New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-23

TUErUAY, AUGUST "a, j
S.saou. must necessarily be clever, Ingenious
hsrs and there brilliant. But its real success !
90 far as there h success, depends as much on
his collaborateurs. Nov b. eS.i are
the scene painters Inc machinists, the properly
men, the map. gers ell, wisely and regardless OF
expecs>,. subordinate to 'Gustaye Dsie.' Hence
The richness and brilliance And fidelity to the
contour local of the costume sld the tableaux-
each one very work of pictural art-and hence
the ingenious application of time from effects OF
trick and transformation scenes to the poeticai
illustration of what is best and truest in the
higher Interpretation OF Cervantes' world renown-
ed story Archseologic critics have unearthed no
less than thirty theatrc pieces, comedies, drama,
burlesques, spectacles, etc., that have been
drawn from or suggested by Ceramics greatprose,
epic and performed on the Partisan Stage with
in the last past two centuries. All OF these
necessarily imperfect, unjust to their ORIGINAL
But this thirty first, with all its faults and de-
fccts, which are grievous, should, on tho whole,
class as first best.
Being now once engaged on theatrical themes
/ would like to ill my remaining space with
" fac. and fiction" thereto superintendent tell
how the indefatgable Sardon, before question.
ing his half.triumph with Don Quxote at the
Gymnase, has sent in and had accepted three
act vaudeville at the Paas Royal; how DEM
ney-to whom American managers are go much
and cheaply indebted for Don Cesar dc Bazan,
is furnishing one Of the Boulevard theaten with
its next winters profits; and how NJ DuBoyr'
four act comedy has been received by the COM
mittee Of the Franeais; and bow-bnt i must
end this wearisome ca.aloguing, and turn from
the mimic to the real life drama
For months past the social decencies forbac,
but now mcagerest newspaper publicity permits
that speak of the politico-proftable noee' dc
Gamaeh,. which
To put it short, once on time Mr. Erlanger,
O banker converted from Judaism to no belief
[you remember Sheridan's terHble jest wherein
he compared the converted Jew to the blank
leaf between the Old and New Testaments j,
espoused in Frankfort Miss y. There. was
long ago separation of t!lS il,-assorted couple.
+. NJ. Eranger came to Pans and became a
Paris banker. Proitabest among NJ. Erlang-
er's banking operations have been and as those
connected with G.. S. A. cotton-loans, ship-buy-
Ing. etc. Most intimate negotiator between C..
s. A. and Eranser has been and i, the 'potlcss
sHdell. There is no such thing as utter divorce
recognized in French law. But NJ. ETlanger' 3
first marriage was not contracted in France.
He has been legally liberated from the contract.
The late Mrs. Erlanger has also become liberia
ted she, it seems, was Cathoic] by special
dispensaton from the Pope. The latest arrange
mert, then, according TO the newspapers, Il
that NJ. Erlaugor is soon TO espouse Miss Siideil
and that eA-Mrs. Erlanger is to espouse III. a.
Apropos OF nothing, note tnis selection OF
prizes, offered here in France from tho lst OF
prizes proposed By the Academy of Frotey.
Give ear, o BarDum' "First category, prize
Of % francs to the mother Offering tho finest
sucking [HOurrison1 of from six months to three
years old; prize Of A. francs to the mother
who ohers the best raised children of from six
TO twelve years old; prize Of twenty francs TO
inc culll VINO mas distinguished Himself D} MS
absolute respect for the life and nests Of birds
that are useful to agriculture. This same pro-
vincial academy presents a dozen other prizes
with equal naiyete and absurdty in reward Of
equally rational, ridiculous. New Testamenty
moral, practically laughable and Qui1otic good
works.
General Mylius-his prize for liberation. But
! must stop short with these high Sunday moral
titles, thcse weekday impracticable tom fooler
les.
Mr.. Haentigruz, the actual Secretary Of the
Haiticn Legation near the court Of the Tuil-
cries is TO be transferred, as minister penipo-
Tertiary, TO Washington. Let us hope that all
respectable" American snobs will try to show
themselves as imitation gentlemen in presence
of Mr.. H.. when they are assured that he has
been always freely admitted, here in Paris, to
the court and other decently well-bred circles,
entrance to which and imitation Of which they
so ardently aspire to.
FROM TURKEY.