
ordinary state, and applaud throughout, the FIRST
r, approximation 0f drama in which cOp.Ous lattery
of himsclf and Lis policy is only relieved from clOy-
ING sweetness by equally copi0us yhp"nding OF an
allied monarch and his policy, would secm III slngu-
lar bad .as;e il IL were ouly matter OF taste. IL
il not great wbilc ago that the French Minister ut
Constantinople warmly protested to the Turkish
Government against an article IN Consllntlnopol-
itan newspaper, because It expressed sentiments
hostile TO France The Minister, rightly enough,
ucrhaps bald the Sultan's Government responsible
for what was published IN the journal. But the
French Government is more strictly the responsible
editor Of drama than Of a newspaper article. The
law on the press can only punish journalist alter
publication; but no piece can appear on the stage
until il has acquired the sanction OF the Government
dramatic censorship
Considering these things, some fOlks fancy that
thry see in Les kGssacres de Syte up ot the lmpo-
rial 1heaer sort Of prologue to the second part OF
the French military occupation of Syria. The SIX
months to which that occupation was originally linn
tied are nearly past. England, it is said, has snt
note advising Napoleon OF that chronological fact,
ard positively insisting that he shall give his General
notice to leave The story goes that the tone of the
note is so pcremptory that Napoleon declines an,
swcriDg it. Here is one OF the pleasant proofs OF
that 'lnendly understanding among the Great
"Powers' on which the Emperor bases his I'M
shared confidence in the preservation OF peace.
To return for moment to the Theatre da Cirque.