Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-30

A Melo-drama, founded on the renown-
ed history of "Don Quixote," is the latest
sensation in Paris. The playwright was
NJ. SardOu, and the theatre where tho play
is performed is in Gymnase. The London
Time 8, correspondent thus describes the eff
feet
'The incidents in Don Quixote' that
hrve been dramatized by M. Sardou for
the Gymnase are among the most familiar.
The knight stalks upon the stage hold
ing in his hand an old volume, bOuI In
parchment, completely absorbed in lie pc
rusal. He wants to turn the leaf that
clings to the next page, and he does it
with sword of immense length, which he
csrries under bis arm. He soon after makes
his arrangements with Sancho, and soon
they both set out on their adventures. One
Of the first they meet with is that of the
gang of galley slaves, who are set free by
the arm Of the valiant knight. The scene
of the windmill is exceedingly well got
up While Don QuixOta looks at IT, it
suddenly, by the skill of the machinist,
assumes the form Of giant, who grinds
his teeth, brandishes his sword, and defes
the knight, who in turn calls on Sancho 70
look ut The monster, while he himself pro
ceeds to mount When Sancho turns his head
in that direction, the, giant vanishes, and
the windmill only is in motion. The
Knight bestrides Rosinante, and SanchD,
with Dapple, keeps at a safe distance. He
rushes at the sails, disappears, and the next
moment you see form on white horse
hurled through the air. After various
pleasant incidents in the interior Of the
inn, we have the watching of the arms and
the lnighting of Don QuixOte by the burly
and good-natured landlord, who reads from
large volume some outlandish gibberish,
and who lays in due form the sword on his
shoulders. The full moon is shining, and
gradually assumes the features Of Dulcinea,
sheds tears, and then laughs as she disap-
pears under thick cloud.
The feast of Gamacho is very well done.
We see the OK roasted whole, festoons of
fowl and game dangling from the trees,
eheeses and loaves of bread piled to great
height, slsins bursting with wine, and fifty
cooks-clean, bustling and joyous-pre-
pairing the banquet. Bands Of dancers,
boys and girls, fill up the intervals.
1.-THE best tableau Of the whole nine into
which the piece is divided, is that which
represents, and with much fidelity, square
in Toledo the day of a bull-hght. The
antiquated houses with their red tiles theiI
/ overhanging balconies, and their drapery
guitars and castanets at every corner the
lamps burning before the image of the
Virgin the squabbles between the Euspi-
cious dnennas and the gay senoritasi the
affray between the bull-Hghters and the
students, all for the black eyes and sweet
smiles that beam on them from above
Amid the din and uproar is heard the bel
of the Angelas. Instantly the multitude
men and women, young and old, high anG
low, fall down upon their knees, and repeal
the prayerin hedeepest silence. The Av'
MqTia over, the song, laugh and sport be
gin again.
8" The piece is interlarded with episode
of his own by the dramatizer of Dor
Quixote3 they are commonplace and rath
or tedious, and the audience seems anxious
to ge' over them as quickly as possible II
return to the Knight and his Squire. In
deed, it would be difficult to imagine bet
ter representative for Don Quixote thar
Lesueur, or than Pradeau, who take
Sancho. Lesueur is tall, and one Of tht
thinnest o. men; and Pradeau, 50 lonl
known as favorite at the Bouffes, is, an
tempted to think, more like Sanchoin face
figure, stature and obesity than Sancht
himself. Dapple is perfect, but Rosinanti
is in too good condition for the RosinRnti
Of history. l must admit that both tn
steed and the ass go through their worl
with much credit. In truth, Lesueu
seems TO take his part in right earnest, snC
l would not affirm that in certain pas
I sages he does not persuade himself that h
Is the very knight of La Msneha himself
Anne Cherry Madame Lesueur) sthe yer,
!, picture Of Maritornes The other charac
ters-there are not less than thirty-six il
! the piece, exclusive of dancers-are cred
itably sustained. Cardenio is well got u
, by Berton; and Madame Frementin look
, interesting as Dorothea, whether in he
womAn's dress or disguised as shepherd
/. The parts of Lucinda and Juniata ar
filled BY Mademoiselle Pearson and Mon
talaud, which is saying enough. On tn
!, | whole Don QuichOtte' has been very sue
). cessful, and would, perhaps, be more so
= it were curtailed to smaller proportions,
The Secretary of the Treasury of th
Confederate States Is under an indictmer
> for gambling at faro tables. The ExsmiI
er of the nth says that if all the none
that has passed through his hands at the:
tables was his own, his friends can eongra
ulate him on the possession of most an
= pie private fortune.
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