The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-10
DRAMATIC InTrINGS.

There seems to be a studied invasion of
foreign players on the English and American
stage EiStOIi set the example by playing in
French; Bandmann and Methua Scheler have
attempted It with success in this city; Fcgher
and Stella COlas have won applause in this way
in London; and now a new star, an Italian lady
named Beatrice LucChe5n is playing there She
draws large audiences, but the Examiner Criti-
c2es her by saying that "credit, Of course is due
10 a lady who, being Italian, mas obtained place
on the French stage, and now, in an English
theatre, is speaking English quite as we'll as NJ.
FeChiCr. But the lady, we must needs say, is one
more continuation Of Cornelius O'DOwd's theory
Of wsnt Of originality in linguists. She is not
bad hut she Is also not good and she is not in the
least Interesting; moreover with submission to
all different tnstCs, we do not think she is Il bit
handsome Size is like the ancient mariner,
'lUns, aud lark, and lean and her facial express
siou-grmacc, ms in eli second and third-rate
French mainly consists in drawing the
mouth into h0r. .eshoes. She would make up into
n famous 'Mcphiatophclcs.'
Another critic, however, speaks more highly Of
| the lady -
IN. dlc goaJioe tro new actross-,yho comes from
,he udyon ard Nap,,s vile Treaties in Pars-hRs great
| aroc inu.ito tndrfa.ss ard dcc cy OF expression
Ma S1sS sS9a s aS R1r %a NAV @ tho
eud,nce m moment and was accepted wen ngh before
long time In Euglund, she neaNs language with
mespd by any material OF pronunciation she has,
indeed, Tho French accent anl enunclaton very per
C1Ias, TO Mf Feeh cf, More passion aud force
l
but 'nough mains 70 Interest and even enchan the sym
AT lie Huymarket has also been revived
O'Kecte's castle II AndaiYsid, musical comedy
which was first produced in 1882 with great
success. One Sgnur Sestini, first comic singer
Of the Italian OPERA was specially engaged 10 win
honOrs in
son cadcnza orIo-en2a
| "He4rt beating, repeating
Night by Iigtt 70 loud encore,
| "Hcuu surrender to her tcnder
| Fr.eate en- pIe's which with grace she wore.
| The music, stolen from various foreign com
| pOseTs, is adap.ed TO English words.
Professor Pepper, who discovered the ghost
| Illusion 80 popular on the stage year or So ago,
| is aEgln giving lectures in London. After one OF
| these, "pJgauiUl's Ghost vas introduced ia the
arga theatre, and baviug first surprised The audi
euce by the awiuy spectral chl hltacter Of the illu-
sion, the ghost sgill further aston'shed them BY
his mnrv.ll1us performance on the violin, hich
| tiCU shouts or applause The spirit of the
| great mJostlo was represented by Mr.. Leyey, u
| London yoI nist.
TIE first theatre which has ever been c3tab-
| iishtd i'm Cochin China was iuduEutatai i'm Sep
| ten ber last, 20 the French port OF Saigon. There
| was great crowd. The three pieces played were
| Inc IgftaOuS LGHis ", Ia Dame GUr JiHlbss
| a'I-ny, and les D.rE Agraghs. Unfortunately
| for 'he success or tle piece, the manager could
not induce any Of the fair sey 10 turn actresses
| at least on his StagG-Wh.Ca naturally initiated
| against Che general effect.
Mr. Buucicault isia Liverpool experimenting
| The production of new Indian drdma called
| Omoo, in which real monkeys are TO be intro
| duCCd. Vhi, piece is not taken from Hermann
| MClyilc's American novel, but Is draWl from
| French source. Mr., bouCicuult is soon 20 appe T
| with John DroughuIn ut the Theatre Royal Dub
! lini in new llsh drama Of his own, called 1,yab
| Ma PdUgh.
o. AT the Haymmkcf, London, Fanny KEN
! h.t's translation OF Mad .W0isGic Cg Belle Nia of
| ACNaudTe Dumas has been prlduCei with
| The play was only n moderate success the critics
| deemlng It too immoral IN general tone for Eng
| lish audiences.
AT Drury Lane London, Mr. Phelps has
been making afeusatiou in the two parts OF JUS
tiCe Shallow" and "Heury "" in the Second
PGftOf Henry IT."-two characters very different
in style hut IN both Of which Mr.. Phelps met
with much success.
"A new theatre has been opened at Manchester,
England, 10 DE devoted 20 dramatic aud musical
eniclt inn gnts Of highcr class than those which
have hCCnyCucLsGicd % the citizens of late years
by the older houses. anabtspenres Tempest was
chosen as the opening piece.
-Black.ey,d Susan has been revived az the
MaTylebore Theatre, London, to introduce q sea-
| fight, In which four thousand squgre feet Of can
vas are used, and one Of the best shjpWreck5 ever
shown upon the stage is represented.
"A burlesquc on the horse play Ua-e1pa of
the Menken, Is to be produced at a rival London
house, with one Miss Raynerham as the buresque
Mazeppa"
Miss AYonia Jones is playing out West with
even more than her usual success In "Lady
| Macbeth" she is highly applauded, though her
repertory also includes outlet" and pauline"
Helen Fauoit has reappeared at the Drury
| Lane theatre as "Imogen" In Shakespeare's CyDl-
bslhe. She was very enthusiastically greeted.
Louisa Pyne, the prima donna, lately ap-
| peared at the benefit Of London actor In speak
| ing part In Poor PiAicOddy
-FechteT is 70 appear IN new play called The
Kings butterfly, in which important scenic effects
will be introduced.
Mr.. sothern is to play In a new opera written
l ior linn and called TIE Woman IN MaUee.